Shaun Williamson was 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 working on the Wines and Spirits at Safeway's.
He set up his own amateur group and staged a production of 'A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg' for which he won Best Actor in the Kent Drama Festival. He successfully completed a three-year acting diploma at The Webber Douglas Academy and he appeared in several TV shows before landing the part of 'Barry Evans' in BBC's EastEnders.
Shaun appears on stage and in cabaret and he sings in a Soul Band which is one of his passions. He is also a versatile and accomplished Stand Up comedian and After Dinner Speaker. He was the subject of 'This Is Your Life' in 2001 and he regularly hosted a live daily quiz for ITV1.
He stared as 'DJ Monty' in the West End 'Saturday Night Fever', a role he revived on a nationwide tour.
2016 has seen 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.
It was back in 2006 when he appeared in almost every episode of Ricky Gervais's 'Extras' playing himself as Andy Millman's (Ricky Gervais) agent's (Sephen Merchant) assistant. Shaun was portrayed as being out of work having been unable to find employment, since his days in Eastenders. In Extras he was often referred to as Barry.
He stared in the play 'Road to Nirvana' in London and as the Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show. He has appeared on Bremner, Bird and Fortune and The Secret Policeman' Ball at the Royal Albert Hall.
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 Policemans Ball, Extras, Funland, EastEnders Barry Evans, Gender Swap, Mastermind winner 2004, Stars in Their Eyes Meatloaf Winner 2004, Captain on 2 series of Night Fever, Crime Monthly, Inspector Morse, Londons Burning, Waiting For God, 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
Film
..2007 Daylight Robbery
..2009 The Invention of Lying
..2016 The Blazzing Cannons
Shaun enjoys walking his dogs & various quizzes. He has a wide ranging general knowledge and in depth knowledge of films, pop music and boxing. On the Quiz Todays 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 film compendiums.
TESTIMONIALS:
'The Caravan Club invited Shaun Williamson to an event in Birmingham and it is fair to say that he completely wowed the crowd! Shaun performed a selection of songs and got everybody on their feet dancing and singing along. The Club also staged a celebrity quiz and again Shaun really was the star of the show. Shaun is a consummate professional who is a true entertainer. We are looking forward to working with him again in the very near future. He really is a born entertainer with amazing talents'.
Nikki Nichol - Head of Public Relations - The Caravan Club
'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 with u'.
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'a winner! and what a thoroughly nice bloke!'
Peter Wilkes - TFB MUSIC AND LEISURE LTD
'On behalf of all of us at Gillingham Supporters Trust I would like to pass on thanks to Shaun for the outstanding effort he made on our behalf on Friday. The feedback we have had so far has been excellent, and so much of that was due to his input to the evening. We also look to have raised a record amount for one of our functions, probably exceeding 5,000.00. The hard work on behalf of our cause really was special. Thank you again'.
Nigel Holland Gillingham Football Supporters Club
'Just to say Shaun was a great success. We 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 & Awards Presentation
'What can I say you are an absolute star. I always knew Thriller was going to be good but have to admit it turned out even better than Id imagined and that's largely down to you. You were (and are) completely brilliant'.
Children In Need - Singing Thriller
'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
'What worked particularly well was Shauns incorporation of attendee names and event objectives into his speech. The comments on some of the project Managers were very funny indeed how friendly and warm he is. We wanted to finish the day on a high and have people leaving the next day totally motivated. We certainly achieved that'.
The Royal Bank of Scotland Conference - After Dinner Speaker & Singing with Band
'Shauns 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
'I would like to thank you, the band and Shaun for a fabulous evening. The band was brilliant as always, Shauns cabaret was excellent. What an evening! His singing voice was fantastic and Shaun had us all in stitches with his jokes'.
Deloitte & Touche Summer Ball - Cabaret and Singing with Band
'The audience were enthralled throughout his cabaret act. Joy and happiness lit up the venue and the laughter could have literally brought the house down. And the singing. Everyone just had to dance to Shauns terrific voice. Shaun gave up so much of his time meeting and greeting the guests and everyone went home felling they had just made a new best friend'.
Shepherd Neame Brewery Annual Dinner and Dance - Cabaret and Band 2003
'You are one very brave man. To sing live like that with no rehearsal, minimal back up and on a cold November morning takes talent, and just as importantly, sheer guts. You got the parade off to a fantastic start and the song was perfectly in keeping with the Lord Mayor's theme of 'A City in tune.'
Lord Mayor's Show
'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
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