Born in London, Shane Briant topped the Law School at Trinity College
in Dublin, Ireland. Nominated by the London theatre critics as "Best
Newcomer" in 1971, Briant has appeared in 32 features worldwide, most
notably
Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray (1973),
Wie man sein Leben lebt (1975),
The Lighthorsemen - Blutiger Sturm (1987),
John Huston's
Der Mackintosh Mann (1973)
and
Lady Chatterley's Liebhaber (1981).
He is also a novelist, having had five books published in Australia:
"The Webber Agenda", "The Chasen Catalyst", "Hitkids", "Bite of the
Lotus" and his new best-selling thriller, "Graphic", which came out in
2005. The short film he wrote in 2005,
A Message from Fallujah (2005),
won "Best in the Fest" at the Los Angeles International Short Film
Festival, and many other awards. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with
his wife and cats. (sbriant@bigpond.net.au)
