Daniel Shaw appeared on Coronation Street in June 2007 as Sam, a friend of Daniel Osbourne. His other television credits include roles in Nature Boy, Longford, Heartbeat and Emmerdale, while on stage he has appeared in productions of The Wizard of Oz, Wind in the Willows, Merrily We Roll Along, Beauty & the Beast, Brassed Off, Mame, Scrooge, The Full Monty, Oliver Twist, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Waiting for Godot.