Biography
A handsome, former stage actor turned lead and second lead on TV and in films, Sheridan is cable of projecting 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 …
Career Milestones
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 | Played Captain James Deakins in the NBC series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" |
2001 | Portrayed the buttoned-up husband of Kristin Scott Thomas in "Life as a House" |
2009 | Cast on the short-lived NBC drama, "Trauma" |
Awards
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Homeland |