Shea Whigham
| Shea Whigham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Franklin Shea Whigham, Jr. January 5, 1969 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | State University of New York |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Franklin Shea Whigham, Jr. (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Shea Whigham, is an American actor. He portrayed Elias "Eli" Thompson in the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire.
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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 Wigham 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 role on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire as Elias "Eli" Thompson, sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey. In 2014, he appeared in the HBO series True Detective as disillusioned former minister Joel Theriot.[5] In 2015, he appeared as a police officer in the music video for the Run the Jewels song "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)".[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Of Love & Fantasy | Craig | |
| 2000 | Tigerland | Pvt. Wilson | |
| 2001 | Submerged | Capt. Oliver Naquin | Television film |
| 2002 | Bad Company | Agent Wells | Uncredited |
| 2003 | All the Real Girls | Tip | |
| 2004 | Paradise | Jeremiah Alcott | Television film |
| 2004 | Out of This World | Russell Reade | |
| 2004 | Water | Daniel West | |
| 2005 | Man of the House | Ranger Holt | |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Drake Landon | |
| 2005 | Psychic Driving | Ryan Barrett | Short film |
| 2005 | Faith of My Fathers | Norris Overly | Television film |
| 2006 | Wristcutters: A Love Story | Eugene | |
| 2006 | First Snow | Vincent McClure | |
| 2008 | South of Heaven | Mad Dog Mantee | |
| 2008 | Pride and Glory | Kenny Dugan | |
| 2008 | Splinter | Dennis Farell | |
| 2009 | Blood Creek | Luke Benny | |
| 2009 | The Killing Room | Tony Mazzolla | |
| 2009 | Spooner | Stan Manfretti | |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | Agent Stasiak | |
| 2009 | The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Justin | |
| 2010 | Radio Free Albemuth | Phil | |
| 2010 | Barry Munday | Donald | |
| 2010 | Machete | Sniper | |
| 2010 | The Conspirator | Capt. Cottingham | |
| 2011 | Take Shelter | Dewart | |
| 2011 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Corliss | |
| 2011 | This Must Be the Place | Ernie Ray | |
| 2011 | Catch .44 | Billy | |
| 2012 | Big Miracle | SAR Pilot Conrad | |
| 2012 | Savages | Chad | |
| 2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | Jake | |
| 2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | Agent 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 | ||
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ghost Stories | Eric Duke | Episode: "Cold in the Grave" |
| 2002 | R.U.S./H. | Odell Tippy | Pilot |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation | Barrett Fidler | 2 episodes |
| 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" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Smuggler's Run | Jon (voice) |
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- 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
