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Actor

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

1970-03-06

Location

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Shane Brolly

Biography

Shane Brolly is a Northern Irish actor, writer, and director from Belfast, Northern Ireland, most known for his role as Kraven in the Underworld franchise.

 

Brolly was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and comes from a family of Northern Irish actors, although he has done most of his film work in the United States. After some independent films, he played a small role in the science fiction thriller Impostor, based on a story by Philip K. Dick

 

His most notable role to date is in Underworld as Kraven. He reprised the role for Underworld: Evolution and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. He starred in CSI: NY in 2007 in the final episode of Season 3 "Snow Day". 

 

Besides acting, Brolly writes and directs films. His first short film, Y's Guys, was well-received at the Atlanta, New York, and Daytona Beach film festivals.

 

Brolly lives in Beverly Hills with his wife, actress Sarah G. Buxton. The couple married on 27 November 2006. On 20 December 2006, Sarah gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Finn Michael Brolly.

 

Brolly, Shane (2003). You'd Think There Would Be More Suicides Around Here. Bleak House. ISBN 1932557016.