| Intro | Scottish actress |
| Is | Actor |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 21 February 1981, Malaysia |
| Age: | 39 years |
Shauna Macdonald (born 21 February 1981) is a Scottish television and film actress.
Biography
Shauna Macdonald was born in Malaysia and shortly after moved back to her family’s native Edinburgh, Scotland, before moving to Glasgow to train at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
She and her husband, the actor Cal MacAninch, have three daughters. She is a keen marathon runner.
Television career
She has appeared in various British TV series, most notably as Sam Buxton in Spooks.
Film career
She portrayed Sarah in the horror film The Descent and its sequel.
Filmography
Film
- 1999: The Debt Collector – Catriona
- 2000: Daybreak – Emily
- 2001: Late Night Shopping – Gail
- 2004: The Rocket Post – Catherine
- 2004: Niceland – Sandra
- 2005: The Descent – Sarah
- 2006: Chicken Soup (short film) – Jess
- 2007: Jetsam – Rachael
- 2007: The Farm (pre-production) – Cathy
- 2008: The Mutant Chronicles – Adelaide
- 2008: Silent Night, Deadly Night – Sister Margaret (date to change)
- 2009: The Descent Part 2 – Sarah
- 2011: The Hike – Helen
- 2013: Filth – Carole
- 2015: Howl – Kate
- 2016: The Correspondence – Victoria
Television
- 2000: Murder Rooms – Heather
- 2002: Taggart (‘Hard Man’) – Helen McCabe
- 2003-04: Spooks – Sam Buxton
- 2003: State of Play – Sonia Baker
- 2006: Sea of Souls – Rosie
- 2007: Wedding Belles – Rhona
- 2008: Bonekickers (Series 1, Episode 3) – Boudicca
- 2013: Ripper Street (Series 1, Episode 7, A Man Of My Company) – Martha Fanthorpe
- 2015: Katie Morag – Mrs Cavendish
- 2015-present: Danger Mouse – Professor Squawkencluck
Radio
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000002004-06-11-000011 June 2004 | Soft Fall the Sounds of Eden | Vari | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 Friday Play |
| 000000002011-08-18-000018 August 2011 | Rightfully Mine | Amy | Lu Kemp | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
Theatre
- Pal Joey – Waitress (Citizens Theatre, Glasgow)
- Victory – Devonshire/Pyle (The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh)
- A View From A Bridge – Catherine (Birmingham Rep/West Yorkshire Playhouse)
- Realism – Laura; Right-wing Politician (National Theatre of Scotland)
- Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off – Mary, Queen of Scots/Marian (The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh/Dundee Rep)
- Neilson, Anthony (2007). The Wonderful World of Dissocia / Realism. London: Methuen Drama. ISBN 978 0 7136 8715 6.