John Shea
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John Shea (born April 14, 1949 in North Conway, New Hampshire, USA) is an American actor who has starred on television and in film. He is best known for his role as Lex Luthor in the 1990s TV series [[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]], and also starred in the short lived 1990s TV series WIOU as Hank Zaret. Later on in the 2000s he starred on the syndicated TV series Mutant X as Adam Kane.
Shea has acted in such films such as Windy City (1984), Light Years (1988) as the voice of Sylvain, Freejack (1992), and Godless (2005), and he directed the award winning independent film, Southie (1998).
Shea has considerable stage experience on and off Broadway. Early in his career he won awards for his starring role in the original production of Yentl.
He has made guest appearances on TV shows, including Eight Is Enough, Barnaby Jones, Sex and the City, Law & Order, [[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]], and Medium, and he received and Emmy for his role in the TV movie Baby M.
John has been married twice. He and his first wife, Laura Pettibone, have two children together named Jake and Miranda. He and his current wife, Melissa, have one child. He also has an abyssinian cat named Pharaoh.
Shea is a 1970 graduate of Bates College in Maine, where he was introduced to theater by a friend on the football team his freshman year. At Bates, Shea also gained national recognition on the debate team, including a victory over Harvard in 1970.
Filmography
- Godless (2005)
- Heartbreak Hospital (2002)
- The Empath (2002)
- Mutant X (2001) (TV - Adam)
- Lost & Found (1999)
- Catalina Trust (1999)
- A Will of Their Own (1998) mini
- Nowhere to Go (1998)
- The Apocalypse Watch (1997) (TV)
- Forgotten Sins (1996) (TV)
- Justice in a Small Town (TV)
- [[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]] (1993) TV Series .... Lex Luthor
- Honey, I Blew Up The Kid (1992)
- Freejack (1992)
- Stealing Home (1988)
- Light Years (1988)
- Angel River (1986)
- Windy City (1984)
- Missing (1982)
- Hussy (1980)
- The Nativity (1978) (TV)
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