Bio

Gemini Award winner, Shaun Majumder was raised in a small town on the east coast of Burlington, Newfoundland, Canada. Shaun attributes much of his comedic prowess and his entrepreneurial spirit to having been raised in rural Newfoundland and although now living in L.A. still spends much of his time back home on “The Rock.”

Currently a regular cast member of This Hour has 22 Minutes, now in its twentieth season, Shaun's television career began as a host on YTV as well as hosting the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival TV series for three seasons.

He then made the move to Hollywood, where he landed roles with in the Farrelly Brothers series Unhitched, as well as roles on 24 and Cedric the Entertainer Presents on Fox. In 2010 he landed a starring role as Detective Vik Mahajan in the critically acclaimed crime drama Detroit 1-8-7 on ABC. Shaun’s most recent successes include his role as Andrew Palmer on The Firm, starring Josh Lucas and Juliette Lewis.

Other notable television appearances include Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, Republic of Doyle, Robson Arms, and Da Kink in My Hair. His critically acclaimed biographical documentary, Shaun Majumder, Every Word is Absolutely True currently airs regularly on HBO Canada.

Shaun resides in Los Angeles with his fiancée Shelby Fenner and their two dogs, Jazzy and Freddy.