Shea Whigham, currently appearing as Pete Strickland in HBO's Perry Mason, has been cast in Paramount+'s upcoming series based on the legendary law man Bass Reeves from Yellowstone franchise creator Taylor Sheridan.
David Oyelowo stars and executive produces in the series based on the titular man's life. Whigham will be a recurring guest star, playing Col. George Reeves, Bass's “upright and incredibly cruel master". He joins Barry Pepper, Dennis Quaid, Forrest Goodluck, Grantham Coleman, Lauren E. Banks, and Demi Singleton. The show's official logline boasts it “will bring the legendary lawman of the wild west to life. Reeves, known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing over 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals without ever being wounded.”
Whigham will next be seen in Showtime's Waco followup series Waco: The Aftermath, reprising the role of Mitch Decker. His other previous television credits include Boardwalk Empire, the first season of True Detective, the third season of Fargo, Vice Principals, Justified, Agent Carter and Narcos. He also appeared as G. Gordon Liddy in the limited series Gaslit. As for his film roles, he's been Agent Michael Stasiak in three Fast & Furious movies, most recently F9. He also appeared in The Lincoln Lawyer, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street, First Man and Joker. He is set to voice George Stacy in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and appear in both parts of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning.
Source: Variety