Nicky Evans (born 20 April 1979) is an English actor who is best known for playing the roles of Shane Maguire on Channel 4's hit comedy drama Shameless and Roy Glover on the ITV soap opera, Emmerdale. He has also played roles in various dramas such as The Bill, The Royal, Eddie Spears (2004), Burn It and Clocking Off. In 2015, Evans completed the role of Dragon in the 2016 British crime thriller The Contract.