Shawn Hatosy
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Shawn Hatosy | |
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 Hatosy at the Tribeca Film Festival, April 2007 | |
| Born | Shawn Wayne Hatosy December 29, 1975 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Shawn Wayne Hatosy (born December 29, 1975) is an actor with over 40 film and television credits to his name.
Personal life
Hatosy was born in Frederick, Maryland, the son of Carol (née Owens), a loan officer, and Wayne Hatosy, a graphic designer and event planning director.[1] He grew up in the Loch Haven neighborhood[2] of Ijamsville, Maryland, attended New Market Middle School, and graduated from Linganore High School.[3] His middle name, Wayne, is taken from his father. He also has an older sister. Hatosy was raised Roman Catholic; his mother served on the Parish Council at St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in Ijamsville.[4] Shawn is married with a son, and currently lives in Burbank Hills, located in Burbank, CA.[5]
Hatosy is 5'9" and weighs approximately 165 lbs.[6]
Career
Hatosy's two most recent films are "Public Enemies", released summer 2009, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale; and the remake of the 1992 cult classic "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans", in which Hatosy portrays Nicolas Cage's partner, Armand Benoit.
Hatosy has appeared in past films such as Soldier's Girl, The Faculty, In & Out, The Cooler, Outside Providence, John Q, and 2007's Alpha Dog.[7] Hatosy auditioned for a leading role in the 1999 film Varsity Blues but lost it to James Van Der Beek.
Hatosy has appeared in such television shows as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Twilight Zone, Felicity, Six Feet Under, ER, Law & Order, Numb3rs, and My Name is Earl. As of April 2009[update], Hatosy appears as Detective Sammy Bryant in the NBC/TNT television series Southland.[8] His latest successful roles were that of serial killer named Boyd Fowler on the Showtime television series Dexter.[9][10]
Hatosy was a singer in his own band, and graduated from Linganore High School in 1994. He also made an appearance in Wheatus's Music Video for their single "A Little Respect".[11]
In 2005 he performed opposite Al Pacino in Lyle Kessler's "Orphans" at the Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles. Hatosy also took on the title role in the La Jolla Playhouse production of "The Collected Works of Billy the Kid". Off-Broadway, he starred opposite Anna Paquin in the Paul Weitz comedy "Roulette".[12] He also performed in Roulette, an Ensemble Studio Theater production directed by Trip Cullman. The characters include a dizzy, distant dad (Larry Bryggman); a sweet, adulterous, alcoholic mom (Leslie Lyles); a steroid-hyped son (Shawn Hatosy); and a wise-cracking, substance-abusing teenage daughter (the Oscar-winning actress Anna Paquin).[13]
On March 22, 2011, TNT announced it has renewed Southland for a fourth season. The show stars Michael Cudlitz, Ben McKenzie, Regina King, and Shawn Hatosy as part of an ensemble cast, and has been averaging 2.9 million viewers during its recently wrapped third season, which featured the death of a major character.[14] Southland star Ben McKenzie (Ben Sherman) claims that his character's new partnership with Sammy (Shawn Hatosy) will be "explosive". The new season of Southland begins filming in October 2011.[15][16][17][18]
Filmography
References
- ^ http://www.pearyhs.org/text/v9n12.txt
- ^ Facebook: I grew up in Loch Haven in the 70s (80s).'
- ^ Shawn Hatosy Biography (1975-)
- ^ C. Hatosy, St. Ignatius Parish Council
- ^ 'Finding success, working steady,' Frederick News-Post, interviewed by Susan Guynn
- ^ How Much Do They Weigh.com - Celebrity Weights: Shawn Hatosy.
- ^ Exclusive: 'Dexter' collars 'Southland' cop Shawn Hatosy
- ^ a b Mark A. Perigard (2009-04-09). "Crime rave: NBC cop drama takes gritty look at 'Southland' streets". Retrieved 2009-04-11.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|source=ignored (help) - ^ TV: New Villain Moves to Miami for 'Dexter'!
- ^ and as schizophrenic killer Lawrence Shepherd in Law & Order: Los Angeles. His character, Shepherd, is based on Jared Lee Loughner. Loughner was the man who shot Arizona senator Gabrielle Giffords. Hatosy's character also shoots a senator.Dexter Has His New Bad Guy - Shawn Hatosy
- ^ Featured in Wheatus Music Video 'A Little Respect'.
- ^ TNT TV, Southland Cast Bios: Shawn Hatosy as Sammy Bryant
- ^ New York Times Theater Review; A Little Gunpowder Along With His Eggs, Ben Brantley, February 19, 2004
- ^ 'Southland': TNT renews show for fourth season, March 22, 2011, by Lesley Goldberg
- ^ 'Southland': Co-star Ben McKenzie (Ben Sherman) claims explosive new relationship with Sammy (Shawn Hatosy), by Morgan Jeffery, Digital Spy.com, June 6, 2011
- ^ 'Street Kings 2: Motor City': DVDs due out April 19, 2011, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April, 15 2011
- ^ Nominations for Critics Choice Television Awards Announced, TV Line.com, by Michael Ausiello, June 6, 2011
- ^ Hatosy referenced in Hollywood's Best Worst Teachers in How rotten is Cameron Diaz's new “Bad Teacher?, The Daily Beast, Marlow Stern, June 24, 2011
External links
- Shawn Hatosy at IMDb
- Shawn Hatosy: Public Defender (Moving Pictures magazine interview)
- Shawn Hatosy: TV Guide's Season MVPs: The Year's Best Pictures
- Shawn Hatosy on Twitter
- Shawn Hatosy on Facebook
- Shawn Hatosy Images
- A Prized Panel 'Southland Style' Beverly Hills Paley Center for Media with photos of cast
- Shawn Hatosy Arrives at Critics Choice Awards, June 20, 2011