Shane Meadows facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Shane Meadows
Meadows in October 2009
Born	(1972-12-26) 26 December 1972 (age 52) Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England
Occupation	Director screenwriter actor
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Joanne Wilkinson

Shane Meadows (born 26 December 1972) is a famous English director, writer, and actor. He is well-known for his independent films. His most famous work is the movie This Is England (2006) and its three TV show sequels (2010–2015).

Some of Meadows' other popular films include Small Time (1996), Twenty Four Seven (1997), and Dead Man's Shoes (2004). He also directed The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013), a documentary about the band.

Early Life and Beginnings

Shane Meadows was born on 26 December 1972 in Uttoxeter, a town in Staffordshire, England. When he was 20, he moved to Nottingham.

He studied Performing Arts at Burton College. There, he met Paddy Considine, who would become a close friend and often work with him on films. They even formed a band called She Talks to Angels, with Shane as the singer.

Shane Meadows' Unique Film Style

Most of Shane Meadows' films are set in the English Midlands, where he grew up. His movies often feel very real, showing everyday life. He was inspired by director Martin Scorsese's film Mean Streets. Meadows realized he could make films about his own life and the people he knew.

Many of his films include parts of his own experiences growing up in Uttoxeter.

• Twenty Four Seven was inspired by his time in a boxing club and a local football team.
• A Room for Romeo Brass came from his youth too. After his best friend had an accident, Shane spent time with different groups of people in his town.
• Dead Man's Shoes shows some of the tougher parts of his youth in Uttoxeter.

In 2007, five of Meadows' films were shown at the Flourish Festival in Uttoxeter. This celebrated the release of This is England, a film set in 1983.

Awards and Recognition

Shane Meadows' films have won many awards.

• His second feature film, Twenty Four Seven, won the Douglas Hickox award at the British Independent Film Awards. It also won Best Screenplay at the Thessaloniki Film Festival.
• Dead Man's Shoes was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best British Film.
• His seventh film, This is England, won Best British Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards 2006. It also won a BAFTA for Best British Film.

The This Is England Series

After the success of the This is England film, Shane Meadows created TV shows that continued the story.

• This is England 86 (set in 1986) aired in 2010.
• This is England 88 (set in 1988) aired in 2011.
• The final series, This Is England '90 (set in 1990), was broadcast in 2015. It was highly praised by critics. People loved how real the characters felt.

In 2021, the BBC announced that Shane Meadows would direct a new TV series. It is called The Gallows Pole. This show is a historical drama set in the 1700s in Yorkshire, England.

Shane Meadows' Filmography

Here are some of the movies and TV shows Shane Meadows has directed:

Feature Films

• Small Time (1996)
• Twenty Four Seven (1997)
• A Room for Romeo Brass (1999)
• Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
• Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
• This Is England (2006)
• Somers Town (2008)
• Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009)
• The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013)

Television Series

• This Is England '86 (2010)
• This Is England '88 (2011)
• This Is England '90 (2015)
• The Virtues (2019)
• The Gallows Pole (2023)

Online Series

• Charity Shop Sue (2019)

Working with Others

Shane Meadows often works with the same actors and crew members on his projects. He writes and directs all his work. For many films, he shares the writing credit with a partner.

He has worked with actors like Toby Kebbell, Frank Harper, and Bob Hoskins more than once. He has worked three or more times with Stephen Graham, Joe Gilgun, Vicky McClure, Andrew Shim, Thomas Turgoose, and Jo Hartley.

His childhood friend, Paul Fraser, has been a co-writer for most of his films. For the This is England projects, Meadows worked with writers Paddy Considine and Jack Thorne.

The music in many of Meadows' films is often created by Nick Hemming of The Leisure Society, Gavin Clark of Clayhill, or Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi. He also frequently works with producer Mark Herbert and cinematographer Danny Cohen.

Actors Shane Meadows Works With Often

Shane Meadows is known for casting the same actors in many of his films. Here are some of the actors he has worked with most frequently:

Actor	Where's the Money, Ronnie? (1996)	Small Time (1996)	24 7: Twenty Four Seven (1997)	A Room for Romeo Brass (1999)	Shane's World (2000)	Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)	Dead Man's Shoes (2004)	Northern Soul (Short) (2004)	The Stairwell (Short) (2005)	This Is England (2006)	Somers Town (2008)	Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009)	This Is England '86 (2010)	This Is England '88 (2011)	This Is England '90 (2015)	The Virtues (2019)	Charity Shop Sue (2019)	The Gallows Pole (2023)	Total
Andrew Shim				N		N	N		N	N			N	N	N				8
Vicky McClure				N					N	N			N	N	N		N		6
Jo Hartley							N	N		N			N	N	N				6
Thomas Turgoose										N	N		N	N	N			N	6
Stephen Graham										N			N	N	N	N			5
Michael Socha										N			N	N	N			N	5
Ladene Hall			N	N		N								N					4
Paddy Considine				N	N		N					N							4
George Newton							N			N			N	N					4
Joe Gilgun										N			N	N	N				4
Rosamund Hanson										N			N	N	N				4
Chanel Cresswell										N			N	N	N				4
Andrew Ellis										N			N	N	N				4
Danielle Watson										N			N	N	N				4
Kriss Dosanjh										N			N	N	N			N	4
Perry Benson										N	N		N		N				4
Mat Hand	N	N	N																3
Jimmy Hynd	N	N	N																3
Dena Smiles		N	N											N					3
Tanya Myers		N	N	N															3
Frank Harper			N	N						N									3
Ian Smith			N							N				N					3
Hannah Walters										N			N	N					3
Steve Brody													N	N	N				3
Katherine Dow Blyton													N	N	N				3
Johnny Harris													N	N	N				3
Rebecca Manley													N	N	N				3
William Travis													N	N	N				3
Seamus O'Neill							N					N	N						3
Helen Behan														N	N	N			3
Dominic Dillon		N	N																2
Darren O. Campbell			N	N															2
Bob Hoskins			N	N															2
Johann Myers			N	N															2
Justin Brady			N			N													2
Anthony Clarke			N			N													2
Tony Nyland			N			N													2
Karl Collins			N												N				2
Dave Blant				N						N									2
Craig Considine					N		N												2
Matt Considine					N		N												2
Toby Kebbell							N	N											2
Emily Aston							N							N					2
Joe Dempsie													N		N				2
Perry Fitzpatrick													N		N				2
Lyra Mae Thomas														N	N				2
Neil Bell							N								N				2
Sherrie Johnson															N		N		2

See also

In Spanish: Shane Meadows para niños