One of Four Kings

Background:

A master graduate from NYU acting program, Shane McRae began acting on Broadway, playing Jason Chenier in the Richard Greenberg's Tony Award-winning play which deals with homosexuality in baseball, "Take Me Out." He later played Richard's nemesis, Richmond, in a revival of William Shakespeare's five-act dramatic play, "Richard III," at the Public Theatre.

Meanwhile, he has ventured to films and starred in "All Over Again" (2001; aka "Against Time") and "Killer Pad" (2008). He will next be seen in the upcoming films "Thunder Geniuses," "Bottleworld," and "The Collective."

On the small screen, TV viewers could catch him in a number of TV movies and unpicked pilots. He has guest-starred in such TV shows as "Promised Land," "Robot Chicken," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," and "Cold Case." He probably was best remembered while temporarily playing Paul Cramer in the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live" (OLTL) in 2004, and co-starring with Josh Cooke, Seth Green, and Todd Grinnell in the short-lived NBC sitcom "Four Kings" (2006).

The Oldest of Three

Childhood and Family:

Born in Gainsville, Florida, on July 23, 1977, Shane McRae and his family moved to Starkville, Mississippi in 1987, where his mother, Sharon, worked as a 5th grade teacher, and his father, John, became the dean of Architecture and Design at Mississippi State University. The oldest of three children, Shane has one younger sister, Kelley (born on November 14, 1979), who graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and one younger brother, Ryan (born on December 9, 1982), who has graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

After earning an undergraduate degree from the University of Evansville, Shane went to New York City to attend the NYU Graduate Acting program, where he received his masters degree. He currently resides in New York.

Take Me Out

Career:

With an NYU master degree in acting program under his belt, Shane McRae easily landed his first role, as Jason Chenier, in the Richard Greenberg's Tony Award-winning play which deals with homosexuality in baseball, "Take Me Out," on Broadway.

Meanwhile, he began appearing on television in 1998, guest-starring in an episode of CBS family drama series "Promised Land," a spin-off from "Touched by an Angel." After making his film debut in writer/director Cleve Nettles' drama starring Ean Mering, "All Over Again" (2001), McRae retreated to the small screen and temporarily played Paul Cramer (2004), previously played by Brock Cuchna and David Tom, in the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live" (OLTL).

During this time, he was spotted as a guest in a February 2004 episode of the CBS crime/drama series starring David Morse, "Hack." He also returned to the stage in 2005, playing Richard's nemesis, Richmond, in a revival of William Shakespeare's five-act dramatic play, "Richard III," at the Public Theatre.

2006 saw McRae co-starred with Josh Cooke, Seth Green, and Todd Grinnell, playing four lifelong friends whose bonds tested when they all move into a New York City apartment, in the short-lived NBC sitcom "Four Kings." That same year, he co-starred with Rachel Blanchard in the unpicked comedy series pilot "Our Thirties." He also appeared as a guest in an episode of Adult Swim's Emmy-winning stop motion animated comedy series created by Seth Green, "Robot Chicken," and in the NBC/USA Network's police procedural drama "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."

In the following year, TV viewers could catch McRae alongside Natasha Richardson in the failed comedy pilot "The Mastersons of Manhattan" and in an episode of CBS cop drama "Cold Case." Most recently, in 2008, he returned to the big screen to co-star with Daniel Franzese and Eric Jungmann, playing three friends who find out that their dream pad on a mansion in Hollywood Hills is also a direct portal to Hell, in Robert Englund-directed comedy/horror film, "Killer Pad."

McRae is currently on the set working on his upcoming film projects, "Thunder Geniuses," a comedy by Michael Clancy, "Bottleworld," Alexander Smith's ensemble comedy that revolves around a liquor store of the same name, and "The Collective," Judson Pearce Morgan and Kelly Overton's mystery/thriller starring Kelly Overton.

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