Shane McRae explained

Shane McRae
Birth Date:23 July 1977
Birth Place:Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Education:New York University (MFA)
Years Active:1998–present

Shane McRae (born July 23, 1977) is an American actor. In 2017, he joined the cast of the Amazon Studios series Sneaky Pete in the role of Taylor. He also played Dickie Barrett in the Spectrum Original series Paradise Lost.[1]

Early life and education

McRae was born in Gainesville, Florida, and grew up in Starkville, Mississippi. He earned his MFA from New York University in 2003.[2]

Career

McRae played Bobby in NBC's Four Kings and has appeared in Hack, One Life to Live, , Cold Case, and Nashville, and had a recurring role in Chicago Fire and The Following as Robert.[3]

Onstage, McRae played the part of Jason Chenier in the play Take Me Out. In 2005, McRae appeared in The Public Theater's Richard III as Richard's nemesis, Richmond. McRae also voiced various characters in Seth Green's Robot Chicken.

He starred in the 2008 film The Collective and co-starred with Kelly Overton in the music video for the song "Terrified" by Katharine McPhee with Zachary Levi. In 2011, he appeared in The Help as Raleigh Leefolt.[4] In 2012, he had a starring role as Josh Shiffman in One Small Hitch. He also appeared in the CW series Gossip Girl. In 2021, he played Charlie 'Lucky' Luciano in Lansky. other film roles include Still Alice, The Adjustment Bureau, and Modern Persuasion. In 2023, he had a recurring role in the Apple TV series Silo as Knox.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2001All Over AgainNelson
2008Killer PadBrody
The CollectiveConor
2009BottleworldWilson
2011The Adjustment BureauAdrian Troussant
The HelpRaleigh Leefolt
2012Lefty Loosey Righty TightyLloyd
2013One Small HitchJosh Shiffman
2014Still AliceCharlie Howland-Jones
2016Better Off SingleVince
2020Modern PersuasionOwen Jasper
2021LanskyLucky Luciano
EncounterLance Dunn
2022Midday Black Midnight BlueCody

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Promised LandRyanEpisode: "Balancing Act"
2004HackChris OlshanskyEpisode: "Fog of War"
One Life to LivePaul Cramer3 episodes
2006Wesley BurkhartzEpisode: "The War at Home"
Four KingsBobby13 episodes
2006, 2008Robot ChickenVarious roles2 episodes
2007Cold CaseNathan O'DonnellEpisode: "That Woman"
The Mastersons of ManhattanBobbyTelevision film
2009MediumEric RogichEpisode: "The Talented Ms. Boddicker"
Gossip GirlPJ BuckleyEpisode: "Enough About Eve"
2011Justin JenningsEpisode: "Bully"
2012Blue BloodsJohnny EvansEpisode: "Scorched Earth"
2013Chicago FireEric Whaley3 episodes
RewindShaun KnoxTelevision film
2014The FollowingRobert8 episodes
Manhattan Love StoryColinEpisode: "Let It Go"
2015ForeverDetective Hugh DunnEpisode: "Diamonds Are Forever"
2015, 2016NashvillePatrick2 episodes
2015–2019Sneaky PeteTaylor Bowman30 episodes
2016Game of SilenceBenjamin ToddEpisode: "Hey"
2020Paradise LostDickie Barrett10 episodes
2022Alaska DailyAaron Pritchard9 episodes
2023SiloKnox4 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paradise Lost (TV Series 2020–) - IMDb. .
  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574460/bio Shane McRae profile
  3. Web site: Listings – Following, The on Fox. April 22, 2014. TheFutonCritic.
  4. 'Chicago Fire' First Look: Severide squares off with (shirtless) Shane McRae . Gonzalez . Sandra . February 4, 2013 . . April 22, 2014.