Cast & creator
Shaun Parkes
Best known for Doctor Who, Death in Paradise, Casualty
Shaun Parkes (born 9 February 1973) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Koop in Human Traffic and Izzy Buttons in The Mummy Returns. At 16, Parkes enrolled at Seltec College to study drama. Two years later, he was accepted into RADA. Having acted in both theatre and television support roles, Parkes made his breakthrough in the 1999 film Human Traffic. His work since then includes films such as Clubbed, The Mummy Returns, Things to Do Before You're 30 and the acclaimed Notes on a Scandal. Television work includes Lock, Stock..., Servants and Russell T Davies' Casanova and Doctor Who. Parkes continued to forge a career as a theatre actor. He has starred alongside David Threlfall and Neil Stuke in Joe Penhall's award-winning play Blue/Orange in the West End and in Kwame Kwei-Armah's Elmina's Kitchen and at Shakespeare's Globe as Aaron in Titus Andronicus. Parkes also starred as the lead in BBC Two's detective series Moses Jones, with a supporting cast that included Matt Smith. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shaun Parkes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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film credits
37
television credits
69
1986–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (70)
Showing 70 of 70 credits
Doctor Who
Zachary Cross Flane
2005
Death in Paradise
Paul Vincent
2011
Casualty
Patrick Senior
1986Casualty
Grant Flock
1986
Silent Witness
1996
Heartbeat
Errol Jones
1992
Line of Duty
CS Terry Reynolds
2012
Lost in Space
Captain Radic
2018Lost in Space
Captain Radic (voice)
2018
The Mummy Returns
Izzy Buttons
2001
Soldier Soldier
Clive Nelson
1991
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
DC Winston Nkata
2002Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Small Axe
Frank Crichlow
2020Crown Prosecutor
Eric Jackson
1995
Notes on a Scandal
Bill Rumer
2006
The River
Andres Jude "A.J." Poulain
2012
The Suspect
DI Vince Ruiz
2022
The Aliens
Truss
2016
Penelope
Reporter Outside Hospital 2
2007
Small Island
Winston
2009
Hooten & The Lady
Clive Stephenson
2016
Shockers
Matt
1999
Maisie Raine
D.C. Peters
1998
Lock, Stock...
Bacon
2000
Casanova
Rocco
2005
Treasure Island
George Merry
2012
The Accident
Martin Harris
2019
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2010
Moses Jones
Moses Jones
2009
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
Mr Coombes
2016
Doctor Who: The Satan Pit
Zachary Cross Flane
2026
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
Paul Okebu
2014
Identity
Anthony Wareing
2010
Treasure Island
George Merry
2012Turning World
Julian Roberts
1997
The Radleys
Jared Copeleigh
2024
Harley Street
2008
Human Traffic
Koop
1999
Tinga Tinga Tales
Tortoise (voice)
2010
Bodily Harm
Undertaker
2002
Servants
Frederick Matkin
2003
Colour Me Kubrick
Mental Patient
2005
Urban Hymn
Charlie
2015
Daylight Robbery
Yardie
2008
Random Quest
Martin
2006
Kill Kill Faster Faster
Clinique
2008
Trafalgar Square
Narrator (voice)
2004
Trick or Treat
Clarence
2019
Clubbed
Rob
2008
The Black Emperor of Broadway
Charles S. Gilpin
2020
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
The Showman
2007
The Fight
Mick Bell
2019
Phallacy
Nigel
2021
Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend
Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country
Brian
2014
Bouncer
John
2002
Elmina’s Kitchen
Digger
2004
The Visitor
Matt
1999
Walking the Amazon
Himself - Narrator
2011
Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty
Narrator (voice)
2012
Kiss of Death
Clive Morrell
2008
Blue/Orange
Christopher
2005Plastic Man
Adam Okoye
1999
Offending Angels
Zeke
2002
Unconditional Love
DS Steve Webber
2003Rage
Godwin 'G'
1999
Greys Inbetween
Co-Producer
2008Care
Mali
2006