# Shane McRae

Shane McRae (born July 23, 1977) is an American actor. In 2017, he joined the cast of the Amazon Studios series Sneaky Pete in the role of Taylor. He also played Dickie Barrett in the Spectrum Original series Paradise Lost and Knox in the Apple TV+ series Silo.

## Early life and education

McRae was born in Gainesville, Florida, and grew up in Starkville, Mississippi. He earned his MFA from New York University in 2003.

## Career

McRae played Bobby in NBC's Four Kings and has appeared in Hack, One Life to Live, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Cold Case, and Nashville, and had a recurring role in Chicago Fire and The Following as Robert.
Onstage, McRae played the part of Jason Chenier in the play Take Me Out. In 2005, McRae appeared in The Public Theater's Richard III as Richard's nemesis, Richmond. McRae also voiced various characters in Seth Green's Robot Chicken.
He starred in the 2008 film The Collective and co-starred with Kelly Overton in the music video for the song "Terrified" by Katharine McPhee with Zachary Levi. In 2011, he appeared in The Help as Raleigh Leefolt. In 2012, he had a starring role as Josh Shiffman in One Small Hitch. He also appeared in the CW series Gossip Girl. In 2021, he played Charlie 'Lucky' Luciano in Lansky. other film roles include Still Alice, The Adjustment Bureau, and Modern Persuasion. In 2023, he had a recurring role in the Apple TV series Silo as Knox.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2001 | All Over Again | Nelson |
| 2008 | Killer Pad | Brody |
| 2008 | The Collective | Conor |
| 2009 | Bottleworld | Wilson |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau | Adrian Troussant |
| 2011 | The Help | Raleigh Leefolt |
| 2012 | Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty | Lloyd |
| 2013 | One Small Hitch | Josh Shiffman |
| 2014 | Still Alice | Charlie Howland-Jones |
| 2016 | Better Off Single | Vince |
| 2020 | Modern Persuasion | Owen Jasper |
| 2021 | Lansky | Lucky Luciano |
| 2021 | Encounter | Lance Dunn |
| 2022 | Midday Black Midnight Blue | Cody |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Promised Land | Ryan | Episode: "Balancing Act" |
| 2004 | Hack | Chris Olshansky | Episode: "Fog of War" |
| 2004 | One Life to Live | Paul Cramer | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Wesley Burkhartz | Episode: "The War at Home" |
| 2006 | Four Kings | Bobby | 13 episodes |
| 2006, 2008 | Robot Chicken | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Nathan O'Donnell | Episode: "That Woman" |
| 2007 | The Mastersons of Manhattan | Bobby | Television film |
| 2009 | Medium | Eric Rogich | Episode: "The Talented Ms. Boddicker" |
| 2009 | Gossip Girl | PJ Buckley | Episode: "Enough About Eve" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Justin Jennings | Episode: "Bully" |
| 2012 | Blue Bloods | Johnny Evans | Episode: "Scorched Earth" |
| 2013 | Chicago Fire | Eric Whaley | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Rewind | Shaun Knox | Television film |
| 2014 | The Following | Robert | 8 episodes |
| 2014 | Manhattan Love Story | Colin | Episode: "Let It Go" |
| 2015 | Forever | Detective Hugh Dunn | Episode: "Diamonds Are Forever" |
| 2015, 2016 | Nashville | Patrick | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2019 | Sneaky Pete | Taylor Bowman | 30 episodes |
| 2016 | Game of Silence | Benjamin Todd | Episode: "Hey" |
| 2020 | Paradise Lost | Dickie Barrett | 10 episodes |
| 2022 | Alaska Daily | Aaron Pritchard | 9 episodes |
| 2023-2025 | Silo | Knox | 13 episodes |