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John Shea

John Shea

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 14, 1949 (76)
Birthplace North Conway, New Hampshire, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Jul 30, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

John Victor Shea III (born April 14, 1949) is an American actor and director who has starred on stage, 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 H ... ank Zaret. Later on in the 2000s he starred on the series Mutant X as Adam Kane. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Shea, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Boyfriend's Deceit

Boyfriend's Deceit

2018

as Mr. Stein

Love at First Glance

Love at First Glance

2017

as Marshall

Grey Lady

Grey Lady

2017

as Chief Maguire

Anatomy of the Tide

Anatomy of the Tide

2013

as Davis Harriman

The March Sisters at Christmas

The March Sisters at Christmas

2012

as Mr. Laurence

A Deadly Obsession

A Deadly Obsession

2012

as Dr. Egan

51

51

2011

as Sam Whitaker

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

2010

as Julius Caesar

An Invisible Sign

An Invisible Sign

2010

as Dad

The Insurgents

The Insurgents

2007

as Robert

Pitch

Pitch

2006

as White Man

Heartbreak Hospital

Heartbreak Hospital

2002

as Milo Henderson / Dr. Jonathan

Nowhere to Go

Nowhere to Go

1998

as George

Getting Personal

Getting Personal

1998

as Mr. DeMarco

The Adventures of Sebastian Cole

The Adventures of Sebastian Cole

1998

as Hartley Cole

Southie

Southie

1998

as Peter Binda

The Apocalypse Watch

The Apocalypse Watch

1997

as Harry Latham / Lassiter

Forgotten Sins

Forgotten Sins

1996

as Sheriff Matthew Bradshaw

See Jane Run

See Jane Run

1995

as Dr. Michael Ravenson

Justice in a Small Town

Justice in a Small Town

1994

as Tommy Marchant

Backstreet Justice

Backstreet Justice

1994

as Nick Donovan

Notorious

Notorious

1992

as Devlin

Ladykiller

Ladykiller

1992

as Jack Packard

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992

as Hendrickson

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992

as John Barnes (voice)

Magic Moments

Magic Moments

1989

as Troy Gardner

Do You Know the Muffin Man?

Do You Know the Muffin Man?

1989

as Roger Dollison

Small Sacrifices

Small Sacrifices

1989

as Frank Joziak

Baby M

Baby M

1988

as Bill Stern

A New Life

A New Life

1988

as Doc

Stealing Home

Stealing Home

1988

as Sam Wyatt

The Impossible Spy

The Impossible Spy

1987

as Eli Cohen

The Dreamers

The Dreamers

1987

as Marcus

Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

1987

as John Carloff

A Case of Deadly Force

A Case of Deadly Force

1986

as Michael O'Donnell

Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil

Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil

1985

as Karl Hoffmann

Honeymoon

Honeymoon

1985

as Zachary 'Zack' Freestamp

Windy City

Windy City

1984

as Danny

The Dining Room

The Dining Room

1984

as Various

Missing

Missing

1982

as Charles Horman

Family Reunion

Family Reunion

1981

as James Cookman

Hussy

Hussy

1980

as Emory Cole

The Nativity

The Nativity

1978

as Joseph

Grey Lady

Grey Lady

2017

Story, Screenplay

Southie

Southie

1998

Writer

Grey Lady

Grey Lady

2017

Director

Southie

Southie

1998

Director

Grey Lady

Grey Lady

2017

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Mutant X

as Adam Kane

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Oct 06, 2001

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Lex Luthor

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Sep 12, 1993

WIOU

as Hank Zaret

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Oct 24, 1990

Agent X

as President Eckhart

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Nov 08, 2015

Gossip Girl

as Harold Waldorf

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 19, 2007

Kennedy

as Robert F. Kennedy

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 20, 1983

The Last Convertible

as Terry Garrigan

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 1979

The Good Wife

as Jeffrey Agos

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

A Will of their Own

as Dr. Jonathan Abbott

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 18, 1998

Small Sacrifices

as Frank Joziak

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 12, 1989

Baby M

as Bill Stern

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 22, 1988

Medium

as David Morrow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Tales from the Crypt

as Father John Sejac (segment "As Ye Sow")

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Brian Whitman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

The Blacklist

as Senator Brian Warwick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2013

Man from Atlantis

as Romeo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1977

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as H. Jack Walker II

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

The Hitchhiker

as Jeremy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1983

Deception

as Abe Dietrich

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 11, 2018

Madam Secretary

as Ted Graham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2014

Sex and the City

as Dominic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1998

Love at First Sight

as Alessandro

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 12, 1992

Bones

as Dr. Marcus Eldridge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

Blue Bloods

as Dr. Kirk Connor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2010

Law & Order

as John David Myers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Elementary

as Bill Wellstone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2012

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Trevor Lipton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Law & Order

as Isaac Waxman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Eleventh Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 2008

Common Law

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 11, 2012

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