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Shea Whigham

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  • Producer
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Shea Whigham at an event for Cop Car (2015)
Two misfit oddballs embark on a road trip, strike a dubious deal too enticing to refuse, and find redemption amid shady circumstances.
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Lake George (2024)
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Born in Florida, educated at the State University of New York-Purchase, and coming from the NYC based theatre scene, Shea Whigham's big break came when director Joel Schumacher cast him opposite Colin Farrell in Tigerland (2000). He has worked opposite Robert DeNiro, Anthony Hopkins, Christian Bale, Sean Penn and many others; and continues his role as "Eli Thompson" on HBO's award-winning series Boardwalk Empire (2010). Married with four children, Whigham and his family divide their time between New York and Los Angeles.
BornJanuary 5, 1969
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BornJanuary 5, 1969
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Known for

    Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, and Tova Stewart in Take Shelter (2011)
    Take Shelter
    7.3
    • Dewart
    • 2011
    Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Wristcutters: A Love Story
    7.2
    • Eugene
    • 2006
    Liam Neeson in Non-Stop (2014)
    Non-Stop
    6.9
    • Agent Marenick
    • 2014
    Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, and Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle (2013)
    American Hustle
    7.2
    • Carl Elway
    • 2013

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    Actor



    • Sugar
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2024
    • Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
      • Alex Hunter
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Death by Lightning
      • Roscoe Conkling
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series



    • Tom Segura in Bad Thoughts (2025)
      Bad Thoughts
      6.4
      TV Series
      • PQ
      • 2025
    • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
      Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
      • Briggs
      • 2025
    • American Primeval (2025)
      American Primeval
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Jim Bridger
      • 2025
    • Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon in Lake George (2024)
      Lake George
      6.5
      • Don
      • 2024
    • David Oyelowo in Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023)
      Lawmen: Bass Reeves
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • George Reeves
      • 2023
    • John Goodman, Walton Goggins, Edi Patterson, Danny McBride, Skyler Gisondo, Cassidy Freeman, Adam Devine, Tony Cavalero, and Tim Baltz in The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
      The Righteous Gemstones
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Dusty Daniels
      • 2023
    • Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Esai Morales, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, and Vanessa Kirby in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
      Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
      7.6
      • Briggs
      • 2023
    • The Space Within (2023)
      The Space Within
      7.3
      Podcast Series
      • Donny Kieber
      • 2023
    • Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Perkins, Josh Keaton, Ziggy Marley, Jason Schwartzman, Rachel Dratch, Taran Killam, Yuri Lowenthal, Peggy Lu, Cliff Robertson, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Luna Lauren Velez, Shea Whigham, Mahershala Ali, Kathryn Hahn, Lorraine Velez, Oscar Isaac, Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, Andrew Garfield, Nic Novicki, Jake Johnson, Donald Glover, Daniel Kaluuya, Greta Lee, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Atsuko Okatsuka, Melissa Sturm, Nicole Delaney, Amandla Stenberg, Karan Soni, Shameik Moore, Jack Quaid, Kimiko Glenn, Issa Rae, Sofia Barclay, Nina Lentini, Danielle Perez, Jharrel Jerome, Ayo Edebiri, and Metro Boomin in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
      Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
      8.5
      • George Stacy (voice)
      • 2023
    • Michael Shannon in Waco: The Aftermath (2023)
      Waco: The Aftermath
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Mitch Decker
      • 2023
    • Matthew Rhys in Perry Mason (2020)
      Perry Mason
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Pete Strickland
      • 2020–2023
    • Eileen (2023)
      Eileen
      5.9
      • Jim Dunlop
      • 2023
    • Fancy Dance (2023)
      Fancy Dance
      6.6
      • Frank
      • 2023
    • The Playboy Interview (2021)
      The Playboy Interview
      3.2
      Podcast Series
      • John Wayne
      • 2021–2023
    • Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)
      The Gray Man
      6.5
      • Six's Father
      • 2022

    Producer



    • Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Bobby Soto in The Quarry (2020)
      The Quarry
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2020

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Shea Wigham
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • January 5, 1969
      • Tallahassee, Florida, USA
    • Spouse
      • Christine Whigham1995 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Giorgia Whigham
    • Parents
        Beth Whigham
    • Relatives
      • Jack Whigham(Sibling)

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      He has appeared in five films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Silver Linings Playbook (2012), American Hustle (2013), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Vice (2018) and Joker (2019).
    • Quotes
      I can't script my career better than what it is.

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