ACTOR

Shea Whigham

1969 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shea Whigham has received more than 5,519,550 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Shea Whigham is the 5,084th most popular actor (up from 5,507th in 2019), the 7,410th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,222nd in 2019) and the 2,289th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Shea Whigham ranks 5,084 out of 13,578. Before him are Earl Holliman, Robert Strauss, Juanita Moore, Zoltán Latinovits, Yekaterina Gradova, and Steve Forrest. After him are Debra Monk, Paul Anderson, Ariane Ascaride, Michael J. Anderson, Rosie O'Donnell, and David Burke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Shea Whigham ranks 236. Before him are Mr. Lawrence, Hernán Gaviria, Jay Kay, Barney Greenway, Hyde, and Ben Chaplin. After him are Christy Turlington, Masrour Barzani, Jan Axel Blomberg, Lotay Tshering, Mana, and Masaharu Fukuyama.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shea Whigham ranks 7,410 out of 20,380. Before him are Juanita Moore (1914), Joe Morello (1928), Chuck Russell (1958), Karl Logan (1965), Richard Hilton (1955), and Steve Forrest (1925). After him are Debra Monk (1949), Walt Bellamy (1939), Betty Carter (1929), Ramsey Lewis (1935), William Bolcom (1938), and Peter Schickele (1935).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Shea Whigham ranks 2,289. Before him are Missi Pyle (1972), Melina Kanakaredes (1967), Earl Holliman (1928), Robert Strauss (1913), Juanita Moore (1914), and Steve Forrest (1925). After him are Debra Monk (1949), Michael J. Anderson (1953), Rosie O'Donnell (1962), Ian Keith (1899), Vera-Ellen (1921), and Paula Strasberg (1909).

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Television and Movie Roles

Joker
Detective Burke
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
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The Wolf of Wall Street
Captain Ted Beecham
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
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Silver Linings Playbook
Jake Solatano
After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
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