Personal Info
Michael Shaeffer
Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Shelter
as Uncle
Molly vs. THE MACHINES
as Senior Coroner
Kraven the Hunter
as Lead Poacher
National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
as Uncle John
All the Old Knives
as Treble
London Fields
as Tony De Taunton
Oasis
as Phelps
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as General Corssin
Fire
as Ranger (Mark)
London Road
as Simon Newton
TV Shows
Bodies
as Hayden Harker · 3 ep.
SAS Rogue Heroes
as Lt. General Ritchie · 2 ep.
Karen Pirie
as Weird Mackie Snr · 3 ep.
Chernobyl
as Blond Man · 2 ep.
Bodyguard
as Longcross · 3 ep.
Trauma
as Lee Ransen · 3 ep.
Taboo
as Dr. Powell · 1 ep.
Rellik
as Steven Mills · 6 ep.
Oasis
as Phelps · 1 ep.
Mrs Biggs
as Police Inspector · 1 ep.