Shea Whigham Biography
She Whigham is an American actor best known for portraying Elias “Eli” Thompson in the drama series Boardwalk Empire. He also appeared in the first season of True Detective and the third season of Fargo and in numerous films, including Take Shelter, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street, King: Skull Island, First Man, Vice, Joker, Spider-Man; Across the Spider-Verse, and Mission; Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
How old is Shea Whigham? – Age
The actor is 55 years old as of January 2024. He was born on January 5, 1969m in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.
Shea Whigham Height
The star stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Who are Shea Whigham parents? – Family
Whigham is the son of attorney Frank and school librarian Beth. The family moved to Lake Mary, Florida, when Shea was five years old. He attended Lake Mary High School. 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.
Is Shea Whigham married? – Wife
The actor is married to wife, Christine Whigham. They both have four children, including actress Giorgia Whigham.
Shea Whigham Career
Shea 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 after graduating. He appeared in one 1997 episode of the television series Ghost Stories before he received a starring role in the 2000 film Tigerland. 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.
Between 2004 and 2006, Shea 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.
In 2014, the 55 year old actor appeared in the HBO series True Detective as the disillusioned former minister Joel Theriot. He appeared in two episodes of FX’s Justified in 2015. Between 2012 and 2017, Shea 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, Whigham appeared in the Warner Bros/DC Comics psychological thriller Joker as GCPD Detective Burke.
In 2020, Whigham was cast as Pete Strickland on HBO’s reimagining of Perry Mason, a role which he received attention for his moustache. He has appeared in several projects alongside actors Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks, both of whom starred on Broadwalk Empire and Waco. Shannon and Whigham also appeared together in The Quarry, Take Shelter, Tigerland, and Bad Lieutenant: Part of Call New Orleans.
Shea Whigham Net Worth
His net worth is estimated to be $275 million.
Shea Whigham Movie
1998 – Of Love & Fantasy
2000 – Tigerland
2002 – Bad Company
2003 – All the Real Girls
2004 – Water
2005 – Lords of Dogtown
2006 – First Snow
2008 – Pride Snow
2009 – Fast & Furious
2011 – The Lincoln Lawyer
2012 – Savages
2013 – American Hustle
2014 – Non-Stop
2015 – Cop Car
2016 – Term Life
2017 – Death Note
2018 – First Man
2019 – Law Tide
2021 – F9
2022 – Eileen
Shea Whigham TV Shows
1997 – Ghost Stories
2001 – Submerged
2004 – Paradise
2006 – ER
2007 – Standoff
2009 – Lie to Me
2014 – True Detective
2017 – Fargo
2018 – Homecoming
2022 – Gaslit
2023 – Waco: The Aftermath the