Shea Whigham
Shea Whigham | |
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State University of New York, Purchase (BFA ) | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse |
Christine Whigham (m. 1995) |
Children | 4, including Giorgia Whigham |
Shea Whigham (born January 5, 1969)
Early life
Whigham was born in Tallahassee, Florida, the son of attorney Frank and school librarian Beth. The family moved to Lake Mary, Florida, when Whigham was five years old.[2][3] He attended Lake Mary High School.[4]
Whigham attended Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, and then transferred to the State University of New York at Purchase, New York, where he was part of a small acting program with only 31 students and a graduating class of eight seniors.[5]
Career
After graduating, Whigham co-founded the theatre troupe the Rorschach Group with his college roommate Kirk Acevedo in New York City and served as an actor and artistic director with the troupe for three years.[6]
Whigham appeared in one 1997 episode of the television series
Whigham appeared in
He had a regular leading role on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire as Elias "Eli" Thompson, sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey, for the show's entire run. In 2014, he appeared in the HBO series True Detective as the disillusioned former minister Joel Theriot.[7] He appeared in two[a] episodes of FX's Justified in 2015.
Between 2012 and 2017, he had several movie roles, such as
He has appeared in several projects alongside actors Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks, both of whom starred on Boardwalk Empire and Waco. Shannon and Whigham also appeared together in The Quarry, Take Shelter, Tigerland, and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.
Personal life
Whigham has four children, including actress Giorgia Whigham, with his wife Christine Whigham.[10]
Filmography
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Of Love & Fantasy | Craig | |
2000 | Tigerland | Private Wilson | |
2002 | Bad Company | CIA Agent Wells | Uncredited |
2003 | All the Real Girls | 'Tip' | |
2004 | Out of This World | Russell Reade | |
Water | Daniel West | ||
2005 | Man of the House | Texas Ranger Holt | |
Lords of Dogtown | Drake Landon | ||
Psychic Driving | Ryan Barrett | Short film | |
2006 | Wristcutters: A Love Story | Eugene | |
First Snow | Vincent McClure | ||
2008 | South of Heaven | 'Mad Dog' Mantee | |
Pride and Glory | Officer Kenny Dugan | ||
Splinter | Dennis Farell | ||
2009 | Blood Creek | Luke Benny | |
The Killing Room | Tony Mazzolla | ||
Spooner | Stan Manfretti | ||
Fast & Furious | FBI Agent Michael Stasiak | ||
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Justin | ||
2010 | Radio Free Albemuth | Phil | |
Barry Munday | Donald | ||
Machete | Sniper | ||
The Conspirator | Captain Cottingham | ||
2011 | Take Shelter | Dewart | Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
The Lincoln Lawyer | Dwayne Jeffrey 'D.J.' Corliss | ||
This Must Be the Place | Ernie Ray | ||
Catch .44 | Billy | ||
2012 | Big Miracle | SAR Pilot Conrad | |
Savages | Chad, Cartel Lawyer | ||
Silver Linings Playbook | Jake Solitano | Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast | |
2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | FBI Agent Michael Stasiak | |
American Hustle
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Carl Elway | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
The Wolf of Wall Street | Captain Ted Beecham | ||
2014 | Non-Stop | Agent Marenick | |
2015 | Lila & Eve | Detective Holliston | |
Cop Car | Man | ||
Knight of Cups | Jim | ||
2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Teenaxi Leader | Voice |
Term Life | Detective Matty Miller | ||
2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Captain Earl Cole | |
Death Note | James Turner | ||
Wheelman | Mohawk Man | ||
2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Joe Cronin | |
Beirut | Gary Ruzak | ||
Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Andy Wheeldon | ||
First Man | Gus Grissom | ||
Bad Times at the El Royale | Dr. Woodbury Laurence | ||
City of Lies | Frank Lyga | ||
Vice | Wayne Vincent | ||
2019 | To the Stars | Hank Deerborne | |
Low Tide | Sergeant Kent | ||
Joker | Detective Burke | ||
2020 | The Quarry | The Man | Also executive producer[11] |
Vampires vs. the Bronx | Frank Polidori | ||
2021 | F9 | FBI Agent Michael Stasiak | [12] |
The Gateway | Parker Jode | ||
Small Engine Repair | 'Packie' Hanrahan | [13] | |
South of Heaven | Officer Schmidt | ||
2022 | The Gray Man | Six's Father | |
2023 | Fancy Dance | Frank | |
Eileen | Jim Dunlop | ||
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | George Stacy | Voice[14] | |
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning | Jasper Briggs | [15] | |
2025 | Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film † | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Ghost Stories | Eric Duke | Episode: "Cold in the Grave" |
2001 | Submerged | Captain Oliver Naquin | Television film |
2002 | R.U.S./H. | Odell Tippy | Pilot |
2004 | Medical Investigation | Barrett Fidler | 2 episodes |
Paradise | Jeremiah Alcott | Television film | |
2005 | Faith of My Fathers | Norris Overly | |
2006 | ER | Bobby Kenyon | 3 episodes |
2007 | Standoff | Andre / Jared Kendall | Episode: "Ex-Factor" |
2009 | Lie to Me | Jered Blunt | Episode: "Life Is Priceless" |
Numb3rs | Tom Kardum | Episode: "The Fifth Man" | |
Medium | Patrick Wilkes | Episode: "New Terrain" | |
2010–2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Elias 'Eli' Thompson | 49 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2011–2012) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2013–2015) |
2014 | True Detective | Joel Theriot | 2 episodes |
2015 | Agent Carter | Roger Dooley
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7 episodes |
Justified | Merrill | Episode: "Collateral" | |
2016–2017 | Vice Principals | Ray Liptrapp | 15 episodes |
2017 | The Legend of Master Legend | Peanut-Head | Pilot |
Fargo | 'Moe' Dammick | 5 episodes | |
Narcos | Agent Duffy | 2 episodes | |
2018 | Waco | Mitch Decker | 6 episodes |
Homecoming | Thomas Carrasco | 8 episodes Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | |
Dirty John | William Meehan | Episode: "Lord High Executioner" | |
2019 | Modern Love | Peter | 2 episodes |
2020–2023 | Perry Mason | Pete Strickland | Main role |
2022 | Gaslit | G. Gordon Liddy | Limited series Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
2023 | Waco: The Aftermath | Mitch Decker | 5 episodes |
The Righteous Gemstones | Dusty Daniels | 2 episodes | |
Lawmen: Bass Reeves | Colonel George Reeves | Episode: "Part I" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2000 | Smuggler's Run | Jon |
Notes
References
- The Associated Press. January 5, 2022. p. 2A.
Actor Shea Whigham is 53.
- ^ a b "Interview: Shea Whigham". When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Blog. November 2, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
- ^ a b Moore, Roger (October 27, 2007). "'Wrist' could be big break". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
- ^ "Lake Mary actor hits jackpot in 'Boardwalk Empire'". Orlando Sentinel. September 20, 2010.
- ^ a b "An interview with Wristcutters' Shea Whigham". Central Florida Future. November 2, 2007. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
- Allmovie. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
- ^ "Watch The Full, Utterly Spellbinding Sermon By The Tent Preacher From 'True Detective'". uproxx.com. January 31, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Bierly, Mandi (March 31, 2015). "'Justified' Postmortem: Graham Yost Breaks Down that Epic Brawl in 'Fugitive Number One'". yahoo.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ "The Rundown: The Mustaches of HBO's 'Perry Mason,' Ranked". uproxx.com. June 26, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ https://mofopolitics.com/2016/12/06/giorgina-whigham-voted/[permanent dead link]
- ^ Davids, Brian (May 1, 2020). "Shea Whigham on 'The Quarry' and "Electric" Christian Bale Scenes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ Han, Angie (May 25, 2021). "The Fast saga soars to new heights of nonsense in 'F9'". Mashable. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 19, 2020). "John Pollono's 'Small Engine Repair' Motors To Where Hollywood Movies Go To Lure Distributors: The Drive-In". Deadline. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ Sony Pictures Animation [@SonyAnimation] (June 13, 2022). "As a treat #AnnecyFestival gets a sequence from the film! In this clip, we find Gwen's dad, George Stacy (voiced by Shea Whigham), a "by the books cop," responding to a disturbance at the Guggenheim Museum. Of course, Gwen beats him to the scene, where she's met with new faces…" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Back-to-Back 'Mission: Impossible' Sequels Add 'Boardwalk Empire' Star Shea Whigham". /Film. December 22, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
External links
- Shea Whigham at IMDb