The Cast: The Shark Is Broken
You can catch The Shark Is Broken until November 6th, 2022 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Totonto, Canada.
The cast of Jaws is perfect. No question. Whether it be Quint, Hooper and Brody or Pipit the dog, each performer brought their character to life, making Jaws one of the greatest and most beloved movies ever made.
So when telling the story of the making of Jaws, it’s no easy task to assemble the perfect cast to play the perfect cast.
However, the makers of The Shark Is Broken, a new stage play revealing the hilarious behind-the-scenes drama on one of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, have done the impossible and found three actors that perfectly capture arguably the greatest movie trio ever.
DEMETRI GORITSAS AS ROY SCHEIDER
From Greek and Norwegian heritage, Demetri Goritsas is originally from Eugene, Oregon, USA, and also grew up in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. He has lived most of his life in London, England.
He has acted in over eighty films and television episodes including the Emmy and Golden Globe winning TV series The Alienist, Black Mirror "Nosedive" and Episodes, as well as the Academy and BAFTA winning films Darkest Hour, Rush and Saving Private Ryan.
In theatre he has premiered or originated roles at the UK's National Theatre, the Royal Court and the Almeida, as well as working with such directors and writers as Debbie Tucker Green, Edward Albee, David Mamet, Jack O'Brien, Ian Rickson and Anne Washburn.
Theatre includes: ear for eye, The Sweetest Swing in Baseball, Boy Gets Girl (Royal Court); Machinal, Mr Burns (Almeida); All The President’s Men?, His Girl Friday, A Prayer for Owen Meaney, Finding the Sun (National Theatre); Last of the Boys (Southwark Playhouse); Amadeus (Theatre North West); Assassins (Manchester Library Theatre); Street Scene (English National Opera).
Television includes: Call My Agent, The Fear Index, The Alienist, Ransom, Modus, Black Mirror, A Poet in New York, Nixon’s the One, Episodes, Twenty Twelve, Souvenirs, The Special Relationship, Clouds Over the Hill, Torchwood, Spooks, The Path to 9-11, Numb3rs, Cracker, Gallipoli, Search, Baddiel’s Syndrome, The New Addams Family, Viper, Millennium, The Sentinel, Smudge, Prisoner of Zenda, A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Highlander.
Film includes: Ear For Eye, Rocketman, Radioactive, The Catcher Was a Spy, Borg McEnroe, Papillon, Darkest Hour, Snowden, Angel of Decay, Everest, American Killing, Rush, Good Vibrations, Austenland, XMen: First Class, Acts of Godfrey, The Whistleblower, Genova, A Mighty Heart, Road to Guantanamo, Thunderbirds, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, That Deadwood Feeling, Spy Game, The Bourne Identity, Saving Private Ryan, House Arrest, Excess Baggage, Little Women.
Radio includes: The Republicans, Life on Egg, The Blank Wall, Death Bredon, Peyton Place.
LIAM MURRAY-SCOTT AS RICHARD DREYFUSS
An actor, singer, and – because someone thought it was a good idea to let Liam handle weaponry – a BADC Advanced Actor-Combatant (in layman’s terms, he does stage fighting and stuff).
After training at Drama Centre London, Liam decided that he missed the sea too much, opting to move back home to Brighton. Liam feels more at ease with the smell of salt on the air and the screams of monstrous gulls in my ears every God-damned morning at 5am.
Theatre includes: Richard III (Cockpit); Antony and Cleopatra, Four Thieves Vinegar, Paradise Rocks (Brighton Fringe); It’s A Wonderful Life (Rialto Theatre).
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IAN SHAW AS ROBERT SHAW AND CO-WRITER
Ian Shaw is an English stage and screen actor. He is the son of actress Mary Ure and Jaws actor Robert Shaw (Quint). After studying American Studies at Sussex University, Shaw trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
A self confessed cinephile, Ian knows how special the legacy of Jaws is. Taking on both writing and acting duties in his what is likely his most personal of professional challenges, Ian and co-writer Joseph Nixon have created something truly unique in The Shark Is Broken. The play pays tribute to three brilliant actors in the midst of a troubled production whilst adding to the myth and legend of one of the greatest cinematic experiences ever, Jaws.
The Shark Is Broken star and co-writer Ian Shaw, with father Robert.
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Theatre includes: War Horse, Common (National Theatre); Widowers’ Houses, The Importance of Being Earnest, Nude With Violin, The Philadelphia Story, The Brothers Karamazov (Manchester Royal Exchange); Three Sisters (Nuffield/ Theatre Royal Bath); Private Lives, Closer (Birmingham Rep); The Rivals (Derby Playhouse/ Philadelphia Walnut St); The Tempest (SRT); Much Ado About Nothing (West End).
Television includes: Sharpe, Soldier Soldier, Medics, Wuthering Heights, The Queen, Ghost Hour, Silent Witness, Cambridge Spies, Hiroshima.
Film includes: Century, Moondance, The Boys and Girl from County Clare, The Contract, Johnny English Reborn.