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Shaun Prendergast

Shaun Prendergast

5 movies on Netflix

Biography

English actor and writer Shaun Prendergast was born in North Shields and trained at Bretton Hall College. After working as an actor and playwright in residence with Northumberland Theatre Company, he joined the BBC Radio Drama Company and became a founding member of Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company. His film credits include In the Bleak Midwinter (1995), Frozen, and Wicked (2024), where he appeared as the Shiz President. On television he supplied the voices of Sunshine, Zak and a buoy in TUGS from 1988 to 1989, and later played Robert Bain in Waterloo Road. His stage work includes The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Vaudeville Theatre and a pantomime debut as Sarah the Cook in Dick Whittington at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, which the Daily Telegraph praised. His work has earned him a Sony Award, a Writers' Guild Award and a Time Out Award, and his first novel, Benny Blue Eyes, appeared in 2020.

67years old

Turns 68 on November 28in 18 days

Born November 28, 1958North Shields
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 29 years1995 to 2024

Every film, newest first

2024WickedIMDb rating 7.3
2016I, Daniel BlakeIMDb rating 7.8
2015RemainderIMDb rating 5.6
2008Fast Track: No LimitsIMDb rating 5.0
1995In the Bleak MidwinterIMDb rating 7.2

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Early training
Prendergast worked for Northumberland Theatre Company as an actor and playwright in residence, and after that he joined the BBC Radio Drama Company.

Shaun Prendergast movies on Netflix

Wicked2024IMDb rating 7.3as Shiz President
I, Daniel Blake2016IMDb rating 7.8as At the Sawmill
Remainder2015IMDb rating 5.6as DI Merril
Fast Track: No Limits2008IMDb rating 5.0as Heinrich Glietsch
In the Bleak Midwinter1995IMDb rating 7.2as Mule Train Man

Worked with

Shaun Prendergast shares two films with Nicholas Farrell, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Nicholas Farrell

Jeff Goldblum

Peter Dinklage

Michelle Yeoh

Andrew W. Walker

Celia Imrie

Jon M. ChuDirector, 1 film

Ken LoachDirector, 1 film Laura ObiolsDirector, 1 film

Films together

Nicholas Farrell2 films together, 1995 to 2015
Nicholas Farrell's page
- Remainder2015IMDb rating 5.6Prendergast as DI MerrilFarrell as Daubenay
- In the Bleak Midwinter1995IMDb rating 7.2Prendergast as Mule Train ManFarrell as Tom Newman (Laertes, Fortinbras, and messengers)
Jeff Goldblum1 film together, 2024
Jeff Goldblum's page
- Wicked2024IMDb rating 7.3Prendergast as Shiz PresidentGoldblum as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Peter Dinklage1 film together, 2024
Peter Dinklage's page
- Wicked2024IMDb rating 7.3Prendergast as Shiz PresidentDinklage as Dr. Dillamondvoice
Michelle Yeoh1 film together, 2024
Michelle Yeoh's page
- Wicked2024IMDb rating 7.3Prendergast as Shiz PresidentYeoh as Madame Morrible
Andrew W. Walker1 film together, 2008
Andrew W. Walker's page
- Fast Track: No Limits2008IMDb rating 5.0Prendergast as Heinrich GlietschWalker as Mike Cassidy
Celia Imrie1 film together, 1995
Celia Imrie's page
- In the Bleak Midwinter1995IMDb rating 7.2Prendergast as Mule Train ManImrie as Fadge
Jon M. ChuDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Jon M. Chu
- Wicked2024IMDb rating 7.3Prendergast as Shiz President
Ken LoachDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by Ken Loach
- I, Daniel Blake2016IMDb rating 7.8Prendergast as At the Sawmill
Laura ObiolsDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by Laura Obiols
- I, Daniel Blake2016IMDb rating 7.8Prendergast as At the Sawmill

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