Shaun Prendergast

Shaun Prendergast (born 1958) is a British actor and writer. Prendergast has made hundreds of appearances in television, film and on radio and written extensively for the stage, television, radio and film. He played Greg Doland in British soap opera Emmerdale from August 2007 until July 2008.

Early life

Prendergast was born in North Shields, educated at Collingwood School, Norham High and Tynemouth Sixth Form College and trained at Bretton Hall College (BA Hons). Predergast's first play "Potter's Wheel", written when a student, won five awards at the 1980 National Student Drama Festival including Best New Play and was subsequently presented at the Old Vic as part of an NSDF showcase season. He is married to Niki Winterson (of Global Artists) and has a stepson Domenic and a daughter, Molly. They live in London.

Career

He was an actor and playwright in residence for Northumberland Theatre Company before joining the BBC Radio Drama Company, and subsequently became a founder member of Kenneth Branagh's newly formed Renaissance Theatre Company. Awards include a Sony Award, a Writers Guild Award and a Time Out Award.

elected TV credits

2006-2007 - "The Bill", "Eastenders", "Holby City", "Hotel Babylon", "The Lightning Kid", "Heartbeat", "New Tricks". Currently plays Greg in Emmerdale.

Prendergast was the voice of Sunshine and Zak in the animated series "TUGS".

elected film credits

2006-2007 - "The Stepdad"

tage credits

*"Hamlet",
*"Much Ado about Nothing",
*"Twelfth Night",
*"As You Like It" (for Kenneth Branagh’s Renaissance Company national tour and Phoenix Theatre West End)),
*"The Glee Club" (Bush and the Duchess Theatre West End),
*"Macbeth" and the Sam Shephard season at the BAC and"A Going Concern" art Hampstead Theatre Club.

Other theatre includes "Grace", "Twelfth Night", "Candida", (NTC) , "Dracula", "Spot the Lady", "A View from the Bridge", "Strippers", (Newcastle Playhouse), "Twelve Tales of Tyneside" (Live Theatre), "Sisterly Feelings" (Manchester Library Theatre), "As You Like it" (Nottingham Playhouse), "The Miser" (Salisbury).

Radio credits

"Radio Westway", "The Goldfish Bowl", "Phoenix England", "The Bee-keeper’s Apprentice" and "he Little World of Don Camillo", and over two hundred individual plays.

Writing credits

Television and radio writing includes

2006-2007 Multi-episodes of "The Roman Mysteries", "Rocket Man" (BBC) as well as "The Lightning Kid" (BBC)Other: Multi- episodes of - My Parents Are Aliens (GRANADA), Eastenders (BBC), Grafters (CENTRAL) , Equinox (BBC) , Microsoap (BBC), Soldier, Soldier (CENTRAL).

Film includes

"Rebel Zone" (BBC Films)

Theatre writing includes

"Potter’s Wheel", "The Firefawn Trilogy", "A Fine and Private Place", "Distinguished Service", "Little Victories", "The Green Eyed Monster of Ecrovid", "The Witches’ Kitchen", "Twelve Tales of Tyneside", "Poles Apart", "Come and Make Eyes at me", "Karl Marx Live in Concert", "The True History of the Tragic Life and triumphant Death of Julia Pastrana", "the Ugliest Woman in the World", "The False Corpse" and "The Biggest Adventure in the World".

Adaptations include

"Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast", "The Giant Prince", "The Three Musketeers", "The Canterville Ghost" and "The Day of the Triffids".

Television includes

"The Lightning Kid", "Rocket Man", "Soldier, Soldier", "Eastenders", "Grafters", "Equinox", "My parents Are Aliens" and "Microsoap".

Radio includes

"Open Mike", "Kiss Me Quick", "Only the Good Die Young", "Phoenix England", "A Fake’s Progress", "Travellin' Light The Bee-Keepers Apprentice" and "The Goldfish Bowl".