Michael Shaeffer is an English television and stage actor. He is especially known for his role as "Longcross" in the BBC political-thriller television series Bodyguard (2018).
Michael Shaeffer | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Rose Bruford College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Television | Bodyguard The ABC Murders The Salisbury Poisonings |
Early life and education
editMichael Shaeffer was born in Brockley, London, England.[citation needed]
Career
editIn 2018 Shaeffer played MI5 agent Richard Longcross in the BBC political-thriller television series Bodyguard.[1] In the same year, he played Sergeant Yelland in the BBC mystery thriller The ABC Murders.[2]
In 2020, he played Stephen Kemp in the BBC fact-based drama The Salisbury Poisonings (2020).[3]
In Summer 2023, Shaeffer was cast in Grenfell, author and playwright Gillian Slovo's verbatim theatre project with the community and survivors about the Grenfell fire disaster, staged at the National Theatre's Dorfman Theatre.[citation needed]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Great Performances | Annas | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| 2002 | The Sandwich | Nick | Short Film |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Young Sergeant | |
| 2009 | M.I. High | Butch | Episode: Dark Star |
| 2011 | Silent Witness | Jason Bodle | Episode: A Guilty Mind: Part 1 & 2 |
| 2012 | Broken | Desk Sergeant | |
| 2012 | Game of Thrones | Stark Soldier | Episode: Valar Morghulis |
| 2012 | Anna Karenina | Doorkeeper | |
| 2012 | Mrs Biggs | Police Inspector | Episode: #1.1 |
| 2012 | Parade's End | RSM | Episode: #1.2 |
| 2013 | Black Mirror | Roy | Episode: The Waldo Moment |
| 2013 | Trance | Security Guard #1 | |
| 2013 | Luther | Gordon Murray | Episode: #3.3 |
| 2015 | Foyle's War | Jack Davey | Episode: Trespass |
| 2015 | The Vote | Gerry Henderson | TV movie |
| 2015 | London Road | Simon Newton | |
| 2015 | New Tricks | DCI Martin Ackroyd | Episode: Last Man Standing |
| 2015 | The Girl in the Dress | Vicar | |
| 2015 | Fire | Ranger (Mark) | |
| 2016 | Grantchester | Eric Whitaker | Episode: #2.3 |
| 2016 | Rogue One | General Corssin | |
| 2017 | Taboo | Doctor Powell | Episode: #1.1 |
| 2017 | SS-GB | David | Episode: #1.5 |
| 2017 | Vera | Ian Holland | Episode: Broken Promise |
| 2017 | Rellik | Steven Mills[4][5] | |
| 2018 | Bodyguard | Longcross | |
| 2018 | The ABC Murders | Sergeant Yelland | |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Blond Man | |
| 2020 | The Salisbury Poisonings | Stephen Kemp | |
| 2020 | The Liberator | Pop Bullock | TV miniseries |
| 2022 | SAS: Rogue Heroes | Neil Ritchie | |
| 2023 | Bodies | Hayden Harker | TV limited series |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Writer | Director | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Beautiful Game[6] | Thomas[7] | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton | Robert Carsen | Cambridge Theatre, London |
| 2014 | Mr Burns | Sam, Mr.Burns[8] | Anne Washburn | Robert Icke | Almeida Theatre, London |
| 2014 | Little Revolution | Tony[9][10][11] | Alecky Blythe | Joe Hill-Gibbins | Almeida Theatre, London |
| 2015 | How to Hold Your Breath | Jarron[12][13][14] | Zinnie Harris | Vicky Featherstone | Royal Court Theatre, London |
| 2017 | Girl From The North Country | Reverend Marlowe[15] | Conor McPherson | Lucy Hind | The Old Vic, London |
| 2017 | All About My Mother | Lola[16][17] | Pedro Almodovar | Samuel Adamson | The Old Vic, London |
| 2019 | A Very Expensive Poison | Andrei Lugovoi/Dr Gent/Gorbachev[18][19] | Lucy Prebble | John Crowley | The Old Vic, London |
References
edit- ^ "Bodyguard: The unanswered questions from the final episode, 24 September 2018". BBC News. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Michael Schaeffer". The Home of Agatha Christie. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Meet the cast of The Salisbury Poisonings, 6 June 2020". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "A major 6 x 60 thriller series, Rellik tells the story of a serial killer in reverse, 5 September 2017". BBC. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Rellik recap: episode one – step right up for the gothic murder moonwalk, 11 September 2017". The Guardian. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "The Beautiful Game". The Beautiful Game. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Elton and Lloyd Webber's game of two halves, 28 September 2000". The Guardian. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Mr Burns: 'It's not a play about The Simpsons', 13 June 2014". BBC News. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Little Revolution review – reading of the riots captures rifts but not the rage, 4 September 2014". The Guardian. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Critics mixed over Almeida's Little Revolution, 5 September 2014". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Little Revolution review – Hackney riots from the sidelines, 7 September 2014". The Guardian. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "How to Hold Your Breath at the Royal Court, 10 February 2015". BBC. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "How to Hold Your Breath review – magnetic Maxine Peake is bedevilled in morality play, 11 February 2015". The Guardian. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Hart, Christopher. "How to Hold Your Breath, Royal Court, 15 February 2015". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "REVIEW: Girl From The North Country, Old Vic Theatre, 28 July 2017". British Theatre. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER, 27 August 2014". The Old Vic. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Old Vic's mother superior, 5 September 2017". Evening Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "A VERY EXPENSIVE POISON, 20 August 2019". The Old Vic. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "A Very Expensive Poison review – Lucy Prebble's Litvinenko drama fascinates, 6 September 2019". The Guardian. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.