Introduction
Shane Coffey is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Holden Strauss in Freeform's Pretty Little Liars.
Early life
Coffey grew up in Spring, Texas then studied theater at the University of Southern California. He is a founding member of The Casitas Group, an independent theater company started in 2008, alongside Troian Bellisario.
Career
Coffey's first acting part was playing Patrick for one episode on Summerland alongside Jesse McCartney.
In January 2012, Coffey joined the recurring cast of Pretty Little Liars as Holden Strauss, an old friend of Aria's, who becomes her way of covering when she's actually going to see Ezra Fitz.
Coffey also portrayed Jimmy Nash on The Secret Life of the American Teenager. In 2012, he wrapped on a short film called Exiles, a modern rendition of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with a twist.
Coffey and Troian Bellisario, Pretty Little Liars co-star, make music under the name FAMILY.
In 2013, Coffey appeared in an Audi Super Bowl commercial titled Prom.
In 2015, Coffey starred in Lord Huron - "Fool for Love" music video.
Coffey plays a lead role in the 2016 film Sugar Mountain, directed by Richard Gray.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | A Holiday Heist | Student | as Shane Zwiner |
| 2011 | Houndz from Hell | Orson | as Shane Zwiner |
| 2012 | Joyful Girl | Nic | Short film |
| 2013 | The Colony | George Baker | Short film |
| 2013 | Exiles | Romeo | Short film |
| 2013 | Fire | Boy | Short film |
| 2014 | Starry Eyes | Poe | |
| 2015 | Surf Noir | Johnny | Short film |
| 2016 | Noodles | Ollie | Short film |
| 2016 | Sugar Mountain | Liam West | |
| 2016 | Things I Like About You | Short film | |
| 2016 | Others | Silas | Short film |
| 2017 | Greenlight | Sam | Filming |
| TBA | Robert the Bruce | Finley | Post-production |
| 2018 | Hover | Isaiah |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Summerland | Patrick | Episode: "Kicking and Screaming" |
| 2010 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Jimmy Nash | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2010 | The Whole Truth | Zach Sellards | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2012-2017 | Pretty Little Liars | Holden Strauss | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
| 2012 | I Just Want My Pants Back | Ethan | Episode: "Yoko" |
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Pete Moyer | Episode: "Trends with Benefits" |
| 2012 | Last Man Standing | Terrence | Episode: "Animal Wrongs" |
| 2012-2015 | Perception | D.J. Pierce | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2013 | Castle | Sean Tanner | Episode: "The Human Factor" |
| 2013 | The Originals | Timothy "Tim" | 2 Episodes |
| 2013 | Grimm | Derrick Bryce | Episode: "Twelve Days of Krampus" (Part 2) |
| 2014 | The Novice | Kyle | Television film |
| 2014 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Richard Mills | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Major Crimes | Jaime | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Lethal Weapon | Reuben Tomar | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Criminal Minds | Emmanuel Rask | 1 episode |