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James Patrick Sheridan (born July 12, 1951) is an American actor known for playing a wide range of roles in theater, film, and television. He is known forRandall Flagg inThe Stand (1994), Captain James Deakins onLaw & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2006), and Robert Queen onArrow (2012–2019).

Sheridan's acting career has encompassedtheater, television, andfeature film productions. Born inPasadena, California, to a family of actors, he earned aTony nomination in 1987 for his performance in the revival ofArthur Miller'sAll My Sons. After severalTV movie appearances, Sheridan landed a starring role as lawyer Jack Shannon onShannon's Deal, which ran for one season in 1990. His later television roles include Dr. John Sutton onChicago Hope (from 1995 to 1996).

An avid football player in his youth, Sheridan studied acting at UC Santa Barbara as sports injuries prevented him from taking dance classes. After a brief stint at the Old Globe in San Diego, Sheridan left California to travel the world. With stops in Hawaii and the Mediterranean, Sheridan settled for a period in Edinburgh. His experience there prompted him to head home to the U.S. and return to acting. He landed in New York and kept busy working in a number of productions by recognized playwrights as diverse asBernard Shaw andNeil Simon.^[1]

Sheridan started his film career in the late 1980s with small roles. His first on screen appearance was in theWhoopi Goldberg vehicleJumpin' Jack Flash.^[2] By the 1990s, he was playing family man roles in both film and television, such as in the 1991 motion pictureAll I Want for Christmas. He also has played villains. In 1994 he played the character ofRandall Flagg in the miniseries adaptation ofStephen King'sThe Stand. Other roles include Marty Stouffer inWild America and the psychotic neighbor inVideo Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story. After a long history of performingShakespeare on the stage, Sheridan appeared inCampbell Scott's production ofHamlet in 2000 as well as the Hamlet-inspired modernnoir filmLet the Devil Wear Black (1999). He co-starred in the improvisational filmThe Simian Line in 2001. He has also given supporting performances inThe Ice Storm,Cradle Will Rock,Life as a House, and numerous TV movies.

More recently, Sheridan playedCapt. James Deakins in the television seriesLaw & Order: Criminal Intent. Late in the 2004–2005 season, Sheridan began wearing an eyepatch as he began showing the symptoms ofBell's palsy. This was written into the show; however, Deakins was written out of the series at the end of the 2005–2006 season, at Sheridan's request.^[3] His character was replaced byCapt. Danny Ross, played byEric Bogosian.

Sheridan played alongsideJane Seymour in theHallmark Channel movieDear Prudence as Detective Eddie Duncan. On November 6, 2008, Sheridan guest starred as an evening news anchor on theABC dramedyEli Stone.^[4]

From 2009 to 2010, Sheridan starred inNBC'sTrauma as Dr. Joseph "Joe" Saviano. In 2010, Sheridan starred in the movieHandsome Harry, a drama. He played speechwriterMark Salter in the political filmGame Change.

In fall 2011, Sheridan played Vice President William Walden in the first season ofShowtime's drama/thrillerHomeland; the show was renewed for a second season consisting of 12 episodes, with Sheridan returning as a regular.

In the fall of 2012, Sheridan signed on to play a recurring role on CW'sArrow, playingRobert Queen,Oliver Queen's father. He appears in seasonsone,three,five, andseven, mainly throughflashbacks.

Sheridan played Jim Sullivan in the 2015 filmSpotlight.

Sheridan and his wife, actress Colette Kilroy, have three children. They live inLos Angeles.

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