Michael Shaeffer
Actor
Biography
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).
He has also appeared in the television series Black Mirror (2013), The ABC Murders (2018) and The Salisbury Poisonings (2020), as well as the 2000 film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar.
He has also played smaller roles in television shows, including Game of Thrones and Chernobyl, and films such as Kingdom of Heaven and Rogue One.
Filmography
Kingdom of Heaven
as Young Sergeant 2005
Anna Karenina
as Doorkeeper 2012
Trance
as Security Guard #1 2013
Kraven the Hunter
as Lead Poacher 2024
All the Old Knives
as Treble 2022
London Fields
as Tony De Taunton 2018
Broken
as Desk Sergeant 2012
London Road
as Simon Newton 2015
Jesus Christ Superstar
as Annas 2000
Oasis
as Phelps 2017
The Vote
as Gerry Henderson 2015
Fire
as Ranger (Mark) 2016
Bluebird
as Mark TBA
National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
as Uncle John 2024