Shane Zaza’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Shane Zaza is a British actor.

Biography

He went to Headlands School in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire where he first started acting. He lived a short walk to his school and was a very active child. Shane appeared as the lead actor at the Royal National Theatre in Behind the Beautiful Forevers.

In 2016, he appeared in “Nosedive”, an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

He appeared in “Demons of the Punjab”, an episode of the 11th season of Doctor Who.

Theatre

• In 2005 Shane played the role of Naz in the world premiere of Mercury Fur by Philip Ridley. The production was directed by John Tiffany and featured Ben Whishaw in the lead role. Shane’s acting was described as “shatteringly intense” by The Telegraph and earned praise from The Guardian’s Michael Billington for giving one of the production’s “commanding performances”
• He played the lead role in Behind the Beautiful Forevers for the National Theatre in London. The Observer noted the strength of Zaza’s physical performance. The Guardian described Zaza’s performance as outstanding. The independent described Zaza’s performance as terrific.
• He played Henry V in a 2013 production by Unicorn theatre in London. The production and Zaza’s performance were reviewed positively by The Guardian.
• Zaza appeared in a 2010 production of Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London.
• In 2017, it was announced that Zaza would appear in a revival of Jim Cartwright’s play Road at the Royal Court Theatre
• In March 2018 he starred as Victor Frankenstein in the Royal Exchange production of Frankenstein, adapted by April De Angelis from the novel by Mary Shelley. The production was directed by Matthew Xia.

Television work

• Mouth to Mouth
• The Bill
• Black Mirror: “Nosedive”
• Casualty
• Dalziel and Pascoe
• Doctors
• Messiah
• Murphy’s Law
• Spooks
• The Omid Djalili Show
• Waterloo Road
• Happy Valley
• Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab”