Shane McRae | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1977-07-23) July 23, 1977 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | University of Evansville (BFA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Shane McRae (born July 23, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Knox in SILO on Apple TV. Before that he played Taylor, in the Amazon series Sneaky Pete and Dickie Barrett in the Spectrum Original series Paradise Lost.[1]
Early life and education
McRae was born in Gainesville, Florida, and grew up in Starkville, Mississippi. He earned his MFA from New York University in 2003.[2]
Career
McRae has played a variety of characters in film and television, including Bobby in NBC's Four Kings, and Aaron Pritchard in ABC's Alaska Daily. Other television credits include Gossip Girl, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Cold Case, Syfy's Rewind and Nashville, and recurring roles in Chicago Fire and The Following .[3][4] He played Charlie 'Lucky' Luciano in Lansky. Other film roles include The Help, Bad Teacher, Still Alice, The Adjustment Bureau, Encounter, One Small Hitch and Modern Persuasion. McRae also voiced various characters in Seth Green's Robot Chicken.[5]
Onstage, McRae has starred in plays such as Take Me Out, The Public Theater's Richard III, and Lucy Thurber's "Killers and Other Family" [6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | All Over Again | Nelson | |
| 2008 | Killer Pad | Brody | |
| The Collective | Conor | ||
| 2009 | Bottleworld | Wilson | |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau | Adrian Troussant | |
| The Help | Raleigh Leefolt | ||
| 2012 | Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty | Lloyd | |
| 2013 | One Small Hitch | Josh Shiffman | |
| 2014 | Still Alice | Charlie Howland-Jones | |
| 2016 | Better Off Single | Vince | |
| 2020 | Modern Persuasion | Owen Jasper | |
| 2021 | Lansky | Lucky Luciano | |
| Encounter | Lance Dunn | ||
| 2022 | Midday Black Midnight Blue | Cody |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Promised Land | Ryan | Episode: "Balancing Act" |
| 2004 | Hack | Chris Olshansky | Episode: "Fog of War" |
| One Life to Live | Paul Cramer | 3 episodes | |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Wesley Burkhartz | Episode: "The War at Home" |
| Four Kings | Bobby | 13 episodes | |
| 2006, 2008 | Robot Chicken | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Nathan O'Donnell | Episode: "That Woman" |
| The Mastersons of Manhattan | Bobby | Television film | |
| 2009 | Medium | Eric Rogich | Episode: "The Talented Ms. Boddicker" |
| Gossip Girl | PJ Buckley | Episode: "Enough About Eve" | |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Justin Jennings | Episode: "Bully" |
| 2012 | Blue Bloods | Johnny Evans | Episode: "Scorched Earth" |
| 2013 | Chicago Fire | Eric Whaley | 3 episodes |
| Rewind | Shaun Knox | Television film | |
| 2014 | The Following | Robert | 8 episodes |
| Manhattan Love Story | Colin | Episode: "Let It Go" | |
| 2015 | Forever | Detective Hugh Dunn | Episode: "Diamonds Are Forever" |
| 2015, 2016 | Nashville | Patrick | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2019 | Sneaky Pete | Taylor Bowman | 30 episodes |
| 2016 | Game of Silence | Benjamin Todd | Episode: "Hey" |
| 2020 | Paradise Lost | Dickie Barrett | 10 episodes |
| 2022 | Alaska Daily | Aaron Pritchard | 9 episodes |
| 2023-2025 | Silo | Knox | 13 episodes |
References
- ^ "Paradise Lost (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ Shane McRae profile, IMDb.com; accessed April 22, 2014.
- ^ "Listings – Following, The on Fox". TheFutonCritic. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (February 4, 2013). "'Chicago Fire' First Look: Severide squares off with (shirtless) Shane McRae". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ imdb
- ^ nytimes
External links
- Shane McRae at IMDb
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