John William Shepherd (born November 18, 1960) is an American actor and producer who has starred in film and on television since the 1980s.
John Shepherd is best known for his role in the 1985 horror film ' as Tommy Jarvis and he speaks in the commentary of the deluxe edition DVD of the film in 2009. He also appeared in "The Baron's Bride", an episode of '.
Other movies Shepherd starred in were the 1992 movie Deep Cover and in the 1996 comedy film Down Periscope with Kelsey Grammer. He took a hiatus from acting to focus on producing after appearing in the 2004 film '. Shepherd has made guest appearances on TV shows such as Quantum Leap, Tour of Duty, ', and T.J. Hooker. He returned to acting in 2019 when he appeared in the short film Flesh and Blood.
Shepherd is a producer of such films as The Ultimate Gift, Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, Snowmen, The Stoning of Soraya M., and co-executive producer of Bella.