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name: "Shane Zaza"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/shane-zaza"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 January 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-17T02:22:10.620550+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Shane Zaza

Actor. Born 8 January 1984 in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 January 1984, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
- **Active:** 2014–present

## Biography

Shane Zaza is a British actor. He was born on 8 January 1984 in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and attended Headlands School in the town, where he began acting.

Zaza is known for his recurring role as Police Constable (later Sergeant) Shafiq Shah in the BBC series *Happy Valley* (2014–2023). His other television credits include Chuck in the *Black Mirror* episode "Nosedive" (2016) and Prem in the *Doctor Who* episode "Demons of the Punjab" (2018). On stage, he played the lead role of Abdul in the National Theatre production of *Behind the Beautiful Forevers* (2014–2015).

He has been married to actress Robyn Addison since 2016.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nationaltheatre.org.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Big Boys* (2022), Fi1m 81, as Tariq — [page](https://film.one/tv/big-boys.md)
- *Happy Valley* (2014), Fi1m 88, as Shafiq Shah — [page](https://film.one/tv/happy-valley-2014.md)

## Also known for

- *The Da Vinci Code* (2006), Youth on Bus
- *The Mummy* (2017), Technician
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Prem
- *Invasion* (2021), Nikhil Kapoor, Nikhil Kapur
- *Spooks: The Greater Good* (2015), Sniper
- *The Rezort* (2015), Salva
- *Plastic* (2014), Shah
- *Spooks* (2002), Aaqib Faris

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