# Shawn Hatosy

Shawn Wayne Hatosy (born December 29, 1975) is an American film and television actor and director. He is best known for his roles in the films In & Out (1997), The Faculty (1998), Outside Providence, Anywhere but Here (both 1999), The Cooler (2003), and Alpha Dog (2006). He is also well known for his role as Detective Sammy Bryant on the TNT crime drama series Southland (2009–2013) and starred as Andrew "Pope" Cody in the TNT crime drama series Animal Kingdom (2016–2022).

## Early life and education

Shawn Hatosy was born in Ijamsville, Maryland, to Carol Ann (née Owens), a loan officer; and Wayne Thomas Hatosy. He has Hungarian and Irish ancestry. He was raised in the Loch Haven neighborhood of Ijamsville. Hatosy attended New Market Middle School and graduated from Linganore High School in 1994.

## Career

Hatosy was a singer in his own band in high school. He made an appearance in Wheatus's music video for their single "A Little Respect". He also made an appearance in Justin Timberlake's music video for his single "What Goes Around... Comes Around", alongside Scarlett Johansson as the drunk love interest.
In 2005, Hatosy 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.
In the movies Hatody appeared in Soldier's Girl, The Faculty, In & Out, The Cooler, Outside Providence, Anywhere but Here, John Q, A Guy Thing, and 2006's Alpha Dog. Hatosy auditioned for a leading role in the 1999 film Varsity Blues but lost it to James Van Der Beek.
Since appearing in Public Enemies (2009), starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), in which Hatosy portrays Nicolas Cage's partner, Armand Benoit, Hatosy has primarily worked in television.
Hatosy has appeared in television shows such as SEAL Team, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Twilight Zone, Felicity, Six Feet Under, ER, Law & Order, Numb3rs, My Name Is Earl, Hawaii Five-0, Criminal Minds, Fear the Walking Dead, Flaked, and Bosch. He portrayed Detective Sammy Bryant in the NBC/TNT television series Southland. Other roles were serial killer Boyd Fowler on the Showtime television series Dexter and police officer Terry McCandless in Reckless. He played Andrew "Pope" Cody in the TNT crime drama series Animal Kingdom.
In May 2024, Hatosy was cast to play Clayton Emerson on Fox series Rescue: HI-Surf.

## Personal life

Shawn married Kelly Albanese in December 2010. The couple live in Los Angeles with their sons.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Home for the Holidays | Counter Boy | |
| 1996 | No Way Home | Sean | |
| 1997 | All Over Me | Gus | |
| 1997 | Inventing the Abbotts | Victor | |
| 1997 | Niagara, Niagara | Lead High School Punk | |
| 1997 | In & Out | Jack | |
| 1997 | The Postman | Billy | |
| 1998 | The Faculty | Stan Rosado | |
| 1999 | The Joyriders | Cam | |
| 1999 | Outside Providence | Tim Dunphy | |
| 1999 | Simpatico | Young Vinnie Webb | |
| 1999 | Anywhere but Here | Benny | |
| 2000 | Down to You | Eddie Hicks | |
| 2000 | Borstal Boy | Brendan Behan | |
| 2001 | Tangled | David Klein | |
| 2002 | John Q. | Mitch Quigley | |
| 2003 | A Guy Thing | Jim | |
| 2003 | The Cooler | Mikey Lootz | |
| 2003 | 11:14 | Duffy Nichols | |
| 2003 | Dallas 362 | Rusty | |
| 2005 | Swimmers | Clyde Tyler | |
| 2005 | Little Athens | Carter | |
| 2006 | Alpha Dog | Elvis Schmidt | |
| 2006 | Factory Girl | Syd Pepperman | |
| 2007 | Nobel Son | Thaddeus James | |
| 2008 | Familiar Strangers | Brian Worthington | |
| 2008 | The Lazarus Project | Ricky Garvey | |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | FBI Agent John Madala | |
| 2009 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Detective Armand Benoit | |
| 2011 | Street Kings 2: Motor City | Detective Dan Sullivan | Direct-to-video |
| 2018 | Mountain Rest | Bascolm | |
| 2019 | The Bygone | Paris | |
| 2022 | Mosquito | Humphrey Bowls | |
| 2024 | Unstoppable | Tom Brands | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Lyle Warner | Episode: "The Old and the Dead" |
| 1995 | Inflammable | Quentin Vale | Television movie |
| 1996 | Double Jeopardy | Derek Kaminski | Television movie |
| 1996 | Law & Order | Chester Manning | Episode: "Savior" |
| 1999 | Witness Protection | Sean Batton | Television movie |
| 2001–2002 | Felicity | Owen | 2 Episodes: "Moving On" and "Future Shock" |
| 2002 | Six Feet Under | Brody Farrell | Episode: "In the Game" |
| 2003 | Soldier's Girl | Justin Fisher | Television movie |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Mario Devlin | Episode: "The Pharaoh's Curse" |
| 2004 | The Winning Season | Adult Joseph Stoshack | Television movie |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jeff Simon | Episode: "Weeping Willows" |
| 2005 | Faith of My Fathers | John McCain | Television movie |
| 2006 | ER | Willis Peyton | Episode: "Jigsaw" |
| 2006–2007 | Numb3rs | Dwayne Carter | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Drive | Rob Laird | Episode: "Unaired Pilot" |
| 2007 | My Name Is Earl | John Clevenger | Episode: "Burn Victim" |
| 2008 | The Apostles | Peter McBride | Television movie |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Larry Clay | Episode: "Salome in Manhattan" |
| 2009–2013 | Southland | Sammy Bryant | Main role, 43 episodes |
| 2010 | Dexter | Boyd Fowler | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Jason Kreeger | Episode: "Sleepless in Miami" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Larry Sheppard | Episode: "Hayden Tract" |
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Marshall Martell | Episode: "Ka Hakaka Maika'i" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Jimmy Hall | Episode: "The Bittersweet Science" |
| 2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kevin Fahey | Episode: "Valentine's Day" |
| 2012 | Longmire | Levi Giggs | Episode: "8 Seconds" |
| 2012 | Christine | Ron | Episode: "Ron" |
| 2013 | Body of Proof | Karl Simmons | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Reckless | Terry McCandless | Main role, 13 episodes |
| 2015 | Fear the Walking Dead | Corporal Andrew Adams | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Bosch | Johnny Stokes | 4 episodes |
| 2016–2022 | Animal Kingdom | Andrew "Pope" Cody | Main role, 75 episodes |
| 2017 | Flaked | Karel | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2022 | SEAL Team | Marc Lee | Episode: "Keys to Heaven" |
| 2023 | Law & Order | Officer Nick Riley | Episode: "Heroes" |
| 2024 | Rescue: HI-Surf | Clayton Emerson | Recurring role |
| 2024 | Chicago P.D. | Deputy Chief Charlie Reid | Recurring role |
| 2025 | The Pitt | Dr. Jack Abbott | Special guest star |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2004 | 8th Golden Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Soldier's Girl | Nominated |
| 2011 | 1st Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Southland | Nominated |

## Explanatory notes

* ↑ Hatosy as schizophrenic killer Lawrence Shepherd in Law & Order: Los Angeles is based on Jared Lee Loughner who shot Arizona senator Gabrielle Giffords. Hatosy's character also shoots a senator.