John Shea was born in Massachusetts, and received his BA from Bates College where
he attended on a debating and Football scholarship. He then earned an MFA in direc-
ting from the Yale School of Drama and was a special student at the Yale Film School.
Since then, John has garnered a wealth of acting and directing experience.
He earned an Emmy Award for his work in the television movie Baby M, and is well
known for his role as the evil Lex Luthor in the international hit series, Lois & Clark:
The New Adventures of Superman. Other film credits include The Adventures of
Sebastian Cole, Catalina Trust, Missing and Nowhere To Go. John has also appeared
in the television movie, A Will Of Their Own, HBO's The Impossible Sky, and the mini-
series, Kennedy, starring Martin Sheen. On stage he has starred in the Pulitzer
Prize-winning hit, How I Learned To Drive, starring Molly Ringwald.
John also co-wrote and directed the independent film, Southie, which won the Jury
Award for Best Independent film at the 1998 Seattle International Film Festival. |