
Craig Ricci Shaynak
Biography
Craig Ricci Shaynak is an actor, writer, and producer with a degree in Medieval Drama from the University of Chicago. Film credits include TED 2, THE INFORMANT, HARSH TIMES, HAPPY FEET, and NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. Television credits include RAY DONOVAN, TWO BROKE GIRLS, BONES, THE SHIELD, and ER. Mr. Shaynak produces award-winning shorts, writes screenplays, and performs his one-man show, I AM GOOGLE at the Edinburgh Fringe and other festivals around the world.
Known For & Full Filmography18 Titles

Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • as Tiffin Olin
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.

Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Howard Knox
The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.

Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • as Singing Inmate
Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing stands in their way – they’re broke.

Drama Series - 1994, 16 episodes • as Fritz
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes • as Stephen 'Pitbull' Kilmartin
Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run the day-to-day operations of the casino. Following his departure, former Marine Danny McCoy, Ed's former protégé, becomes the Montecito's new President of Operations.

Drama Series - 2002, 16 episodes • as Yezik
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.

Drama Series - 2002, 16 episodes • as Buddy #2
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.

Drama Series - 2013, 16 episodes • as Tiny
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.

Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • as Irv Wheldon
Meet Zack and Cody, 11 year-old identical twins and the newest residents of Boston's swanky Tipton Hotel. Living in a suite with their mom Carey, the boys treat the Tipton like their own personal playground.

Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Howard
A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.

Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Blind Guy
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.

Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Milos
From the tony Beverly Hills to the seedy side of Hollywood, LAPD’s elite Robbery Homicide Division is on the case. Fusing classic ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling with the backdrop of LA, the series delves into the high profile crimes of the west coast.

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as (voice)
Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!

Drama Series - 2001, 16 episodes • as Czech Guard
Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a double agent for the real CIA.

Drama Series - 2013, 16 episodes • as Tier 2
Marc Maron has been a comedian for 25 years. He’s had his problems. He was an angry, drunk, self involved, twice divorced compulsive mess for most of his adult life, but with the popularity of a podcast he does in his garage and a life of sobriety, his life and career are turning around. MARON explores a fictionalized version of Marc’s life, his relationships, and his career, including his incredibly popular WTF podcast, which features conversations Marc conducts with celebrities and fellow comedians. Neurosis intact, Maron is uniquely fascinating, absolutely compelling and brutally funny.

Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • as Gillespie
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Discouraged Foreman
A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.

Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Just Legal is a television courtroom drama that stars Don Johnson and Jay Baruchel as two courtroom lawyers in Venice, California. The series premiered on The WB on September 19, 2005 and was canceled on October 3, 2005 after only three episodes had been aired. Almost a year later The WB decided burn off 5 unaired episodes following a repeat of the pilot on August 6, 2006. The series concluded on September 10, 2006.