My Take
Shawn Hatosy is one of those actors who's been quietly excellent for nearly three decades while the spotlight keeps landing on everyone around him — and honestly, that's kind of his superpower. I first noticed him in The Faculty back in 1998, where he played a jock with a surprising amount of vulnerability, and I remember thinking this guy is going to be everywhere. He wasn't, not in a blockbuster sense, but the work he kept putting out — The Cooler, Alpha Dog, Anywhere but Here — showed a real commitment to lived-in, unglamorous truth. Then Animal Kingdom came along and gave him the career-defining showcase he deserved: as the haunted, volatile Pope, he was genuinely chilling scene after scene. A Maryland kid who never chased the flashy path and ended up more interesting because of it.
Overview
Shawn Wayne Hatosy ( HAT-ə-see; born December 29, 1975) is an American 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), Alpha Dog (2006), and Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shawn Hatosy
- Name (Japanese)
- ショーン・ハトシー
- Reading
- しょーん・はとしー
- Born
- December 29, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Frederick, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Linganore High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.