
Shaun Prendergast
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1958-12-05 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Biography
Shaun Prendergast (born 1958) is an English actor and writer, born in North Shields, educated at Collingwood School, Oswin terrace North Shields, Norham High and Tynemouth Sixth Form College and trained at Bretton Hall College (BA Hons). Predergast's first play Potter's Wheel, written when a student, won five awards at the 1980 National Student Drama Festival including Best New Play and was subsequently presented at the Old Vic as part of an NSDF showcase season. He is married to Niki Winterson (of Wintersons Talent Management) and has a stepson Domenic and a daughter, Molly. They live in London.
He was an actor and playwright in residence for Northumberland Theatre Company before joining the BBC Radio Drama Company, and subsequently became a founder member of Kenneth Branagh's newly formed Renaissance Theatre Company. Awards include a Sony Award, a Writers Guild Award and a Time Out Award.
Christmas of 2010 saw Shaun play the role of Sarah the Cook in the pantomime Dick Whittington at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, directed by Steve Marmion.
Known For
TV Shows (22)

Ted Lasso
2020
as Paparazzi

Father Brown
2013
as George Murray

Peak Practice
1993
as Trevor Sharpe

Heartbeat
1992
as Ron Tidy / Harry Marvin

Industry
2020
as George

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
as Sheehan

Soldier Soldier
1991
as CSM George Marshall

Pie in the Sky
1994
as Quirke

Waiting for God
1990
as PC Wilkins

The Good Ship Murder
2023
as Johnny Taylor

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994
as Vic the Railwayman

The Afternoon Play
2003
as Jerry Parnell

Our Friends in the North
1996
as Frankie

The Basil Brush Show
2002
as David's Father

WPC 56
2013
as Henry Fuller

55 Degrees North
2004
as Frank Galley

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003
as Ned Hepworth

The Vanishing Man
1997
as Gimson

Dark Angel
2016
as Sgt Hutchinson

TUGS
1989

Men of the World
1994
Number 10
Movies (16)

Wicked
2024
as Shiz President

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
as Ship's Crew

Henry V
1989
as Bates

I, Daniel Blake
2016
as At the Sawmill

In the Bleak Midwinter
1995
as Mule Train Man

Peterloo
2018
as Magistrate Bolt

Fast Track: No Limits
2008
as Heinrich Glietsch

Frozen
2005
as Man in pub

AKA
2002
as Prison officer

Twelfth Night, or What You Will
1988
as Fabian

London Unplugged
2018
as Bithem

Harrigan
2013
as Atkins

The Vanishing Man
1997
as Gimson

Remainder
2015
as DI Merril

TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective
2023
as Self

Wallpaper Warrior
1992
as D.C. Porter
About Shaun Prendergast
Shaun Prendergast (born 1958) is an English actor and writer, born in North Shields, educated at Collingwood School, Oswin terrace North Shields, Norham High and Tynemouth Sixth Form College and trained at Bretton Hall College (BA Hons). Predergast's first play Potter's Wheel, written when a student, won five awards at the 1980 National Student Drama Festival including Best New Play and was subsequently presented at the Old Vic as part of an NSDF showcase season. He is married to Niki Winterson (of Wintersons Talent Management) and has a steps… With 38 credits spanning from 1988 to 2024, Shaun Prendergast has appeared in 16 films and 22 TV shows.
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- Wicked (2024) — as Shiz President
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) — as Ship's Crew
- Henry V (1989) — as Bates
- I, Daniel Blake (2016) — as At the Sawmill
- In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) — as Mule Train Man
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