Shaun Campbell is a minor character in Season 1 of Top Boy. He is portrayed by Anthony Welsh.
Biography[]
Shaun was Kamale's cousin but was not involved in any criminal activities. Shaun's mother was a friend of Dushane's mother from church.
Season 1, Episode 2[]

After Kamale robbed the Summerhouse crew, Dushane and Sully planned to kidnap Shaun as ransom to have Kamale return the drugs. Dushane follows Shaun out of Hackney Downs station. Sully is in the same alley searching the boot of his car with a flashlight. Sully asks Shaun for help and when he gets closer, Sully knocks him out with a hammer. Dushane asks Sully why he hit him so hard and the two put him in the boot.
Dushane and Sully drive to a location and are shocked to find Shaun is dead. The two then torch the car.
Season 1, Episode 3[]
Dushane and Sully talk about Shaun's death outside church. Dushane regrets the incident and tells Sully he would have preferred someone who "deserved it." Everyone in Summerhouse expresses their sympathy for Shaun's death on the news. Tareek says Shaun wasn't a roadman and was innocent.
Michael tells his friend that Dushane and Sully came to his house to stash the guns they shot Shaun with. His friend does not believe him because the news said nothing about Shaun being shot. Michael says "that's because the news don't know nothing."
A witness appeal board revealed Shaun was killed on the 9th of March, 2011 and was 23 years old at the time of his death.
Trivia[]
- Shaun is the first death of Top Boy.
- Dushane's mother reveals Shaun's last name by referring to his mother as Mrs. Campbell.
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