Biography
Ian Shaw is a British stage, film and television actor and playwright. The son of Robert Shaw, he co-wrote with Joseph Nixon the play The Shark Is Broken about the making of Jaws which his father starred in. The play made its debut in 2019 with Shaw playing his father.
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The Contract
2006-04-05
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking t
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003-09-12
In Ireland in the mid 1960s, two feuding brothers and their respective Ceilidh bands compete at a mu
House of Usher
2008-05-08
Victor Reynolds arrives at the notorious House of Usher, whereupon he is greeted by old acquaintance
Moondance
1995-01-01
The close relationship between two fun-loving brothers comes under threat when a beautiful, sensitiv
National Theatre Live: War Horse
2014-02-27
Based on Michael Morpurgo's novel and adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford, War Horse takes audien
Century
1993-12-31
Turn-of-the-century love story centered around a young doctor and the emergence of modern science.
The Haunting in Wicker Park
The “terrifying true story” of the first televised exorcism on NBC in 1971. Millions around the coun
Johnny English Reborn
2011-09-15
The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a ma
Wuthering Heights
1998-09-11
Gypsy boy Heathcliffe is adopted by God-fearing landowner Earnshaw in 19th-century northern England
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025-06-20
The authorized documentary celebrating the film that redefined Hollywood, 50 years after its premier
The Shark Is Broken
2025-10-16
FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Filming is delayed…again. The lead actors—theatre veteran Robert Shaw
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
2024-12-16
In the summer of 1975, the young director Steven Spielberg set new standards for cinema worldwide wi