Dan Shea (actor)
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Dan Shea | |
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| Born | December 23, 1954 Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | actor, stunt coordinator, stunt performer |
| Children | 2 |
Daniel J. Shea (born December 23, 1954) is a
Education
Shea attended the University of Waterloo (Ontario) studying Kinesiology and playing Hockey until his athletic career was derailed by an eye injury. Anatomy, biomechanics, and a deep understanding of the body’s physical capabilities has come in handy for Shea who’s been living and working as a stunt performer in Vancouver for nearly 25 years. After an eye injury curbed his dreams of the NHL, he headed west with vague notions of Hollywood and in need of income.
“I crashed a beer commercial audition and two days later I was in Hawaii blasting around on jets skis in shark infested waters making more money than I ever dreamed possible.”[1]
Career
Shea was the
He has been credited in all 214 episodes of
Dan was the stunt coordinator on the movie X-Men: The Last Stand and the show Psych.
He appeared as the zombified Father Buckner in the 2012 horror film The Cabin in the Woods.
Personal life
Shea was born in Ontario. He has 2 daughters. He was a College Hockey player but suffered an eye injury which ended his sports career.
Filmography
- Psych - stunt coordinator (2006–2014)
- Stargate SG-1 - actor, stunt double, stunt coordinator (1997–2007)
- Stargate Atlantis - actor, stunt performer, stunt double (2004–2007)
- The Cabin in the Woods - "Father Buckner"
- X-Men: Days of Future Past - Policeman (Uncredited)
References
- ^ "Dan Shea | Kinesiology and Health Sciences". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
External links
- Dan Shea at IMDb
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