Shea Whigham
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Born | Franklin Shea Whigham Jr. January 5, 1969 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
Education | Tyler Junior College, State University of New York, Purchase (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse(s) | Christine Whigham (m. 1995) |
Children | Giorgia Whigham |
Franklin Shea Whigham Jr. (born January 5, 1969) is an American actor. He portrayed Elias "Eli" Thompson in the drama series Boardwalk Empire. He also appeared in the first season of True Detective, the third season of Fargo, and Joker. He has appeared as Agent Michael Stasiak in Fast & Furious, Fast & Furious 6, and F9.
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.[1][2] He 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.[3] After graduating, he co-founded New York City theatre troupe The Rorschach Group with his college roommate Kirk Acevedo, and served as an actor and artistic director with the troupe for three years.[4]
Career[]
Whigham appeared in one 1997 episode of the television series Ghost Stories before he received a starring role in the 2000 film Tigerland.[3] He went on to appear in the television films Submerged, R.U.S./H., and Paradise before acting in the 2003 film All the Real Girls.[1] Between 2004 and 2006, he appeared in the Japanese film Out of This World, the drama television series Medical Investigation, and the films Water, Man of the House, Faith of My Fathers, Lords of Dogtown, Psychic Driving, and South of Heaven.
Whigham appeared in Pride and Glory and co-starred in the horror film Splinter, the thriller Creek, and the science fiction film Radio Free Albemuth.[2]
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 disillusioned former minister Joel Theriot.[5] He appeared in two[6] episodes of FX's Justified during 2015.
Between 2012 and 2017 he had several movie roles, such as The Wolf of Wall Street, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook, Term Life, and Kong: Skull Island. In 2018, he appeared in the films Sicario: Day of the Soldado, First Man, and Bad Times at the El Royale. In 2019 he appeared in the Warner Bros./DC Comics psychological thriller Joker as GCPD Detective Burke. He also appeared in both seasons of HBO's Vice Principals as Ray Liptrapp; appeared in Fargo and the miniseries Waco; and he starred in the television series Homecoming alongside Julia Roberts for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. In 2020 he was cast as Pete Strickland on HBO's reimagining of Perry Mason, a role for which he received attention for his moustache.[7]
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 Take Shelter, Tigerland and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.
Personal life[]
Whigham has four kids with his wife Christine Whigham; including actress Giorgia Whigham.[8]
Filmography[]
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 | |
2004 | Water | Daniel West | |
2005 | Man of the House | Texas Ranger Holt | |
2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Drake Landon | |
2005 | Psychic Driving | Ryan Barrett | Short film |
2006 | Wristcutters: A Love Story | Eugene | |
2006 | First Snow | Vincent McClure | |
2008 | South of Heaven | 'Mad Dog' Mantee | |
2008 | Pride and Glory | Officer Kenny Dugan | |
2008 | Splinter | Dennis Farell | |
2009 | Blood Creek | Luke Benny | |
2009 | The Killing Room | Tony Mazzolla | |
2009 | Spooner | Stan Manfretti | |
2009 | Fast & Furious | FBI Agent Michael Stasiak | |
2009 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Justin | |
2010 | Radio Free Albemuth | Phil | |
2010 | Barry Munday | Donald | |
2010 | Machete | Sniper | |
2010 | The Conspirator | Captain Cottingham | |
2011 | Take Shelter | Dewart | |
2011 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Dwayne Jeffrey 'D.J.' Corliss | |
2011 | This Must Be the Place | Ernie Ray | |
2011 | Catch .44 | Billy | |
2012 | Big Miracle | SAR Pilot Conrad | |
2012 | Savages | Chad, Cartel Lawyer | |
2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | Jake Solitano | |
2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | FBI Agent Michael Stasiak | |
2013 | American Hustle | Carl Elway | |
2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Captain Ted Beecham | |
2014 | Non-Stop | Agent Marenick | |
2015 | Lila & Eve | Detective Holliston | |
2015 | Cop Car | Man | |
2015 | Knight of Cups | Jim | |
2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Teenaxi Leader | Voice |
2016 | Term Life | Detective Matty Miller | |
2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Captain Earl Cole | |
2017 | Death Note | James Turner | |
2017 | Wheelman | Mohawk Man | |
2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Joe Cronin | |
2018 | Beirut | Gary Ruzak | |
2018 | Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Andy Wheeldon | |
2018 | First Man | Gus Grissom | |
2018 | Bad Times at the El Royale | Dr. Woodbury Laurence | |
2018 | City of Lies | Frank Lyga | |
2018 | Vice | Wayne Vincent | |
2019 | To the Stars | Hank Deerborne | |
2019 | Low Tide | Sergeant Kent | |
2019 | Joker | Detective Burke | |
2020 | The Quarry | The Man | Also executive producer[9] |
2020 | Vampires vs. the Bronx | Frank Polidori | |
2021 | F9 | FBI Agent Michael Stasiak | [10] |
2021 | The Gateway | Parker | Completed |
2021 | Small Engine Repair | 'Packie' Hanrahan | Completed[11] |
2021 | South of Heaven | Schmidt | Post-production |
2022 | Mission: Impossible 7 | David Rumsfeld | Filming[12] |
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 |
2004 | Paradise | Jeremiah Alcott | Television film |
2005 | Faith of My Fathers | Norris Overly | Television film |
2006 | ER | Bobby Kenyon | 3 episodes |
2007 | Standoff | Andre / Jared Kendall | Episode: "Ex-Factor" |
2009 | Lie to Me | Jered Blunt | Episode: "Life Is Priceless" |
2009 | Numb3rs | Tom Kardum | Episode: "The Fifth Man" |
2009 | Medium | Patrick Wilkes | Episode: "New Terrain" |
2010–2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Elias 'Eli' Thompson | 49 episodes |
2014 | True Detective | Joel Theriot | 2 episodes |
2015 | Agent Carter | Roger Dooley | 7 episodes |
2015 | Justified | Merrill | Episode: "Collateral" |
2016–2017 | Vice Principals | Ray Liptrapp | 15 episodes |
2017 | The Legend of Master Legend | Peanut-Head | Pilot |
2017 | Fargo | 'Moe' Dammick | 5 episodes |
2017 | Narcos | Agent Duffy | 2 episodes |
2018 | Waco | Mitch Decker | 6 episodes |
2018 | Homecoming | Thomas Carrasco | 8 episodes |
2018 | Dirty John | William Meehan | Episode: "Lord High Executioner" |
2019 | Modern Love | Peter | 2 episodes |
2020 | Perry Mason | Pete Strickland | Main role |
TBA | Gaslit | G. Gordon Liddy | Upcoming miniseries |
Video games[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2000 | Smuggler's Run | Jon |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Interview: Shea Whigham". When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Blog. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Moore, Roger (27 October 2007). "'Wrist' could be big break". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "An interview with Wristcutters' Shea Whigham". Central Florida Future. 2 November 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Shea Whigham: Biography". Allmovie. Archived from the original on 2006-04-26. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Watch The Full, Utterly Spellbinding Sermon By The Tent Preacher From 'True Detective'". Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ^ He was uncredited for his appearance in the episode Fugitive number one [1]
- ^ "The Rundown: The Mustaches Of HBO's 'Perry Mason,' Ranked". UPROXX. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ https://mofopolitics.com/2016/12/06/giorgina-whigham-voted/
- ^ Davids, Brian (2020-05-01). "Shea Whigham on 'The Quarry' and "Electric" Christian Bale Scenes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ Han, Angie. "The Fast saga soars to new heights of nonsense in 'F9'". Mashable. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2020-10-19). "John Pollono's 'Small Engine Repair' Motors To Where Hollywood Movies Go To Lure Distributors: The Drive-In". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Back-to-Back 'Mission: Impossible' Sequels Add 'Boardwalk Empire' Star Shea Whigham". /Film. 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
External links[]
- Shea Whigham at IMDb
- 1969 births
- Living people
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Male actors from Tallahassee, Florida
- State University of New York at Purchase alumni
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- People from Lake Mary, Florida