Andrew Shim was born on 18 August 1983 and is an American-born British actor best known for his appearances in the films and TV shows of Shane Meadows, especially This Is England.
13 Facts About Andrew Shim
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Andrew Shim started at Nottingham's Central Junior Television Workshop when he was 14.
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Andrew Shim was on the verge of leaving when he auditioned for a local film project to be directed by Shane Meadows.
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Since starring as Romeo in A Room for Romeo Brass, Andrew Shim has appeared in subsequent Meadows' features Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, Dead Man's Shoes and This Is England as well as the spin-off TV series This Is England '86, This Is England '88 and This Is England '90.
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Andrew Shim was in the quarter-minute film "The Stairwell", which was Meadows' 2005 entry in the Nokia Shorts competition.
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Andrew Shim played a salesman in an Act On CO2 commercial, and appeared in an Orange Mobile advert which was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Andrew Shim played the role of Jamie in British prison film Screwed and played the character of Sam in Airborne starring Mark Hamill.
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Away from acting, Andrew Shim has a passion for sports cars and motorcycles.
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Andrew Shim has stated that his dream car would be a black Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster.
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Andrew Shim is an amateur mixed martial artist, competing in the featherweight division and training under Jim Wallhead and has taken part in some motorcycle races.
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On October 21,2020, Andrew Shim was arrested in Malaga, Spain on drug trafficking charges.
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Andrew Shim was held on remand in Alhaurin de la Torre prison awaiting sentencing.
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In July 2021, Andrew Shim was given a suspended sentence and was released.