Ken Shane

1st Assistant Director

Ken is a highly experienced 1st Assistant Director with an international career spanning feature films and high -end television , including The Last of Us 2, Arrow, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Big Sky. Having worked his way up through the ranks from runner to 3rd AD and 2nd AD, Ken brings a grounded, practical understanding of set operations , scheduling and multi-unit production. He has worked with a wide range of directors and production teams, and is known for running a calm, organised and respectful set.

Now based back in the UK after having liv ed and work ed in Vancouver, he is open to all projects worldwide.

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The Last of Us Season 2

1st AD (2nd Unit)

Avatar: The Last Airbender

1st AD

Selected credits

date
production
director / production company
television:
2025
MY LIFE WITH THE WALTER BOYS S3
Monika Mitchell & Audrey Cummings / Netflix
2025
THE LAST OF US S2 (2nd Unit)
Måns Månson / HBO
Nomination: Outstanding Drama Series – Primetime Emmy Awards 2025
2024
LAID
Maurice Marable / Universal Television
2024
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
Michael Goi, Rosanne Liang / Netflix
Multiple nominations incl. Saturn, DGA, PGA and Kid’s Choice Awards 2025
2023
SO HELP ME TODD
Nancy Howler, Daniella Weisman, Daniel Willlis / CBS
2021
ONE OF US IS LYING (Pilot)
Jennifer Morrison / NBC, Universal
2021
CHESAPEAKE SHORES S2, S3 & S5
Various / Hallmark
Nomination: Best Dramatic Series – Leo Award 2020
2021
BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOUR
Gandja Monteiro, Jake Schreier / Eat the Cat, Netflix
IMDb ReFrame Stamp winner; Chainsaw Award nomination (Best Series) 2020
2020
THE CHRISTMAS RING (TVM)
Troy Scott / Norland Productions for Hallmark
2020
CRANBERRY CHRISTMAS (TVM)
Linda-Lisa Hayter / Cranberry Road Productions
2020
BIG SKY
Gweneth Horder-Patton, Jennifer Lynch, Michael Goi / Fox, Disney
Multiple nominations incl. Saturn & HCA Awards; IMDb ReFrame Stamp winner
2019
TITANS 2
Carol Banker, Boris Mojsovski, Larnell Stovall / Balagan Productions
IGN & Golden Trailer Award nominations; IMDb ReFrame Stamp winner
2019
CHARMED
Vanessa Parise, Norman Buckley / CBS for CW
Saturn & Teen Choice Award nominations 2019
2019
ARROW S1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7
Bethney Rooney, Jesse Warn, Wendey Stanzler / Warner Bros for CW
22 Wins & 89 Nominations incl. Leo, Saturn, IGN Awards 2012-2019
2016
A DECEMBER BRIDE (TVM)
David Winning / Hallmark for TVM
2015
RELUCTANT WITNESS (TVM)
Monika Mitchell / Independent
2011
PAST OBSESSIONS (TVM)
Raul Inglis / Shavick Entertainment
features:
2024
DEADLY INVITATIONS
Monika Mitchell / Invite Productions for Tubi
2023
DEADLY MIDWIFE
Monika Mitchell / Replaced Productions for Tubi
2021
ADVENTURES IN CHRISTMASING
Troy Scott / Viacom Productions for Hallmark
2014
WAY OF THE WICKED
Kevin Carraway / Independent
2013
RAPTURE - PALOOZA
Paul Middleditch / Lionsgate
2013
KILL FOR ME
Michael Greenspan / Sony
2012
THIS MEANS WAR (Splinter Unit)
McG / Twentieth Century Fox
2010
MARMADUKE (2nd Unit)
Greg Michael / Twentieth Century Fox
2010
SMOKIN' ACES: ASSASSINS' BALL
P.J. Pesce / Universal
2009
2012 (Underwater Unit)
Roland Emmerich / Columbia Pictures
Saturn & Teen Choice Award nominations 2010
2007
ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM
Jeff Habberstad / Twentieth Century Fox
Other credits as 1st Assistant Director:
Inseparable, Slap Shot 3: The Junior League, The Andromeda Strain, Freestyle, Bionic Woman, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, Vice, The Hard Corps, Fallen, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, Muppets' Wizard of Oz, Sandlot 2, The Grid, Fortysomething, Benedict Arnold - A Question of Honour, Band of Brothers, The Breed, Last Run, Dog Eat Dog, Jason & The Argonauts, Randall & Hopkirk I, Cleopatra, Frenchman's Creek, B.U.S.T.E.D., McCallum 2, Wonderful You, Where the Heart Is 1, Kavanagh QC 3 & 4, Pie in the Sky I, When the Lies Run Out, Full Stretch, Life and Times of Henry Pratt, London's Burning 5 & 6, Alien 3, Inspector Morse 4 & 5, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.