Henry Shields (born 21 August 1988) is an English playwright and actor.
Shields grew up in Hastings and his family still live there.
[1] He initially studied nursing at university but dropped out after a year and auditioned for drama school, gaining a place at LAMDA.
It was while there that he met the collaborators with whom he would go on to form Mischief Theatre company.
He has been nominated for three Olivier Awards for Best New Comedy, winning in 2015 for The Play That Goes Wrong.