- Jamey Sheridan
Infobox actor
name = Jamey Sheridan
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birthname = James Patrick Sheridan
birthdate = birth date and age|1951|7|12
birthplace = flagicon|United StatesPasadena, California
deathdate =
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othername = James Sheridan
spouse =Colette Kilroy (1993–present)James Patrick "Jamey" Sheridan (born
July 12 ,1951 in Pasadena,California ) is an American actor.He has had a prolific acting career in
theater , television, andfeature film productions. Born in California to a family of actors, he made it to Broadway and earned a Tony nomination in 1987 for his performance in the revival ofArthur Miller 's "All My Sons ". After severalTV movie appearances, Sheridan landed a starring role as lawyer Jack Shannon on "Shannon's Deal ", which ran for one season in 1990. His later television roles include Dr. John Sutton on "Chicago Hope " (from 1995–1996).Sheridan started his film career in the late 1980s with small roles. By the 1990s, he was playing the token family man, a role he would continue in both film and television, such as 1991's "All I Want for Christmas". He is also capable of playing villains, such as
Randall Flagg in the 1994 miniseries adaptation ofStephen King 's "The Stand ". Other roles include Marty Stouffer in "Wild America" and the psychotic neighbor in "Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story". After a long history of performingShakespeare on the stage, Sheridan appeared inCampbell Scott 's production of "Hamlet " in 2000 as well as the Hamlet-inspired modern noir film "Let the Devil Wear Black " (1999). He co-starred in the improvisational film "The Simian Line " in 2001. He has also given fine supporting performances in "The Ice Storm", "Cradle Will Rock ", "Life as a House ", and numerous TV movies.More recently, Sheridan played Capt. James Deakins in the
television series "". Late in the 2004–2005 season, Sheridan began wearing an eyepatch as he began showing the symptoms ofBell's palsy . This was written into the show, however Deakins was written out of the series at the end of the 2005-2006 season, at Sheridan's request. Apparently the commute from his home in Los Angeles to New York for filming finally took its toll. [http://online.tvguide.com/News-Views/Columnists/Ask-Ausiello/default.aspx?posting={E1E0D7F8-7C97-4EA5-9BC6-0CAC6EDEA5D4}] . His character was replaced by Capt. Danny Ross, played byEric Bogosian .Sheridan is set to play along side
Jane Seymour in the Hallmark Channel movie "Dear Prudence " as Detective Eddie Duncan.Sheridan and his wife, actress
Colette Kilroy , have three children.External links
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