Tom Wright

Personal Info

Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
November 29, 1952

Place of Birth:
Englewood, New Jersey, USA

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Tom Wright

Biography

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".

Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2024 Summer Camp Mike
2023 The Locksmith Chief Stern
2022 That's Amor Henry
2021 Gully Principal West
2020 The Beanfield
2019 #Truth Donald Cooper
2019 The Divorce Party Sacks
2019 A Brother's Honor Ben Bradford
2019 Still Happy George Haliday
2018 Higher Power Tom Davis
2018 Spell Edmund
2017 Message from the King Waylon
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Military Attache
2017 Inhumans: The First Chapter George Ashland
2017 The Neighborhood Jim Beam, Bourbon
2016 Within Detective Pascal
2016 Rebirth The Expert
2016 South32 Sgt. Kake
2016 The Last Bid Harris
2016 The Secrets of Emily Blair Detective Gorodetsky
2015 Stockholm, Pennsylvania Detective Timms
2015 The Diabolical Curtis (as Thomas Wright)
2015 Runaway Island Raymond Tepper
2014 Beyond the Lights Reverend Brown
2014 Starting from Scratch Homeless Stan
2013 Things Never Said Daniel
2012 A Beautiful Soul Brother Anthony Clark
2011 Rift Lietenant Neal
2010 The Cursed Willie Gar
2010 Burning Palms Maxwell Barron
2010 Breakdance Academy Pete
2008 The Imposter Popeye
2008 Bohica Horowitz
2007 Honeydripper Cool Breeze
2007 Sinner Officer Thomas
2007 Live! Dr. Raymond Boyd
2006 Striking Range John Hatem
2006 Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders Bryant
2006 World Trade Center Officer Reynolds
2005 Chasing Ghosts Tom Shields
2005 American Fusion Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah
2004 In Your Eyes Phil
2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Detective Williams
2003 Hangman's Curse Dan Carillo
2003 Betrayal Detective Stan
2002 The Keyman Popeye
2002 Contagion Tom Brenner
2002 Sunshine State Flash Phillips
2002 Barbershop Detective Williams
2002 P.S. Your Cat is Dead! Fred Gable
2001 Alex in Wonder Sebastian
2001 Layover Detective Mills
2001 Pursuit of Happiness Thom
2001 The Prime Gig Marvin Sanders
1999 Funny Valentines Dr. Thomas Holder
1998 The Pentagon Wars Major William Sayers
1998 Palmetto John Renick
1997 Murder at 1600 Cooper
1997 Gun Mickey
1997 Menno's Mind Jor Norwell, executed rebel (uncredited)
1997 Weapons of Mass Distraction Marvel Sears
1996 Playing Dangerous 2 Alton Broom
1996 My Fellow Americans Jim
1995 Tales from the Hood Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
1995 Excessive Force II: Force on Force Grant Thompson
1995 White Man's Burden Lionel
1995 Forget Paris Tommy
1994 Vault of Horror I Mitch
1994 Men of War Jamaal
1993 Weekend at Bernie's II Charles
1993 Amityville: A New Generation Morgue Attendant
1993 Acting on Impulse Dave Byers
1992 Passion Fish Luther
1992 Past Midnight Lee Samuels
1991 City of Hope Malik
1991 Dead in the Water Hotel Clerk
1990 Marked for Death Charles
1990 Street Hunter Riley
1990 Reversal of Fortune Jack
1990 Murder in Black and White Walt Payne
1989 Troop Beverly Hills Shakar
1989 Vietnam War Story: The Last Days Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost")
1989 Troop Beverly Hills James Shakar
1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Brothel Man
1987 Creepshow 2 The Hitchhiker
1987 Matewan Tom
1986 Johnny Bull Paulie
1985 Streetwalkin' Henchman #1
1984 Alphabet City Chauffeur
1984 Delta Pi Party Heckler
1984 The Brother from Another Planet Sam
1984 Exterminator 2 Youth
1983 OK Today Tomorrow
1982 The Soldier Faux Businessman
1981 Subway Riders On the Waterfront
1980 Underground U.S.A. Frank
1977 Tomcats Old Man
Year TV Show Role
2023 Daisy Jones & the Six Teddy Price
2021 True Story Shelly
2020 Medical Police Director Patten
2018 Station 19 Battalion Chief Gregory
2018 The Rookie Colin Hall
2018 9-1-1 Buck's Doctor
2017 Marvel's Inhumans George Ashland
2016 Rush Hour Holt
2016 Shooter Jason Colby
2015 The Magicians Santa
2015 The Magicians Santa Claus
2013 Ray Donovan Benito
2013 Ray Donovan Punch Hoffman
2012 1600 Penn Interviewer
2011 Grimm Spencer Harrison
2011 Franklin & Bash Judge Gerald Whitman
2010 Rizzoli & Isles Walt (Boston Pilgrims' attorney)
2009 Castle Fats Shepherd
2009 Modern Family Security Guard
2008 The Mentalist Kevin Rome
2008 Crash Roger Paul
2005 Ghost Whisperer Dave McKey
2005 The Inside Glenn Terry
2004 House Dr. Pilcher
2003 NCIS Sam Kelleher
2003 L.A. Dragnet Jay Delmore
2003 The O.C. Paul Glass
2002 Everwood Carl's Lawyer
2001 24 Admiral Kirkland
2001 24 Rear Admiral Kirkland
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise Ghrath
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jake Daniels
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Robert Harris
1999 Family Law Roscoe
1998 Martial Law Capt. Benjamin Winship
1995 Star Trek: Voyager Tuvix
1995 Extreme Farley Potts
1994 Viper Travis Parker
1994 Chicago Hope
1994 ER Wharton
1991 Roc David
1989 Seinfeld Mr Morgan
1989 Seinfeld Mr. Morgan
1987 A Different World John Holtworth
1987 21 Jump Street Fred Clairman
1987 21 Jump Street A.D.A. Lamar, Judy's Date
1986 L.A. Law D.A. Prentiss Scott
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