Handsome, slim-faced, curly-haired actor John Shea is primarily known to TV audiences for his recurring role as the evil Lex Luthor in the early '90s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993).
父母亲都是演员，7岁时就在父亲所演的《史德福的主妇》中演女儿。长大後接受了一连串正规的戏剧训练，於85年以《上帝也伤脑筋》正式进军好莱坞。出道迄今，多演精明独立的女孩。代表作有《油炸绿蕃茄》和《玫瑰花床》。
