The Shield

Shawn Ryan, the Creator and Executive Producer of The Shield, was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, where he was influenced by the writings of David Mamet, Tom Stoppard, Barry Levinson and everyone who worked on Cheers.Ryan has an overall production deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Productions, in addition to The Shield. Other projects with Twentieth include The Unit, a one-hour drama for CBS on which he teamed with David Mamet and Women’s Murder Club, an ABC pilot written by Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain. Ryan earned a joint degree in Economics and Theatre from Middlebury College, where he first began writing plays. His other television credits include Angel, Nash Bridges and Life with Louie.

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Shawn Ryan, the Creator and Executive Producer of The Shield, was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois.

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Shawn Ryan | Creator, Executive Producer, Writer | The Shield on FX

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Emmy® Winner Micheal Chiklis returns as "Detective Vic Mackey," the lightning-rod leader of the Strike Team. Reeling from the loss of his friend Curtis Lemansky in last year's finale, Vic will risk family, career, and his own freedom to find Lem's killer.&nbsp;

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Emmy® nominated actress CCH Pounder plays "Captain Claudette Wyms." After realizing her ambition to be Captain in the Barn, Claudette finds the personal and political challenges of the job much more difficult to manage than she thought.

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Benito Martinez plays "Councilman David Aceveda." Old wounds and a new political player emerge to put Aceveda to the ultimate ethical test.

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Jay Karnes stars as master "Detective Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach." Continuing his strained partnership with Detective Steve Billings, Dutch becomes distracted by his infatuation with a female officer and new suspicions about Vic.

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Walton Goggins returns as the mercurial "Detective Shane Vendrell." After killing Lem in the season finale, Shane's world crumbles as he tries to stay one step ahead of Vic's pursuit of the "real killer."

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Catherine Dent returns as "Officer Danielle 'Danny' Sofer." Danny receives good news professionally while pressures surrounding the father of her baby continue to mount.

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Michael Jace plays "Officer Julien Lowe." After continuing to struggle with his new partner, Tina, Julien is offered a promotion that will change his life.&nbsp;

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David Snell plays "Detective Ronnie Gardocki," the fourth member of the Strike Team. With Lem dead and Shane acting erratically, Ronnie proves himself to be Vic's important, loyal ally.

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Shawn Ryan | Creator, Executive Producer, Writer | The Shield on FX

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