Jere Shea

For persons of a similar name, see Gerry Shea (disambiguation).

Jere Shea (born June 14, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for originating the role of Giorgio in the Broadway production of Passion, for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.^[1] Shea left acting in 1998 in order to spend more time with his family, working as deputy chief of staff to Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci among other positions. He returned to acting in a 2016 concert production of The Secret Garden.^[2] He starred in the 2019 Showtime series City on a Hill.^[3]

Jere Shea
Born	(1965-06-14) June 14, 1965 (age 59) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present

Theatre credits

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Awards
1992	As You Like It	Amiens	Delacorte Theater
1992	Guys and Dolls	Various	Martin Beck Theatre
1993	Damn Yankees	Joe Hardy	Old Globe Theatre
1994	Passion	Giorgio	Plymouth Theatre	Theatre World Award (winner), Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (nominee), Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical (nominee)
1996	Overtime	Bassanio	New York City Center
1997	High Society	Mike Connor	American Conservatory Theater
1998	You Never Can Tell	Bohun	Laura Pels Theatre
2016	The Secret Garden	Ben Weatherstaff	Lincoln Center