Law & Order
Betrayal
Wednesday 5 March 2008 on NBC

The murder of a psychiatrist focuses the suspect list to his clients and wife, and the defense of the murderer will challenge the D.A.'s office to somehow show the jury that a bad childhood is not a justification for crime.

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  external: IMDB: John Shea Dec 21, 2007 (Score: 25)
  

He is Irish-American. (edit) John shares his birthday with many celebrities such as Sarah Michelle Gellar and Adrien Brody. (edit) John's son, Jake attends the University of Miami studying business. (edit) Two of John's siblings are chiropractors. (edit) He is a former assistant director at Chelsea Westside Theater and a former teacher at Pratt Institute. (edit)

(On Adam Kane, the leader in Mutant X)
John: It's fun for me because I am a father in real life, so I understand that parental thing. (edit) (On his character, Adam Kane in Mutant X)
John: I think of him more as a kind of leader or a coach or a big brother. Rather than think of myself as their father, I think more of myself as an older brother who is maybe a little bit wiser about the ways of the world. Who can inspire them and lead them. A leader, if you will. A director who is directing them into a path. (edit) (On his role of Lex Luthor)
John: I did every single episode the first season. I was living in New York when I shot Lois and Clark and I was commuting to Los Angeles every week to shoot. It was very difficult on me and my family. So I asked them if I could get out of my contract at the end of the first season, and they wouldn't let me out altogether, but they let me diminish my participation so that I only did certain episodes that were called Lex Luthor episodes. (edit) (On his character, Adam Kane in Mutant X)
John: I think Adam’s story is one of betrayal, you know? He’s somebody who believed he’s an idealist. He’s a wounded idealist. I think he’s felt the sharp pain of a knife squarely placed between his shoulder blades. I think a lot of what he does is trying to recover from this betrayal. (edit) (On his portrayal of Lex Luthor)
John: I don't think there has been a character quite like this. This villain is written as a human being, and not just a one-dimensional comic villain or a two-dimensional comic villain, the way he might have been portrayed in the comic books or even other films. I thought Gene Hackman was brilliant, but it was a different kind of comic villain. (edit)

Star
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lex Luthor (season 1)	Mutant X Adam Kane (seasons 1-2, recurring in season 3)
W.I.O.U. Hank Zaret

Recurring Role
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lex Luthor	Mutant X Adam Kane

Guest Star
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