SHAWN ROBERTS Shawn Roberts Age: 28 From Stratford, Ontario Lives in Los Angeles Photographed by Indira Cesarine
release this fall, and promises plenty of survival-horror style gore and zombie-hunting. One might wonder how an actor adapts to such gruesome scenarios on screen. Shawn’s strategy for getting into character involves advice that has stuck with him since he first heard it years ago. “Be like water,” he says. “Whenever I get a script I read through the whole thing just to get a feel for the story before looking deeper into the characters. Know the story and where you fit into it. Have a human response to any particular circumstance.” Recently Shawn has begun producing in addition to acting. Look out for him in 2012’s Resident Evil: Retribution.
Shawn Roberts loves zombies. At least, that’s what you’d conclude from his résumé, ranging from Diary of the Dead, Land of the Dead, and the Resident Evil film franchise. The Ontario-born actor even landed a role in the film A Little Bit Zombie. This is all a far cry from what he was doing when discovered, acting in a school theater interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood. Few can claim the school auditorium as their launching pad, but Robert Forsythe was in that particular audience and he recommended young Shawn to a Toronto acting agency. He appeared on the Canadian TV series Degrassi: Next Generation shortly after. Shawn’s addiction to acting comes from his love of losing himself scene-to-scene, becoming enveloped in his character and having a new personality to embody and experiment with. He muses that he’ll always have more fun making films than anyone will have watching them. His latest film, Resident Evil: Retribution, is set for
Shawn wears a jacket by Burberry Fashion Editor: Cannon Grooming by Patricia Morales @ Jed Root.
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