- Born
- Birth nameFranklin Shea Whigham Junior
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Principal Entertainment
- SpouseChristine Whigham(1995 - present) (1 child)
- Children
- ParentsBeth WhighamFrank Whigham
- RelativesJack Whigham(Sibling)
- He has appeared in six films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Silver Linings Playbook (2012), American Hustle (2013), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Vice (2018), Joker (2019) and F1: The Movie (2025).
- Father of Giorgia Whigham.
- His younger brother is the agent Jack Whigham.
- I can't script my career better than what it is.
- I don't say that I have a job. I have a gig, or a piece, or a film, or a show, but it's never a job.
- I've worked with Terrence Malick, Werner Herzog, Olive Stone and David Gordon Green, and Damien Chazelle on 'First Man.' When you have someone at the helm like that, they're gonna make something great.
- I tell people that I've had a chance to work Sam Esmail, Damien Chazelle and Cary Fukunaga, and those guys are working on a different level.
- I guess the ultimate thing is that you want to keep working, you know, with the best.
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