Brian Andrew Shaw

Brian Andrew Shaw was born in Paterson, New Jersey and grew up in near by Sussex County. He graduated from High Point Regional High School. He enlisted in the United States Army as a Military Police Officer shortly after the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks. Stationed in Germany, he then served two combat tours in Iraq receiving numerous commendations including one for valor. After 5 years in the Army he attended Montclair State University for Justice Studies and Pre-Law. It is at Montclair that he developed an interest in acting and film after a theater class. He also began building costumes as a hobby which helped him meet the right people. Many of those people were fellow Veterans who are involved in the arts in organizations such as "Veteran Artist Program", "Society of Artistic Veterans", and "Tomahawk Pictures". He became a firefighter in New Jersey in 2012, a position he still holds to this day. Shortly after becoming a firefighter, he moved to Jersey City, New Jersey which is close to New York City and he began background acting. He also had a few smaller roles on student films with many roles portraying Soldiers or Police Officers.