Shane Rowe was born in Kingston Jamaica on January 12th 1984. At the age of 14 he moved to Miami Florida where he attended North Miami Middle School for one year and later moved to Michael M. Krop Sr High. After graduating in 2002, Shane joined the U.S. Navy and served two tours stationed in Sicily and Hawaii. During his time in the military, he was also deployed to various parts of the world including Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Shane ended his military career in June 2009 and moved to Malta, Europe. It was there that he was discovered by Edward Said and Michael Bay while casting for the film '13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi'.