
Michael Shaeffer
ActingBiography
Michael Shaeffer is an English television and stage actor. He is especially known for his role as "Longcross" in the BBC political-thriller television series Bodyguard (2018). He has also appeared in the television series Black Mirror (2013), The ABC Murders (2018) and The Salisbury Poisonings (2020), as well as the 2000 film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar. He has also played smaller roles in television shows, including Game of Thrones and Chernobyl, and films such as Kingdom of Heaven and Rogue One.
Movies
(17 total)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as General Corssin

Kingdom of Heaven
as Young Sergeant

Anna Karenina
as Doorkeeper

Trance
as Security Guard #1

Kraven the Hunter
as Lead Poacher

All the Old Knives
as Treble

London Fields
as Tony De Taunton

Broken
as Desk Sergeant

Shelter
as Uncle

London Road
as Simon Newton

Jesus Christ Superstar
as Annas

Oasis
as Phelps

The Vote
as Gerry Henderson

Fire
as Ranger (Mark)

Molly vs. THE MACHINES
as Senior Coroner

National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
as Uncle John
TV Shows
(16 total)
Game of Thrones
as Stark Soldier

Chernobyl
as Blond Man

Black Mirror
as Roy

Taboo
as Dr. Powell

Luther
as Gordon Murray

Bodyguard
as Longcross

Bodies
as Hayden Harker

SAS Rogue Heroes
as Lt. General Ritchie

Vera
as Ian Holland

Silent Witness
as Jason Bodle

Silent Witness
as Jason Bodie

Foyle's War
as Jack Davey

Karen Pirie
as Weird Mackie Snr

Oasis
as Phelps

Rellik
as Steven Mills

Trauma
as Lee Ransen