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What can I say Shaun was fantastic!!.what a truly great entertainer he is.we raised 20,000, twice as much as previous balls.
Lord's Taverners Christmas Ball - Cabaret & Auction
Shaun Williamson is a speaker, actor and also a singer, born in Maidstone, Kent. He is married with two children and his early years included a variety of jobs including a Postman, being in the Navy and also working on the Wines and Spirits at Safeway’s.
Shaun also set up his own amateur group and staged a production of ‘A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg’. He won Best Actor in the Kent Drama Festival for that. He also successfully completed a three-year acting diploma at The Webber Douglas Academy. On top of that, he appeared in several TV shows before landing the part of ‘Barry Evans’ in BBC’s EastEnders.
His Barry character was used to great effect when Shaun appeared in Ricky Gervais’ sitcom Extras. Shaun’s ‘Barry’ name was used throughout the series. It was about TV and acting extras and also their incompetent agent, played by Stephen Merchant.
Shaun appears on stage and in cabaret and he also sings in a Soul Band which is one of his passions. He is a versatile and accomplished Stand Up comedian and also an After Dinner Speaker. Shaun was the subject of ‘This Is Your Life’ in 2001 and he also regularly hosted a live daily quiz for ITV1.
He stared as ‘DJ Monty’ in the West End ‘Saturday Night Fever’. This was a role he also revived on a nationwide tour.
2016 saw Shaun take up two roles, firstly as Mr Perks in the hit stage adaptation of The Railway Children at London’s King’s Cross Theatre then later, he played the part of The Barron in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
In 2007 his film Daylight Robbery was released. He had just taken part in Fame Academy for Comic Relief and later starred as Fagin in Oliver before he embarked on a short tour of Guys and Dolls before going into the West End in the role of Nathan Detroit.
His ambition is to continue to act both in comedy and serious drama on TV and stage and to continue to sing professionally.
TV Appearances include:
Fame Academy, Bremner Bird and Fortune, Secret Policeman’s Ball and Extras. Also, Funland, EastEnders Barry Evans, Gender Swap, Mastermind winner 2004, Stars in Their Eyes Meatloaf Winner 2004 and Captain on 2 series of Night Fever. Lastly, Crime Monthly, Inspector Morse, London’s Burning, Waiting For God and The Bill.
Presenting:
- BBC1 The Last Oast Presenter documentary about Kent Hop Farming
- ITV1 24 Hour Quiz Presenter of this twice daily live quiz show for 7 weeks
Musical/Stage:
- 2016 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Baron
- 2016 The Railway Children. Mr Perks
- 2012 The Lady Killers
- 2009 Porridge. Fletcher
- 2007 Guys and Dolls Tour and West End. Nathan Detroit
- 2007 Oliver. Fagin
- 2006 Rocky Horror Show. Narrator
- 2006 Road to Nirvana. Al
- 2004-05 Saturday Night Fever. DJ Monty
- 2004 Cinderella. Dandini
- 2003 Snow White. Muddles
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Film:
- 2007 Daylight Robbery
- 2009 The Invention of Lying
- 2016 The Blazzing Cannons
Shaun enjoys walking his dogs & also hosting various quizzes. He has a wide ranging in depth knowledge of films, pop music and also boxing. On the Quiz ‘Today’s The Day’ he achieved the highest score in the history of the programme. He also won Celebrity Mastermind and Stars in their Eyes 2004. He enjoys reading, mainly biographies, music and also film compendiums.
TESTIMONIALS:
‘It was great, just going through all the emails I got yesterday and everyone is saying what a star Shaun is. He really was amazing, he mingled and was happy to sign autographs and take pics all night – I think he enjoyed himself too – he stayed until 11.30pm having a drink and a joke. Thanks very much for all your help – he really was a professional through and through – we would definitely use him again and definitely promote him to others.’
Polly Thrasivoulou – PQ Magazine – Host of Awards & Cabaret Spot
‘Shaun Williamson was a great booking, the audience (a real cross section) loved Barry’s winner! and what a thoroughly nice bloke!’
Peter Wilkes – TFB MUSIC AND LEISURE LTD
‘Just to say Shaun was a great success. We also enjoyed working with him – one of the best in experience. He was spot on for our audience and text messages were flying back and forth between our guests and the HHH offices around the country, you’ll never believe who the ‘guest’ is! We were also impressed with how Shaun, without prompting, was prepared to go around the lunch tables to speak to as many of our guests as possible – a great hit! He has set the benchmark for future events. Please pass on our thanks to Shaun and would have no hesitation recommending his talents’.
Hill House Hammond – Staff Awards Scheme – After Lunch Speech
‘Shaun was excellent – very professional, very funny and fitted the spec we were looking for on the evening. We have had some very positive comments regarding the evening and his performance. He was also a very nice person so 1010!’
IMARK TELCOM – Awards & Cabaret
‘Shaun’s after dinner speech was extremely well received and caused much hilarity. The combination of speaking then singing proved to be very popular. The band were superb, a good mix of songs which got everyone on the dance floor. I was delighted that Shaun stayed with us for the duration of the evening and took the time to mix with everyone’.
Royal Bank of Scotland Conference – After Dinner Speaker and Singing with Band
‘The Stars In Their Eyes team would like to thank you for taking part in the programme. We thoroughly enjoyed working with you and your performance was superb. Thanks to your efforts, the standard of the show was higher than ever’.
Stars In Their Eyes
