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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 Silver Linings Playbook, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Joker.
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Of Love & Fantasy | Craig | |
| 2000 | Tigerland | Private Wilson | |
| 2002 | Bad Company | CIA Agent Wells | Uncredited |
| 2003 | All the Real Girls | 'Tip' | |
| 2004 | Out of This World | Russell Reade | |
| Water | Daniel West | ||
| 2005 | Man of the House | Texas Ranger Holt | |
| Lords of Dogtown | Drake Landon | ||
| Psychic Driving | Ryan Barrett | Short film | |
| 2006 | Wristcutters: A Love Story | Eugene | |
| First Snow | Vincent McClure | ||
| 2008 | South of Heaven | 'Mad Dog' Mantee | |
| Pride and Glory | Officer Kenny Dugan | ||
| Splinter | Dennis Farell | ||
| 2009 | Blood Creek | Luke Benny | |
| The Killing Room | Tony Mazzolla | ||
| Spooner | Stan Manfretti | ||
| Fast & Furious | FBI Agent Michael Stasiak | ||
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Justin | ||
| 2010 | Radio Free Albemuth | Phil | |
| Barry Munday | Donald | ||
| Machete | Sniper | ||
| The Conspirator | Captain Cottingham | ||
| 2011 | Take Shelter | Dewart | Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
| The Lincoln Lawyer | Dwayne Jeffrey 'D.J.' Corliss | ||
| This Must Be the Place | Ernie Ray | ||
| Catch | Billy | ||
| 2012 | Big Miracle | SAR Pilot Conrad | |
| Savages | Chad, Cartel Lawyer | ||
| Silver Linings Playbook | Jake Solitano | Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast | |
| 2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | FBI Agent Michael Stasiak | |
| American Hustle | Carl Elway | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| The Wolf of Wall Street | Captain Ted Beecham | ||
| 2014 | Non-Stop | Agent Marenick | |
| 2015 | Lila & Eve | Detective Holliston | |
| Cop Car | Man | ||
| Knight of Cups | Jim | ||
| 2016 | Star Trek Beyond | Teenaxi Leader | Voice |
| Term Life | Detective Matty Miller | ||
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Captain Earl Cole | |
| Death Note | Detective James Turner | ||
| Wheelman | Mohawk Man | ||
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Joe Cronin | |
| Beirut | Gary Ruzak | ||
| Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Andy Wheeldon | ||
| First Man | Gus Grissom | ||
| Bad Times at the El Royale | Dr. Woodbury Laurence | ||
| City of Lies | Frank Lyga | ||
| Vice | Wayne Vincent |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Ghost Stories | Eric Duke | Episode: "Cold in the Grave" |
| 2001 | Submerged | Captain Oliver Naquin | Television film |
| 2002 | R.U.S./H. | Odell Tippy | Pilot |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation | Barrett Fidler | 2 episodes |
| Paradise | Jeremiah Alcott | Television film | |
| 2005 | Faith of My Fathers | Norris Overly | |
| 2006 | ER | Bobby Kenyon | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Standoff | Andre / Jared Kendall | Episode: "Ex-Factor" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Jered Blunt | Episode: "Life Is Priceless" |
| Numb3rs | Tom Kardum | Episode: "The Fifth Man" | |
| Medium | Patrick Wilkes | Episode: "New Terrain" | |
| 2010–2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Elias 'Eli' Thompson | 49 episodesScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2011–2012)Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2013–2015) |
| 2014 | True Detective | Joel Theriot | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Agent Carter | Roger Dooley | 7 episodes |
| Justified | Merrill | Episode: "Collateral" | |
| 2016–2017 | Vice Principals | Ray Liptrapp | 15 episodes |
| 2017 | The Legend of Master Legend | Peanut-Head | Pilot |
| Fargo | 'Moe' Dammick | 5 episodes | |
| Narcos | Agent Duffy | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Waco | Mitch Decker | 6 episodes |
| Homecoming | Thomas Carrasco | 8 episodesNominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | |
| Dirty John | William Meehan | Episode: "Lord High Executioner" | |
| 2019 | Modern Love | Peter | 1 episode (Season 1 Episode 6) |
| 2020–2023 | Perry Mason | Pete Strickland | Main role |
| 2022 | Gaslit | G. Gordon Liddy | Limited seriesNominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/MiniseriesNominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2023 | Waco: The Aftermath | Mitch Decker | 5 episodes |
| The Righteous Gemstones | Dusty Daniels | 2 episodes | |
| Lawmen: Bass Reeves | Colonel George Reeves | 2 episodes | |
| 2025 | American Primeval | Jim Bridger | 6 episodes |
| Bad Thoughts | PQ | Episode: "Jobs" | |
| Death by Lightning | Roscoe Conkling | 4 episodes | |
| TBA | Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey | Alex Hunter | Upcoming miniseries |