Shea Whigham

Actor / Producer

Birthplace – Tallahassee, Florida, USA

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.

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Filmography

Eileen

Jim Dunlop (2023)

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Briggs (2023)

The Gateway

Parker (2021)

South of Heaven

Schmidt (2021)

Small Engine Repair

Patrick 'Packie' Hanrahan (2021)

Joker

Detective Burke (2019)

City of Lies

Frank Lyga (2021)

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Andy Wheeldon (2018)

Bad Times at the El Royale

Dr. Woodbury Laurence (2018)

American Hustle

Carl Elway (2013)

Silver Linings Playbook

Jake (2012)

Savages

Chad (2012)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

George Stacy (2023)

Fancy Dance

Frank (2024)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Jasper Briggs (2025)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Jasper Briggs (2025)

Lake George

Don (2024)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Jasper Briggs (2025)