James Healey (actor)

James Patrick Healey (born January 13, 1951, County Galway, Ireland) is an Irish born actor. His family moved to Manchester, England before emigrating to Melbourne, Australia in 1970. He studied acting at both NIDA (Sydney) and RADA (London). In Australia he acted in television police procedural Homicide in guest roles in 1975 and 1976. He had a regular role on soap opera The Restless Years as the murderous villain Gary Fisher in 1981, and appeared in Sons and Daughters for two episodes, as Wayne Hamilton's best man, in 1983. On American television he appeared on the soap opera Dynasty as Sean Rowan. He appeared in the show throughout the 1987-88 season, during which time his character became the fourth husband of Alexis Carrington Colby, played by Joan Collins after saving her life following a car crash. After that he had a regular role on daytime serial Santa Barbara in 1990.

In 1993, Healey was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon, and sentenced to 200 hours of community service and three years probation upon suspension of a two-year state prison term. His acting career ended in 1996.