Shaun’s passion for acting blossomed while attending the University of Western Ontario for a biochemistry degree. He’d spend 40+ hours a week working in the science lab, then head to a dance show. His love for ballet and modern dance soon led him down the path of theatre performance.
After dropping out of the theatre program he attended at George Brown, Shaun booked a lead role in a law series called “The Associates”. His career has continued to thrive over the years with almost 70 acting credits to his name.
Shaun branched into directing in 2015 with the film “Barn Wedding” and presently teaches Meisner acting classes in Toronto, Ontario.
The Meisner Technique is an acting tool Shaun deeply believes in. This technique was developed by a man named Sanford Meisner. He was a contemporary that worked in The Group Theatre with Elia Kazan, Stella Adler & Lee Strasberg. Most fundamentally, Meisner and Strausberg didn’t see eye to eye. Strausberg saw the power in emotional recall and internal work, while Meisner felt actors needed to get out of themselves and onto their scene partners. Meisner created a series of repetition exercises to help keep actors present and in the moment.