Charles Shaughnessy

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The Right Honourable The Lord Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy in 2007
Born	Charles George Patrick Shaughnessy (1955-02-09) 9 February 1955 (age 69) London, England
Alma mater	Magdalene College, Cambridge
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Susan Fallender ​ (m. 1983)​
Children	2
Parents	Alfred Shaughnessy (father) Jean Lodge (mother)
Relatives	David Shaughnessy (brother)

Charles George Patrick Shaughnessy, 5th Baron Shaughnessy (born 9 February 1955) is a British actor. His roles on American television include Shane Donovan on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, Maxwell Sheffield on the sitcom The Nanny, and the voice of Dennis the Goldfish on Stanley for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award. He had recurring roles as Christopher Plover on The Magicians and St. John Powell on Mad Men. Shaughnessy is a series regular on ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital in the role of villain Victor Cassadine; he signed a long-term contract to remain part of the show indefinitely.

Along with his brother, David Shaughnessy, and Ophelia Soumekh, he is a partner in 3S Media Solutions Inc.