1. Shea Whigham was born on January 5,1969 and is an American actor best known for portraying Elias "Eli" Thompson in the drama series Boardwalk Empire.
10 Facts About Shea Whigham
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The family moved to Lake Mary, Florida, when Shea Whigham was five years old.
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Shea Whigham attended Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, and then transferred to the State University of New York at Purchase, New York, where he was part of a small acting program with only 31 students and a graduating class of eight seniors.
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Shea Whigham appeared in one 1997 episode of the television series Ghost Stories before he received a starring role in the 2000 film Tigerland.
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Shea Whigham appeared in Pride and Glory and co-starred in the horror film Splinter, the thriller Creek, and the science fiction film Radio Free Albemuth.
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Shea Whigham had a regular leading role on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire as Elias "Eli" Thompson, sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey, for the show's entire run.
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Shea Whigham appeared in two episodes of FX's Justified in 2015.
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Shea Whigham appeared in both seasons of HBO's Vice Principals as Ray Liptrapp; appeared in Fargo and the miniseries Waco; and he starred in the television series Homecoming alongside Julia Roberts for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
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Shea Whigham has appeared in several projects alongside actors Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks, both of whom starred on Boardwalk Empire and Waco.
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Shannon and Shea Whigham appeared together in The Quarry, Take Shelter, Tigerland, and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.