Shelton Haynes is an American actor and model. He is best known for his role as Will Lexington in the CW series “Scream Queens”, Nathaniel Plimpton III in the Showtime series “The Affair”, and Edward Nygma / The Riddler on the Fox television show “Gotham”.
Shelton was born July 1, 1986 to Sharon and William Haynes. Along with his siblings David and LaTanya, Shelton grew up in Newark, New Jersey. His parent el.
Shelton Haynes moved to Atlanta after graduating high school in 2003. He modeled for the Wilhelmina Agency and was later spotted by a talent scout at a small surf shop called Surf and Soap in Roswell, Georgia. After modeling in several commercials, he was given his first major acting credit as the lead on “The New Adventures of Old Christine”, which ran from 2006 to 2007 on CBS. Haynes also appeared on “Law & Order”, “” as Ray, and “The Good Wife”.
Sheldon was the lead in 2010’s “The Librarians” and the 2014 film “The Devil Underneath”. He starred as a sexy FBI agent in 2015’s TV movie “” with Laura Linney. That same year, he appeared as Xander Curtis in the feature film “Victor Frankenstein” (2015).Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation launched the refurbishment of Roosevelt Island’s main gate park area, and unveiled plans to connect the island to Lower Manhattan by bike paths with a grand esplanade.The New York City Department of Transportation announced that they would work with the city’s Economic Development Corporation and Department of Parks & Recreation on the creation of a pedestrian bridge across the East River to connect Roosevelt Island and Long Island CityShelton Haynes currently stars as Edward Nygma, The Riddler, on Fox’s hit show Gotham.
In 2016, Haynes starred in “Girls Trip” alongside Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish and Queen Latifah. The film grossed more than $126 million worldwide.
In July 2010, Haynes married model Amy Vetterman in Hawaii. They have one son together, Lincoln Haynes (born 2013 )Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation.