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Shea Whigham | Biography

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  • Full Name Franklin Shea Whigham Jr., aka, Shea Whigham
  • Occupation Actor
  • Nationality American
  • Birthplace Florida, USA
  • Birth Date Jan 05, 1969
  • Age 55 Years, 11 Months
Cast of the TV series 'Homecoming'

Shea Whigham | Biography

Since 2000, there has never been a year without Shea Whigham's films or series

Lately, Whigham was the lead cast of the 2021 crime thriller movie 'The Getaway' and the black comedy movie 'Small Engineer Repair.' His upcoming project is the spy action movie 'Mission: Impossible 7' in 2022. The film stars the industry's big names like Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, and many others.


Shea Whigham is an American television and film actor, best known for his performance as Thomas Carrasco alongside the Academy Award-winning actress Julia Roberts in the 2018 thriller TV series, Homecoming.

Who is Shea Whigham?

Franklin Shea Whigham Jr. was born on 5 January 1969 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA, to father Frank, an attorney, and mother, Beth. His family relocated to Lake Mary in Florida when he was 5. Whigham then moved to Texas to study at Tyler Junior College and later graduated from the State University of New York in an acting program.

Immediately after his studies, Whigham collaborated with his colleague Kirk Acevedo and co-founded a theatre troupe named The Rorschach Group. He served there for around three years as a director and actor and moved on to feature on TV and in films.

Movies and TV Shows

In 1997, Whigham debuted on television with a minor role in the horror TV series Ghost Stories. Soon, he began appearing on numerous TV shows, movies, and video games. He got his breakthrough role in the 2000 war drama movie Tigerland. Since then, Whigham has been a regular face on big screens and TV. 

From 2002 to 2006, he starred in an action film Bad Company, romantic film All the Real Girls, drama TV series Medical Investigation, comedy film Man of the House, TV film Faith of My Fathers, medical drama ER, thriller film First Snow, among many others.

In 2008, Whigham got cast as the lead character Dennis Farell in the horror film Splinter. He then played FBI agent Michael Stasiak in the 2009 action film Fast & Furious and later reprised the role in the 2013 sequel Fast & Furious 6 and F9 in 2021. 

Whigham's other notable appearances include Chad in the 2012 action film Savages, Carl Elway in 2013 black comedy American Hustle, Captain Ted Beecham in 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street, Elias Thompson in TV series Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014), Lay Liptrapp in TV series Vice Principals (2016-2017), James Turner in 2017 supernatural film Death Note, and much more.

Lately, Whigham was the lead cast of the 2021 crime thriller movie The Getaway and the black comedy movie Small Engineer Repair. His upcoming project is the spy action movie Mission: Impossible 7 in 2022. The film stars the industry's big names like Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, and many others.

Net Worth

The veteran actor's acting career spans over two decades. Moreover, since 2000, there has never been a year without Shea Whigham's films or series. As a successful Hollywood celebrity, Whigham must have a high value of net worth in 2021. But, no authentic sites have disclosed exact numbers of his monetary value.

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