
Tom Butler
Known for Acting · 116 credits
- Born
- 1951-02-01 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- 톰 버틀러 · تام باتلر
Biography
Tom Butler is a Canadian television and film actor.
He best known for his television role on the science fiction series Sliders as Michael Mallory, the father of Quinn Mallory in the pilot episode, and reprised his role in the season 2 episode Gillian of the Spirits. Butler appeared in Hostage Rescue Team (TV movie, 2001) as Special Agent David Nelson.
Butler has appeared in a number of films, including Renegades (1989), Ernest Rides Again (1993), First Target (2000), Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and Everything Gone Green (2006).
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Known For
TV Shows (36)

Supernatural
2005
as Harley Jorgeson / Jim Meyers

The Flash
2014
as Eric Larkin

Smallville
2001
as Lawrence Grady

Stargate SG-1
1997
as Major General Trofsky

The Good Doctor
2017
as Jim Ransler

The X-Files
1993
as CIA Agent Ambrose Chapel / Drake

Psych
2006
as Attorney General Maxwell

Fringe
2008
as Richard

High Potential
2024
as Henry

Highlander: The Series
1992
as Andrew Ballin

Sliders
1995
as Michael Mallory

The Dead Zone
2002
as Judge Wilson

The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Werner / Charlie Rogers / General Morehouse / Mr. Evans / Charlie Bouton

Viper
1994
as Quincy Simon / Miles Devonian

The Sentinel
1996
as Tom Watson / Norman Ventriss

First Wave
1998
as Sheriff Robey / Bill Blaylock

The Commish
1991

Zoo
2015
as Greg Trotter / Greg Trotter (voice)

Chesapeake Shores
2016
as Lawrence Riley

Cold Squad
1998

Dead Like Me
2003
as Thomas Hesburgh Jr.

Loudermilk
2017
as Jack

Blade: The Series
2006

Minority Report
2015
as Senator Tyler Reynolds

The Collector
2004

The Secret Circle
2011
as Henry Chamberlain

Higher Ground
2000
as Mr. Lipenowski

The Andromeda Strain
2008
as Colonel Scott Arnold

Breaking News
2002

Animorphs
1998
as Governor

Painkiller Jane
2007
as Dr. John Roberts

Gracepoint
2014
as Chief Morgan

For the Record
1976

Masters of Science Fiction
2007

The Third Twin
1997
as Col. Charles Logan

The Holiday Shift
2023
as Henry
Movies (80)

Fifty Shades of Grey
2015
as WSU University President

Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024
as Commander Walters

Shooter
2007
as President

Sonic the Hedgehog
2020
as Vice Chairman Walters

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022
as Commander Walters

Tomorrowland
2015
as Police Captain

The A-Team
2010
as Judge Advocate #1

Freddy vs. Jason
2003
as Dr. Campbell

Snakes on a Plane
2006
as Captain Sam McKeon

Anything for Love
2016
as Edward Benson
Green Dolphin Beat
1994

Miracle
2004
as Bob Allen

Life-Size
2000
as Phil

Day One
1989
as Captain DeSilva

Renegades
1989
as Detective Geddles

Small Sacrifices
1989

Code Name: The Cleaner
2007
as Crane

Josie and the Pussycats
2001
as Agent Kelly

Love in Paradise
2016
as Casey Twain

I Accuse
2003
as Warren Hart

Head Office
1985
as Security Monitor

Guilty as Sin
1993
as Heath

Scanners II: The New Order
1991
as Doctor Morse

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love
2016
as Lucas Dean

Death Match
1994
as Fighter

First Target
2000
as Sen. Jack 'J.P.' Hunter

Freefall: Flight 174
1995
as Pilot Dave

Robin of Locksley
1996
as John Prince Sr.

Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu
2018
as Vernon Divoss

Murder in Space
1985
as Maj. Kurt Steiner

Stories We Tell
2012
as Storyteller

A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster
2003
as Roger Diamond

Call Me Mrs. Miracle
2010
as J.R. Findley

Goodnight for Justice
2011
as Judge Aldous Shaw

The Long Way Home
1998
as Pete Gerrin

Murder by Phone
1982
as Detective Tamblyn

Hailey Dean Mysteries: 2 + 2 = Murder
2018
as Lucas Dean

...First Do No Harm
1997
as Dr. Jim Peterson

The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
1995
as Mr. McBride
Someone Else's Child
1994
as Bruce Reed

Charging Out Amazon
2002

Morning Show Mysteries: Mortal Mishaps
2018
as Divoss

Primary
2014
as Karl Jaspar

A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love
2019
as Edgar

Making Mr. Right
2008
as Paul Gottman

Every Mother's Worst Fear
1998
as Agent Weatherby

Ordeal in the Arctic
1993
as Arnie Macauley

Question of Privilege
1999
as Tate Aldridge

Dead Ahead
1996
as Bryan Loch

Hitler's Daughter
1990
as Dolan

A Crime of Passion
2003
as Thomas Shipman

Judgment Day: The John List Story
1993
as Michael Linder

Autumn in the Vineyard
2016
as Charles Baldwin

Peacekeepers
1997
as Warrent Officer Stebbens

Christmas in Tahoe
2021
as Tim Rhodes

The High Price of Passion
1986
as Security Man

She Talks to Strangers
2023
Martha, Ruth & Edie
1988
as Ted Gordon

Against Their Will
1994
as Ted Young

Ernest Rides Again
1993
as Dr. Glencliff

Maternal Instincts
1996
as Dr. Milton Shaw

Everything's Gone Green
2006
as Ryan's Dad

Crossbar
1979
as Steve Catlow

Deadlocked
2000
as Alexander Hampton

The Rocket Boy
1989
as Tony

Preludes
2000
as Lawyer

The Toyman Killer
2013
as Detective Turbinado

The Climb
1986
as Willy Merkel

Ronnie and Julie
1997
as Arthur Cappell

Milk and Honey
1988
as Steven Wineberg

The July Group
1980
as David
Working Class Heroes
2015
as Derrick

Connection
1986

Confidential
1986
as Edmund Eislin

Walking on Air
1987
as Bill Pearson

Off Your Rocker
1982
as George
Legs Apart
2000

Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
2005
as Inspector McKendrick
Blades of Courage
1987
as Ron Laroche

The Dick Knost Show
2015
About Tom Butler
Tom Butler is a Canadian television and film actor. He best known for his television role on the science fiction series Sliders as Michael Mallory, the father of Quinn Mallory in the pilot episode, and reprised his role in the season 2 episode Gillian of the Spirits. Butler appeared in Hostage Rescue Team (TV movie, 2001) as Special Agent David Nelson. Butler has appeared in a number of films, including Renegades (1989), Ernest Rides Again (1993), First Target (2000), Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and Everything Gone Green (2006). Description above… With 116 credits spanning from 1976 to 2024, Tom Butler has appeared in 80 films and 36 TV shows.
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- Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) — as WSU University President
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) — as Commander Walters
- Shooter (2007) — as President
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) — as Vice Chairman Walters
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) — as Commander Walters
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