Shane West is known for his portrayal of Eli Sammler in the ABC family drama Once and Again, Landon Carter in A Walk to Remember, Dr Ray Barnett in the NBC medical drama ER, Michael Bishop in The CW spy drama Nikita and in the WGN fantasy adventure historical drama Salem as John Alden.
28 Facts About Shane West
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Shane West was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Leah Catherine, a lawyer, and Don Snaith, a drugstore owner.
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Shane West is the eldest of three children with a sister Simone and a half-sister Marli Ann.
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Shane West's parents divorced in 1982 when he was four years old.
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Shane West struggled for two years and lived at his manager's house, before making his acting debut in 1995, appearing in the CBS drama Picket Fences in the season 4, episode 6 "Heart of Saturday Night", where he played Dave Lattimore.
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In 1998, Shane West guest-starred in several television series including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and played Mark Tapper in the stage production of The Cider House Rules.
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Shane West landed his first major role in 1999 in the ABC family drama Once and Again, playing Eli Sammler for three seasons.
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Shane West co-starred in teen comedies Whatever It Takes and Get Over It.
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Shane West was cast as Landon Carter opposite singer and actress Mandy Moore in 2002's adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel A Walk to Remember.
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Shane West appeared in the Mandy Moore music video "Cry".
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That year, Shane West won the Young Hollywood Award Male Superstar of Tomorrow.
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In 2003, Shane West starred as an adult version of Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen alongside Sean Connery.
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In May 2007, Shane West left ER at the end of the thirteenth season after winning a role in Supreme Courtships, but the series was not picked up by the Fox Network.
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In October 2008, Shane West returned to ER for three episodes during its fifteenth and final season.
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Shane West received positive reviews for his portrayal in the movie; the San Francisco Chronicle stated that he is the one who "lifts the entire film to a whole other level".
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Shane West starred as Michael Bishop in The CW spy drama Nikita from 2010 to 2013.
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Shane West starred in post-apocalyptic film, Here Alone which premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival and was released theatrically on March 30,2017.
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In 2018, Shane West was cast as Eduardo Dorrance in the fifth and final season of Gotham.
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In November 2018, it was revealed that Shane West will portray the role of Billy Millikin in upcoming feature film Gossamer Folds.
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Shane West was the lead singer of punk rock band Jonny Was for "seven or eight years".
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Shane West described their style as "a pop-punk-type band, more Green Day-ish".
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In November 2005, while What We Do Is Secret was still in production, it was announced that Shane West would be fronting the Germs on tour.
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Shane West performed with the band for nearly five years, doing an American tour and a European Tour.
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Shane West described the experience as "more exciting" than acting.
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However, after booking a leading role in Nikita, Shane West had less time to play with the band.
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In 2015, Shane West reunited with some of his old bandmates from Jonny Was to form a new band called the Twilight Creeps.
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Shane West is a sports enthusiast and avid supporter of the New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers football teams.
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Shane West lived in Toronto, Canada for six years during the filming of the series Nikita.