Episode Details

Shea Whigham | From "Perry Mason" to Starz's "Gaslit" | It’s About The Work

Episode 15 Published 4 years, 4 months ago

Description

On this episode of The Story & Craft Podcast, we sit down with Shea Whigham. He’s been acting in film and TV for years and always delivers a memorable performance. He’s shown up in a variety of projects, such as Perry Mason, Joker, Vice, Sicario: The Day of The Soldado, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook, The Wolf of Wall Street and a recurring role in the Mission Impossible franchise. You can now see him in the Starz miniseries, Gaslit, where he plays G. Gordon Liddy. He co-stars with Julia Roberts and Sean Penn in this drama about the Nixon Watergate scandal. It was a pleasure to sit down with Shea to talk story and learn about his creative path.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

0:02:15 - Acting, Inspiration, and Portraying Real People

0:12:21 - Testing Will and Insecurities (56 Seconds)

0:14:52 - Path to Becoming an Actor (109 Seconds)

0:22:11 - Sam Rockwell and American Buffalo (25 Seconds)

0:28:47 - Acting, Filmmaking, Collaborating With Seth MacFarlane (64 Seconds)

0:36:23 - Seven Questions

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