Most Recent Role: Robbie Wright (1985-90) on Grange Hill
Birthplace: Glasgow
Birthday: 10-30-1971
Birth Name: John Shannon
Birthplace: Glasgow
Birthday: 10-30-1971
Birth Name: John Shannon
John was born in Glasgow but brought up in Islington, north London with his younger sister, Angela.
He started acting aged six and, at the age of nine, enrolled at Acland Burghley drama school, where he trained alongside the likes of EastEnders' Patsy Palmer and Sid Owen.
His first appearance on the small screen came two years later as Peter in the ITV drama 'Now and Then' and soon...
Most Recent Appearance
Premiere of the Film
Monday 21 March 2005 on BBC-1
Things were tense between Kathy and Spencer after their misunderstanding the week before, but Spencer breaks the ice and Kathy's relieved that they can still be friends. Meanwhile Karen continued to give Maddie and Taylor the cold shoulder, still struggling to get over her and Taylor's split....
Jailed for nine month for supplying drugs to an undercover journalist [May 1999]
He lost an appeal against his convition for supplying cocaine and canabis to a bogus Arab Prince. He claimed that he was the victim of an unfair trial. He was jailed for nine months last year after being exposed by a sunday newspaper reporter working with The News of the World [14 September 2000]
In Jan 2006, he was banned from driving for 16 months after being arrested for drink - driving. Magistrates ordered him to pay a £150 fine and £100 costs. (edit)
He lost an appeal against his convition for supplying cocaine and canabis to a bogus Arab Prince. He claimed that he was the victim of an unfair trial. He was jailed for nine months last year after being exposed by a sunday newspaper reporter working with The News of the World [14 September 2000]
In Jan 2006, he was banned from driving for 16 months after being arrested for drink - driving. Magistrates ordered him to pay a £150 fine and £100 costs. (edit)
Other Appearances
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Grange Hill
Robbie Wright (1985-90) |
London's Burning
Billy |
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BBC Television Shakespeare
King Henry the Sixth, Part I Master Gunner's Boy |
Black Cab
Talk Radio Billy |
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Children in Need
1993 [2 Parts] Himself |
Fear Factor (UK)
Episode One Themself |
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Mile High
Episode 4 Dean |
Take Two
20 December 1994 Studio Guest |
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