Over the past decade, Shea Whigham has proven himself to be one of the most talented actors of his generation, having worked with legendary film directors such as Martin Scorsese, Robert Redford, Terrence Malick, Werner Herzog, Oliver Stone, David O’Russell and Robert Rodriguez, as well as Hollywood’s next generation of auteur filmmakers including James Ponsoldt, Adam Wingard, Damien Chazelle and Jeff Nichols.
Over the past decade, Shea Whigham has proven himself to be one of the most talented actors of his generation, having worked with legendary film directors such as Martin Scorsese, Robert Redford, Terrence Malick, Werner Herzog, Oliver Stone, David O’Russell and Robert Rodriguez, as well as Hollywood’s next generation of auteur filmmakers including James Ponsoldt, Adam Wingard, Damien Chazelle and Jeff Nichols.
He is currently in production on The Getaway, where he stars opposite Bruce Dern, Zach Avery and Olivia Munn. He recently wrapped The Quarry, where he stars opposite Michael Shannon and Small Engine Repair, which stars Jon Bernthal and Jordana Spiro.
Whigham recently starred opposite Julia Roberts and Bobby Cannavale in the Amazon Original series, Homecoming. He was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award in the category of Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance. The show follows a caseworker (Roberts) who works at a facility called Homecoming, which helps soldiers’ transition back to civilian life. Whigham plays Thomas Carrasco, a bureaucrat from the Department of Defense who is investigating the Homecoming facility. Whigham recently wrapped production for the Amazon Original series Modern Love, based on the popular New York Times column.
Says Entertainment Weekly about his role in Homecoming, “…Whigham delivers one of the year’s best TV performances. He’s been a great supporting actor in a little bit of everything, the Marvel universe and the Furious universe, tough enough to play some kind of law enforcement in Fargo and Narcos, genial enough to play the nicest dude in Vice Principals. Certain elements of the twisty plot nearly turn Homecoming into the long-overdue Shea Whigham star vehicle, though one marvel of his performance is how calm it is, how palpably he renders thoughtful confusion and clerk-ish obsession.”
He will next be seen in Todd Phillips’ Joker opposite Joaquin Phoenix, set to release on October 4, 2019.
Other recent films include the Academy Award-nominated VICE opposite Amy Adams and Christian Bale, To The Stars with Jordana Spiro, Damien Chazelle’s First Man opposite Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy, Columbia Pictures’ Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Warner Brothers’ hit Kong: Skull Island, Netflix’s comic book adaptation Death Note, Drew Goddard’s Bad Times at the El Royale opposite Chris Hemsworth and the Sundance films Catcher Was a Spy with Paul Rudd and High Wire Act opposite Jon Hamm.
Earlier in 2018, he starred in Bravo’s Dirty John opposite Connie Britton and Eric Bana and the Paramount TV mini-series Waco opposite Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch. Whigham has earned critical acclaim, including a SAG Award, for his role as Eli Thompson on HBO’s award-winning series Boardwalk Empire. Other notable television credits include HBO’s Vice Principals, FX’s Fargo Season 3, Cary Fukunaga’s True Detective, Marvel’s Agent Carter, Graham Yost’s FX drama Justified and Netflix’s Narcos.
