Shane West was born in 1978 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He began to pursue an acting career at the age of fifteen, gaining bit parts on various television shows, but it was not until 1999 when West appeared in ABC's "Once and Again" (1999) that he got his major breakthrough. Aside from catapulting to teen heart-throb status with the success of the show, West has made his mark on the screen within such films as Liberty Heights (1999) and Whatever It Takes (2000). Aside from acting, West continues the musical traditions of his family (both parents were musicians when he was young) with his band, Average Jo, for which he writes and plays guitar.

Actor - filmography

1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The (2003) .... Detective Thomas 'Tom' Sawyer
2. "Total Access 24/7" (2002) TV Series .... Himself
3. Walk to Remember, A (2002) .... Landon Rollins Carter
4. Ocean's Eleven (2001) (uncredited) .... Himself
   ... aka 11 (2001) (USA: poster title)
   ... aka O11 (2001) (USA: informal short title)
5. Get Over It (2001) .... Striker
   ... aka Get Over It! (2001) (USA: promotional title)
6. Time for Dancing, A (2000) .... Paul
7. Dracula 2000 (2000) .... J.T
   ... aka Dracula 2001 (2001) (UK)
   ... aka Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 (2000) (USA: complete title)
8. Whatever It Takes (2000) .... Ryan Woodman
   
   
9. Liberty Heights (1999) .... Ted
10. "Once and Again" (1999) TV Series .... Eli Sammler
11. Clips' Place (1998) (TV)
12. Westing Game, The (1997) (TV) .... Chris Theodorakis
    ... aka Get a Clue (1997) (TV) (USA: video title)