Born in 1969 in Tallahassee, Florida, Shea Whigham started his career in theater, and broke into tv in 1997 with a guest spot on Ghost Stories.
More gangsters, cops, sheriffs, and basically people with guns. Wheelman, 2017, is notable for 286 instances of the f-word, the most in any narrative film. It stars Frank Grillo as a mob driver who has a lot of bloody problems during one f*king night, including a run-in with Shea's loose-canon Motherf*ker.
As far as I can tell, Shea's first comedy series was Vice Principals (2016-18), featuring Danny McBride as Neal Gamby, a vice principal at a Charleston, South Carolina high school, competing with the other vice principal (Walton Goggins) for the high-prestige principal position. Shea played the boyfriend of Gamby's ex wife.
We don't see a gay or gay subtext character again until Small Engine Repair (2021): "the seemingly casual reunion of three old friends at an out-of-the-way repair shop masks a hidden agenda fueled by the arrival of a privileged young frat boy."
You'd expect Gaslit (2022) to be set in the Victorian era, but it's actually about the Watergate Scandal, seen through the eyes of peripheral characters. Shea plays far-right Nixon fan G. Gordon Liddy, who ends up showering and show us his butt in prison. Gaslit also gives us a glimpse of Shea's dick.
Later, we discover that he and the canonically bisexual Baby Billy are friends. Note: Shea and Walton Goggins starred in "Vice Principals" together. On New Year's Eve, 1999, they partied in Monte Carlo, culminating in a bisexual orgy where they may have hooked up with other guys and each other -- Baby Billy's memory is unclear.
A good start, with Tigerland, 2000, a "homoerotic war movie," with Colin Farrell and Matthew Davis falling in gay-subtext love at a training camp for Vietnam War recruits. Shea plays main antagonist Private Wilson, who hates Colin's character and tries to kill him.
But then things start to go downhill, with lots more soldiers, POWs, cops, sheriffs, and homophobia.
In Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) , Shea's character, Eugene, lives in an afterlife for people who have killed themselves. Everything is dark and depressing, but otherwise you do the same things you did while alive: eat, sleep, work, fall in love, and go on road trips. He lives with his parents and brother Kosta, all suicides, of course. His father, because Kostya was gay. Kostya, because he was gay. Two other gay suicides appear. Geez, does every gay guy kill himself?
Shea continues through movies like Blood Creek, The Fast and the Furious, and The Lincoln Lawyer, and episodes of many tv series, but not a comedy in the lot. He ended up with a starring role on Boardwalk Empire, 2010-14, about 1930s gangsters, including Lucky Luciano and Al Capone. Shea plays the county sheriff, who is also the younger brother of a crime boss Nucky, played by Steve Buscemi.
More gangsters, cops, sheriffs, and basically people with guns. Wheelman, 2017, is notable for 286 instances of the f-word, the most in any narrative film. It stars Frank Grillo as a mob driver who has a lot of bloody problems during one f*king night, including a run-in with Shea's loose-canon Motherf*ker.
As far as I can tell, Shea's first comedy series was Vice Principals (2016-18), featuring Danny McBride as Neal Gamby, a vice principal at a Charleston, South Carolina high school, competing with the other vice principal (Walton Goggins) for the high-prestige principal position. Shea played the boyfriend of Gamby's ex wife.
We don't see a gay or gay subtext character again until Small Engine Repair (2021): "the seemingly casual reunion of three old friends at an out-of-the-way repair shop masks a hidden agenda fueled by the arrival of a privileged young frat boy."
The three old friends are played by Shea Whigham, Jon Bernthal, and John Pollono. I don't know which have the gay subtexts; the reviews just talk about bromance and "gay jokes."
You'd expect Gaslit (2022) to be set in the Victorian era, but it's actually about the Watergate Scandal, seen through the eyes of peripheral characters. Shea plays far-right Nixon fan G. Gordon Liddy, who ends up showering and show us his butt in prison. Gaslit also gives us a glimpse of Shea's dick.
Shea''s second comedy to date is Righteous Gemstones, Season 3. I saw his name on the cast list of every episode, but I figured he was an anonymous member of Peter's Militia. No, he was just wearing old-age makeup to play Dusty Daniels, the race car driver who plans to leave his $200 million estate to the church of either the Gemstones or their rivals, the Simkins, whichever shows the most sibling affection. Since he doesn't have any heirs, chances are he was never involved in a heterosexual marriage. And in Episode 1, accepts flirtation and flattery from male and female Gemstones.
Later, we discover that he and the canonically bisexual Baby Billy are friends. Note: Shea and Walton Goggins starred in "Vice Principals" together. On New Year's Eve, 1999, they partied in Monte Carlo, culminating in a bisexual orgy where they may have hooked up with other guys and each other -- Baby Billy's memory is unclear.
It's a subtext, not canonical, but it's Shea's only gay/bi character to date, and maybe his last. His upcoming projects include rough-and-tumble Western and an installment in the Mission: Impossible.
Shea and Colin nude on RG Beefcake and Boyfriends
See also: Nude Photos of Bobby and Jake Cannavale. Bobby starred with Shea in Boardwal Empire.
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