{{short description|British Actor & Theatre Director}} '''Robert Shaw Cameron''' is a British Actor & Theatre Director best known as Laurence Reeves in [[Coronation Street]].{{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=July 2024}} {{More citations needed|date=July 2024}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
== Background == Born Robert Shaw, he was brought up in [[Leeds]], [[Yorkshire]], England.
Shaw attended [[Ossett|North Ossett High School]] and then [[Rodillian High School]] in Leeds.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} He later obtained his degree in drama at the [[University of Birmingham]], before attending the [[Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art]] in London, from which he graduated in July 2001 with Distinction. He became Robert Cameron<ref name="WA1">{{Cite web |title=ROBERT SHAW CAMERON – Actor & Director |url=http://www.robertshawcameron.com |access-date=2025-04-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> on graduation from drama school before re establishing his birth name in his professional name, becoming Robert Shaw Cameron in 2010.
He lives in London.<ref name="WA2">{{Cite web |title=ROBERT SHAW CAMERON – Actor & Director |url=http://www.robertshawcameron.com/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Actor == Shaw is best known for playing Laurence Reeves, a dentist, in ''[[Coronation Street]]'', in which he becomes the lover of [[Sean Tully]], played by long time regular [[Antony Cotton]]. His first television role was in 2002 in ''[[Ricky & Bianca]]'', a spin-off from Britain's other most popular [[soap opera]], ''[[EastEnders]]''. He went on to appear in ''[[The Bill]]'', ''The Wild Life'', ''[[Where the Heart Is (1997 TV series)|Where The Heart Is]]'', ''[[The Basil Brush Show]]'', ''[[Shane (UK TV series)|Shane]]'' by [[Frank Skinner]], ''[[Holby City]]'', ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]'', ''[[Keen Eddie]]'' and was the voice of the Quizmaster for [[ITV Network|ITV]]'s ''[[24 Hour Quiz]]''. He has also appeared in three episodes of [[Michael McIntyre's Big Show]], as the principal actor in the "Unexpected Star of the Show" segment, alongside Colin Jackson and [[Rachel Riley]].
He has also appeared in numerous theatre productions and several new plays by Tony award nominated playwright [[Bryony Lavery]].
Having trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art he has played lead roles in theatre, film & television.
Credits include:
* Feature Film: [[Henrik Ibsen|Ibsen]]’s ''Ghosts'' playing Oswald. * Theatre: ''[[The Dresser]]'' (UK Tour starring [[Matthew Kelly]] & [[Julian Clary]]), ''Prism'' ([[Hampstead Theatre]] & UK Tour), ''Smoke, [[As You Like It]]'' ([[New Vic Theatre|New Vic]]); ''Dracula, Precious Bane, [[Death of a Salesman]], [[Othello]], A Christmas Carol'' (National Tours), ''The Kursk'' (workshop for Sound & Fury), ''[[Blood Wedding]], Mansfield Park and [[Confusions]].'' * Television: ''[[Coronation Street]] (regular)'' ''[[Michael McIntyre's Big Show]]'' (4 eps), ''[[The Bill]]'' (2 eps), ''The Wild Life, [[Where the Heart Is (British TV series)|Where the Heart Is]], [[Shane (British TV series)|Shane]], [[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]], [[Holby City]], [[EastEnders|Eastenders]], Keen Eddie'' and ''[[The Basil Brush Show]]''. * Also numerous short films and commercials and I was the voice for ITV's ''24 Hr Quiz''.
== Theatre Director == He directed ''First Person Shooter''<ref name="WA4">{{Cite web |title=50 Years of History |url=https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/about-us/50-years-of-history/#2010s |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Birmingham Rep |language=en-GB}}</ref> by Paul Jenkins at [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]] for which he received the following reviews:
"But not only does the production, ably directed by Robert Shaw Cameron, allow us to peer into the gaming world he’s immersed in, thanks to smart video projections, it also uses his situation to explore a profound cultural shift."**** [[Daily Telegraph]]<ref name="WA5">{{Cite web |date=2010-10-05 |title=First Person Shooter, The Door, Birmingham Rep, review |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/regional-shows/8044417/First-Person-Shooter-The-Door-Birmingham-Rep-review.html |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref>
"''First Person Shooter'' is smart and driven."**** [[The Birmingham Post]]<ref name="WA6">[http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/theatre-in-birmingham/2010/10/08/review-first-person-shooter-at-birmingham-rep-65233-27414495/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929000132/http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/theatre-in-birmingham/2010/10/08/review-first-person-shooter-at-birmingham-rep-65233-27414495/ |date=29 September 2012 }}. Birmingham Post online. Lorne Jackson. Published on 14 September 2010.</ref>
"the computer graphics of Robert Shaw Cameron's production are stylishly done."*** [[The Guardian]]<ref name="WA7">{{Cite news |last=Hickling |first=Alfred |date=2010-10-06 |title=First Person Shooter - review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/oct/06/first-person-shooter-review |access-date=2025-04-11 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *[http://www.robertshawcameron.com/ Official website] *{{IMDb name|4748983}} *[http://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/about/search-the-company/robert-shaw-cameron/ Birmingham Repertory Theatre website]{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}
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