Shannon Harris is an actress with experience in television, film, and theater. She has had supporting roles in Netflix's Luke Cage and Showtime's Ray Donovan, and co-starred in the SYFY series Happy!. Notable theater credits include productions of Red Velvet, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), and The Winter's Tale. Harris has also starred in several short films including THREE birds, for which she was the writer, producer, director, and lead actor. She has trained extensively in classical acting in both the UK and US and has skills in stage combat, accents and dialects, dancing, and yoga.
Shannon Harris is an actress with experience in television, film, and theater. She has had supporting roles in Netflix's Luke Cage and Showtime's Ray Donovan, and co-starred in the SYFY series Happy!. Notable theater credits include productions of Red Velvet, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), and The Winter's Tale. Harris has also starred in several short films including THREE birds, for which she was the writer, producer, director, and lead actor. She has trained extensively in classical acting in both the UK and US and has skills in stage combat, accents and dialects, dancing, and yoga.
Shannon Harris is an actress with experience in television, film, and theater. She has had supporting roles in Netflix's Luke Cage and Showtime's Ray Donovan, and co-starred in the SYFY series Happy!. Notable theater credits include productions of Red Velvet, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), and The Winter's Tale. Harris has also starred in several short films including THREE birds, for which she was the writer, producer, director, and lead actor. She has trained extensively in classical acting in both the UK and US and has skills in stage combat, accents and dialects, dancing, and yoga.
Shannon Harris is an actress with experience in television, film, and theater. She has had supporting roles in Netflix's Luke Cage and Showtime's Ray Donovan, and co-starred in the SYFY series Happy!. Notable theater credits include productions of Red Velvet, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), and The Winter's Tale. Harris has also starred in several short films including THREE birds, for which she was the writer, producer, director, and lead actor. She has trained extensively in classical acting in both the UK and US and has skills in stage combat, accents and dialects, dancing, and yoga.
jimbbf@earthlink.net Hair: Black Eyes: Dark Brown www.TheShannonHarris.com Height: 5’ 7” EXPERIENCE TV / New Media Luke Cage Supporting Netflix (dir. Stephen Surjik) Ray Donovan Co-Star Showtime (dir. Allen Coulter) Happy! Co-Star SYFY (dir. Brian Taylor) Regional Theatre Red Velvet Connie dir. Bonnie J. Monte/Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) Self ("Daniel" Track) dir. Craig J. George/Southampton Cultural Center The Winter's Tale Paulina / Time / Dorcas dir. Bethany Reeves/Actors Shakespeare Company (NJ)/West Side Thtr In Darfur Hamida dir. Kristen van Ginhoven/WAM Theatre/Bernstein Ctr-Barry Family Studio Film THREE birds* Lead dir. Shannon Harris / Tricoastal Productions LLC Girl's Place (commercial) Principal Powerade / 2016 Summer Olympics "Just a Kid" Campaign Noteworthy Lead dir. Caron Williams/Columbia University MFA Student Film Sonadora (Dreamer) Featured dir. Maria Altamirano/NYU MFA Student Film Surma Supporting dir. Shaft Uddin/Silentcity (UK) *Writer/Producer/Director/Lead Actor | Official Selection: Big Apple Film Festival, NewFilmmakers NY Voiceover The Once and Future Nerd* Mildred (Provincial Clergywoman) / dir. Christian Kelley-Madera *Writer (Book 2: Ch 4-6) Ren (Pirate Queen) / Prof. Contee New York Stage Compelled Speech Ana dir. Illana Stein / Wide-Eyed Productions / Cherry Lane Theatre Macbeth*** Lady Macbeth / 3rd Witch dir. Jeffrey Page / Columbia University (Nash Building) Fortune** Mama (Sarah Fortune) dir. Joy Kelly/Midtown Int'l Theatre Festival/June Havoc Thtr Dream Deferred * Lovey Jones/Angela Walker dir. Marcus Dargan/NuAfrikan Theatre/133rd St Arts Ctr Unsex Me Here Queen Margaret dir. Jamie Watkins/Theatre 4the People/HERE Arts Center Romeo & Juliet Nurse dir. Joe Raik/Occupy Verona/NoMan Productions Othello Emilia dir. Chaya Gordon-Bland/Inwood Shakespeare Festival *** Dramaturge / ** Seven 2014 MITF Award Nominations inc Outstanding Prod of a Full-length Play / * 2012 AUDELCO Award Nominee: Dramatic Prod of the Year London Stage (selection) The Winter’s Tale Hermione / Clown dir. Ben Naylor & Nathalie Adlam/CSSD The Comedy of Errors Adriana dir. James Farrell/Bardathon/The Scoop LA Stage for colored girls… enuf Lady in Red dir. Shirley Jo Finney/AADA Trojan Women Hecuba dir. Carl Reggiardo/AADA A Midsummer Night’s Dream Titania dir. Alison Kalmus/Southern California Lyric Thtr Julius Caesar Casca / Lucillius dir. Karesa McElheny/Knightsbridge Theatre TRAINING Shakespeare Workshops: Michael Sexton (Shakespeare Society Ambassadors), Ben Crystal (Original Pronunciation) Central School of Speech and Drama, London, UK (CSSD) - MA Classical Acting (Distinction) Acting: Ben Naylor, Martin Wylde, Sarah Davey-Hull l Movement: Lorna Marshall l Voice: Martin McKellan American Academy of Dramatic Arts, LA, CA (AADA) Acting: Michelle Gossett, Harvey Solin, Hope Alexander, Karen Hensel (Shakespeare & Improvisation), Carl Reggiardo (Shakespeare), Ben Martin (Improvisation), Carole Russo (Camera) Voice & Speech: Brenda Beck, Sandy Massie, John Peck (Singing) Movement: Jamie Nichols, Mark Knowles Barnard College, NY, NY (BA, English) SPECIAL SKILLS Stage combat (UK certification in Rapier/Dagger and Unarmed); adept at accents and dialects (inc regional African and Caribbean dialects and accents (including Patois and Rwandan accents and Sudanese Zaghawa dialect), regional Southern American accents, Standard American, Standard British and Cockney, New York, Irish); Jive; Pavanne; Charleston; Waltz; social dancer (hip-hop, Top 40s, salsa, merengue); basic tap and jazz; yoga; hair care (braiding, flat-ironing and curling, styling); Alexander technique; Valid US Passport; Teaching Artist (Shakespeare in Schools); Mezzo-Soprano/Alto