John Shepherd is an American actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 and producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

 who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1985 horror film Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning is a 1985 slasher film. It was released on March 22, 1985. It is the fifth film in the Friday the 13th film series...

as Tommy Jarvis and speaks in the commentary of the Deluxe Edition of the film in 2009.

Other movies he starred in were the 1992 movie Deep Cover

Deep Cover

Deep Cover is a 1992 crime thriller film starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum and directed by veteran actor Bill Duke. It is also notable for its theme song of the same name, composed by Dr...

and in the 1996 comedy film Down Periscope

Down Periscope

Down Periscope is a 1996 comedy film starring Kelsey Grammer as the captain of a rust-bucket Navy submarine, the USS Stingray, who is fighting for his career....

with Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

Allen Kelsey Grammer is an American actor and comedian. He is most widely known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier...

. His most recent role was in the 2000 movie Bless the Child

Bless the Child

Bless the Child is a 2000 supernatural thriller film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Angela Bettis, Rufus Sewell, Christina Ricci, and Holliston Coleman...

. Shepherd has made guest appearances on TV shows such as Quantum Leap, Tour of Duty

Tour of Duty (TV series)

Tour of Duty is an American drama television series on CBS. It ran for three seasons from September 1987 to April 1990 as 58 one–hour episodes. The show was created by Steve Duncan and L. Travis Clark, and produced by Zev Braun....

, Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series is an American-Canadian horror television series that ran for three seasons, from October 3, 1987 to May 26, 1990 in first-run syndication....

, and T.J. Hooker.

John Shepherd is currently the President of Mpower Pictures

Mpower Pictures

Mpower Pictures is the production company of David Segel, Stephen McEveety, John Shepherd , and Todd Matthew Burns.Mpower Pictures was launched with Bella , winner of the Toronto Film Festival People's Choice Award, produced in association with Metanoia Films.Since then, Mpower Pictures has...

 and the producer of such films as The Ultimate Gift

The Ultimate Gift

The Ultimate Gift is a film based on author Jim Stovall's bestselling novel released on March 9, 2007 in 816 theaters in the USA. The film was not well attended in the USA and produced low box office receipts, though DVD sales were quite high in relation to its theatrical receipts.-Plot:When his...

, Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, and Co-executive Producer of Bella (film)

Bella (film)

Bella is a 2006 film directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde starring Eduardo Verastegui and Tammy Blanchard. Set in New York City, the film is about the events of one day and the impact on the characters' lives.-Plot:...

.

He also has a film which won the 2009 LA Film Festival called The Stoning of Soraya M.

The Stoning of Soraya M.

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, and has recently completed a film called Snowmen.

Filmography

• Down Periscope
  Down Periscope
  Down Periscope is a 1996 comedy film starring Kelsey Grammer as the captain of a rust-bucket Navy submarine, the USS Stingray, who is fighting for his career....
  
  (1996)
• Deep Cover
  Deep Cover
  Deep Cover is a 1992 crime thriller film starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum and directed by veteran actor Bill Duke. It is also notable for its theme song of the same name, composed by Dr...
  
  (1992) (uncredited)
• Mark Twain and Me (1991) (TV)
• The Hunt for Red October
  The Hunt for Red October
  The Hunt for Red October is a 1984 novel by Tom Clancy. The story follows the intertwined adventures of Soviet submarine captain Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius and CIA analyst Jack Ryan.The novel was originally published by the U.S...
  
  (1990)
• I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) (TV)
• Caught (1987)
• Thunder Run
  Thunder Run
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  (1986)
• Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
  Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
  Friday the 13th: A New Beginning is a 1985 slasher film. It was released on March 22, 1985. It is the fifth film in the Friday the 13th film series...
  
  (1985)
• Confessions of a Married Man (1983) (TV)
• The Other Victim (1981) (TV)
• Snowmen (2010)

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