Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
5 Januar 1969 (57)
Place of birth
Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Biography
Shea Whigham (born January 5, 1969) is an American actor best known for portraying Elias "Eli" Thompson in the drama series Boardwalk Empire. He also appeared in the first season of True Detective and the third season of Fargo and in numerous films, including Wristcutters: A Love Story, Take Shelter, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street, Kong: Skull Island, First Man, Vice, Joker, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. He has appeared as Agent Michael Stasiak in Fast & Furious, Fast & Furious 6, and F9. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Shea Whigham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Bekannt für
8.0
Series
Boardwalk Empire
Elias 'Eli' Thompson
2010–2014
8.3
Film
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
George Stacy (voice)
2023
7.2
Film
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Briggs
2025
8.1
Film
Joker
Detective Burke
2019
8.0
Film
The Wolf of Wall Street
Captain Ted Beecham
2013
7.1
Series
Sugar
Tom Flybjerg
2024–
7.2
Film
Silver Linings Playbook
Jake Solatano
2012
7.5
Film
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Briggs
2023
6.6
Film
Kong: Skull Island
Earl Cole
2017
6.9
Film
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Andy Wheeldon
2018
6.9
Film
The Gray Man
Six's Father
2022
6.9
Film
American Hustle
Carl Elway
2013
7.0
Film
First Man
Gus Grissom
2018
0.0
Film
Ghost Soldier
2026
7.0
Film
F9
Michael Stasiak
2021
0.0
Film
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
George Stacy (voice)
2027
7.7
Series
American Primeval
Jim Bridger
2025
7.2
Series
Vice Principals
Ray Liptrapp
2016–2017
7.3
Series
Death by Lightning
Roscoe Conkling
2025
7.0
Film
Vice
Wayne Vincent
2018
7.1
Film
Take Shelter
Dewart
2011
6.9
Series
Waco: The Aftermath
Mitch Decker
2023
6.9
Series
Gaslit
G. Gordon Liddy
2022
4.3
Film
Death Note
James Turner
2017
7.4
Series
Waco
Mitch Decker
2018
6.6
Film
The Conspirator
Capt. Cottingham
2011
6.8
Film
Non-Stop
Agent Marenick
2014
6.2
Film
Splinter
Dennis Farell
2008
5.1
Film
Catch.44
Billy
2011
6.0
Film
Cop Car
Man
2015
5.3
Film
Blood Creek
Luke Benny
2009
6.3
Film
Machete
Sniper
2010
6.8
Film
Bad Times at the El Royale
Dr. Woodbury Laurence
2018
6.0
Film
Term Life
Matty Miller
2016
5.8
Film
Eileen
Jim Dunlop
2023
7.2
Film
The Lincoln Lawyer
DJ Corliss
2011
6.4
Film
Savages
Chad
2012
6.2
Film
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Justin
2009
6.3
Film
Pride and Glory
Kenny Dugan
2008
6.1
Film
Wheelman
Motherfucker
2017
5.8
Film
Man of the House
Ranger Holt
2005
6.4
Film
City of Lies
Frank Lyga
2018
6.2
Film
The Catcher Was a Spy
Joe Cronin
2018
6.3
Film
Beirut
Gary Ruzak
2018
5.7
Film
Vampires vs. the Bronx
Frank Polidori
2020
8.0
Series
Legend of Master Legend
Peanut Head
2017
5.2
Film
The Quarry
The Man
2020
6.6
Film
Fancy Dance
Frank
2024
6.1
Film
Low Tide
Sergeant Kent
2019
5.8
Film
To the Stars
Hank Deerborne
2019
6.4
Film
South of Heaven
Schmidt
2021
5.3
Film
The Gateway
Parker
2021
6.1
Film
Small Engine Repair
Patrick 'Packie' Hanrahan
2021
6.4
Film
Lake George
Don
2024
5.3
Film
A Country Called Home
Cole Edwards
2016
Acting credits 55 titles
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
as George Stacy (voice)
0.0
2027
Ghost Soldier
0.0
2026
Death by Lightning
as Roscoe Conkling
7.3
2025
American Primeval
as Jim Bridger
7.7
2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Briggs
7.2
2025
Lake George
as Don
6.4
2024
Fancy Dance
as Frank
6.6
2024
Sugar
as Tom Flybjerg
7.1
2024–
Eileen
as Jim Dunlop
5.8
2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Briggs
7.5
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as George Stacy (voice)
8.3
2023
Waco: The Aftermath
as Mitch Decker
6.9
2023
Gaslit
as G. Gordon Liddy
6.9
2022
The Gray Man
as Six's Father
6.9
2022
The Gateway
as Parker
5.3
2021
Small Engine Repair
as Patrick 'Packie' Hanrahan
6.1
2021
South of Heaven
as Schmidt
6.4
2021
F9
as Michael Stasiak
7.0
2021
The Quarry
as The Man
5.2
2020
Vampires vs. the Bronx
as Frank Polidori
5.7
2020
Low Tide
as Sergeant Kent
6.1
2019
To the Stars
as Hank Deerborne
5.8
2019
Joker
as Detective Burke
8.1
2019
Beirut
as Gary Ruzak
6.3
2018
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Joe Cronin
6.2
2018
City of Lies
as Frank Lyga
6.4
2018
Waco
as Mitch Decker
7.4
2018
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
as Andy Wheeldon
6.9
2018
Bad Times at the El Royale
as Dr. Woodbury Laurence
6.8
2018
First Man
as Gus Grissom
7.0
2018
Vice
as Wayne Vincent
7.0
2018
Legend of Master Legend
as Peanut Head
8.0
2017
Death Note
as James Turner
4.3
2017
Wheelman
as Motherfucker
6.1
2017
Kong: Skull Island
as Earl Cole
6.6
2017
Vice Principals
as Ray Liptrapp
7.2
2016–2017
Term Life
as Matty Miller
6.0
2016
A Country Called Home
as Cole Edwards
5.3
2016
Cop Car
as Man
6.0
2015
Non-Stop
as Agent Marenick
6.8
2014
American Hustle
as Carl Elway
6.9
2013
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Captain Ted Beecham
8.0
2013
Silver Linings Playbook
as Jake Solatano
7.2
2012
Savages
as Chad
6.4
2012
Take Shelter
as Dewart
7.1
2011
Catch.44
as Billy
5.1
2011
The Conspirator
as Capt. Cottingham
6.6
2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
as DJ Corliss
7.2
2011
Boardwalk Empire
as Elias 'Eli' Thompson
8.0
2010–2014
Machete
as Sniper
6.3
2010
Blood Creek
as Luke Benny
5.3
2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Justin
6.2
2009
Splinter
as Dennis Farell
6.2
2008
Pride and Glory
as Kenny Dugan
6.3
2008
Man of the House
as Ranger Holt
5.8
2005