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Although Shawn Roberts is a natural athlete, he had never done any stunts in his career. For Going the Distance he learned to surf and then for one scene, surfed on top of a moving Winnebago. He got his start when he was playing the wolf in a school production of Little Red Riding Hood, and the father of one of his friends, a scriptwriter, was so taken with his performance that he helped Shawn arrange an audition for Emily of New Moon. Shot in Prince Edward Island, the series didn’t air until 1998 and Roberts was deluged with offers. In 1999, he played Peter in the TV movie Sea People, starring Hume Cronyn, and he made his feature film debut as Daniel in Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang. But it was his role as Cody in the 2000 blockbuster, X-Men that launched his career into the big time. Roles in Get Over It (2001) starring Kirsten Dunst and The House on Turk Street (2002) starring Samuel L. Jackson, were followed by a regular role on the hit TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Sea People (TV-1999)
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999)
X-Men (2000)
Get Over It (2001)
Chasing Holden (2001)
We Were the Mulvaneys (TV-2002)
The House on Turk Street (2002)
Detention (2003)
Word of Honor (TV-2003)
Mrs. Ashboro’s Cat (TV-2003)
Taking Lives (2004)
A Home at the End of the World (2004)
Going the Distance (2004)
Thralls (2004)
Siblings (2004)
Stone Cold (TV-2005)
Land of the Dead (2005
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
Shock to the System (2006)
Left for Dead (2006)
Skinwalkers (2006)
Man of the Year (2006)
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming (2007) (TV)
Diary of the Dead (2007)
Left for Dead (2007/II)
Betrayals (2007) (TV)
Jumper (2008)
Black Rain (TV-2009)
I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
Edge of Darkness (2010)
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
Reel Love (TV-2011)
A Little Bit Zombie (2012)
Wyatt Earp’s Revenge (VR-2012)
Broken Trust (TV-2012)
The Music Teacher (TV-2012)
Resident Evil: Retribution 3D (2012)
Her Husband’s Betrayal (TV-2013)
The Girl He Met Online (TV-2014)
Recipe for Love (TV-2014)
Feed the Gods (2014)
I Do, I Do, I Do (TV-2015)
40 Below and Falling (2015)
Ms. Matched (TV-2016)
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017)
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
Tainted (2020)
Love Under the Olive Tree (TV-2020)
Defining Moments (2021)
Here for Blood (2022)
TV Series – Cast:
Emily of New Moon (1998)
Degrassi: The Next Generation (2002-2004)
Falcon Beach (2007)
Wild Roses (2009)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
Sirens (1994)
Goosebumps (1997)
La Femme Nikita (1999)
Real Kids, Real Adventures (1999)
The Famous Jett Jackson (1999)
Twice in a Lifetime (2000)
Animorphs (2000)
Earth: Final Conflict (2002)
Wild Card (2004)
The Virgin of Akron, Ohio (2007)
Flash Gordon (2007)
Psych (2009)
Supernatural (2009)
Flashpoint (2009)
Being Erica (2011)
The Firm (2012)
The Listener (2012)
Cracked (2013)
Motive (2014)
The Tomorrow People (2014)
Rogue (2014)
Saving Hope (2015)
Designated Survivor (2017)
Hudson & Rex (2019)
Heartland (2019, 2020, 2021)
Legends of Tomorrow (2021)
Murdoch Mysteries (2022)
Pretty Hard Cases (2022)
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