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Shaun Parkes

1973–

United Kingdom

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Shaun Parkes (born 9 February 1973) is an English television, theatre and film actor, who is best known for his film roles as Koop in Human Traffic, Izzy Buttons in The Mummy Returns (2001), and Frank Crichlow in Small Axe. For his role in Small Axe, he was nominated for a lead actor award at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards. He also played Doctor Charles Burleigh Purvis in the miniseries Death by Lightning.

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