MORE: Endeavour star Shaun Evans looks unrecognisable in first-ever on-screen role I just like to do my job and then go home and carry on with my life." He has since kept his relationships private, and explained that he keeps his personal life away from the cameras, telling Ox in a Box: " little impact on my life which I like because I’m not a person who has a public persona, or a profile on social media. However, Shaun was previously in a relationship with Andrea Corr from The Corrs, and the pair first stepped out together in 2003 before calling it quits four years later. He also isn't officially on any social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Acting isn't like that, it's more vocational I think."Īlthough we know everything about Shaun's acting career, the star does tend to keep his personal life deeply private, and it is not currently clear whether he is in a relationship or not. I think it's a falsehood to think you can have some kind of plan.
You know, sometimes you earn a lump sum, sometimes you earn nothing. Speaking about going into his career as an actor, he told the Express: "It's hard to describe, but I never thought I could make a career out of it. Throughout his career he has also appeared in more than his fair share of crime drama, including Whitechapel, Ashes to Ashes and Inspector George Gently, giving him good practise before landing his breakthrough role as Endeavour! MORE: Endeavour season eight: everything you need to know about the three new films MORE: 15 must-watch detective dramas to try if you love Endeavour After deciding on a career in acting, the star trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama before going onto star in Channel 4's Teachers and The Virgin Queen. Shaun was born on 6 March 1980 in Liverpool and has Irish parents. WATCH: The detective drama returned in 2020 for season seven Shaun Evans' career