
Tom Wright
Known for Acting · 148 credits
- Born
- 1952-11-29 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Tom Shoemaker · Thomas Wright · Thomas J. Wright · Том Врайт · Том Райт · Harold Thomas 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
TV Shows (48)

The Rookie
2018
as Colin Hall

NCIS
2003
as Sam Kelleher

The Mentalist
2008
as Kevin Rome

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Jake Daniels / Robert Harris

House
2004
as Dr. Pilcher

Modern Family
2009
as Security Guard

Castle
2009
as Fats Shepherd

24
2001
as Rear Admiral Kirkland

Seinfeld
1989
as Mr Morgan / Mr. Morgan

9-1-1
2018
as Buck's Doctor

Grimm
2011
as Spencer Harrison

ER
1994
as Wharton

Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Tuvix

Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Dave McKey

Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Walt (Boston Pilgrims' attorney)

Everwood
2002
as Carl's Lawyer

Chicago Hope
1994
as Charlie Barrett

Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Ghrath

The O.C.
2003
as Paul Glass

Station 19
2018
as Battalion Chief Gregory

Numb3rs
2005
as Coach Harry Streeling

Nip/Tuck
2003
as Detective Albert Chavies

L.A. Law
1986
as D.A. Prentiss Scott

21 Jump Street
1987
as Judy's Date

The Division
2001

Ray Donovan
2013
as Benito / Punch Hoffman

A Different World
1987
as John Holtworth

Martial Law
1998
as Capt. Benjamin Winship

Viper
1994
as Travis Parker

The Magicians
2015
as Santa / Santa Claus

Shooter
2016
as Jason Colby

Shark
2006
as Deputy Police Chief George Martinson

Franklin & Bash
2011
as Judge Gerald Whitman

Family Law
1999
as Roscoe

Close to Home
2005
as Judge Jenkins

Saving Grace
2007
as Governor's Protection Agent

Dark Blue
2009
as Freddy

Rush Hour
2016
as Holt

Marvel's Inhumans
2017
as George Ashland

L.A. Dragnet
2003
as Jay Delmore

Crash
2008
as Roger Paul

Medical Police
2020
as Director Patten

The Inside
2005
as Glenn Terry

1600 Penn
2012
as Interviewer

Daisy Jones & the Six
2023
as Teddy Price

Roc
1991
as David

True Story
2021
as Shelly
Extreme
1995
as Farley Potts
Movies (100)

Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
as Military Attache

Creepshow 2
1987
as The Hitchhiker

Barbershop
2002
as Detective Williams

Summer Camp
2024
as Mike

Murder at 1600
1997
as Cooper

World Trade Center
2006
as Officer Reynolds

Marked for Death
1990
as Charles

Passion Fish
1992
as Luther

The Onion Movie
2008
as Kwame Roberts

Message from the King
2017
as Waylon

Tales from the Hood
1995
as Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
as Detective Williams

Live!
2007
as Dr. Raymond Boyd

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Brothel Man

Gridlock'd
1997
as Koolaid

Gully
2021
as Principal West

The Locksmith
2023
as Chief Stern

Within
2016
as Detective Pascal

Reversal of Fortune
1990
as Jack

Forget Paris
1995
as Tommy

Palmetto
1998
as John Renick

Betrayal
2003
as Detective Stan

Layover
2001
as Detective Mills

Beyond the Lights
2014
as Reverend Brown

Chasing Ghosts
2005
as Tom Shields

Matewan
1987
as Tom

Burning Palms
2010
as Maxwell Barron

Men of War
1994
as Jamaal

Streetwalkin'
1985
as Henchman #1

The Secrets of Emily Blair
2016
as Detective Gorodetsky

Higher Power
2018
as Tom Davis

Troop Beverly Hills
1989
as Shakar / James Shakar

Contagion
2002
as Tom Brenner

The Soldier
1982
as Faux Businessman

City of Hope
1991
as Malik

Excessive Force II: Force on Force
1995
as Grant Thompson

Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
2006
as Bryant

The Darwin Awards
2007
as Detective

The Brother from Another Planet
1984
as Sam

Sunshine State
2002
as Flash Phillips

Past Midnight
1992
as Lee Samuels

Honeydripper
2007
as Cool Breeze

Weapons of Mass Distraction
1997
as Marvel Sears

Alphabet City
1984
as Chauffeur

Rebirth
2016
as The Expert

Weekend at Bernie's II
1993
as Charles

The Pentagon Wars
1998
as Major William Sayers

White Man's Burden
1995
as Lionel

Stockholm, Pennsylvania
2015
as Detective Timms

Acting on Impulse
1993
as Dave Byers

My Fellow Americans
1996
as Jim

Amityville: A New Generation
1993
as Morgue Attendant
The Keyman
2002
as Popeye

The Prime Gig
2001
as Marvin Sanders

Vault of Horror I
1994
as Mitch (archive footage)

The Diabolical
2015
as Curtis (as Thomas Wright)

Menno's Mind
1997
as Jor Norwell, executed rebel (uncredited)

Exterminator 2
1984
as Youth

Striking Range
2006
as John Hatem

That's Amor
2022
as Henry

Alex in Wonder
2001
as Sebastian

Inhumans: The First Chapter
2017
as George Ashland

Heart of Dixie
1989
as Black Man at Concert

The Cursed
2010
as Willie Gar

The Last Bid
2016
as Harris

Street Hunter
1990
as Riley

The Divorce Party
2019
as Sacks

American Fusion
2005
as Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah

Pursuit of Happiness
2001
as Thom

Breakdance Academy
2010
as Pete

Things Never Said
2013
as Daniel

Dead in the Water
1991
as Hotel Clerk

Murder in Black and White
1990
as Walt Payne

Runaway Island
2015
as Raymond Tepper

A Beautiful Soul
2012
as Brother Anthony Clark

The Neighborhood
2017
as Jim Beam, Bourbon

A Brother's Honor
2019
as Ben Bradford

Hangman's Curse
2003
as Dan Carillo

Funny Valentines
1999
as Dr. Thomas Holder

Johnny Bull
1986
as Paulie

Sinner
2007
as Officer Thomas

Spell
2018
as Edmund

Delta Pi
1984
as Party Heckler
Bohica
2008
as Horowitz

Subway Riders
1981
as On the Waterfront

Tomcats
1977
as Old Man

South32
2016
as Sgt. Kake

I Ought to Be in Pictures
1982
as Baseball Fan

Underground U.S.A.
1980
as Frank

Vietnam War Story: The Last Days
1989
as Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost")

#truth
2019
as Donald Cooper

Starting from Scratch
2014
as Homeless Stan

Playing Dangerous 2
1996
as Alton Broom

In Your Eyes
2004
as Phil

Rift
2011
as Lietenant Neal

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
2002
as Fred Gable

The Imposter
2008
as Popeye

Still Happy
2019
as George Haliday

OK Today Tomorrow
1983

The Beanfield
2020
About 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, Manhatt… With 148 credits spanning from 1977 to 2024, Tom Wright has appeared in 100 films and 48 TV shows.
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- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) — as Military Attache
- Creepshow 2 (1987) — as The Hitchhiker
- Barbershop (2002) — as Detective Williams
- Summer Camp (2024) — as Mike
- Murder at 1600 (1997) — as Cooper
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