Shea Whigham (American Actor) – Movies, Net Worth, IMDb, Joker

Shea Whigham is an American actor and voiceover artist, best known for his role as ‘Elias ‘Eli’ Thompson’ in the hit HBO series ‘Boardwalk Empire’. During his two decade long career, he has worked in countless films and television series like ‘Kong: Skull Island’, ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, ‘Joker’, ‘Vice Principals’, ‘True Detective’, etc. He grew up in a non-Hollywood household and though he entered college on a tennis scholarship, he left with a passion for acting. He even started his own theatre company with a college roommate, where he served as both the actor and the artistic director. After getting his big break in a TV series ‘Tigerland’, he continued to deliver exceptional performances in various series and branched out to films and voiceovers as well. He found fame with ‘Boardwalk Empire’ and has given a string of hit acts that won him many award nominations, most recently in the series ‘Homecoming’. He continues to lead an active work and family life in Hollywood.

Shea Whigham Biography

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. 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. 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.

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Career: After graduating from college, Shea Whigham and his roommate started a theatre group in New York City called ‘The Rorschach Group’, where he was both the artistic director and actor for three years. He made his television debut with a small role in an episode of the TV series ‘Ghost Stories’. In 1998, he was seen in the video ‘Of Love & Fantasy’. In 2000, he got his big break with a prominent role in the war-drama film ‘Tigerland’. He also lent his voice to the video game ‘Smuggler’s Run’ the same year. Thereafter, his career gathered momentum and from 2001 to 2003, he had notable roles in mainstream films and TV films like ‘All the Real Girls’, ‘Submerged’ and ‘R.U.S./H’. From 2004 to 2008, he continued with roles in series like ‘Medical Investigation’, ‘ER’ and ‘Standoff’ alongside doing films like ‘Water’, ‘Man of the House’, ‘Wristcutters: A Love Story’, ‘Pride and Glory’, ‘Splinter’, etc.

In 2009, he essayed the role of ‘Agent Michael Stasiak’ in ‘Fast & Furious’ and worked in other noteworthy films like ‘Blood Creek’, ‘The Killing Room’ and ‘Spooner’. The same year he was also part of television series like ‘Lie to Me’ and ‘Medium’. In 2010, he worked in movies like ‘Radio Free Albemuth’ and ‘Machete’. He also landed his most famous role till date, that of the corrupt sheriff ‘Elias ‘Eli’ Thompson’ in the ‘HBO’ period crime drama series ‘Boardwalk Empire’ that year. From 2011-13, he had prominent roles in movies like ‘Take Shelter’, ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, ‘Fast & Furious 6’, ‘American Hustle’ and ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’.