Jimmy Shaw

Jimmy Shaw


in Los Angeles, California, USA
Jimmy Shaw is an American actor of film, television and theatre. He was born in Los Angeles and raised in Northern coastal Massachusetts. He went to New York on a journalism scholarship to The School of Visual Arts. It was there that a classmate asked him if he'd be interested in being his scene partner for an audition for Uta Hagen's class at HB Studios. The scene was Lyle Kessler's "Orphans" and Jimmy had no lines. When the call came from Ms. Hagen's class that Jimmy was accepted he was sure there had been a mistake as he had only been helping a friend but was later assured that indeed he had been accepted on his ability to listen and be present. From that very first class he knew he was in his element and there was no looking back. He then went on to study under the aegis of Warren Robertson, Wynn Handman, Stephen Strimpell, Michael Shurtleff and Alan Miller, among others. Mr. Shaw's legitimate New York theatrical debut was in Charles Busch's hit Off Broadway comedy "The Lady In Question" as Karel, the brainwashed Hitler youth at The Orpheum Theatre. In television he appeared in smaller roles in such series as "Major Dad", "Beverly Hills 90210", "Sisters" and "Will and Grace", In 2001 he went to Spain to study Spanish for three months and was offered a job as an English teacher and stayed. He leaped to international popularity within the Spanish speaking world as Matthew on Spain's prime time hit comedy series "La Que Se Avecina" where he had a recurring role for three seasons, He was Peter Fox in the internationally acclaimed Spanish miniseries "El Tiempo Entre Costuras" (Netflix) and turned his reputation in Spain as a standout comedy performer on its head with a nuanced dramatic performance. He has gone on to work in numerous Spanish prime time series and films and balances a career between Madrid and Los Angeles. He recently returned for his second season to the hit prime time dramatic series "El Ministerio del Tiempo" (Netflix) in a recurring role as Paul Walcott and will appear in Goya winner Alberto Rodriguez's next feature "El Hombre de las Mil Caras" alongside Eduard Fernandez and Jose Coronado, as well as in Doug Spearman's "From Zero To I Love You" and Miguel Angel Jimenez's "The Night Watchman". In 2008 Jimmy received rave reviews for his solo performance as Christopher in James Carrol Pickett's one character play "Dream Man" at Los Angeles, California, USA. The Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles directed by Michael Kearns. He also starred in the Dublin, Edinburgh and Madrid productions of the same play.

Movies for Jimmy Shaw...

Title: Cristóbal Balenciaga
Character: Periodista copiador
Released: January 19, 2024
Type: TV
Cristóbal Balenciaga makes his debut as a designer in Paris, but the designs that set a trend in Spain don't work well in the sophisticated empire of fashion where Chanel, Dior, and Givenchy set the trends. Guided by his obsession with control in all aspects of his life, Balenciaga will define his style and end up becoming the greatest of all.
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Carne Roja
Title: Carne Roja
Released: May 28, 2023
Type: Movie
Emma, a vegan cook who lives abroad, is forced to return to Spain to face the reality that is lived here. After coming in contact with an animal shelter, decides to carry out a hard and bloodthirsty revenge against animal abusers
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Title: The English
Character: Cam McKewan
Released: November 10, 2022
Type: TV
An aristocratic Englishwoman, Lady Cornelia Locke, arrives into the new and wild landscape of the American West to wreak revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son.
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Title: La Fortuna
Character: Billy
Released: October 1, 2021
Type: TV
Young diplomat Álex Ventura teams with a combative public official and a brilliant American lawyer to recover treasure stolen by Frank Wild, who travels the world plundering historic items from the ocean.
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Title: 30 Coins
Character: Subastador
Released: November 29, 2020
Type: TV
Father Vergara—an exorcist, boxer and ex-convict—lives in a remote village in Spain. Hoping to be lost and forgotten, Vergara’s demons catch up to him.
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Any Given Night
Title: Any Given Night
Character: Alma
Released: October 24, 2019
Type: Movie
Alma's going to turn Javier's night into the most unforgettable soiree of his life.
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Title: Still Star-Crossed
Character: Bianchi
Released: May 29, 2017
Type: TV
A period drama that picks up where the famous story of Romeo and Juliet leaves off, charting the treachery, palace intrigue, and ill-fated romances of the Montagues and Capulets in the wake of the young lovers' tragic fate.
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Smoke & Mirrors
Title: Smoke & Mirrors
Character: Inverter 3
Released: September 23, 2016
Type: Movie
A tale of cheats and impostors, taking its inspiration from true facts and from one of the most intriguing characters of recent decades: the spy Francisco Paesa.
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The Night Watchman
Title: The Night Watchman
Character: Mike
Released: July 29, 2016
Type: Movie
Jack wants to prove to his wife Alma, that he is a new man after his drug abuse and time spend in prison. He is offered new job as a night watchman of an old mine complex, which he accepts without a question. What no one knows that the dark place holds a disturbing secret that will fill their lives with terror.
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People You May Know
Title: People You May Know
Character: Tom
Released: July 7, 2016
Type: Movie
'People You May Know' tells the story of four friends in their 40s in Los Angeles. All them will have to confront a new reality when Delia gets pregnant from Joe, her best friend who happens to be gay.
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Classmate
Title: Classmate
Character: John McMillan
Released: January 20, 2016
Type: Movie
A man and a woman meet on a bus. She's an engineer and married. He's homeless.
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Title: The Ministry of Time
Character: Lord Charles York / Paul Walcott
Released: February 24, 2015
Type: TV
A soldier from the 15th century, a university student from the 19th century and a nurse from the present join the secret 'Department of Time', a secret department within the Spanish government with the ability to travel through time. Their mission is prevent changes in history.
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Wax
Title: Wax
Character: Mike
Released: May 30, 2014
Type: Movie
A young journalist has to spend a night in Barcelona's Wax Museum to investigate paranormal activities. He has no idea Dr. Knox, an insane cannibal surgeon, hides in the museum at night.
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Title: The Time in Between
Character: Peter Fox
Released: October 21, 2013
Type: TV
Sira Quiroga is a young Spanish dressmaker engaged to a solid suitor when a suave typewriter salesman upends her life. Spain is being upended by a civil war and the new regime's growing alliances with Nazi Germany. Sira, smart, gutsy and resourceful with a Scarlett O'Hara-like ability to whip up designer duds on a moment's notice, Sira has spunk. Sira gains and loses a small fortune, is dumped by her cad of a lover in Morocco, runs guns to get the cash to start her life anew and becomes couturier to the Nazi wives stationed in Madrid. Urged on by her friend, the real-life British spy Rosalinda Fox, Sira, too, aids the British cause.
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Title: La que se avecina
Character: Matthew Edwards
Released: April 22, 2007
Type: TV
La que se avecina is a Spanish television comedy created by Alberto Caballero, Laura Caballero and Daniel Deorador. The TV-series focusing around the inhabitants of Mirador de Montepinar, a fictional building located on the outskirts of a big city. Both its storylines and cast are heavily based on Aquí no hay quien viva, which ended when Telecinco bought Miramón Mendi, the series production company. The episodes debuted on the Telecinco network, and were later rerun by the same network as well as cable/satellite channels FactoríaDeFicción and Paramount Comedy. The series debuted in 22 April 2007 and became popular thanks to its funny characters, witty script, use of catchphrases and capacity to integrate and poke fun at contemporary issues; the program presents a caustic satire of many of the 'types' found in Spanish society. The name of the show involves wordplay, as "vecina" is the Spanish word for neighbour.
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Title: Cuéntame cómo pasó
Character: Hugh
Released: September 13, 2001
Type: TV
Recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Alcántaras, during the last years of the rule of Francisco Franco and the beginning of the Spanish Transition to democracy.
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Lord of Illusions
Title: Lord of Illusions
Character: Hotel Bellboy
Released: August 25, 1995
Type: Movie
During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.
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The Kill
Title: The Kill
Released: September 2, 1975
Type: Movie
Set in Macao, the film finds Richard Jaeckel cast as a two-fisted, womanizing private detective. He has been assigned to track down an international crime ring, run by the sort of folks who have no qualms about knocking someone off just to keep in practice.