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), ''

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'' (1998), '' Outside Providence'', '' Anywhere but Here'' (both 1999), '' The Cooler'' (2003), and ''

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'' (2006). He is also well known for his roles as Detective Sammy Bryant on the

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crime drama series '' Southland'' (2009–2013), Andrew "Pope" Cody in the TNT crime drama series '' Animal Kingdom'' (2016–2022) and Dr. Jack Abbot in ''

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'' (2025-).

Early life and education

Shawn Hatosy was born in Ijamsville,

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, 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

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". He also made an appearance in

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's music video for his single " What Goes Around... Comes Around", alongside

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as the drunk love interest. In 2005, Hatosy performed opposite

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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 Hatosy appeared in '' Soldier's Girl'', ''

'', '' In & Out'', '' The Cooler'', '' Outside Providence'', '' Anywhere but Here'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and 2006's ''

''. Hatosy auditioned for a leading role in the 1999 film '' Varsity Blues'' but lost it to

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. 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

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's partner, Armand Benoit, Hatosy has primarily worked in television. Hatosy has appeared in

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shows such as '' SEAL Team'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''

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'', '' Felicity'', '' Six Feet Under'', '' ER'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Chicago PD'', '' Flaked'', and '' Bosch''. He portrayed Detective Sammy Bryant in the

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television series '' Southland''. Other roles were

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Boyd Fowler on the Showtime television series ''

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'' and police officer Terry McCandless in '' Reckless''. He played Andrew "Pope" Cody in the ''

'' crime drama series '' Animal Kingdom''. In May 2024, Hatosy was cast to play Clayton Emerson on Fox series '' Rescue: HI-Surf''. In 2025, he had a recurring role in the first season of ''

'', which aired from January to April.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Explanatory notes

References

External links

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