Edward Leo "Shea" Farrell III is an American actor and producer best known for playing Mark Danning in

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's series, ''

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''. Shea Farrell was born October 21, 1957 in

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, to Edward Leo, Jr. and Mary Rose (née Drummey) Farrell. He attended

Portsmouth Abbey School Portsmouth Abbey School is a coeducational Benedictine boarding and day school for students in grades 9 to 12. Founded in 1926 by the English Benedictine community, the School is located on a 525-acre campus along Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. ...

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. He originally planned to be a professional

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player. Shea switched from acting to production work in 1997. He worked on ''

The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1 ...

'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', all produced by

David E. Kelley David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is an American television writer, producer, and former attorney, known as the creator of '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'', '' Picket Fences'', ''Chicago Hope'', ''The Practice'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Boston Publi ...

. He now works in films and on television as an

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and

unit production manager In the cinema of the United States, a unit production manager (UPM) is the Directors Guild of America–approved title for the top below-the-line staff position, responsible for the administration of a feature film or television production. Non- ...

. He has been a Unit Production Manager Sony Entertainment's New Media Division/Crackle.com since 2008.

Filmography

As actor

* 1982: ''

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'' (Television series): ''Matt McCandless No. 1 (1982) (original cast)'' * 1983: ''

'' (TV): ''Mark Danning'' * 1987: ''

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'' (TV series): ''Steve Lacey (1987–1988)'' * 1989: '' Major League'': ''Tolbert'' * 1990: '' Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn'' (TV): ''Lyle Newman'' * 1993: ''

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'' (TV series): ''Agent Sean Quinlan (1994)'' * 1995: '' While You Were Sleeping'': ''Ashley's Husband'' * 1995: Mord ist ihr (Staffel 12, Episode 11) * 1996: '' Deadly Charades'': ''Guy Sharp'' * 1996: '' Same River Twice'': ''Stan'' * 1996: ''

Mr. Wrong ''Mr. Wrong'' is a 1996 American romantic black comedy film starring Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Pullman. It was a critical failure and box office bomb. DeGeneres used to mention it occasionally in her talk show, ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', pok ...

'': ''James'' * 1998: ''

Tycus ''Tycus'' is a 1998 American science fiction drama film directed by John Putch and starring Dennis Hopper, Peter Onorati, Finola Hughes, Chick Vennera and Amy Steel. It was released direct-to-video in 1999, in the United Kingdom, France, Unite ...

'' (video game): ''Lt. Garrison'' * 1999: '' Valerie Flake'': ''Thrusting Guy'' * 2006: ''Where There's a Will'' (TV): ''Older Doctor''

As producer

* 1998: '' Ally McBeal'' * 2009: '' Phil Cobb's Dinner for Four'' (post-production)

References

External links

* 1957 births Living people People from Cornwall, New York Male actors from New York (state) Film producers from New York (state) People from Portsmouth, Rhode Island Portsmouth Abbey School alumni {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub