Jamey Sheridan
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Biography
A handsome, former stage actor turned lead and second lead on TV and in films, Jamey Sheridan could project a range from good-guy niceness to cop toughness. Bitten by the acting bug after a knee injury ruined his chances for a dance career, he left California to pursue stage work, eventually scoring several impressive successes off and on Broadway, including a Tony nomination for his work in the 1987 revival of "All My Sons." Sheridan made his film debut with a bit part in "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1985). He moved on to larger roles, including a co-starring part as the jealous boyfriend in "Distant Thunder" (1988) and the lead in a TV series "Shannon's Deal" (NBC, 1990-91), created by John Sayles. On the short-lived series, he was a highly-paid corporate lawyer who left the high life to return to the trenches as a district attorney. On the heels of the TV series came the release of "Stanley & Iris" (1990) in which Sheridan portrayed Jane Fonda's angry, unemployed brother-in-law. He then segued to playing love interests for leading ladies: he was Harley Jane Kozak's estranged husband in "All I Want for Christmas" (1991), Melanie Griffith's detective partner who wanted much more in "A Stranger Among Us" (1992), and a dashing pilot who romances Annabella Sciorra in "Whispers in the Dark" (1992). Sheridan had further success on the small screen as the villainous Randall Flagg in "Stephen King's 'The Stand'" (ABC, 1994) and that same year starred opposite Meredith Baxter in "My Breast" (CBS). He joined the ensemble cast of the medical drama "Chicago Hope" (CBS) as Dr. John Sutton for one season (1995-96). More recently, Sheridan was cast as Mercedes Ruehl's husband confounded by her newfound interest in her heritage in the 2000 CBS "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production "The Lost Child."
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Life Events
1978
Made stage debut in "Tooth of Crime" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
1979
Off-Broadway debut, "Just a Little Bit Less Than Normal"
1981
Made TV debut in "Mystery at Fire Island," an episode of CBS' "Children's Mystery Theatre"
1984
Made prime-time debut in an episode of NBC's "St. Elsewhere"
1985
Joined the cast of "Biloxi Blues" on Broadway as Sgt. Toomey
1986
Feature film debut, a small part in "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
1986
TV-movie debut "One Police Plaza" (CBS)
1987
Scored critical acclaim as Chris Keller in the Broadway revival of "All My Sons"
1990
Starred in the NBC series "Shannon's Deal"
1994
Starred in the ABC miniseries "Stephen King's 'The Stand'"
1995
Joined cast of "Chicago Hope" (CBS)
1997
Appeared in pilot of the NBC sitcom "Veronica's Closet"; replaced when show was picked up as a series
1998
Cast as the mysterious father in "Luminous Motion"
1999
Had featured role in "Cradle Will Rock"
2000
Acted alongside Mercedes Ruehl in the CBS "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation, "The Lost Child"
2000
Co-starred as Claudius in Campbell Scott's version of "Hamlet" made for the Odyssey TV network
2000
Played Brutus in the New York Shakespeare Festival's staging of "Julius Caesar" in Central Park
2001
Portrayed the buttoned-up husband of Kristin Scott Thomas in "Life as a House"
2001
Played Captain James Deakins in the NBC series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"
2009
Cast on the short-lived NBC drama, "Trauma"
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