Shyer has appeared in multiple guest roles on television since 1994, including:
Viper,
The New Outer Limits,
Smallville,
Monk,
JAG,
CSI: Miami,
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and a critically acclaimed recurring role as the
Hannibal Lecter-like character "Lawrence O'Malley" in
The Practice. He more recently appeared in a supporting role on ABC-TV's
re-imagined V series as "Marcus," second-in-command to the V high commander, Anna (
Morena Baccarin). His varied film roles have included
The Falling (1998, as "Lars"),
The Invitation (2003, as "Joel Gellman"),
The Lazarus Child (2004, as "John Boyd"),
Fierce People (2005, as "Dr. Leffler"), and
Big Bad Wolf (2006, as "Charlie Cowley"). He has also starred on Broadway as Sam Carmichael in
Mamma Mia and Dean Newhouse in
Going Down Swingin’, following successful stints in the Canadian productions of
Miss Saigon,
Les Misérables (as Joly & understudy
Marius Pontmercy),
The Phantom of the Opera (as
Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny),
Assassins (as
John Wilkes Booth), and
Sunset Boulevard (as Artie Green). He also played four supporting roles in the US tour of
The Book of Mormon and
Governor John Slaton in the 2025 US tour of
Parade. ==Filmography==