Shane McRae

Shane McRae (born July 23, 1977) is an American actor. In 2017, McRae joined the cast of the Amazon Studios series Sneaky Pete in the role of Taylor. He also played Dickey Barrett in the Spectrum Original series Paradise Lost.[1]

He played Bobby in NBC’s Four Kings and has appeared in Hack, One Life to Live, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Cold Case and Nashville and had a recurring roles in Chicago Fire and The Following as Robert.[2]

He was born in Gainesville, Florida, and grew up in Starkville, Mississippi. McRae earned his MFA from New York University in 2003.[3] Onstage, McRae played the part of Jason Chenier in the play Take Me Out. In 2005, McRae appeared in The Public Theatre’s Richard III as Richard's nemesis, Richmond. McRae also voiced various characters in Seth Green's Robot Chicken.

He starred in the 2008 film The Collective and co-starred with Kelly Overton in the music video for the song "Terrified" by Katharine McPhee with Zachary Levi. In 2011, he appeared in The Help as Raleigh Leefolt.[4] In 2012, he had a starring role as Josh Shiffman in One Small Hitch. He also appeared in the CW series Gossip Girl. In 2021 He played Charlie ‘Lucky’ Luciano in Lansky. other film roles include Still Alice, The Adjustment Bureau, Bad Teacher, and Modern Persuasion.