Biography for
Charles Shaughnessy More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

9 February 1955, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Charles George Patrick Shaughnessy

Height

5' 11½" (1.82 m)

Mini Biography

Charles was born into a show business family. His father, Alfred Shaughnessy, was the principal writer for the popular PBS series "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971) and his mother, Jean Lodge, was an actress. He started appearing in plays during school. He attended Eton College and read law at Magdalene College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge, he joined Footlights, a comedy revue. After graduating, he decided to return to acting and enrolled in a London drama school, which led to him to touring in a repertory company. Eventually moving to America to follow the actress he later married, he got his break on "The Nanny" (1993).

IMDb Mini Biography By: John Sacksteder <jsack@ka.net>

Spouse

Susan Fallender

(21 May 1983 - present) 2 children

Trivia

He has two daughters with wife Susan Fallender; Jenny Johanna Shaughnessy and Madelyn Sarah Shaughnessy.

Son of writer/director Alfred Shaughnessy and Jean Lodge.

Brother-in-law of Deborah Fallender and Anne Schoettle.

Became the fifth Baron Shaughnessy in December 2007 upon the death of his second cousin. The heir presumptive to the title is his brother, David Shaughnessy. The first baron was his great-grandfather, Thomas George Shaughnessy, the president of Canadian Pacific Railway.

With his brother David Shaughnessy, is in the process of starting "Busstop31 Productions".

Personal Quotes

Who is my biggest inspiration? Wow...I really, without wanting to sound "aw gee shucks", I'd have to say my wife who taught a rather uptight Englishman what there is to be got out of life. Susan is my greatest inspiration. She has more integrity than anyone I know and integrity is more important than anything for a happy and successful life.