Who is Shea Whigham?
Shea Whigham is an American actor and he is famously known for his role as Carl Elway in the 2013 movie American Hustle and as Captain Ted Beecham in the 2013 movie The Wolf of Wall Street and he has also starred in movies and television series and shows such as Star Trek Beyond, First Man, Death Note, Agent Carter and Dirty John.
Biography and Education
Shea Whigham was born Franklin Shea Whigham Jr. on the 5th of January, 1969 in Tallahassee, Florida, United States and he was born to a father named Frank Whigham, who worked as an attorney and a mother named Beth Whigham, who worked as a School Librarian, he and his family later relocated to Lake Mary, Florida at the age of five.
Shea Whigham attended the Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, but he later transferred to the State University of New York, which is located at Purchase, New York, while at the School, he enrolled into an acting program and right after graduating from the School, he co-founded the New York City Theatre Troupe called The Rorschach Group alongside his roommate and friend named Kirk Acevedo and he worked as an actor and artistic director for the troupe for three years.
Movies and Career
Shea Whigham has starred in movies such as Of Love & Fantasy in 1998, Tigerland in 2000, Bad Company in 2002, All the Real Girls in 2002, Out if This World and Water in 2004, Man of the House, Lords of Dogtown and Psychic Driving in 2005, Wristcutters: A love Story and First Snow in 2006, South of Heaven, Pride and Glory and Splinter in 2008, Blood Creek, The Killing Room, Spooner, Fast & Furious and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans in 2009, Radio Free Albemuth, Barry Munday, Machete and The Conspirator in 2010, Take Shelter, The Lincoln Lawyer, Catch 44 and This Must be the Place in 2011, Big Miracle, Savages and Silver Linings Playbook in 2012, American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street in 2013, Non-Stop in 2014, Lila & Eve, Cop Car and Knight of Cups in 2015, Star Trek Beyond and Term Life in 2016, Kong: Skull Island, Death Note and Wheelman in 2017, The Catcher was a spy, First Man, Beirut, Vice, Bad Times at the El Royale and Sicario: Day of the Soldado in 2018, To the Stars and Joker in 2019, City of lies and many more.
Whigham has also starred in television series and shows such as Ghost stories in 1997, Submerged in 2001, R.U.S/H. in 2002, Medical Investigation and Paradise in 2004, Faith of My Fathers in 2005, ER in 2006, Standoff in 2007, Lie to Me, Numb3rs and Medium in 2009, Boardwalk Empire from 2010 to 2014, True Detectives in 2014, Agent Carter and Justified in 2015, Vice Principals from 2016 to 2017, The Legend of Master Legend, Fargo and Narcos in 2017, Waco, Dirty John and Homecoming in 2018, Modern Love in 2019 and many more.
Family
Shea Whigham was born to a father named Frank Whigham and a mother named Beth Whigham and he grew up with a younger brother named Jack Whigham, who is also an actor and he also has a daughter named Giorgia Whigham, who is an actress.
Wife
Shea Whigham is a married man and he is currently married to a woman named Christine Whigham.
Height, Weight and Personal Looks
Shea Whigham stands at a height of 5ft 11inches, he weighs 72kg, he is fair in complexion, has brown hair color and blue eye color.
House Location
Whigham and his family currently reside in New York City, New York, United States of America.
Real Name
Shea Whigham’s real name or full name is Franklin Shea Whigham Jr.
Nationality and Ethnicity
Whigham is of American nationality and white ethnicity.
Social Media Presence
Since rising to fame in 1998, Whigham has managed to build a huge fan base for himself on social media, as of recent, he has over 200,000 Twitter followers and over 100,000 Facebook followers and he is also active on a host of other social media networks.
Controversies, rumors and legal issues
Ever since becoming famous, Whigham hasn’t been attached to any known controversy, rumors and legal issues.