| Darci Shaw | |
| Birth Name: | Darci Louise Shaw |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Education: | Belvedere Academy |
| Alma Mater: | Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 2019–present |
Darci Louise Shaw (born 17 April 2002) is an English actress.
Shaw was born in Liverpool and grew up in the suburb of Mossley Hill. She attended the Belvedere Academy.[1] She took Saturday acting classes at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) from the age of 5 and then joined the Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre at the age of 14, participating weekly and appearing in the company's Fiddler On The Roof and Romeo and Juliet productions in 2017.[2]
Shaw made her film debut in 2019, portraying a young Judy Garland in the award-winning film Judy alongside Renée Zellweger, who played Judy in her later life.[1] Rolling Stone described Shaw's performance as "truly stellar".[3]
Shaw played Holly Meredith in Morecambe-based ITV crime drama The Bay alongside Morven Christie and Chanel Cresswell.[4] In 2021, Shaw began starring as Jessie in The Irregulars, a Netflix paranormal show based on the world of Sherlock Holmes.[5] [6] [7]
Sky UK announced that Shaw would appear in a film about the British ceramic artist Clarice Cliff titled The Colour Room, alongside Phoebe Dynevor in the lead role, as well as Matthew Goode, David Morrissey, Kerry Fox and Luke Norris.[8] [9] The film premiered in 2021.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Bay | Holly Meredith | 4 episodes | |
| Judy | Young Judy | |||
| Bitter Sky | Nia | Short film | ||
| 2021 | The Irregulars | Jessie | Main Cast; 8 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Colour Room | Dot | Film | |
| 2022 | Brassic | Amy Croft | TV show | |
| 2024 | Midas Man | Cilla Black | Film[10] | |
| TBC | This City is Ours | Melissa | Filming[11] |