Michael Shaeffer

Michael Shaeffer
Born	Brockley, London, England
Alma mater	Rose Bruford College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Television	Bodyguard The ABC Murders The Salisbury Poisonings

Michael Shaeffer is an English television and stage actor. He is especially known for his role as "Longcross" in the BBC political-thriller television series Bodyguard (2018).

Early life and education

Michael Shaeffer was born in Brockley, London, England.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 2018 Shaeffer played MI5 agent Richard Longcross in the BBC political-thriller television series Bodyguard.^[1] In the same year, he played Sergeant Yelland in the BBC mystery thriller The ABC Murders.^[2]

In 2020, he played Stephen Kemp in the BBC fact-based drama The Salisbury Poisonings (2020).^[3]

In Summer 2023, Shaeffer was cast in Grenfell, author and playwright Gillian Slovo's verbatim theatre project with the community and survivors about the Grenfell fire disaster, staged at the National Theatre's Dorfman Theatre.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Great Performances	Annas	Jesus Christ Superstar
2002	The Sandwich	Nick	Short Film
2005	Kingdom of Heaven	Young Sergeant
2009	M.I. High	Butch	Episode: Dark Star
2011	Silent Witness	Jason Bodle	Episode: A Guilty Mind: Part 1 & 2
2012	Broken	Desk Sergeant
	Game of Thrones	Stark Soldier	Episode: Valar Morghulis
	Anna Karenina	Doorkeeper
	Mrs Biggs	Police Inspector	Episode: #1.1
	Parade's End	RSM	Episode: #1.2
2013	Black Mirror	Roy	Episode: The Waldo Moment
	Trance	Security Guard #1
	Luther	Gordon Murray	Episode: #3.3
2015	Foyle's War	Jack Davey	Episode: Trespass
	The Vote	Gerry Henderson	TV movie
	London Road	Simon Newton
	New Tricks	DCI Martin Ackroyd	Episode: Last Man Standing
	The Girl in the Dress	Vicar
	Fire	Ranger (Mark)
2016	Grantchester	Eric Whitaker	Episode: #2.3
	Rogue One	General Corssin
2017	Taboo	Doctor Powell	Episode: #1.1
	SS-GB	David	Episode: #1.5
	Vera	Ian Holland	Episode: Broken Promise
	Rellik	Steven Mills[4][5]
2018	Bodyguard	Longcross
	The ABC Murders	Sergeant Yelland
2019	Chernobyl	Blond Man
2020	The Salisbury Poisonings	Stephen Kemp
	The Liberator	Pop Bullock	TV miniseries
2022	SAS: Rogue Heroes	Neil Ritchie
2023	Bodies	Hayden Harker	TV limited series
2024	Kraven the Hunter	Andre

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Writer	Director	Venue
2014	The Beautiful Game[6]	Thomas[7]	Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton	Robert Carsen	Cambridge Theatre, London
	Mr Burns	Sam, Mr.Burns[8]	Anne Washburn	Robert Icke	Almeida Theatre, London
	Little Revolution	Tony[9][10][11]	Alecky Blythe	Joe Hill-Gibbins
2015	How to Hold Your Breath	Jarron[12][13][14]	Zinnie Harris	Vicky Featherstone	Royal Court Theatre, London
2017	Girl From The North Country	Reverend Marlowe[15]	Conor McPherson	Lucy Hind	The Old Vic, London
	All About My Mother	Lola[16][17]	Pedro Almodovar	Samuel Adamson
2019	A Very Expensive Poison	Andrei Lugovoi/Dr Gent/Gorbachev[18][19]	Lucy Prebble	John Crowley

References

1. "Bodyguard: The unanswered questions from the final episode, 24 September 2018". BBC News. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
2. "Michael Schaeffer". The Home of Agatha Christie. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
3. "Meet the cast of The Salisbury Poisonings, 6 June 2020". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
4. "A major 6 x 60 thriller series, Rellik tells the story of a serial killer in reverse, 5 September 2017". BBC. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
5. "Rellik recap: episode one – step right up for the gothic murder moonwalk, 11 September 2017". The Guardian. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
6. "The Beautiful Game". The Beautiful Game. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
7. "Elton and Lloyd Webber's game of two halves, 28 September 2000". The Guardian. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
8. "Mr Burns: 'It's not a play about The Simpsons', 13 June 2014". BBC News. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
9. "Little Revolution review – reading of the riots captures rifts but not the rage, 4 September 2014". The Guardian. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
10. "Critics mixed over Almeida's Little Revolution, 5 September 2014". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
11. "Little Revolution review – Hackney riots from the sidelines, 7 September 2014". The Guardian. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
12. "How to Hold Your Breath at the Royal Court, 10 February 2015". BBC. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
13. "How to Hold Your Breath review – magnetic Maxine Peake is bedevilled in morality play, 11 February 2015". The Guardian. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
14. Hart, Christopher. "How to Hold Your Breath, Royal Court, 15 February 2015". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
15. "REVIEW: Girl From The North Country, Old Vic Theatre, 28 July 2017". British Theatre. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
16. "ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER, 27 August 2014". The Old Vic. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
17. "Old Vic's mother superior, 5 September 2017". Evening Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
18. "A VERY EXPENSIVE POISON, 20 August 2019". The Old Vic. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
19. "A Very Expensive Poison review – Lucy Prebble's Litvinenko drama fascinates, 6 September 2019". The Guardian. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

External links

• Michael Shaeffer at IMDb