sentences:  While he initially began his career as an actor, Sears found great creative success with his writing and began to pursue it full-time in 1984 (with the series "Riptide"), accumulating an impressive resume as staff writer, story editor and producer on such shows as "Stingray", "The A-Team", "J.J. Starbuck", "The Highwayman", "Father Dowling Mysteries", "Swamp Thing", and "Raven".In addition, he has written for shows such as "Hardcastle and McCormick", "Superboy", "The Hollywood Detective", "Jesse Hawkes", "Hardball", "Grand Slam", and "Walker, Texas Ranger".He has also written in the arenas of film, stage, animation and interactive.