About
Shaun Prendergast (born 1958) is an English actor and writer, born in North Shields, educated at Collingwood School, Oswin terrace North Shields, Norham High and Tynemouth Sixth Form College and trained at Bretton Hall College (BA Hons). Predergast's first play Potter's Wheel, written when a student, won five awards at the 1980 National Student Drama Festival including Best New Play and was subsequently presented at the Old Vic as part of an NSDF showcase season. He is married to Niki Winterson (of Wintersons Talent Management) and has a stepson Domenic and a daughter, Molly. They live in London. He was an actor and playwright in residence for Northumberland Theatre Company before joining the BBC Radio Drama Company, and subsequently became a founder member of Kenneth Branagh's newly formed Renaissance Theatre Company. Awards include a Sony Award, a Writers Guild Award and a Time Out...
Known for
Ted LassoSeries • 2020
Father BrownSeries • 2013
Waterloo RoadSeries • 2006
HeartbeatSeries • 1992
Peak PracticeSeries • 1993
IndustrySeries • 2020
WickedMovie • 2024
Pie in the SkySeries • 1994
Soldier SoldierSeries • 1991
Seven Wonders of the Industrial WorldSeries • 2003
The Inspector Lynley MysteriesSeries • 2002
Hotel BabylonSeries • 2006
The Basil Brush ShowSeries • 2002
The Good Ship MurderSeries • 2023
My Parents Are AliensSeries • 1999
Our Friends in the NorthSeries • 1996
Waiting for GodSeries • 1990
Mary Shelley's FrankensteinMovie • 1994
I, Daniel BlakeMovie • 2016
Dark AngelSeries • 2016
Henry VMovie • 1989
PeterlooMovie • 2018
FrozenMovie • 2005
Fast Track: No LimitsMovie • 2008