Dan Shea (actor)

Daniel J. Shea(born December 23, 1954) is aCanadianactorandstunt coordinatorwho is best known for his recurring role asSgt. SileronStargate SG-1andStargate Atlantis.

Dan Shea
Born	(1954-12-23)December 23, 1954 Ontario,Canada
Occupation(s)	actor,stunt coordinator,stunt performer
Children	2

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 has been living and working as a stunt performer in Vancouver for nearly 25 years. After an eye injury curbed his dreams of the National Hockey League, 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."

Career

Shea was thestunt coordinatorandRichard Dean Anderson'sstunt doubleonStargate SG-1.He previously served as Anderson's stand-in onMacGyver.He has appeared in episodes of three different series withRichard Dean Anderson:MacGyver,Stargate SG-1andStargate Atlantis.In "Tin Man",a season 1 episode ofStargate SG-1,he appeared as Colonel Jack O'Neill's (Richard Dean Anderson's character) 'clone'.

He has been credited in all 214 episodes ofStargate SG-1as either anactor,stunt doubleorstunt coordinator.

Dan was the stunt coordinator on the movieX-Men: The Last Standand the showPsych.

He appeared as the zombified Father Buckner in the 2012 horror filmThe Cabin in the Woods.

Personal life

Shea was born inOntario.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)

External links

• Dan SheaatIMDb