Martin Shaw
| Martin Shaw | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 January 1945 Birmingham, England |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967-present |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Allen (1968-?) (divorced) (3 children) Maggie Mansfield (1985-?) (divorced) Vicky Kimm (1996-?) (divorced) |
| Partner(s) | Karen De Silva (2003-present) |
| Children | Luke Shaw (b. 1969), Joe Shaw, Sophie Shaw |
Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the television series The Professionals, The Chief, Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently. He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented various television series, including the 2006 series Martin Shaw: Aviators.
Shaw was born in Birmingham. His childhood was spent in Erdington and Sutton Coldfield. According to him, his first stage appearance was at age three, during an amateur show in which his parents were performing.
Shaw attended Great Barr School, where he excelled in English literature and drama lessons. At sixteen, he was offered a scholarship to a Birmingham drama school. Declining the scholarship, he left school and, on the advice of his parents, he sought employment. One job was in the office of a brass foundry.
In his youth, Shaw was involved in a drunken brawl with a friend, suffering broken teeth, injuries to his face and a fractured skull. A mid-face fracture involving the right cheekbone required surgical rebuilding.
At eighteen, Shaw moved to London to attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He served his apprenticeship in repertory as an assistant stage manager at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch and the Bristol Old Vic.
Shaw took key roles in the first revival of Look Back in Anger (Royal Court/Criterion, 1968); in the National Theatre's Saturday, Sunday, Monday opposite Laurence Olivier (1973); and in A Streetcar Named Desire presented by the Piccadilly Theatre in 1974. He later acknowledged the role of Stanley Kowalski in 'Streetcar' as a point of breakthrough in his career.
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