Shawn Thomas

Born in Massachusetts, Shawn grew up between the suburbs of Boston and small towns of Cape Cod. He attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut where he played varsity football and earned a BA in Economics.After helping one of his teammates with their film thesis, Shawn began taking every acting, movement, poetry, and theater class he could. He stopped applying for summer internships on Wall Street and gave up a semester abroad and instead began auditioning for student films and faculty theater productions on campus. His first lead role came in a production of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt, with cast member Halley Feiffer.Shortly after graduation in 2007, Shawn moved to North Hollywood and began studying with Mr. Robert Carnegie of Playhouse West. Here he began developing his craft and appeared in his first professional play, Welcome Home Soldier. The play about Vietnam veterans was frequented by real-life veterans who were thankful to hear their stories told.His first te... [Details Intro]