Shawn Hatosy, SOUTHLAND NBC drama star: Mr. Media Audio Interview

‘Southland’ TV cop Shawn Hatosy and Mr. Media bring the evildoers to justice!

STARTS @ 10:40 a.m. ET!Shawn Hatosy stars as gang detective Sammy Bryant in NBC's new drama series "Southland."

One of the most versatile actors of his generation, Hatosy continues to expand upon his impressive resume by starring in two upcoming films that are generating Oscar buzz. He most recently portrayed attempted savior to Andy Warhol muse Edie Sedgwick (Sienna Miller) in George Hickenlooper's Factory Girl and also took a darker turn alongside the likes of Bruce Willis, Sharon Stone and Justin Timberlake in Alpha Dog which reunited him with his John Q director Nick Cassavettes.

Hatosy will star next in Michael Mann's Public Enemies with Christian Bale, which is intended for a July '09 release. He also filmed the remake of Werner Herzog's 1992 cult classic Bad Lieutenant, as Nicolas Cage's partner.

More recently, Hatosy starred in the independent film Nobel Son in which it is revealed through various twists and turns that Hatosy's character is the illegitimate son of Nobel Prize-winning researcher Eli Michaelson (Alan Rickman). He has also wrapped the drama Familiar Strangers, in which he stars opposite Nikki Reed and the music video to his single, "What Goes Around Comes Around," in which he stars with Scarlett Johansson.

Hatosy most recently starred as presidential nominee John McCain in Faith of My Fathers.

Shawn Hatosy, star, “Southland”