Draft:Theo Shakes

{{Short description|New Zealand actor and social media influencer}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|2001|11|20}}

| birth_place = Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

| occupation = Actor, writer, director, social media influencer

| website = {{URL|https://www.theoshakes.com/}}

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{{safesubst:SUBPAGENAME}} is a New Zealand actor, writer, director, and social media influencer who is on TikTok.

Education

Shakes graduated with a diploma of Film & television production from South Seas Film School in 2020, and subsequently attended and graduated with an acting degree from Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School in Wellington, New Zealand.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.theoshakes.com/about |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Theo Shakes |language=en-NZ}}

Career

Shakes has both written and appeared in several short films that have had success at international film festivals. He has also appeared in several series such as Bored by the popular New Zealand skit comedy channel Viva La Dirt League, and the New Zealand produced animated series Badjelly based on the book by Spike Milligan.{{Cite web |title=Acting |url=https://www.theoshakes.com/acting |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Theo Shakes |language=en-NZ}}{{Cite web |title=Theo Shakes {{!}} Actor, Writer, Director |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10267399/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

He made his feature film debut when he appeared as the Reginald in Bookworm (2024).

Shakes's TikTok account has over 1.8 million followers and 197 million likes as of March 2025.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-29 |title=Actor Theo Shakes: From TikTok stardom to Peter Pan theatre debut |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/529379/actor-theo-shakes-from-tiktok-stardom-to-peter-pan-theatre-debut |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}{{Cite web |title=TikTok |url=https://www.theoshakes.com/tiktok |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Theo Shakes |language=en-NZ}}{{Cite web |title=TikTok - Make Your Day |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@theoshakes?lang=en |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=www.tiktok.com}}

He has also acted in several theatre productions and is in the process of producing a play in Auckland, New Zealand.{{Cite web |title=Productions |url=https://www.theoshakes.com/booth-box-banter-productions |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Theo Shakes |language=en-NZ}}{{Cite web |title=The Play That Gets Louder |url=https://basementtheatre.co.nz/whats-on/the-play-that-gets-louder-1 |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Basement Theatre}}

Works

= Films =

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Year ! Title ! Actor ! Director ! Writer ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes ! class="unsortable" \| {{Ref heading}}
2020 \| Your Vomit \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Amani \|Short \|{{Citation \|last=Shakes \|first=Theo \|title=Your Vomit \|date=2020-07-06 \|type=Short, Drama \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13715814/ \|access-date=2025-03-17 \|others=Theo Shakes, Tom Webster}}
rowspan="3" \| 2024 \| The Mute \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Alex \| Short \|{{Citation \|last=Packer \|first=Mason Cade \|title=The Mute \|date=2024-04-15 \|type=Short, Thriller \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28864738/ \|access-date=2025-03-17 \|others=Madeleine Adams, Ben Fransham, Ella Gilbert \|publisher=Free Chicken Films}}
Bookworm \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|Reginald \| \|{{Citation \|last=Timpson \|first=Ant \|title=Bookworm \|date=2024-08-29 \|type=Adventure, Comedy, Drama \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23472210/ \|access-date=2025-03-17 \|others=Nell Fisher, Morgana O'Reilly, Millen Baird \|publisher=Firefly Films, Mister Smith Entertainment, New Zealand Film Commission}}
Blue Lights \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|Elijah \|Short \|{{Citation \|last=Shingade \|first=Bala Murali \|title=Blue Lights \|date=2024-08-31 \|type=Short, Drama \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33290216/ \|access-date=2025-03-17 \|others=Tara Canton, Alisha Jacob, Hunter Karaka \|publisher=Rocket Park Productions}}

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Year

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2020

| Your Vomit

| {{yes}}

| Amani

|Short

|{{Citation |last=Shakes |first=Theo |title=Your Vomit |date=2020-07-06 |type=Short, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13715814/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |others=Theo Shakes, Tom Webster}}

rowspan="3" | 2024

| The Mute

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Alex

| Short

|{{Citation |last=Packer |first=Mason Cade |title=The Mute |date=2024-04-15 |type=Short, Thriller |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28864738/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |others=Madeleine Adams, Ben Fransham, Ella Gilbert |publisher=Free Chicken Films}}

Bookworm

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|Reginald

|{{Citation |last=Timpson |first=Ant |title=Bookworm |date=2024-08-29 |type=Adventure, Comedy, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23472210/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |others=Nell Fisher, Morgana O'Reilly, Millen Baird |publisher=Firefly Films, Mister Smith Entertainment, New Zealand Film Commission}}

Blue Lights

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|Elijah

|Short

|{{Citation |last=Shingade |first=Bala Murali |title=Blue Lights |date=2024-08-31 |type=Short, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33290216/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |others=Tara Canton, Alisha Jacob, Hunter Karaka |publisher=Rocket Park Productions}}

=Television=

Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes ! class="unsortable" \| {{Ref heading}}
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2020	The Eggplant	Jimmy	3 episodes	{{Citation \|title=The Eggplant \|date=2020-12-04 \|type=Comedy, Drama \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13604266/ \|access-date=2025-03-17 \|others=Karen O'Leary, Tammy Davis, Olivia Parker \|publisher=Motion Sickness}}
rowspan="2" \|2024 \| Bored	Theo the IT guy	2 episodes	{{Citation \|title=Bored \|date=2016-09-03 \|type=Comedy \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8893430/ \|access-date=2025-03-17 \|others=Rowan Bettjeman, Alan Morrison, Adam King \|publisher=Playtech, Viva La Dirt League}}
Camp Be Better	Davey	6 episodes	{{Citation \|title=Camp Be Better \|date=2024-10-10 \|type=Comedy \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33372466/ \|access-date=2025-03-17 \|others=Louise Jiang, Gideon Smith, Joel Washington \|publisher=Be Better}}
2025 \| Badjelly	Kyle \|Voice role \|{{Citation \|title=Badjelly \|date=2025-01-01 \|type=Animation, Adventure, Family \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33506066/ \|access-date=2025-03-17 \|others=Miriam Margolyes, Ava Diakhaby, Malachi Hall \|publisher=Cantilever Group, Envy Studios, Mukpuddy Animation}}

= Theatre =

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Year ! Production !Type !Location ! Actor ! Director ! Writer ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes ! class="unsortable" \| {{Ref heading}}
2025 \| The Play That Gets Louder \|Local \|Basement Theatre \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| \| \|

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2025