Michael Jace, the actor who played a conflicted cop in the cable television drama "The Shield," was charged on Thursday with the murder of his wife, prosecutors said. _0"> The 51-year-old actor is accused of shooting and killing 40-year-old April Jace on Monday at their Los Angeles home and then calling 911. Police found his wife's body and the couple's two young sons, who were unharmed. Jace appeared in court on Thursday, handcuffed and dressed in tan pants and a light blue shirt. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge postponed his arraignment until June 18 at the request of his lawyer and set his bail at $2 million. true Defense attorney Jason Sias told reporters Jace is doing as well as someone in custody can be and "is thinking about his children." It is not known what might have led to the shooting. Jace's jiu-jitsu instructor, Mark Robles, told reporters that Jace and his wife "looked like a couple that was in love."