Joe Shaw

Joseph Nicholas Shaw (born 15 November 1972) is an English former actor, turned director and filmmaker. He began his career as an actor, best known for his roles as Dominic McCallister in Bad Girls and DC Scott Granger in Murder Investigation Team. Since 2010, he has worked as a director and filmmaker.

Life and career Joseph Nicholas Shaw was born in Islington, London. He is the son of actor Martin Shaw and his wife Jill ( Allen), his siblings are also actors. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art but left in 1996 to play the role of a young Cecil Rhodes in Rhodes. He went on to appear in films such as Kull the Conqueror and The House of Angelo before landing the role of prison officer Dominic McCallister in the ITV drama Bad Girls in 1999 and appeared in two series. He also appeared in Urban Gothic and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. In 2003, Shaw played DC Scott Granger in the first series of Murder Investigation Team. In the late 2000s, Shaw had roles in Judge John Deed and Casualty but retired from acting in 2010 to become a director.

As a director and filmmaker he has directed TV advertisements for Lego and Next.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1996 Rhodes Young Cecil Rhodes Episode: "All the World's Diamonds" 1997 Kull the Conqueror Dalgar Film 1997 The House of Angelo Octavius Film 1997 Tangier Cop Eric Burns Film 1999 Junk Jerry Television film 1999–2000 Bad Girls Dominic McCallister Main role 2000 Urban Gothic Joel Episode: "The One Where" 2003 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Theo Shaw Episode: "Deception on His Mind" 2003 Murder Investigation Team DC Scott Granger Regular role 2003 Shoreditch William Nichols Film 2007 Judge John Deed Ian McCartney 2 episodes 2008 Casualty Pete Hartle Episode: "Take It Back" 2010 Made in Romania Sebastian Grove Film Sources: