Shane Richie: Biography, Facts and Career

Shane Patrick Paul Roche (born 11 March 1964), known as Shane Richie, is an English actor, comedian, presenter and singer. Following initial success as a stage and screen performer, he became best known for his portrayal of the character Alfie Moon in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders (appearing 2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present) and then in its spin-off RTÉ Drama Redwater in 2017. In 2020, he appeared on the twentieth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here and finished in fourth place. Richie has presented a number of BBC game shows including Reflex, Win Your Wish List and Decimate. He also regularly appears in pantomime and has repeatedly starred as Robin Hood. He first took the role appearing at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton in 2016, then repeated it in 2017 at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking. He then reprised the role once again in 2018 at the Milton Keynes Theatre. In 2019 he starred alongside Jennie Dale as the title character in Dick Whittington at the Bristol Hippodrome in Bristol.

Quick facts about Shane Richie

• Full name: Shane Richie
• Born: 1964-03-11
• Nationality: United Kingdom
• Known as: Comedian
• Wikidata ID: Q3547877

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