- He was so in love with the 1968 Camaro his character drove in A Walk to Remember (2002) that he bought it for $5000.
- Got into acting when he was forced to take Drama class in high school because he needed one more credit to graduate.
- Has a song on the soundtrack of A Walk to Remember (2002) with "Average Jo".
- Is good friends with his Nikita (2010) co-star Maggie Q.
- Shane's father was born in Jamaica, of English, Sephardi Jewish (from Spain and Portugal), and distant Scottish, ancestry. Shane's mother is from a Cajun family long resident in Louisiana (she is of French, and distant Spanish, descent).
- He was nearly cast as "John Connor" in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). The role went to Nick Stahl instead.
- In 2015 he formed the band "Twilight Creeps" with some of his former Jonny Was band members. They have played shows in and around the Los Angeles Area. The debut album is due out in October 2016 with two singles; "Bedroom Eyes" and "Oz" being released prior on iTunes.
- He dedicated a song to the late actor Jonathan Brandis of SeaQuest 2032 (1993) fame.
- Is in a band called "Jonny Was", formerly known as "Average Jo". "Jonny Was" performs in clubs in LA and the OC.
- At the end of A Walk to Remember (2002), his character had gone off to and was accepted to medical school. Two years later, he played a doctor on ER (1994).
- Is replacing Darby Crash in legendary punk band The Germs.
- Attended Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies.
- Shane's father and mother are Don & Catherine West. He has two sisters. Simone is 19 and his half sister, Marli Ann, is less than a year old.
- Toronto, On, Canada: Filming Nikita season 1 finale (April 2011)
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