sheridan's acting career has encompassed theater, television, and feature film productions. born in pasadena, california, to a family of actors, he earned a tony nomination in 1987 for his performance in the revival of arthur miller's "all my sons". after several tv movie appearances, sheridan landed a starring role as lawyer jack shannon on "shannon's deal", which ran for one season in 1990. his later television roles include dr. john sutton on "chicago hope" (from 1995 to 1996).