Shaun Paul Piccinino

Shaun Paul Piccinino (Peach-ah-nino) is an action, Director and Actor who has Directed and starred in the hit television show the "Deadliest Warrior", the award winning film, "The Lackey" and over 30 videos games to date spanning from "Spider-Man: Web of Shadows", "Prototype 2", to the multi-billion dollar franchise, "Call of Duty".Growing up in Northern California and being raised on a virtual wildlife refuge of over 900 acres (on the campus where his father, Barry is head of the Drama Department at Butte College) was an incredibly grounding experience. Shaun grew up on stage since age 5 while studying Shakespeare with his father. His curiosity for film and TV brought him to Los Angeles in early 2001.Piccinino is a Hollywood anomaly and has been described as a modern day renaissance man. Who also happens to be a AAU National Champion in weapons (4th Degree black belt) in Shoalin Kung Fu and a 1st Degree Black Belt in Okinawan Karate. Shaun parlayed his skills to launch himself into the Hollywood and Video Game action scene. Shaun has battled on top of moving trains on the NBC show "Revolution", doubled the stars on NBC's "Heroes" and played the part of "The Quarterback" in an episode of "Criminal Minds."Piccinino has found equal success in both television and film. 2nd Unit directing and then later Directing on Spike TV's #1 Hit show, the "Deadliest Warrior" for two seasons in a row (as well as staring in several episodes as famed Scottish war hero, William Wallace). As a filmmaker, he was honored with the "Audience Choice" award at the 2012 SoCal Film Fest and the "Best Editing - Feature" accolades at the 2012 Action on Film (AOF) Festival for his multi-nominated feature film, The Lackey, that Piccinino also starred in, wrote and directed. He was also the stunt coordinator on the movie, which also received a "Best Fight Choreography" and "Best Screenplay" nomination. His other recent works have garnered a lot of attention from his stunning action work in the viral hit show "Super Power Beat Down" where he not only coordinates the stunts but also 2nd Unit & Co-directs, to his producing credits on several feature films in the last year alone. Notable credit's include, "When The Fever Breaks" an Zombie survival thriller in the vein of The Walking Dead and a true to text adaptation of "The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" which had the honor of being the last film work for the hollywood legend Mickey Rooney.When not in front or behind the camera Piccinino spends his time in the editing bays with 8 feature films and several network television shows, such as Seth Green's "Robot Chicken" and Drew Carey's "Green Screen Show" under his belt.Piccinino's penchant for drama/action, and ability to pull at heart strings while elevating the stories through gritty fight choreography have been realized throughout Hollywood. Piccinino's is quoted as saying that one of his biggest idol's is the one and only Buster Keaton. Show less «