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{{short description|American actor (born 1992)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Doc Shaw
| image        = Doc Shaw 2010.jpg
| caption      = Shaw in May 2010
| birth_name   = Larramie Cortez Shaw
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1992|4|24}}
| birth_place  = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
| alias        = Doc
| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 2006–present
| website      = {{url|http://www.docshaw.com}}
}}
'''Larramie Cortez "Doc" Shaw'''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Payne |first= Mark |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1253402615 |title=Flowers of time : on post-apocalyptic fiction |date= 27 October 2020 |publisher= Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-20640-0 |oclc=1253402615}}</ref> (born April 24, 1992<ref name=bio/>) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Malik Payne in ''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne]]'', Marcus Little in ''[[The Suite Life on Deck]]'', and King Boomer in ''[[Pair of Kings]]''.
==Life and career==
Shaw was born in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. He appeared in print ads and acted in television commercials.
In 2006 Shaw earned the role of Malik Payne on the [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] sitcom, ''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne]]''. His character Malik is introduced as a witty preteen whose antics often land him in unintentional trouble.<ref>[http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0,,107895,00.html Conversation with larramie "doc" shaw] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021234816/http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0,,107895,00.html |date=October 21, 2012 }}. tbs.com. Accessed 2012-09-24.</ref> As he matures into an adult, he is given age-appropriate storylines, and by the ninth season he is expecting his first child with his live-in girlfriend.
Shaw was a presenter at the 39th annual [[NAACP Image Awards]] ceremony in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/G6HmQdobpid/39th+NAACP+Image+Awards+Show/HJaDncwnq7T/Larramie+Doc+Shaw|title=Larramie Doc Shaw in 39th NAACP Image Awards - Show}}</ref>
Shaw joined the cast of [[Disney Channel]] sitcom ''[[The Suite Life on Deck]]'' for the show's second season which began airing on August 7, 2009, although he did not make his debut until the episode "Roomies," which aired on October 16, 2009. He played [[Marcus Little]], a former [[Grammy Award]] winner whose career ended after his record label dumped him. On August 20, 2010, Shaw made his final appearance in ''The Suite Life on Deck''.
Shaw next appeared on ''[[Pair of Kings]]'' with [[Mitchel Musso]] from ''[[Hannah Montana]]''. Shaw made his singing and rapping debut on the ''Pair of Kings'' theme song, "Top of the World", also performed by Musso. The song was featured on [[Radio Disney]] on September 10, 2010. ''Pair of Kings'' airs on Disney XD.
== Filmography ==
===Film===
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! Year || Title || Role || Notes
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| 2008 || ''[[Open Season 2]]'' || Additional voices ||
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| 2010 || ''Nobody Loves Me'' || Big D || <ref name=bio>{{Cite web |url=http://www.docshaw.net/bio.html |title=Doc Shaw Official Website |access-date=2010-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719141130/http://www.docshaw.net/bio.html |archive-date=2009-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Thunderstruck (2012 film)|Thunderstruck]]'' || Mitch ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Dawn of the Planet of the Apes]]'' || Ash ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[An American Werewolf in London#Remake|An American Werewolf in London]]'' || Josh Cullen ||
|}
===Television===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year || Title || Role || Notes
|-
| 2006–2012,<br>2020–present|| ''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne]]'' || Malik Payne || Main role
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| 2007 || ''[[The King of Queens]]''|| Reilly || Special guest
|-
| 2009–2010 || ''[[The Suite Life on Deck]]'' || [[Marcus Little|Marcus Little/Lil' Little]] || Main role (seasons 2–3)
|-
| 2010–2013 || ''[[Pair of Kings]]'' || King Boomer Parker || Lead role
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Emily Owens, M.D.]]'' || Ethan Gorgia  || Episode: "Emily and... The Teapot"
|-
| 2014 || ''[[See Dad Run]]'' || Robbie|| Episode: "See Dad Run Into Marcus' Nephew"
|-
| 2018 || ''[[The Paynes]]'' || Malik Payne || 3 episodes
|}
== Music ==
{|class="wikitable"
! Year || Title || Other || Notes
|-
| 2010 || Top of the World || [[Mitchel Musso]] || [[Pair of Kings]]
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.docshaw.net/}}
*{{IMDb name|2480883}}
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[[Category:Male actors from Atlanta]]
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