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Shaun Parkes
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Born
Shaun Parkes

(1973-02-09) 9 February 1973 (age 52)
Croydon, London, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 1994–present

Shaun Parkes was born on February 9, 1973. He is an English actor. He is well-known for playing Koop in the movie Human Traffic. He also played Izzy Buttons in The Mummy Returns.

Shaun Parkes' Life Story

Shaun started studying drama at Seltec College when he was 16 years old. Two years later, he was accepted into RADA. This is a very famous acting school.

He first acted in plays and small TV roles. Shaun became well-known after starring in the 1999 film Human Traffic. Since then, he has been in many movies. These include Clubbed, The Mummy Returns, and Notes on a Scandal.

Shaun has also worked a lot in television. He appeared in shows like Lock, Stock... and Servants. He also worked with Russell T Davies on Casanova and Doctor Who.

Shaun Parkes also has a strong career in theatre. He acted with David Threlfall in the play Blue/Orange. He also performed in Elmina's Kitchen. At Shakespeare's Globe, he played Aaron in Titus Andronicus. Shaun also had the main role in the BBC Two detective series Moses Jones. In that show, he acted alongside Matt Smith.

Movies Shaun Parkes Has Been In

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Human Traffic Koop
1999 Rage Godwin "G"
2000 Offending Angels Zeke
2001 The Mummy Returns Izzy This is a follow-up to The Mummy
2005 Things to Do Before You're 30 Adam
2005 Colour Me Kubrick Mental Patient 2
2006 Penelope Reporter Outside Hospital 2
2006 Notes on a Scandal Bill Rumer
2008 Kill Kill Faster Faster Clinique
2008 Daylight Robbery Yardie
2008 Clubbed Rob
2015 Urban Hymn Charlie
2018 The Fight Mick Bell
2019 Trick or Treat Clarence
2020 The Black Emperor of Broadway Charles Sidney Gilpin
2024 The Radleys Jared Copeleigh

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Casualty Patrick Senior Episode: "A Breed Apart"
1994 Soldier Soldier Clive Nelson Episode: "Poles Apart"
1995 Crown Prosecutor Eric Jackson Main role in all 10 episodes
1995 Degrees of Error Mental hospital nurse Episode 3
1995 The Bill Derek Leno Episode: "Bad Pictures"
1996 Heartbeat Errol Jones Episode: "Giving the Game Away"
1997 Turning World Julian Roberts
1999 Casualty Grant Flock Episode: "White Lies, White Wedding"
2000 Lock, Stock... Bacon A TV show based on the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
2004 Silent Witness DI Freeman Episode: "Body 21"
2005 Blue/Orange Christopher Shown on BBC 4
2005 Casanova Rocco Shown on BBC
2006 Doctor Who Zachary Cross Flane Episodes: "The Impossible Planet" & "The Satan Pit"
2006–2008 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries DC Winston Nkata Main role in series 5 and 6
2007 Miss Marie Lloyd – Queen of The Music Hall The Showman Shown on BBC4
2008 Kiss of Death Dr Clive Morrell
2008 Harley Street Dr. Ekkow Obiang
2009 Moses Jones Moses Jones Shown on BBC2
2009 Small Island Winston Shown on BBC
2010 Chris Ryan's Strike Back Felix Masuku Sky 1 HD, Episode 3&4
2010 Identity DS Anthony Wareing Shown on ITV1
2011 No Ordinary Family Frank Matthews Episode: "No Ordinary Brother"
2012 Treasure Island George Merry
2012 The River A.J. Poulain Shown on ABC
2013 Death in Paradise Paul Vincent Episode: "Death in the Clinic"
2014 The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies Paul Okebu An ITV series with 2 parts
2016 Silent Witness Bennet Walker Episode: "Life Licence"
2016 The Aliens Truss A mini-series with 5 episodes
2016 Line of Duty Reynolds Episodes: "Monsters", "The Process" & "Snake Pit"
2016 Hooten & the Lady Clive Stephenson Sky 1 Series
2018–2019 Lost in Space Captain Radic A Netflix Series
2019 The Accident Martin Harris A mini-series with all 4 episodes
2020 Small Axe Frank Crichlow Episode: "Mangrove"
2022 The Suspect DI Ruiz A mini-series with 5 episodes
TBA Death by Lightning Dr. Charles Purvis An upcoming mini-series

Theatre Performances

Shaun Parkes has also performed in several plays:

Music Projects

Since 2001, Shaun has worked with a DJ team called AudioFly. This team includes Anthony Middleton and Luca Saporito. They often create dance music that features Shaun's singing. They are planning to make a new album together.

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