Shea Whigham Biography

Shea Whigham is an American actor and voiceover artist, best known for his role as ‘Elias ‘Eli’ Thompson’ in the hit HBO series ‘Boardwalk Empire’. During his two decade long career, he has worked in countless films and television series like ‘Kong: Skull Island’, ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, ‘Joker’, ‘Vice Principals’, ‘True Detective’, etc. He grew up in a non-Hollywood household and though he entered college on a tennis scholarship, he left with a passion for acting. He even started his own theatre company with a college roommate, where he served as both the actor and the artistic director. After getting his big break in a TV series ‘Tigerland’, he continued to deliver exceptional performances in various series and branched out to films and voiceovers as well. He found fame with ‘Boardwalk Empire’ and has given a string of hit acts that won him many award nominations, most recently in the series ‘Homecoming’. He continues to lead an active work and family life in Hollywood.