Shaun Parkes

Born: 1973-02-09, London, England, UK

Biography

Shaun Parkes (born 9 February 1973) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Koop in Human Traffic and Izzy Buttons in The Mummy Returns. At 16, Parkes enrolled at Seltec College to study drama. Two years later, he was accepted into RADA. Having acted in both theatre and television support roles, Parkes made his breakthrough in the 1999 film Human Traffic. His work since then includes films such as Clubbed, The Mummy Returns, Things to Do Before You're 30 and the acclaimed Notes on a Scandal. Television work includes Lock, Stock..., Servants and Russell T Davies' Casanova and Doctor Who. Parkes continued to forge a career as a theatre actor. He has starred alongside David Threlfall and Neil Stuke in Joe Penhall's award-winning play Blue/Orange in the West End and in Kwame Kwei-Armah's Elmina's Kitchen and at Shakespeare's Globe as Aaron in Titus Andronicus. Parkes also starred as the lead in BBC Two's detective series Moses Jones, with a supporting cast that included Matt Smith. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shaun Parkes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• Doctor Who (2005)
• Death in Paradise (2011)
• Casualty (1986)
• Silent Witness (1996)
• Heartbeat (1992)
• Soldier Soldier (1991)
• The Mummy Returns (2001)
• The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002)
• Lock, Stock... (2000)
• Small Axe (2020)
• Penelope (2007)
• Hooten & The Lady (2016)
• Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga (2010)
• Notes on a Scandal (2006)
• Tinga Tinga Tales (2010)
• The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies (2014)
• The Radleys (2024)
• Moses Jones (2009)
• Human Traffic (1999)
• Harley Street (2008)
• Random Quest (2006)
• Urban Hymn (2015)
• Phallacy (2021)
• Trafalgar Square (2004)
• Colour Me Kubrick (2005)
• Bouncer (2002)
• Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall (2007)
• Blue/Orange (2005)
• Kill Kill Faster Faster (2008)
• Shockers: The Visitor (1999)