生于加拿大安大略省，先后就读于里德利大学、麦吉尔大学，并在美国戏剧艺术学院学习。早期，他在纽约舞台上很有成就，主演过《三人骑一马》等名剧。1943年，在希区柯克导演的影片《疑影》中初登银幕，随后在米高梅影片公司工作三年，在近十部影片中出演角色；其中凭借《第七年十字架》获得了1...
The year 1994 marked the beginning of the career for Canadian actor Shawn Roberts. Born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada on April 2, Shawn lucked upon a life-changing break while he was portraying the part of the Wolf in a school play version of Little Red Riding Hood. Award-winning screenwriter Robert Forsyth, father of one of Shawn's friends, spotted Roberts while attending this play.
