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Shane West

1978 - Today

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Shannon Bruce Snaith (born June 10, 1978), better known as Shane West, is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is known for his portrayal of Eli Sammler in the ABC family drama Once and Again, Landon Carter in A Walk to Remember, Dr. Ray Barnett in the NBC medical drama ER, Michael Bishop in The CW spy drama Nikita and in the WGN fantasy adventure historical drama Salem as John Alden. West received critical acclaim for his performance portraying Darby Crash in the biopic What We Do Is Secret. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Shane West is the 6,268th most popular actor (down from 6,131st in 2024), the 9,686th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,003rd in 2019) and the 2,889th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Shane West ranks 6,268 out of 13,578. Before him are Brenda Song, Ellen Albertini Dow, Jessica Capshaw, Charles Walters, Walter Giller, and Jack McGee. After him are Maddie Ziegler, Signe Hasso, Gino Bramieri, Lucile Watson, Justin Bartha, and Sophie Okonedo.

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Among people born in 1978, Shane West ranks 187. Before him are Eric Moussambani, Gerald Asamoah, Émile Mpenza, Lyoto Machida, Virginia Raggi, and January Jones. After him are Justin Bartha, Matt Hancock, Okan Yalabık, Julian Casablancas, Justine Triet, and Anthony Taylor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shane West ranks 9,688 out of 20,380. Before him are Brenda Song (1988), Ellen Albertini Dow (1913), Jessica Capshaw (1976), Charles Walters (1911), Van Dyke Parks (1943), and Jack McGee (1949). After him are Kenneth Appel (1932), Maddie Ziegler (2002), Max Weinberg (1951), Alexander Patch (1889), Johnny Dodds (1892), and Lyman Lemnitzer (1899).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Shane West ranks 2,890. Before him are Jamie Walters (1969), Brenda Song (1988), Ellen Albertini Dow (1913), Jessica Capshaw (1976), Charles Walters (1911), and Jack McGee (1949). After him are Maddie Ziegler (2002), Justin Bartha (1978), Kevin J. O'Connor (1963), Francis Ford (1881), Eliza Dushku (1980), and Don Stroud (1943).

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