Shane Richie
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Shane Richie is an English actor, comedian, singer and media personality, known for his portrayal of the character Alfie Moon
in the BBC One
soap opera EastEnders
.
to Irish Catholic
parents, He attended Willesden High School and was a member of a youth theatre as a child, and began his professional career in adolescence as a bluecoat entertainer in Pontins holiday camp
s. He progressed to the live stand up circuit – receiving a nomination for best new stand-up at the inaugural British Comedy Awards
. In 1989, Richie made nightly appearances for Sky TV's chat show series Jameson Tonight, which was hosted by Derek Jameson
and Richie and recorded at the Windmill Theatre
, London. In 1990 Richie made his first terrestrial television appearances as one of the comics on the BBC One
sketch show Up to Something! with Suzy Aitchison, David Schneider, Frances Dodge, Mike Hayley and Lewis MacLeod. The show got axed after one series and was replaced by another sketch show You Gotta Be Jokin in 1991. Richie was one of five comics, the others being Maddi Cryer, Annette Law, George Marshall and Billy Pearce
.
He later branched out into anchoring game shows after proving successful as host of the kids' quiz show Run the Risk
, which was played during the BBC
Saturday morning show Going Live. He moved into mainstream presenting with Caught In The Act, Win, Lose or Draw, The Shane Richie Experience (later revamped as Love Me Do) and Lucky Numbers
. He also replaced Danny Baker
in the 'doorstep challenge' TV ads for Daz
detergent
; he had previously replaced Baker as host of Win, Lose or Draw.
and a London production of Grease
. He released two albums, to limited commercial response, and had a Number 2 single in the UK Singles Chart
in 2003, with his Children in Need
single, a cover version
of Wham!
's "I'm Your Man".
Over Christmas 2005, Richie appeared in a touring run of Scrooge: The Musical.
He took part in an early edition of Blind Date
. After being asked the question "How would you wow me on a first date?", Richie burst into song, singing "Wild Thing."
In 2009, Richie was reportedly scheduled as the opening act
for Michael Jackson
's concerts at the O2 Arena
. The concerts were cancelled following Jackson's death
.
s award winning short comedy movie Dead Clean
and then later Distant Shadow. In 2003 he was executive producer for the British film Shoreditch, in which he also appeared in a lead role. He invested a six-figure sum into the budget of the film, which ultimately made little profit.
As Alfie Moon
, in EastEnders
, Richie received immediate acclaim for bringing humour to a programme often panned for being too depressing. The role won him numerous awards including the award for "Best Male European Actor" at the Rose D'or Festival and National Television Awards
for "Most Popular Actor" in 2005, shortly before he, and co-star Jessie Wallace
, left the programme on Christmas Day, 2005.
In 2007, Richie starred in a new ITV1
drama The Good Samaritan, and Father Frank for BBC One
. He also starred in the second series of Skins
on Channel 4
as Bruce Gelcart, a lecherous college drama lecturer.
It was announced on 28 January 2008 that Richie will be hosting a brand new music lyric quiz show on Sky1 called Don't Forget the Lyrics!
, whereby contestants must finish off the lyrics to lines of popular songs in order to win money. This commenced on 11 May 2008.
On 25 April 2008, he was due to be a guest on The Paul O'Grady Show
, but due to Paul O'Grady
falling ill, Richie had to stand in as host.
On 8 May 2008, he said in an interview with Digital Spy
that he would love to return to EastEnders as Alfie Moon.
On 23 July 2009, Richie announced on The One Show
that his character Alfie Moon
would return to EastEnders
. On 7 February 2010 it was confirmed that he would be returning to Eastenders as Alfie Moon. Following an absence of almost 5 years, Richie made his on-screen return to Eastenders on 21 September 2010.
Starting in February 2009 Ritchie was set to star in a revamp of the series, Minder
, in a six part series on Five. Rather than a remake of the original, Ritchie stars as Archie Daley, the nephew of the character Arthur Daley from the original series, which ran from 1979 to 1994 on ITV
On 26 July 2009, Richie appeared in a one-off TV drama called Whatever It Takes
. He played a character called JJ Merrick who comes to the aid of a girl who wins a radio competition – and catapults her into stardom, thus giving her a new lease of life to what she has been used to before in her lifetime.
The BBC announced on November 14, 2011, that following Jimmy Savile
's recent death, Jim'll Fix It
would return for a one-off Christmas Special in December 2011, featuring Shane Ritche as the programme's host.
In 2006, Richie played a rat named Sid in the Aardman Animation film Flushed Away
and appeared in What We Did on our Holidays is None of Your Business for ITV1
. He has recently been seen in the UK stage tour of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Randle McMurphy
, and heard as a presenter on Virgin Radio
, where he interviewed Tony Hadley
of Spandau Ballet
.
He will be seen in the film Prisoners of the Sun
with former EastEnders co-star Michael Higgs
.
in 1990 and together they had two sons, Shane Roche Jr and Jake Roche. They divorced in 1999.
He proposed to his fiancée Christie Anne Goddard at her 26th birthday party in April 2005, and on 23 April 2006 she gave birth to a boy, Mackenzie Blue. They got married on 21 July 2007. Christie gave birth to a daughter, Lolita Bell, on 28 July 2008. Another daughter, their third child together, was born on 27 April 2011 called Romani-Skye Angel Shelley.
In 2003, he released his autobiography Rags To Richie, which was a best-seller. In the book, he claims to have had sex with six girls in a chalet, during his time as a Pontins Bluecoat and he broke the law by orchestrating ticket touts outside of Grease. He also claims to have given free tickets to the touts, who went on to sell them at a large profit for Richie.
He is a supporter of West London football club Queens Park Rangers.
Richie has recently become patron of Shinfield Players Theatre, an amateur theatre company in Reading, Berkshire, taking the role from recently deceased Anton Rodgers
. He made his first appearance in the audience on 11 July 2009 for the Youth Group production of Disco Inferno
.
Alfie Moon
Alfred William "Alfie" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Shane Richie. He made his first appearance on 21 November 2002, and left on 25 December 2005...
in the BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
soap opera EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
.
Early life and career beginnings
Born Shane Patrick Richie in HarlesdenHarlesden
Harlesden is an area in the London Borough of Brent, northwest London, UK. Its main focal point is the Jubilee Clock which commemorates Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee....
to Irish Catholic
Irish Catholic
Irish Catholic is a term used to describe people who are both Roman Catholic and Irish .Note: the term is not used to describe a variant of Catholicism. More particularly, it is not a separate creed or sect in the sense that "Anglo-Catholic", "Old Catholic", "Eastern Orthodox Catholic" might be...
parents, He attended Willesden High School and was a member of a youth theatre as a child, and began his professional career in adolescence as a bluecoat entertainer in Pontins holiday camp
Holiday camp
Holiday camp, in Britain, generally refers to a resort with a boundary that includes accommodation, entertainment and other facilities.As distinct from camping, accommodation typically consisted of chalets – small buildings arranged either individually or in blocks. Some had three or four storeys,...
s. He progressed to the live stand up circuit – receiving a nomination for best new stand-up at the inaugural British Comedy Awards
British Comedy Awards
The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year.-History:...
. In 1989, Richie made nightly appearances for Sky TV's chat show series Jameson Tonight, which was hosted by Derek Jameson
Derek Jameson
Derek Jameson is a retired British tabloid journalist and broadcaster.As a child, Jameson was evacuated from London in WW2...
and Richie and recorded at the Windmill Theatre
Windmill Theatre
The Windmill Theatre, later The Windmill International, was a variety and revue theatre in Great Windmill Street, London. The theatre was famous for its nude tableaux vivants...
, London. In 1990 Richie made his first terrestrial television appearances as one of the comics on the BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
sketch show Up to Something! with Suzy Aitchison, David Schneider, Frances Dodge, Mike Hayley and Lewis MacLeod. The show got axed after one series and was replaced by another sketch show You Gotta Be Jokin in 1991. Richie was one of five comics, the others being Maddi Cryer, Annette Law, George Marshall and Billy Pearce
Billy Pearce
Billy Pearce is an award winning English performer, comedian, actor and entertainer. A regular on UK television in the 1980s and 1990s, Pearce has been described as a "supreme entertainer". His summer shows and pantomimes regularly break box office records.-Early life:Pearce was born in Leeds in...
.
He later branched out into anchoring game shows after proving successful as host of the kids' quiz show Run the Risk
Run the Risk
Run the Risk was a BBC1 children's show, which aired from the latter half of 1992 until the beginning of 1998. It was aired on Saturday mornings during Going Live, and later Live & Kicking, and was later repeated as its own individual show. It was presented by Peter Simon for the entire run...
, which was played during the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Saturday morning show Going Live. He moved into mainstream presenting with Caught In The Act, Win, Lose or Draw, The Shane Richie Experience (later revamped as Love Me Do) and Lucky Numbers
Lucky Numbers (TV series)
Lucky Numbers was a Bingo-based game show and revival of the earlier series Bob's Full House that aired on the ITV network from 9 January 1995 until 27 June 1997. Hosted by Shane Richie, the series was produced by Granada Television....
. He also replaced Danny Baker
Danny Baker
Danny Baker is an English comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter. Since the late 1970s, he has worked for a wide range of publications and broadcasters including NME, LWT, the BBC, and Talk Radio....
in the 'doorstep challenge' TV ads for Daz
Daz (detergent)
Daz is the name of a popular laundry detergent on the market in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is manufactured by Procter & Gamble and is lower priced than P&G's main brand, Ariel...
detergent
Detergent
A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with "cleaning properties in dilute solutions." In common usage, "detergent" refers to alkylbenzenesulfonates, a family of compounds that are similar to soap but are less affected by hard water...
; he had previously replaced Baker as host of Win, Lose or Draw.
Musicals acts
Richie was a success in musicals – including Boogie NightsBoogie Nights (musical)
Boogie Nights is a British musical, based upon the pop music of the 1970s, written by Jon Conway with Shane Richie and Terry Morrison.-Plot:...
and a London production of Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
. He released two albums, to limited commercial response, and had a Number 2 single in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
in 2003, with his Children in Need
Children in Need
Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million. The highlight of the Children in Need appeal is an annual telethon, held in November. A teddy bear named "Pudsey Bear" fronts the campaign, while Terry Wogan is a long...
single, a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Wham!
WHAM!
Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
's "I'm Your Man".
Over Christmas 2005, Richie appeared in a touring run of Scrooge: The Musical.
He took part in an early edition of Blind Date
Blind Date (UK TV series)
Blind Date is a British dating game show produced by London Weekend Television. An unscreened pilot was made with comic Duncan Norvelle as presenter but it was eventually hosted by Cilla Black, who already hosted the LWT series, Surprise, Surprise...
. After being asked the question "How would you wow me on a first date?", Richie burst into song, singing "Wild Thing."
In 2009, Richie was reportedly scheduled as the opening act
Opening act
An opening act or warm-up act is an entertainer or entertainment act that performs at a concert before the featured entertainer...
for Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
's concerts at the O2 Arena
The O2 arena (London)
The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the centre of The O2, a large entertainment complex on the Greenwich peninsula in London, England.With a capacity of up to 20,000 depending on the event, it is second largest...
. The concerts were cancelled following Jackson's death
Death of Michael Jackson
On June 25, 2009, American singer Michael Jackson died of acute propofol intoxication after he suffered a respiratory arrest at his home in the Holmby Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles. His personal physician, Conrad Murray, said he found Jackson in his room, not breathing, but with a faint pulse,...
.
Television roles
From 2002 to 2003, Richie played the villainous Danny Dexter on Night and Day. He won supporting roles in low-profile British films beginning with Chris BarfootChris Barfoot
Chris Barfoot is a British actor, writer/director and producer of film productions.- Biography :...
s award winning short comedy movie Dead Clean
Dead Clean
Dead Clean is a film shot in the December of 1997 in Southampton, England and starring Andrew Sachs and Shane Richie...
and then later Distant Shadow. In 2003 he was executive producer for the British film Shoreditch, in which he also appeared in a lead role. He invested a six-figure sum into the budget of the film, which ultimately made little profit.
As Alfie Moon
Alfie Moon
Alfred William "Alfie" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Shane Richie. He made his first appearance on 21 November 2002, and left on 25 December 2005...
, in EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, Richie received immediate acclaim for bringing humour to a programme often panned for being too depressing. The role won him numerous awards including the award for "Best Male European Actor" at the Rose D'or Festival and National Television Awards
National Television Awards
The National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public. Because of the way the awards are decided, winners are...
for "Most Popular Actor" in 2005, shortly before he, and co-star Jessie Wallace
Jessie Wallace
Jessie Wallace is an English actress best known for her portrayal as Kat Moon in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.-Early life:...
, left the programme on Christmas Day, 2005.
In 2007, Richie starred in a new ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
drama The Good Samaritan, and Father Frank for BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
. He also starred in the second series of Skins
Skins (TV series)
Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...
on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
as Bruce Gelcart, a lecherous college drama lecturer.
It was announced on 28 January 2008 that Richie will be hosting a brand new music lyric quiz show on Sky1 called Don't Forget the Lyrics!
Don't Forget the Lyrics! (UK game show)
Don't Forget The Lyrics! is the United Kingdom version of the RDF USA game show, which began broadcasting on Sky1 on Sunday, 11 May 2008 and aired its final show on 9 August 2009. Presented by Shane Richie, the show is broadcast from 19:00 to 20:00 on a Sunday night and is repeated frequently...
, whereby contestants must finish off the lyrics to lines of popular songs in order to win money. This commenced on 11 May 2008.
On 25 April 2008, he was due to be a guest on The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show was a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV before moving to Channel 4...
, but due to Paul O'Grady
Paul O'Grady
Paul James Michael O'Grady MBE is an English comedian, television presenter, actor, writer and radio DJ. He is best known for presenting the daytime chat television series, The Paul O'Grady Show and, more recently, Paul O'Grady Live, as well as his drag queen comedic alter ego, Lily Savage, as...
falling ill, Richie had to stand in as host.
On 8 May 2008, he said in an interview with Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
that he would love to return to EastEnders as Alfie Moon.
On 23 July 2009, Richie announced on The One Show
The One Show
The One Show is a topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD, hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. Chris Evans joins Jones to present the programme on Friday...
that his character Alfie Moon
Alfie Moon
Alfred William "Alfie" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Shane Richie. He made his first appearance on 21 November 2002, and left on 25 December 2005...
would return to EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
. On 7 February 2010 it was confirmed that he would be returning to Eastenders as Alfie Moon. Following an absence of almost 5 years, Richie made his on-screen return to Eastenders on 21 September 2010.
Starting in February 2009 Ritchie was set to star in a revamp of the series, Minder
Minder (TV series)
Minder is a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV...
, in a six part series on Five. Rather than a remake of the original, Ritchie stars as Archie Daley, the nephew of the character Arthur Daley from the original series, which ran from 1979 to 1994 on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
On 26 July 2009, Richie appeared in a one-off TV drama called Whatever It Takes
Whatever It Takes (2009 film)
Whatever it Takes is a 2009 British television drama film directed by Andy Hay and starring Shane Ritchie, Amy Beth Hayes, Eva Alexander, Gary Lucy and Ron Cook...
. He played a character called JJ Merrick who comes to the aid of a girl who wins a radio competition – and catapults her into stardom, thus giving her a new lease of life to what she has been used to before in her lifetime.
The BBC announced on November 14, 2011, that following Jimmy Savile
Jimmy Savile
Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile, OBE, KCSG was an English disc jockey, television presenter and media personality, best known for his BBC television show Jim'll Fix It, and for being the first and last presenter of the long-running BBC music chart show Top of the Pops...
's recent death, Jim'll Fix It
Jim'll Fix It
Jim'll Fix It was a long-running British television show, broadcast by the BBC between 1975 and 1994. It was presented by Jimmy Savile. It was produced by Roger Ordish, who also worked on other BBC shows, including A Bit of Fry & Laurie...
would return for a one-off Christmas Special in December 2011, featuring Shane Ritche as the programme's host.
Film career
In 2003 Richie produced and starred in Shoreditch in which he reportedly invested half a million pounds of his own money. The film received negative reviews and was not widely seen.In 2006, Richie played a rat named Sid in the Aardman Animation film Flushed Away
Flushed Away
Flushed Away is a 2006 computer animated British film directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell. It is a partnership between Aardman Animations of Wallace and Gromit fame, and DreamWorks Animation, and is Aardman's first completely computer-animated feature as opposed to the usual stop-motion.The film...
and appeared in What We Did on our Holidays is None of Your Business for ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
. He has recently been seen in the UK stage tour of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a play based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel of the same name. Dale Wasserman's stage adaptation, with music by Teiji Ito, made its Broadway preview on November 12, 1963, its premiere on November 13, and ran until January 25, 1964 for a total of one preview and 82...
as Randle McMurphy
Randle McMurphy
Randle Patrick McMurphy or R. P. McMurphy is a central character in Ken Kesey's novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He appears in the play and film adaptation of the novel as well...
, and heard as a presenter on Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio
Absolute Radio is one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations. The station rebranded to its current name at 7.45am on 29 September 2008.The station is based in London and plays popular rock music...
, where he interviewed Tony Hadley
Tony Hadley
Tony Hadley is an English pop singer-songwriter, occasional stage actor and radio presenter who gained celebrity as the lead vocalist for the 1980s band Spandau Ballet.-Early life:...
of Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet are a British band formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by, and an integral part of, the New Romantic fashion, their music has featured a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and synthpop. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles...
.
He will be seen in the film Prisoners of the Sun
Prisoners of the Sun (film)
Prisoners of the Sun is an upcoming movie directed by Roger Christian starring John Rhys-Davies, David Charvet, Carmen Chaplin, Emily Holmes, Nick Moran, Joss Ackland, Michael Higgs and Gulshan Grover.-Plot :...
with former EastEnders co-star Michael Higgs
Michael Higgs
Michael Higgs is a British actor best known for prominent roles in two long-running television series: Eddie Santini in ITV1's The Bill, and Andy Hunter in EastEnders....
.
Personal life
Richie married Coleen NolanColeen Nolan
Coleen Patricia Nolan is an English born television presenter, author and singer of Irish descent. She was the youngest member of the girl group, The Nolans, in which she sang alongside her sisters...
in 1990 and together they had two sons, Shane Roche Jr and Jake Roche. They divorced in 1999.
He proposed to his fiancée Christie Anne Goddard at her 26th birthday party in April 2005, and on 23 April 2006 she gave birth to a boy, Mackenzie Blue. They got married on 21 July 2007. Christie gave birth to a daughter, Lolita Bell, on 28 July 2008. Another daughter, their third child together, was born on 27 April 2011 called Romani-Skye Angel Shelley.
In 2003, he released his autobiography Rags To Richie, which was a best-seller. In the book, he claims to have had sex with six girls in a chalet, during his time as a Pontins Bluecoat and he broke the law by orchestrating ticket touts outside of Grease. He also claims to have given free tickets to the touts, who went on to sell them at a large profit for Richie.
He is a supporter of West London football club Queens Park Rangers.
Richie has recently become patron of Shinfield Players Theatre, an amateur theatre company in Reading, Berkshire, taking the role from recently deceased Anton Rodgers
Anton Rodgers
Anton Rodgers was an English actor and occasional director. He performed on stage, in film and in television dramas and sitcoms.-Life and career:...
. He made his first appearance in the audience on 11 July 2009 for the Youth Group production of Disco Inferno
Disco Inferno (musical)
Disco Inferno is a modern 70s style musical usually performed by small-scale theatre companies and schools. Set in 1976. the show features memorable songs of the 70s era, including Boogie Nights, Celebration and Hot Stuff...
.
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Dead Clean Dead Clean Dead Clean is a film shot in the December of 1997 in Southampton, England and starring Andrew Sachs and Shane Richie... |
Nicos Malmatakis | Short film |
| 1999 | Distant Shadow Distant Shadow Distant Shadow is a 1999 film. A thriller made in the UK, it is 100 minutes in length and was directed by Howard J. Ford.-Plot summary:Michelle witnesses the brutal murder of her mother while she is a four year old child. Sixteen years later she is still traumatized by memories, and living in... |
Paul | |
| 2001 | Silent Soul | Chippy | Short film |
| 2003 | Shoreditch | Thomas Hickman | Also executive producer |
| 2006 | Flushed Away Flushed Away Flushed Away is a 2006 computer animated British film directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell. It is a partnership between Aardman Animations of Wallace and Gromit fame, and DreamWorks Animation, and is Aardman's first completely computer-animated feature as opposed to the usual stop-motion.The film... |
Sid | Voice role |
| 2010 | Risen Risen (film) Risen is a 2010 British sports drama film directed by Neil Jones and starring Stuart Brennan, Shane Richie, John Noble and Erik Morales. It is a biopic of the Welsh boxer Howard Winstone.-Cast:* Stuart Brennan - Howard Winstone... |
Mike Barrett | |
| Prisoners of the Sun Prisoners of the Sun (film) Prisoners of the Sun is an upcoming movie directed by Roger Christian starring John Rhys-Davies, David Charvet, Carmen Chaplin, Emily Holmes, Nick Moran, Joss Ackland, Michael Higgs and Gulshan Grover.-Plot :... |
Kalfhani | ||
| 2011 | The Reverend | Prince |
TV
| Year | TV Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Grange Hill Grange Hill Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television... |
Schoolboy | Uncredited; 1 episode: 1.1 |
| 1989 | Jameson Tonight | Co-host | SKY TV nightly chat show |
| 1990 | Up to Something! | Various Roles | |
| 1991 | You Gotta Be Jokin | ||
| 1997 | Sooty & Co. Sooty & Co. Sooty & Co is a British children's television series that was aired on ITV from 1993 to 1998 for six series, replacing the 37 year old Sooty Show. The programme centres on Matthew Corbett, and puppets Sooty, Sweep, Soo and Scampi, as they try to run a shop in Manchester. In 1998 Matthew Corbett... |
1 episode: Sooty's Christmas Panto | |
| 1998 | Macbeth | Porter | |
| 1997 | CITV Awards 1997 | Baron Rockefeller | |
| 1998 | Macbeth | Porter | |
| 2000 | Burnside Burnside (TV series) Burnside is a British television police procedural drama, broadcast on ITV in 2000. The series, a spin-off from ITV's long-running police drama The Bill, focused on DCI Frank Burnside, formerly a detective at Sun Hill and now working for the National Crime Squad... |
Tony Shotton | Recurring |
| 2002–2005 | EastEnders EastEnders EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End... |
Alfie Moon Alfie Moon Alfred William "Alfie" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Shane Richie. He made his first appearance on 21 November 2002, and left on 25 December 2005... |
Series regular |
| 2003 | Night and Day Night and Day (TV series) Night and Day was a British soap opera which was produced by Granada Television for LWT and ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003.Its theme-song, "Always & Forever", was sung by Kylie Minogue.-Synopsis:... |
Danny Dexter | Recurring |
| 2003 | French and Saunders French and Saunders French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television show written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act.... |
1 episode: Christmas Celebrity Special | |
| 2006 | What We Did on Our Holiday | Nick Taylor | |
| 2007 | The Good Samaritan | Brian Guest | |
| Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind Robbie the Reindeer Robbie the Reindeer is a series of three animated comedy television specials shown on BBC One at Christmas, filmed in aid of Comic Relief. Written by Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley, the programmes are based on the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, with Robbie as Rudolph's son and the tenth of... |
Trooper No. 1 | Voice role | |
| 2008 | Skins Skins (TV series) Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death... |
Bruce Gelcart | 1 episode: Sketch |
| 2009 | Minder Minder (TV series) Minder is a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV... |
Archie Daley | 6 part series |
| Whatever It Takes Whatever It Takes (2009 film) Whatever it Takes is a 2009 British television drama film directed by Andy Hay and starring Shane Ritchie, Amy Beth Hayes, Eva Alexander, Gary Lucy and Ron Cook... |
JJ Merrick | ||
| New Tricks | Johnny Tevis | 1 episode: Death of a Timeshare Salesman | |
| 2010 onwards | EastEnders EastEnders EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End... |
Alfie Moon Alfie Moon Alfred William "Alfie" Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Shane Richie. He made his first appearance on 21 November 2002, and left on 25 December 2005... |
Returned as Series regular |
Albums
- Shane Richie - The Album (1997)
- Once Around the SunOnce Around the Sun (Shane Richie album)Once Around the Sun is the second album by British actor and singer Shane Richie. The album was released in 2000 and has since been deleted which makes it difficult to obtain.-Track listing:#Sha Na Na#Only Time Will Tell#Marvin on My Side...
(2000)
Singles
- I'm Your Man (2003) – No. 2 (UK)