
Tom Wright
Personal Information
- Occupation: Actor
- Birthday: 29 Nov, 1952 ( 73 years old )
- Place of birth: Englewood, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as: Tom Shoemaker, Thomas Wright, Thomas J. Wright, Том Врайт, Том Райт, Harold Thomas Wright, Гарольд Томас Райт
Tom Wright
Harold Thomas Wright is an American television and theatre actor. Wright has appeared in over 40 stage productions on and off Broadway. He began his acting career as an original member of The People's Light and Theater Company outside of Philadelphia. Wright also spent four years at the National Playwrights Conference and two summers at the Sundance Institute. On Broadway, he performed in A Taste of Honey which received two Tony Award nominations. Some of the notable theaters in which he has appeared include the American Place Theater, Manhattan Theater Club, New York Theater Workshop, Actors Theater of Louisville, Center Stage, Yale Repertory Theater, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Hartford Stage, Los Angeles Stage and Film, and Theatre De La Jeune Lune in Minneapolis starring in Farthest From The Sun with Steve Guttenberg. In 1987, he played a hitchhiker in the horror film Creepshow 2. Wright co-starred in the feature films Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business with Ice Cube. He also co-starred with Angela Bassett as her ex-lover in Sunshine State, his fifth film with writer/director John Sayles. The other four Sayles films include: Passion Fish, City of Hope, Matewan and The Brother from Another Planet. Since then he co-starred in another Sayles feature, Honeydripper. In 2000, Wright won the Best Actor Award at the Santa Monica Film Festival for his portrayal of John Shed in the indie film Dumbarton Bridge. He has played roles on several television programs but is best known for playing Mr. Morgan, Yankees co-worker of character George Costanza (Jason Alexander) on Seinfeld; and the hybrid alien Tuvix in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Tuvix".
Credits
- 2024 - Summer Camp ( movie ) as Mike
- 2023 - Daisy Jones & the Six ( tv ) as Teddy Price
- 2023 - The Locksmith ( movie ) as Chief Stern
- 2022 - That's Amor ( movie ) as Henry
- 2021 - True Story ( tv ) as Shelly
- 2021 - Gully ( movie ) as Principal West
- 2020 - The Beanfield ( movie )
- 2020 - Medical Police ( tv ) as Director Patten
- 2019 - A Brother's Honor ( movie ) as Ben Bradford
- 2019 - Still Happy ( movie ) as George Haliday
- 2019 - #Truth ( movie ) as Donald Cooper
- 2019 - The Divorce Party ( movie ) as Sacks
- 2018 - The Rookie ( tv ) as Colin Hall
- 2018 - Spell ( movie ) as Edmund
- 2018 - Higher Power ( movie ) as Tom Davis
- 2018 - Station 19 ( tv ) as Battalion Chief Gregory
- 2018 - 9-1-1 ( tv ) as Buck's Doctor
- 2017 - Marvel's Inhumans ( tv ) as George Ashland
- 2017 - Inhumans: The First Chapter ( movie ) as George Ashland
- 2017 - The Neighborhood ( movie ) as Jim Beam, Bourbon
- 2017 - Transformers: The Last Knight ( movie ) as Military Attache
- 2017 - Message from the King ( movie ) as Waylon
- 2016 - Shooter ( tv ) as Jason Colby
- 2016 - Within ( movie ) as Detective Pascal
- 2016 - The Secrets of Emily Blair ( movie ) as Detective Gorodetsky
- 2016 - South32 ( movie ) as Sgt. Kake
- 2016 - The Last Bid ( movie ) as Harris
- 2016 - Rebirth ( movie ) as The Expert
- 2016 - Rush Hour ( tv ) as Holt
- 2015 - The Magicians ( tv ) as Santa
- 2015 - The Magicians ( tv ) as Santa Claus
- 2015 - Runaway Island ( movie ) as Raymond Tepper
- 2015 - The Diabolical ( movie ) as Curtis (as Thomas Wright)
- 2015 - Stockholm, Pennsylvania ( movie ) as Detective Timms
- 2014 - Starting from Scratch ( movie ) as Homeless Stan
- 2014 - Beyond the Lights ( movie ) as Reverend Brown
- 2013 - Things Never Said ( movie ) as Daniel
- 2013 - Ray Donovan ( tv ) as Benito
- 2013 - Ray Donovan ( tv ) as Punch Hoffman
- 2012 - 1600 Penn ( tv ) as Interviewer
- 2012 - A Beautiful Soul ( movie ) as Brother Anthony Clark
- 2011 - Grimm ( tv ) as Spencer Harrison
- 2011 - Franklin & Bash ( tv ) as Judge Gerald Whitman
- 2011 - Rift ( movie ) as Lietenant Neal
- 2010 - Rizzoli & Isles ( tv ) as Walt (Boston Pilgrims' attorney)
- 2010 - Breakdance Academy ( movie ) as Pete
- 2010 - Burning Palms ( movie ) as Maxwell Barron
- 2010 - The Cursed ( movie ) as Willie Gar
- 2009 - Modern Family ( tv ) as Security Guard
- 2009 - Dark Blue ( tv ) as Freddy
- 2009 - Castle ( tv ) as Fats Shepherd
- 2008 - Crash ( tv ) as Roger Paul
- 2008 - The Imposter ( movie ) as Popeye
- 2008 - The Mentalist ( tv ) as Kevin Rome
- 2008 - The Onion Movie ( movie ) as Kwame Roberts
- 2008 - Bohica ( movie ) as Horowitz
- 2007 - Live! ( movie ) as Dr. Raymond Boyd
- 2007 - Honeydripper ( movie ) as Cool Breeze
- 2007 - Saving Grace ( tv ) as Governor's Protection Agent
- 2007 - The Darwin Awards ( movie ) as Detective
- 2007 - Sinner ( movie ) as Officer Thomas
- 2006 - Shark ( tv ) as Deputy Police Chief George Martinson
- 2006 - World Trade Center ( movie ) as Officer Reynolds
- 2006 - Striking Range ( movie ) as John Hatem
- 2006 - Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders ( movie ) as Bryant
- 2005 - Ghost Whisperer ( tv ) as Dave McKey
- 2005 - Close to Home ( tv ) as Judge Jenkins
- 2005 - The Inside ( tv ) as Glenn Terry
- 2005 - Chasing Ghosts ( movie ) as Tom Shields
- 2005 - Numb3rs ( tv ) as Coach Harry Streeling
- 2005 - American Fusion ( movie ) as Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah
- 2004 - House ( tv ) as Dr. Pilcher
- 2004 - In Your Eyes ( movie ) as Phil
- 2004 - Barbershop 2: Back in Business ( movie ) as Detective Williams
- 2003 - NCIS ( tv ) as Sam Kelleher
- 2003 - Hangman's Curse ( movie ) as Dan Carillo
- 2003 - The O.C. ( tv ) as Paul Glass
- 2003 - Betrayal ( movie ) as Detective Stan
- 2003 - Nip/Tuck ( tv ) as Detective Albert Chavies
- 2003 - L.A. Dragnet ( tv ) as Jay Delmore
- 2002 - Everwood ( tv ) as Carl's Lawyer
- 2002 - The Keyman ( movie ) as Popeye
- 2002 - Sunshine State ( movie ) as Flash Phillips
- 2002 - Contagion ( movie ) as Tom Brenner
- 2002 - Barbershop ( movie ) as Detective Williams
- 2002 - P.S. Your Cat is Dead! ( movie ) as Fred Gable
- 2001 - 24 ( tv ) as Rear Admiral Kirkland
- 2001 - 24 ( tv ) as Admiral Kirkland
- 2001 - Star Trek: Enterprise ( tv ) as Ghrath
- 2001 - Layover ( movie ) as Detective Mills
- 2001 - The Prime Gig ( movie ) as Marvin Sanders
- 2001 - Alex in Wonder ( movie ) as Sebastian
- 2001 - Pursuit of Happiness ( movie ) as Thom
- 2001 - The Division ( tv )
- 2000 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( tv ) as Jake Daniels
- 2000 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( tv ) as Robert Harris
- 1999 - Family Law ( tv ) as Roscoe
- 1999 - Funny Valentines ( movie ) as Dr. Thomas Holder
- 1998 - Martial Law ( tv ) as Capt. Benjamin Winship
- 1998 - The Pentagon Wars ( movie ) as Major William Sayers
- 1998 - Palmetto ( movie ) as John Renick
- 1997 - Menno's Mind ( movie ) as Jor Norwell, executed rebel (uncredited)
- 1997 - Weapons of Mass Distraction ( movie ) as Marvel Sears
- 1997 - Murder at 1600 ( movie ) as Cooper
- 1997 - Gridlock'd ( movie ) as Koolaid
- 1996 - My Fellow Americans ( movie ) as Jim
- 1996 - Playing Dangerous 2 ( movie ) as Alton Broom
- 1995 - White Man's Burden ( movie ) as Lionel
- 1995 - Excessive Force II: Force on Force ( movie ) as Grant Thompson
- 1995 - Tales from the Hood ( movie ) as Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
- 1995 - Forget Paris ( movie ) as Tommy
- 1995 - Extreme ( tv ) as Farley Potts
- 1995 - Star Trek: Voyager ( tv ) as Tuvix
- 1994 - ER ( tv ) as Wharton
- 1994 - Chicago Hope ( tv ) as Charlie Barrett
- 1994 - Men of War ( movie ) as Jamaal
- 1994 - Vault of Horror I ( movie ) as Mitch (archive footage)
- 1994 - Viper ( tv ) as Travis Parker
- 1993 - Amityville: A New Generation ( movie ) as Morgue Attendant
- 1993 - Acting on Impulse ( movie ) as Dave Byers
- 1993 - Weekend at Bernie's II ( movie ) as Charles
- 1992 - Passion Fish ( movie ) as Luther
- 1992 - Past Midnight ( movie ) as Lee Samuels
- 1991 - Dead in the Water ( movie ) as Hotel Clerk
- 1991 - City of Hope ( movie ) as Malik
- 1991 - Roc ( tv ) as David
- 1990 - Street Hunter ( movie ) as Riley
- 1990 - Reversal of Fortune ( movie ) as Jack
- 1990 - Marked for Death ( movie ) as Charles
- 1990 - Murder in Black and White ( movie ) as Walt Payne
- 1989 - Seinfeld ( tv ) as Mr Morgan
- 1989 - Seinfeld ( tv ) as Mr. Morgan
- 1989 - Troop Beverly Hills ( movie ) as Shakar
- 1989 - Troop Beverly Hills ( movie ) as James Shakar
- 1989 - Vietnam War Story: The Last Days ( movie ) as Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost")
- 1988 - I'm Gonna Git You Sucka ( movie ) as Brothel Man
- 1987 - A Different World ( tv ) as John Holtworth
- 1987 - Matewan ( movie ) as Tom
- 1987 - Creepshow 2 ( movie ) as The Hitchhiker
- 1987 - 21 Jump Street ( tv ) as Fred Clairman
- 1987 - 21 Jump Street ( tv ) as A.D.A. Lamar, Judy's Date
- 1986 - L.A. Law ( tv ) as D.A. Prentiss Scott
- 1986 - Johnny Bull ( movie ) as Paulie
- 1985 - Streetwalkin' ( movie ) as Henchman #1
- 1984 - Exterminator 2 ( movie ) as Youth
- 1984 - The Brother from Another Planet ( movie ) as Sam
- 1984 - Delta Pi ( movie ) as Party Heckler
- 1984 - Alphabet City ( movie ) as Chauffeur
- 1983 - OK Today Tomorrow ( movie )
- 1982 - The Soldier ( movie ) as Faux Businessman
- 1981 - Subway Riders ( movie ) as On the Waterfront
- 1980 - Underground U.S.A. ( movie ) as Frank
- 1977 - Tomcats ( movie ) as Old Man
Crew
Directing
- 2020 - Walkaway Joe ( movie ) ... Director
- 2014 - Constantine ( tv ) ... Director
- 2009 - The Container ( movie ) ... Director
- 2003 - NCIS ( tv ) ... Director