Woodson, Shane 1972-

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Woodson, Shane 1972-

PERSONAL

Born October 19, 1972, in Louisville, KY; son of Joseph Woodson Oglesby (a writer).

Addresses:

Agent—Coast to Coast Talent Group, Inc., 3350 Barham Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90068.

Career:

Actor, producer, director, and writer. Mercury Rising Films, Los Angeles, cofounder and partner, 2001—. Appeared in commercials for Dell computers, Pepsi soft drinks, Mattel toys, Nextel cellular phones, Arby's restaurants, and Snickers candy bars.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Sonny, The Congress of Wonders (short film), American Focus, 1994.

Truck driver, Waiting on the Lost (short film), 2001.

Mobster, Posers, Mob Rule Productions/Talk of the Town Productions, 2001.

Stepfather, The Best Picture Show (short film), Rosemary Films, 2001.

Joseph, Joseph and ClaireBell (short film), Mercury Rising Films, 2002.

Lead detective, Damsel of Death, Global Universal Film Group, 2002.

Guard, The Heat Chamber, 2-D Films/Talk of the Town Productions, 2003.

Bobby, Nine Days to Nowhere, 2004.

Angus, Johnson Family Vacation, Fox Searchlight, 2004.

Jordan Walker, Strange Fruit, Fencesitter Films, 2004.

(Uncredited) Informant, Zodiac, Paramount, 2007.

Older mechanic, Take, Crossing Paths, 2007.

John Abel, Cain and Abel, Mercury Rising Films, 2007.

Piggy, Resident Evil: Extinction, Screen Gems, 2007.

Randy, Tsunami Beach Club, Breakout Entertainment, 2008.

Film Director:

(And producer) Joseph and ClaireBell (short film), Mercury Rising Films, 2002.

(And executive producer) Cain and Abel, Mercury Rising Films, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Andy, Passions (also known as Harmony's Passions and The Passions Storm), NBC, 2005.

Man, "Release the Dogs," Two and a Half Men, CBS, 2006.

Roulette dealer, "Delinda's Box: Parts 1 & 2," Las Vegas, NBC, 2006.

Third guard, "The Art of Reckoning," Numb3rs (also known as Num3ers), CBS, 2007.

Man in cowboy boots, "Chapter Six ‘The Line,’" Heroes, NBC, 2007.

Stage Appearances:

J. W., The Dodge, Roundtable Theatre, Louisville, KY, 1998.

Appeared as Chris, Beau Jest, Kentucky Contemporary Theatre; Bo Decker, Bus Stop, Elizabethtown Playhouse, Elizabethtown, KY; Ben, Beyond Dorothy Parker, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY; Mick, The Caretaker, Roundtable Theatre; Paris, The Crucible, Kentucky Contemporary Theatre; Stanley, The Glass Mendacity, Roundtable Theatre; Jamie, Hot L Baltimore, Kentucky Contemporary Theatre; Janney, Paint Your Wagon, Clarksville Little Theatre, Clarksville, IN; and Filo, Tiny Tim Is Dead, Kentucky Contemporary Theatre; stage appearances also include role of Julius Caesar for a show at Caesar's Casino, and role of Batman for "Batman Thrill Show Spectacular" at Six Flags amusement park.