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name: "Shend"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/shend"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 November 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T23:04:55.462355+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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# Shend

Actor. Born 17 November 1957 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 November 1957, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK

## Biography

Shend is an English actor, born Chris Harz on 17 November 1957 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. He began his career in music, founding the punk and indie band The Cravats in 1977; he has continued to perform with the group and was involved in other bands including The Very Things.

His television credits include roles in *Red Dwarf* (1988), *Big Train* (1998), *Hustle* (2004), *Torchwood* (2006), *Merlin* (2010) and *Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge* (1994), in which he appeared as The Band. Film appearances include *Split Second* (1992), *Revolver* (2005), *Hogfather* (2007) and *Pusher* (2012).

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge* (1994), Fi1m 82, as The Band — [page](https://film.one/tv/knowing-me-knowing-you-with-alan-partridge.md)

## Also known for

- *Revolver* (2005), Teddy
- *Merlin* (2008), Ebor
- *Split Second* (1992), Precinct Policeman
- *The Colour of Magic* (2008), Barbarian Chieftan
- *Hustle* (2004), Mark Whittaker
- *Hogfather* (2007), Hogfather
- *Pusher* (2012), Meten
- *Big Train* (1998)

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