Wes Chatham

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Actor

Birth Date: October 11, 1978

Age: 45 years old

Birth Place: Georgia

American actor Wes Chatham often selected macho and physically demanding roles. His characters were often in the military, from Corporal Steve Penning in "In The Valley of Elah" (2007) to Sergeant Sam McBride in "The Unit" (CBS 2006-09). Chatham was born on October 11, 1978 and grew up in Georgia. At age five, he was cast in his first role: a detergent commercial. Chatham was kicked out of high school, and he ended up attending an alternative school for troubled youth. It was at this institution that Chatham became interested in the performing arts. First, however, he joined the military, like many of the characters he would later portray. While working as an aviation firefighter, Denzel Washington and the rest of the crew of the film "Antwone Fisher" (2002) filmed on the ship Chatham was stationed on. Chatham was discovered by the casting director and began his acting career with a role as a womanizer on the risqué series "Barbershop" (2005). His big break came with his appearance alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, and James Franco in the dark military murder film "In The Valley Of Elah." A large number of high profile roles followed, from Oliver Stone's George Bush biopic "W." (2008) to the Academy Award-winning period drama "The Help" (2011). He starred in "The Philly Kid" (2012), a film about a cage fighter in which Chatham performed his own stunts. In a more youth-oriented, but still action-packed, career move, he was cast as the rebel Castor in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" (2014) and "Part 2" (2015).

Credits

SquealerStream

Actor
Jack
Movie
2023

NCIS: Hawai'iStream

Guest Star
Brother Ellis Kane
Series
2021
60%

All I See Is You

Actor
Daniel
Movie
2016

The ExpanseStream

Actor
Amos Burton
Series
2015
95%

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2Stream

Actor
Castor
Movie
2015
70%

Broken Horses

Actor
Ace
Movie
2015

The Night ShiftStream

Guest Star
Clark
Series
2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1Stream

Actor
Castor
Movie
2014
70%

The Town That Dreaded Sundown

Actor
Danny
Movie
2014

This Thing With Sarah

Actor
Ethan
Movie
2013

The Philly Kid

Actor
Dillon
Movie
2012

Husk

Actor
Brian
Movie
2010

The MentalistStream

Guest Star
Series
2008

In the Valley of Elah

Actor
Cpl. Steve Penning
Movie
2007

The UnitStream

Guest Star
Series
2006
84%

Sleeper Cell

Guest Star
Show
2005

Barbershop

Actor
Show
2005

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