Shane West

Date of Birth: 1978-06-10
Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Shane West (born Shannon Bruce Snaith) is an American actor, punk rock musician and songwriter. He is best known for portraying Eli Sammler on ABC's family drama Once and Again, Landon Carter in A Wal... Shane West (born Shannon Bruce Snaith) is an American actor, punk rock musician and songwriter. He is best known for portraying Eli Sammler on ABC's family drama Once and Again, Landon Carter in A Walk to Remember, Michael Bishop in The CW spy drama Nikita, and Dr. Ray Barnett on NBC's medical drama ER. West made his acting debut in 1995, appearing in the CBS drama Picket Fences in season 4: episode 6 titled "Heart of Saturday Night", where he played Dave Lattimore.