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13 Facts About Shawn Doyle

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Shawn Doyle was born on September 19,1968 and is a Canadian actor known for his roles in The Expanse, The Eleventh Hour, Big Love, 24, Desperate Housewives, and Star Trek: Discovery.

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Shawn Doyle was exposed to acting at a young age, as his father was the founder of a local theatre group.

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Shawn Doyle has won three awards for his critically acclaimed performance as Dennis Langley in The Eleventh Hour.

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Shawn Doyle has made several film appearances: as Jack Shepard in Frequency, Brian in 1998's Babyface, Stephen in the 2005 film Sabah, and as Ray in Grown Up Movie Star.

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Shawn Doyle had a recurring turn as Joey Henrickson, a former NFL player and brother of Bill Henrickson, the main character in the HBO series Big Love.

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Shawn Doyle had a brief role on the short-lived but acclaimed FX series Terriers.

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Shawn Doyle starred as agoraphobic chess genius Arkady Balagan in the Showcase original series Endgame.

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Shawn Doyle's performance won him a 2013 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a television film or miniseries.

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Shawn Doyle has appeared in three episodes of Republic of Doyle as Carl Maher.

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Shawn Doyle appeared in the Canadian film The Disappeared in the fall of 2012.

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Shawn Doyle played in an episode of CBS's Vegas as FBI agent Patrick Byrne in 2013.

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Shawn Doyle portrays Will Graham's defense attorney Leonard Brower on NBC's Hannibal, appeared as Chief of Police Vern Thurman on Fargo, and portrays Jackie Sharp's boyfriend, Alan Cooke on House of Cards.

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Shawn Doyle married actress Allegra Fulton after they acted together in the short film The Hangman's Bride.