Shane Zaza
Genuine, likeable and confident, with a charming, guy next door appeal.
Brought up in Yorkshire and speaks with a soft Northern accent.
Has an impressive body of work both on screen and stage and is known for such work as Happy Valley and Black Mirror.
Accents
Singing Ability
- Baritone (Skilled)
Credits
- The Dumb Waiter (Theatre, 2020) Gus. Hampstead Theatre
- Dear Elizabeth (Theatre, 2019) Robert Lowell. Gate Theatre
- Endeavour (TV, 2019) Salim Sardar. ITV
- Europe (Theatre, 2019) Morocco. Donmar Warehouse
- Frankenstein (TV, 2018) Victor Frankenstein. Royal Exchange
- Doctor Who (TV, 2018) Prem. BBC
- London Kills (TV, 2018) Nazeeb. Acorn TV
- Press (TV, 2018) Raz Kane. BBC
- Will (TV, 2017) Autolycus. TNT
- Road (Theatre, 2017) Joey. Royal Court
- Black Mirror (TV, 2016) Chuck. Netflix
- The Mummy (Feature Film, 2016) Technician. Universal Pictures
- Happy Valley (TV, 2015-14) Shafiq Shah. BBC
- Behind The Beautiful Forevers (Theatre, 2015) Abdul. National Theatre
- The Rezort (Feature Film, 2015) Salva. Total Film
- Spooks: The Greater Good (Feature Film, 2014) Sniper. Kudos
- Henry V (Theatre, 2013) Henry V. Unicorn Theatre
- Silent Witness (TV, 2013) Sami Rashid. BBC
- Plastic (Feature Film, 2013) Shah. Gateway Films
- Jadoo (Feature Film, 2013) Tarun. AIR Productions
- Coming Up (TV, 2011) Ashmead. Channel 4
Related news articles
02/01/2023
New series of Happy Valley starring Mark Stanley and Shane Zaza!
Sally Wainwright's northern noir returns for a third and final series. When Catherine discovers the remains of a gangland murder victim in a drained reservoir, it sparks a chain of events that leads her straight back to an old suspect. Ryan, is now sixteen and has ideas of his own about the kind of relationship he wants to have with the man Catherine refuses to acknowledge as his father, leaving Catherine’s sister Clare caught in the middle.
08/06/2022
New BBC adaptation 'Everything I Know About Love' featuring Juliet Cowan & Shane Zaza.
Follow two childhood best friends and diving deep into bad dates, heartaches and humiliations. Watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
27/09/2021
Listen to Shane Zaza in Tajinder Singh Hayer's Ghost Stories audio play, for the Papatango prize.
Papatango announces full cast and tour dates for the thirteenth Papatango New Writing Prize winning plays. Shane Zaza voices the character (Amar) in Tajinder Singh Hayer's Ghost Stories from an Old Country. The audio productions tour 26 October 2021 to 26 February 2022.
02/08/2021
BBC Radio 4 drama 'The King Must Die' starring Shane Zaza.
One of the great historical novels of recent times, telling the story of Theseus, his quest to discover his true identity, and his fatal encounter with the Minotaur in Minoan Crete. Shane voices the main character Theseus.