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Shaun Parkes (born 9 February 1973) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Koop in Human Traffic and Izzy Buttons in The Mummy Returns. At 16, Parkes enrolled at Seltec College to study drama. Two years later, he was accepted into RADA. Having acted in both theatre and television support roles, Parkes made his breakthrough in the 1999 film Human Traffic. His work since then includes films such as Clubbed, The Mummy Returns, Things to Do Before You're 30 and the acclaimed Notes on a Scandal. Television work includes Lock, Stock..., Servants and Russell T Davies' Casanova and Doctor Who. Parkes continued to forge a career as a theatre actor. He has starred alongside David Threlfall and Neil Stuke in Joe Penhall's award-winning play Blue/Orange in the West End and in Kwame Kwei-Armah's Elmina's Kitchen and at Shakespeare's Globe as Aaron in Titus Andronicus. Parkes also starred as the lead in BBC Two's detective series Moses Jones, with a supporting cast that included Matt Smith. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shaun Parkes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Mummy Returns (2001) follows Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, now married with a young son, Alex, who accidentally activates the mystical Bracelet of Anubis, setting off a chain of events that resurrects the ancient priest Imhotep. Imhotep, aided by his lover Anck-su-namun, seeks to defeat the Scorpion King and command his army to rule the world. When Alex is kidnapped to lead them to the Scorpion King’s oasis, Rick and Evelyn—joined by Evelyn’s brother Jonathan and Medjai warrior Ardeth Bay—race across Egypt to save him. In a final showdown at Ahm Shere, Rick battles the monstrous Scorpion King, destroys the army of Anubis, and saves his family, while Imhotep meets his end once again.
