Shawn Elliott was an American actor and singer. He is best known for starring in the original cast of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris onstage and as Paco in the film “Short Eyes” (1977). After his last album Mr. Love released in 1976, Elliott turned increasingly to acting. He is known for his roles in the films Short Eyes, Beat Street, Crossover Dreams, Do The Right Thing, Impulse, 13 Conversations About One Thing, Double Take, and Arbitrage. His last screen credit was the 2013 film Broken City.

On TV, Elliott played Eduardo Fernandez, father of main characters Alex and Gaby, on the PBS children’s show Ghostwriter. He also appeared in episodes of NBC’s Law & Order, Lifetime’s The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Miami Vice, CSI: Miami and American Family.

Elliott also appeared on Broadway in City of Angels (1989) and Marie Christine (1999)[7] and off-Broadway and regionally in Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Cyrano De Bergerac, Senor Discretion Himself, Teresa’s Ecstasy, Hamlet, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Man of La Mancha. A lifetime member of The Actors Studio, Elliott received a 1998 ALMA Award for Outstanding Latino Cast for PBS’ Foto-Novelas. In 2000, he was honored with the Rita Moreno Award for Excellence by the Hispanic Organization of Latin Artists (HOLA).