Shawn Doyle (I)

Trivia

• With his move to Los Angeles in 2005, Shawn quickly amassed an impressive list of credits with recurring roles on "Desperate Housewives" and "24', and guest-star roles on "C.S.I.", "Lost", "Numbers" and "Blind Justice".
• Presently, he continues his series regular role as Joey in the Golden Globe-nominated hit series "Big Love" on HBO.
• Prior to moving south, Shawn starred in the critically-acclaimed Canadian series "The Eleventh Hour" and received the 2002 ACTRA Award and a 2004 Gemini (Canadian Emmy) Nomination, both for Outstanding Male Performance In A Leading Role, and a 2005 Gemini Nomination for Outstanding Performance In A Guest-starring Role.
• Most recently he starred opposite Mary Louise Parker in the CBC/BBC movie "Robber Bride", which garnered him a Gemini Award for Outstanding Male Performance In A Dramatic Program Or Miniseries.
• Other Canadian television credits include "The City"(Gemini Nom.), "Scar Tissue", "A Killing Spring"(Gemini Nom), "Criminal Instincts", "Peacekeepers", and the miniseries "Dieppe". He will soon be starring in the upcoming CBC miniseries, "Guns".
• Shawn's film credits include the upcoming "Whiteout", "Sabah", "Don't Say A Word", "Frequency", "The Majestic", "Knockaround Guys" and "Mount Pleasant".
• On stage, Shawn has performed in a long list of plays, both contemporary and classical. His most recent outing in Carol Churchill's "A Number" earned him the 2006 Dora (Canadian Tony) Award for Outstanding Male Performance.

Quotes

• "For me, it's all about plotting the trajectory on an intellectual level that allows my emotions to switch."
• "It takes me a long time to get my brain up to the speed that most of my characters operate at."