Carl Bradshaw

Carl Bradshaw is a Jamaican actor and film producer who has been described as "Jamaica's most renowned actor" and "arguably Jamaica's premier actor".

Career Carl Bradshaw grew up in the Kingston ghetto of Standpipe, and was educated at Excelsior High School. He was a keen actor and athlete as a teenager and his talent won him a scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania.

Bradshaw represented Jamaica in the 400m in 1968. He also competed in the 400m hurdles. Bradshaw described how the role originated: "When I met Perry, there was no script. He asked me to make up a story for my character, so I gave him a line about some guy who'd owed me money for ages." He went on to act in most of the major Jamaican films, including Third World Cop, One Love, Henzell's second film No Place Like Home, and the 2009 film Wah Do Dem. He played a Jamaican mystic in the 2011 supernatural thriller The Skin.

Bradshaw has won several awards for his acting, including the Doctor Bird Award and the Carifesta Film Festival Award of Excellence, and has been described as "Jamaica's most renowned actor" and "arguably Jamaica's premier actor". In October 2017 he was awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican government.

Filmography Films The Harder They Come (1972) – Jose Smile Orange (1976) – Ringo Countryman (1982) – Captain Benchley Club Paradise (1986) – Cab Driver The Mighty Quinn (1989) – Cocodick Goldeneye (1989) – Magistrate The Lunatic (1991) – Service Kla$h (1995) – Walker Dancehall Queen (1997) – Police Officer #1 (also producer) Third World Cop (1999) – One Hand (also associate producer) Ritual (2002) – Ramon One Love (2003) – Obeah Man Runt (2005) – The Real Henry Davis (also associate producer) (2005) – Shervin No Place Like Home (2006) – Carl Wah Do Dem (2009) – Mystic Man Better Mus' Come (2011) – Rasta Elder

Television Runaway Bay (1992–1993) – Inspector Grant