Early life

Shields was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of Jerry and Martha Shields.

Career

Inline skating

Shields competed professionally as a vert inline skater. He participated in the 1999 and 2000 X Games and toured with Tony Hawk in 2003.

Photography

His work often involves images of violence and danger. He collected blood from 20 celebrities to make a piece of art for his Life Is Not a Fairytale exhibit in Los Angeles and also photographed Lindsay Lohan as a vampire for that exhibit.

In 2010, Shields photographed Lohan in studio portraits brandishing a gun.

Shields was criticized for a photoshoot with Glee star Heather Morris with a bruised eye as making light of abusive treatment of women. Shields later apologized after receiving death threats, saying, "If you are anti-domestic abuse spread the word about it. Threatening to kill me is not going to help anything."

Filmmaking

On December 15, 2014, Shields' script The Wild Ones was featured in the Black List, an annual list of the most well-liked unproduced screenplays.

Shields directed the 2015 action thriller film Final Girl.

Filmography

• Final Girl (2015) - Director

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