Tom Wright (American actor)
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Tom Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harold Thomas Wright November 29, 1952 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse(s) | Leigh Johnson (m 1988) |
| Children | 2 |
Harold Thomas Wright (born November 29, 1952) is an American television and theatre actor.
Early life[]
Wright was born on November 29, 1952 in Englewood, New Jersey.[1]
Career[]
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".[2][3]
Filmography[]
Film[]
- Deadbeat (1977) as Old Man
- Red Italy (1979) as Unknown
- Underground U.S.A. (1980) as Frank
- Subway Riders (1981) as On The Waterfront
- I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) as Baseball Fan #6
- The Soldier (1982) as Businessman
- Alphabet City (1984) as Chauffeur
- The Brother from Another Planet (1984) as Sam
- Exterminator 2 (1984) as Youth
- Mugsy's Girls (1984) as Party Heckler
- Streetwalkin' (1985) as Henchman #1
- Creepshow 2 (1987) as The Hitchhiker (segment "The Hitchhiker")
- Matewan (1987) as Tom
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) as Brothel Man
- Troop Beverly Hills (1989) as James Shakar
- Heart of Dixie (1989) as Black Man At Concert
- Vietnam War Story: The Last Days (1989) as Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost")
- Reversal of Fortune (1990) as Jack
- Marked for Death (1990) as Detective Charles Marks
- Street Hunter (1990) as Riley
- City of Hope (1991) as Malik
- Past Midnight (1991) as Lee Samuels
- Dead in the Water (1991) as Hotel Clerk
- Passion Fish (1992) as Luther
- Acting on Impulse (1993) as Dave Byers
- Weekend at Bernie's II (1993) as Charles
- Men of War (1994) as Jamaal
- Forget Paris (1995) as Tommy
- Tales from the Hood (1995) as Martin Moorehouse
- Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995) as Grant Thompson
- White Man's Burden (1995) as Lionel
- Invasion of Privacy (1996) as Devereux - Theresa's Attorney
- My Fellow Americans (1996) as Secret Service Agent Jim
- Playing Dangerous 2 (1996) as Alton Broom
- Gridlock'd (1997) as Koolaid
- Menno's Mind (1997) as Jor Norwell, Execuited Rebel (uncredited)
- Murder at 1600 (1997) as Secret Service Agent Cooper
- Palmetto (1998) as John Renick
- The Pentagon Wars (1998, TV Movie) as Major William Sayers
- Funny Valentines (1999) as Dr. Thomas Holder
- Dumbarton Bridge (1999) as John Shed
- Chain of Command (2000) as Secret Service Agent Burke
- The Prime Gig (2000) as Marvin Sanders
- Pursuit of Happiness (2001) as Thom
- Alex in Wonder (2001) as Sebastian
- Layover (2001) as Detective Mills
- The Keyman (2001) as 'Popeye'
- Contagion (2002) as Tom Brenner
- P.S. Your Cat Is Dead (2002) as Fred Gable
- Sunshine State (2002) as 'Flash' Phillips
- Barbershop (2002) as Detective Williams
- Lady Jayne: Killer (2003) as Detective Stan
- Hangman's Curse (2003) as Dan Carillo
- White Rush (2003) as Detective Brandt
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Detective Williams
- In Your Eyes (2004) as Phil
- The Gunman (2004) as Captain Carlton
- Dynamite (2004) as Stan
- Chasing Ghosts (2005) as Tom Shields
- American Fusion (2005) as Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah
- A Year and a Day (2005) as Pryor
- Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006) as Detective Bryant
- The Darwin Awards (2006) as Detective #2
- World Trade Center (2006) as Officer Reynolds
- Striking Range (2006) as John Hatem
- Sinner (2007) as Officer Thomas
- Live! (2007) as Dr. Raymond Boyd
- Honeydripper (2007) as 'Cool Breeze'
- The Onion Movie (2008) as Kwame Roberts
- B.O.H.I.C.A. (2008) as Horowitz
- The Imposter (2008) as 'Popeye'
- The Cursed (2010) as Willie Gar
- Burning Palms (2010) as Maxwell Barron
- BoyBand (2010) as Pete
- Rift (2011) as Lietenant Neal
- A Beautiful Soul (2012) as Brother Anthony Clark
- Starting from Scratch (2013) as Stan 'Homeless Stan'
- Stanley DeBrock (2013) as Atticus
- Things Never Said (2013) as Daniel
- Beyond the Lights (2014) as Reverend Brown
- Sin Verite (2014) as Francis Vigneri
- Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015) as Detective Timms
- The Diabolical (2015) as Curtis
- Runaway Island (2015) as Raymond Tepper
- Storage Locker 181 (2016) as Harris
- Rebirth (2016) as The Expert
- South32 (2016) as Sergeant Kake
- Message from the King (2016) as Waylon
- The Secrets of Emily Blair (2016) as Detective Gorodetsky
- Within (2016) as Detective Pascal
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) as Military Attache #1
- The Neighborhood (2017) as Jim 'Bourbon' Beam
- Higher Power (2018) as Tom David, Talk Show Host
- Spell (2018) as Edmund
- The Divorce Party (2019) as Sacks
- #Truth (2019) as Donald Cooper
TV appearances[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Tales from the Crypt | Mitch | Abra Cadaver |
| 1993 | L.A. Law | District Attorney Prentiss Scott | Where There's a Will |
| 1994-1995 | Seinfeld | Mr. Morgan | 4 episodes |
| 1995 | Extreme | Farley Potts | 10 episodes |
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | Kwasi Olushola | The Backboard Jungle, Where's Swaldo |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Tuvix | Tuvix | |
| 1998-1999 | Martial Law | Captain Benjamin Winship | 22 episodes |
| 2004 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Ghrath | Storm Front |
| 2006 | 24 | Admiral Kirkland | Day 5, 3:00am–4:00am Day 5, 5:00am–6:00am |
| 2007 | House | Dr. Pilcher | Guardian Angels |
| 2010 | Modern Family | Security Guard | Airport 2010 |
| 2010 | Southland | Mr. Hill | The Runner |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Kevin Rome | There Will Be Blood |
| 2013–2015 | Granite Flats | Agent Ezekiel Scott | 19 episodes |
| 2015 | Criminal Minds | Chief Palmer | The Night Watch |
| 2017 | Major Crimes | Frederick Sax | Intersection |
| 2018 | Shooter | Jason Colby | Sins of the Father |
| 2020 | Medical Police | Director Patton | 10 episodes |
| 2021 | Station 19 | Battalion Chief Gregory | 2 Episodes |
References[]
- ^ "Tom Wright Biography ((?)-)". Film Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ Trendacosta, Katharine. "10 Alternates That Should Have Replaced Their Originals Permanently". io9.
- ^ "VOY S02E24: "Tuvix" — Actor Tom Wright deserves commendation for his performance". November 14, 2018.
External links[]
- Tom Wright at IMDb
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