Shane McDermott

Shane Francis McDermott (born April 24, 1976) is an American former actor best known for his role as Mitchell Goosen in the movie Airborne (1993). He currently lives in Galveston, Texas.

McDermott's family moved from Houston, Texas, to Roosevelt Island, New York to pursue work as a child model in New York City for the 12-year-old McDermott. Working for Ford Models from age 12 to 15, McDermott attended Professional Children's School. At 14, he began appearing in television spots, including Drug Free America Foundation, Ethan Allen Furniture and Stove Top Stuffing.

In 1990, McDermott portrayed Jamie Anderson in an episode of The Baby-Sitters Club. In 1992, he starred as Garrett Booth opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in the short-lived syndicated daytime teen soap opera Swans Crossing. He was nominated for a Youth in Film Award as Best Young Actor in an Off-Primetime Series for the role in 1993. McDermott later appeared as Scott Chandler on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children from 1995 to 1996.

At age 16, McDermott landed the lead role of teenager Mitchell Goosen in the 1993 film Airborne, a comedy/drama film also starring Seth Green and a then-unknown Jack Black.

In 1998, McDermott enrolled in the School of Visual Arts, where he studied photography and art. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles. In 2003, McDermott moved to Galveston, Texas, where he paints and sells real estate. Active in local politics, he has served on numerous boards and committees, and in 2010 was appointed to the Galveston Park Board of Trustees. McDermott married Laura Hughes in 2011.

• School of Visual Arts
• The New York Art Institute
• Glassell School of Art
• Texas A&M University at Galveston