Born December 15, 1970· Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
39Roles★ 6.7Average rating
Raised in Kamloops after a Vancouver birth, Shanks honed his craft at the University of British Columbia’s fine-arts program and completed a two-year apprenticeship with the Stratford Festival. He entered television with guest spots on series such as Highlander and The Commish before landing the role of archaeologist Daniel Jackson, which made him a staple of the long-running military-science-fict…
