His character was replaced by Capt. Danny Ross, played by Eric Bogosian. Sheridan played alongside Jane Seymour in the Hallmark Channel movie "Dear Prudence" as Detective Eddie Duncan. On November 6, 2008, Sheridan guest starred as an evening news anchor on the ABC dramedy "Eli Stone". From 2009 to 2010, Sheridan starred in NBC's "Trauma" as Dr. Joseph "Joe" Saviano. In 2010 Sheridan starred in the movie "Handsome Harry", a drama. He played speechwriter Mark Salter in the political film "Game Change". In fall 2011, Sheridan played Vice President William Walden in the first season of Showtime's drama/thriller "Homeland"; the show was renewed for a second season consisting of 12 episodes, with Sheridan returning as a regular. In the fall of 2012, Sheridan signed on to play a recurring role on CW's "Arrow", playing Oliver Queen's father who sacrificed himself so that his son could live on a deserted island due to their ship being destroyed in the middle of the ocean. He occasionally reappears, once as a ghost to his son while he's still on the island and also through a flashback centered around his character; the rest of his appearances so far have been through pictures. Sheridan played Jim Sullivan in the 2015 film "Spotlight". Sheridan and his wife, actress Colette Kilroy, have three children. They live in Los Angeles.