{{short description|American actor (born 1978)}} {{Infobox person | name = Wes Chatham | image = Wes Chatham by Gage Skidmore.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Chatham at the 2024 WonderCon | website = {{url|officialweschatham.com}} | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|11}} | birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, United States | occupation = Actor | spouse = {{marriage|Jenn Brown|April 7, 2012}} | children = 2 | years_active = 2003–present | module = {{Infobox military person | embed = yes | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = {{flag|United States Navy}} | service_years = 1997–2001 | rank = 18px Petty Officer Third Class (E-4) | unit = 18px {{USS|Essex|LHD-2}} }} }}

'''Wes Chatham''' (born October 11, 1978) is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as ''In the Valley of Elah'', ''W.'', ''The Help'', and ''The Philly Kid'', and played Castor in ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' and ''Part 2''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Rebecca |last=Ford|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-adds-wes-634728|title='Hunger Games: Mockingjay' Adds Wes Chatham|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 23, 2013}}</ref> Between 2015 and 2022, he starred as Amos Burton in ''The Expanse''.

==Early life== Chatham was born on October 11, 1978 in Atlanta.<ref name="official_bio">{{cite web|url=http://officialweschatham.com/bio/|title=Wes Chatham - Bio|website=officialweschatham.com}}</ref><ref name="savannahnow">{{Cite web |last=DeYoung |first=Bill |date=2009-04-12 |title=Savannah actor Wes Chatham at home with 'The Unit' |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2009/04/12/savannah-actor-wes-chatham-at/13740329007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418000929/https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2009/04/12/savannah-actor-wes-chatham-at/13740329007/ |archive-date=2024-04-18 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Savannah Morning News}}</ref> At the age of 7, he got his first acting job in Tide commercials.<ref name="savannahnow"/>

After graduating from high school, Chatham joined the U.S. Navy in the rating of Aviation Boatswain's Mate. He worked as an aviation firefighter on the flight deck of the {{USS|Essex|LHD-2|6}}, working in crash and salvage for four years, reaching the rank of Petty Officer Third Class.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-expanse-star-wes-chatham-dishes-on-how-he-got-into-acting.html/|title=‘The Expanse’ Star Wes Chatham Dishes On How He Got Into Acting|date=February 16, 2021|website=www.cheatsheet.com}}</ref>

==Acting career== Chatham's break into acting came just three months before his tour was finished when Denzel Washington chose his ship to shoot the movie ''Antwone Fisher''. Chatham was amongst those selected by casting director Robi Reed while Reed was searching for authentic-looking military personnel for the movie. This was Chatham's first movie-making experience, which led to further pursuit of his lifelong dream of acting. Following ''Antwone Fisher'', Reed convinced Chatham to move to Hollywood and shortly thereafter cast him in his first series regular role on Showtime's ''Barbershop''.

Chatham gained further attention when Paul Haggis cast him alongside Tommy Lee Jones as Corporal Steve Penning in ''In the Valley of Elah''. In 2009, Chatham went on to work with Oliver Stone in ''W.'' as Frank Benedict, George W's fraternity brother. The following year, Chatham landed another series regular role on the hit CBS TV military action drama ''The Unit''. Chatham was cast as new unit team member Staff Sergeant Sam McBride (aka Whiplash), working with David Mamet and Shawn Ryan. Chatham also starred as Brian Danielson in Brett Simmons’ ''Husk'' (2011).

Chatham portrayed Carlton Phelan, the brother of Emma Stone's character, in the 2011 film ''The Help''. The cast won a 2012 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sag-awards-2012-winners-nominees-285560|title=SAG Awards 2012: The Winners List|author=THR Staff|date=29 January 2012|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> In 2012, Chatham landed his first title role in Joel Silver's ''The Philly Kid''. A fan of mixed martial arts, Chatham dove into the character of Dillion McGwire, performing all of his own stunts.<ref name="official_bio" /> The film debuted in theaters May 2012. Following ''The Philly Kid'', Chatham starred in ''This Thing With Sarah'', which was accepted to the San Diego Film Festival in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thisthingwithsarah.com|title=This Thing With Sarah|website=thisthingwithsarah.com}}</ref> In 2013 Chatham wrapped two studio films, ''Broken Horses'' (2013) and ''The Town That Dreaded Sundown'' (2014).

Between 2015 and 2022, Chatham starred as Amos Burton in the Amazon Prime Video TV series ''The Expanse''.<ref name="Deadline October 29, 2014">{{cite news |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, More, Round Out ''The Expanse'' |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/dominique-tipper-wes-chatham-cast-the-expanse-syfy-space-drama-series-1201266828/ |access-date=January 5, 2015|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 29, 2014}}</ref> In 2021, he started co-hosting ''Ty & That Guy Podcast'' with Ty Franck, discussing episodes of ''The Expanse'', inspirations from genre culture, and occasionally inviting guests, including Thomas Jane, Daniel Abraham and {{ill|Brett Simmons|tr|v=sup}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ty & That Guy |url=https://www.youtube.com/c/TYandThatGuy/ |access-date=January 31, 2021 |via=YouTube |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128184631/https://www.youtube.com/c/TYandThatGuy |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=January 11, 2022 |access-date=January 23, 2022 |title=Wes Chatham & Ty Franck of 'The Expanse' Discuss the Show's Finale and Future |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk0ekQacgs8 |time=2:37|publisher=Rolling Stone |via=YouTube}}</ref>

==Personal life== Chatham is married to TV personality Jenn Brown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebiglead.com/2011/09/28/espns-jenn-brown-is-engaged-to-actor-wes-chatham/ |title=ESPN's Jenn Brown is Engaged to Actor Wes Chatham |work=The Big Lead |first=Jason |last=McIntyre |date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> Together they have two sons, John Nash, born in 2014, and Rhett Jameson, born in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/parents/jenn-brown-wes-chatham-delivery-son-family-photos/ |title=Wes Chatham and Jenn Brown Introduce Son John Nash |work=People |date=February 2, 2015 |access-date=April 17, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/parents/wes-chatham-jenn-brown-son-rhett-jameson-family-photos/ |title=Wes Chatham and Jenn Brown Welcome Son Rhett Jameson |work=People |date=July 1, 2016 |access-date=April 17, 2018 }}</ref> Chatham missed the birth of Nash, as he was filming episode 2 of ''The Expanse'' and his son was born while Chatham was in the air, flying back from Toronto, where they filmed.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Ep 003 - Space Will Kill You & ''The Expanse'' S1E2 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyV3GZ9xnGM |series=Ty & That Guy |minutes=14:18 |first1=Ty |last1=Franck |author1link=Ty Franck |first2=Wes |last2=Chatham |date=February 24, 2021 |access-date=February 27, 2021 |via=YouTube }}</ref>

==Filmography== <!--do NOT add rowspans to this table per WP:FILMOGRAPHY--> <!--TV movies go in with the 'Television' section as per WP:FILMOGRAPHY – do NOT add here --> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2003 | ''The Fighting Temptations'' | Cashier | |- | 2007 | ''In the Valley of Elah'' | Corporal Steve Penning | |- | 2008 | ''W.'' | Fraternity Enforcer | |- | 2011 | ''Husk'' | Brian | |- | 2011 | ''The Help'' | Carlton Phelan | |- | 2012 | ''The Philly Kid'' | Dillon "The Philly Kid" McGuire | |- | 2013 | ''Baby Bleed'' | Daddy | Short film |- | 2014 | ''This Thing with Sarah'' | Ethan | |- | 2014 | ''The Town That Dreaded Sundown'' | Corporal Danny Torrens | |- | 2014 | ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' | Castor | |- | 2015 | ''Broken Horses'' | "Ace" | |- | 2015 | ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2'' | Castor | |- | 2016 | ''All I See is You'' | Daniel | |- | 2018 | ''Escape Plan 2: Hades'' | Jaspar Kimbral | |- | 2020 | ''Tenet'' | SWAT 3 | |- | 2023 | ''Squealer'' | Jack | |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2005–2006 | ''Barbershop'' | Isaac | 10 Episodes, as John Wesley Chatham<ref>{{cite web |last=Gates |first=Anita | title=They Cut Heads (Those Wacky Barbers of Showtime) |website=The New York Times |date=2005-08-13 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/13/arts/television/they-cut-heads-those-wacky-barbers-of-showtime.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529181240/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/13/arts/television/they-cut-heads-those-wacky-barbers-of-showtime.html |archive-date=2015-05-29 |access-date=2024-04-18}}</ref> |- | 2005 | ''Sleeper Cell'' | Frat Boy | Episode: "Al-Faitha", as John Wesley Chatham |- | 2009 | ''The Unit'' | Staff Sergeant Sam McBride | 8 Episodes |- | 2012 | ''Political Animals'' | Gunner Cox | Episode: "Lost Boys" |- | 2012 | ''The Mentalist'' | Vince | Episode: "Cherry Picked" |- | 2014–2017 | ''Hand of God'' | Shane Caldwell | 2 Episodes |- | 2015–2022 | ''The Expanse'' | Amos Burton | Series Regular |- | 2017 | ''The Night Shift'' | Clark | Episode: "Keep the Faith" |- | 2023 |''NCIS: Hawaiʻi'' | Brother Ellis Kane | Episode: "Shields Up" |- | 2023 | ''Ahsoka'' | Captain Enoch | 3 episodes<ref>{{cite web |title=‘The Expanse’ & ‘Hunger Games’ Actor Wes Chatham Joins ‘Ahsoka’ Live Action Series |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/wes-chatham-ahsoka-disney-1235322615/ |publisher=Deadline |date=2023-04-12 }} Retrieved 12 April 2026</ref> |- | 2025-2026 |''Sheriff Country'' | Dawson Raines/Alec Kane | Episodes: "The Sixth Man", “Out of Office”, "The Hunting Party", "The Gambler", "Compromised", "Mexico" |- |2026 |''Cross'' |Donnie |Season 2<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Cross’ Gets Early Season 2 Renewal; Wes Chatham, Matthew Lillard & Jeanine Mason Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/alex-cross-renewed-season-2-wes-chatham-matthew-lillard-jeanine-mason-amazon-1235899349/ |publisher=Deadline |date=2024-04-20}} Retrieved 12 April 2026</ref> |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Web ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |- | 2013 | ''Armed Response'' | Blake Morgan | 4 episodes |}

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