Andrew Shaw was born in Brisbane, Australia growing up in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and landing in Sydney, Australia. Hailing from a family of athletes Andrew followed the family tradition and became a professional rugby union player all over world until it abruptly ended at 24. Changing industries to acting in 2015 Andrew applied his mindset and physicality to the craft landing him various roles in Australian TV shows Bite Club, Home and Away, Les Norton and in 2020 he was cast playing a lead across from Liam Neeson and Aiden Quinn in the Mark Williams helmed action movie Blacklight.