Martin Shaw is one of England's most popular actors and has enjoyed a long successful television career, starring in over one hundred television roles. His theatrical career has been disguised, with a string of West End successes. Shaw lives in Norfolk and being a celebrity activist for animal rights he is the patron for Hillside Animal Sanctuary in Norfolk. Shaw's early roles included a stint in the UK's longest running serial Coronation Street but is probably best known for starring role in Judge John Deed.