Biography
Jon Shear is an actor, director, writer and producer who worked under the pseudonym Jon Matthews early in his career. He appeared as Rodney in the film Heathers (1989) and as Thomson in Independence Day (1996).
Shear directed, co-wrote and produced the feature Urbania (2000), which premiered at Sundance. His other acting credits include roles in Where the Buffalo Roam (1980), And the Band Played On (1993) and the television series Tales from the Darkside (1984).
He has an extensive theatre background, appearing in the original Broadway productions of Angels in America, Six Degrees of Separation and Runaways, and has worked as a script consultant and workshop leader.
