Shea, Dan 1954-

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Shea, Dan 1954-

PERSONAL

Full name, Daniel Joseph Shea; born December 23, 1954, in Hespeler (now Cambridge), Ontario, Canada; married, wife's name Chris (divorced); children: Joey (an actress), Stephanie. Education: University of Waterloo, B.S. (with honors).

Addresses:

Office—c/o Stargate SG-1 Productions, Bridge Studios, 240 Boundary Rd., Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5M 3Z3.

Career:

Actor and stunt coordinator. Appeared in commercials; also worked as stunt performer, stunt double, and hockey consultant.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Sergeant Siler, a recurring role, Stargate SG-1 (also known as La porte des etoiles), Showtime, 1998-2002, then Sci-Fi Channel, 2002—.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Comic, Blackout, HBO, 1985.

Policeman, Through the Eyes of a Killer (also known as The Master Builder), CBS, 1992.

Pilot, Arctic Blue, HBO, 1993.

Tall musher, Call of the Wild, CBS, 1993.

Toronto Maple Leaf goon, Net Worth, CBC, 1995.

Other inspector, The Inspectors, Showtime, 1998.

Joe, Heaven's Fire (also known as L'enfer en plein ciel and Inferno der Flammen), Fox Family Channel, 1999.

Baggage handler, Romantic Comedy 101, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Biker, "Renegade," MacGyver, ABC, 1989.

Van driver, "Deep Cover," MacGyver, ABC, 1990.

Guy in first group, "His Master's Voice," Wiseguy, CBS, 1990.

"Nowhere Fast," Neon Rider, syndicated, 1991.

Sentry, "Vengeance Is Mine," Hawkeye, syndicated, 1995.

Soldier, "The Bounty," Hawkeye, syndicated, 1995.

Stewart Billings, "Victoria's Secret," Two, syndicated, 1996.

(Uncredited) Deputy, "Christmas Carol, The X-Files, Fox, 1997.

Fight announcer, "Sweet Science," The Sentinel, UPN, 1998.

Deputy, "Bad Boys," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime, 1999.

Cop, "Down to Earth," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and syndicated, 2000.

Old man/cop, "Alienshop," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and syndicated, 2001.

Bartender, "The First Freshman," Seven Days (also known as Seven Days: The Series), UPN, 2001.

Sergeant Siler, "Rising: Part 1," Stargate: Atlantis (also known as La porte d'Atlantis), Sci-Fi Channel, 2004.

Policeman, "Bloody Mary," Supernatural, The WB, 2005.

Sergeant Siler, "The Return: Part 1," Stargate: Atlantis (also known as La porte d'Atlantis), Sci-Fi Channel, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Sci Fi Inside: Sci Fi Friday, Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Television Stunt Coordinator; Series:

Stargate SG-1 (also known as La porte des etoiles), Showtime, 1997-2002, then Sci-Fi Channel, 2002—.

Television Stunt Coordinator; Movies:

Net Worth, CBC, 1995.

H-E Double Hockey Sticks, ABC, 1999.

Snow Queen, 2002.

Television Stunt Coordinator; Episodic:

"9 Lives," Psych, NBC, 2006.

Film Appearances:

Weston, Underclassman, Miramax, 2005.

Fisherman, The Fog, Columbia, 2005.

Third cleaner, Connor's War, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006.

Film Stunt Coordinator:

Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, Universal Home Entertainment, 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

TV Zone, September, 2001, pp. 68-69.

TV Zone Special, July, 2002, pp. 28-29.

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