Shea Whigham Biography, Age, Wife, Net Worth, Movies, Joker, To the Stars

Shea Whigham Biography

Shea Whigham (Franklin Shea Whigham Jr.) is an American actor known for He portraing Elias “Eli” Thompson in the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire. He also had supporting roles in Death Note, Kong: Skull Island and True Detective. He appeared as Agent Michael Stasiak in Fast & Furious and Fast & Furious 6.

Shea Whigham Education

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.

After graduating, Whigham 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.

Shea Whigham Career

In 1997, he appeared in one episode of the television series Ghost Stories before he received a starring role in the 2000 film Tigerland. Whigham 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, Whigham appeared in the Japanese film Out of This World, the drama television series Medical Investigation, and the films Water, Lords of Dogtown, Man of the House, Faith of My Fathers, Psychic Driving, and South of Heaven.

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He then appeared in Pride and Glory and co-starred in the horror film Splinter, the thriller Creek, and the science fiction film Radio Free Albemuth.

Whigham 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 playing a role as disillusioned former minister Joel Theriot. He also had roles in American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street, Silver Linings Playbook, Term Life, and Kong: Skull Island.

In 2018, Shea Whigham appeared in the films First Man, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, and Bad Times at the El Royale. He also appeared in both seasons of HBO’s Vice Principals as Ray Liptrapp and appeared in Fargo and the miniseries Waco.

Whigham 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.

Whigham has appeared in several projects alongside actors Paul Sparks and Michael Shannon, both of whom starred on Boardwalk Empire and Waco. The two also appeared together in Take Shelter.

Shea Whigham Age

He was born on January 5, 1969 in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. He is 50 years old as of 2019.

Shea Whigham Height

He stands at a height of ‎5 feet 9 inches(175 cm).

Shea Whigham Family

Whigham was born in Tallahassee, Florida but his family moved to Lake Mary, Florida when he was five years old. He is the son of attorney Frank and school librarian Beth.

Shea Whigham Wife

He is married to Christine Whigham and together they have one child.

Shea Whigham Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $15 million which he has earned through his acting career. He earns over $600,000 as salary annually.

Shea Whigham To the Stars

To the Stars is an upcoming American drama film directed by Martha Stephens from a screenplay by Shannon Bradley-Colleary. It stars Kara Hayward, Liana Liberato, Malin Åkerman, Shea Whigham, Tony Hale, Madisen Beaty, Lucas Jade Zumann, Adelaide Clemens and Jordana Spiro.

Initial release: January 25, 2019
Director: Martha Stephens
Screenplay: Shannon Bradley-Colleary
Music composed by: Heather McIntosh
Producers: Kristin Mann, Laura D. Smith

Shea Whigham Joker

Joker is an upcoming American psychological thriller film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and based on the DC Comics character Joker. It is intended to be the first in a series of DC-based films separate from the DC Extended Universe.

Release date: October 4, 2019 (USA)
Director: Todd Phillips
Budget: 55 million USD
Production companies: Bron Studios, Village Roadshow Pictures, Sikelia Productions, DC Films
Producers: Todd Phillips, Martin Scorsese, Bradley Cooper, Emma Tillinger

Shea Whigham Fargo

Self-made real estate mogul Emmit Stussy seemingly has it all — a successful business, which has earned him the nickname “Parking Lot King of Minnesota,” and a perfect family. That doesn’t sit well with slightly younger brother Ray, who has always lived in Emmit’s shadow and blames his brother for the less-than-ideal hand he’s been dealt as a balding, pot-bellied parole officer. Things appear to be on the upswing for Ray when Nikki, one of his parolees, offers to help turn his fortunes around by stealing back his good karma. The situation quickly gets out of hand, and petty theft leads to murder. When the ordeal crosses county lines, Eden Valley Police Chief Gloria Burgle investigates the case, which takes an unexpectedly personal turn for her. Meanwhile, Emmit gets an unwelcome business proposal from mysterious loner V.M., whose bosses plan to partner with Emmit whether he wants to or not. Golden Globe-nominated actor Ewan McGregor stars in a dual role as Emmit and Ray.

Network: FX
Production location: Calgary
Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series, MORE
Writers: Noah Hawley, Bob DeLaurentis, Steve Blackman, Monica Beletsky, Matt Wolpert, Ben Nedivi

Shea Whigham First Man

On the heels of their six-time Academy Award®-winning smash, La La Land, Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for Universal Pictures’ First Man, the riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first-person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie will explore the sacrifices and the cost—on Armstrong and on the nation—of one of the most dangerous missions in history. Written by Academy Award® winner Josh Singer (Spotlight), the drama is produced by Wyck Godfrey & Marty Bowen (The Twilight Saga, The Fault in Our Stars) through their Temple Hill Entertainment banner, alongside Chazelle and Gosling. Isaac Klausner (The Fault in Our Stars) executive produces. DreamWorks Pictures co-finances the film.

Release date: October 12, 2018 (USA)
Director: Damien Chazelle
Box office: 105.4 million USD
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing, MORE
Awards: Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, MORE

Shea Whigham Homecoming

Heidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a facility that helps soldiers transition back to civilian life. She leaves Homecoming to start a new life living with her mother and working as a small-town waitress. Years later, the Department of Defense questions why she left, which makes Heidi realize that there’s a whole other story behind the one that she’s been telling herself. Oscar winner Julia Roberts stars as Heidi in the first regular TV series role of her career. “Homecoming” is based a podcast of the same name.

No. of episodes: 10 (list of episodes)
Director: Sam Esmail
Original network: Amazon Video
Executive producers: Micah Bloomberg, Eli Horowitz, Sam Esmail, Chad Hamilton, Julia Roberts, Alex Blumberg

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