John Patrick's first gift was for music and his first ambition was to become a lead guitarist in his own band. He credits the band Nirvana for his musical inspiration, but it was his cameo in "Almost Famous" that set him on the road to acting. He also graduated high school at 15. John has a younger brother and a cute dog named Poe.
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).