Tom Wright

Tom Wright

71 · Born: Nov 29, 1952

Personal Details

Born Nov 29, 1952 Englewood, New Jersey, USA

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".

Career

2023
The Locksmith
The Locksmith as Chief Stern
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Daisy Jones & The Six
Daisy Jones & The Six as Teddy Price
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2022
That's Amor
That's Amor as Henry
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2020
Medical Police
Medical Police as Director Patten
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2019
The Divorce Party
The Divorce Party as Sacks
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A Brother's Honor
A Brother's Honor as Ben Bradford
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The Rookie
The Rookie as Colin Hall
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2018
Spell
Spell as Edmund
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Higher Power
Higher Power as Tom Davis the Talk Show Host
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2016
Within
Within as Detective Pascal
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South32
South32 as Sgt. Kake
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Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan as Benito
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2015
Runaway Island
Runaway Island as Raymond Tepper
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Stockholm, Pennsylvania
Stockholm, Pennsylvania as Detective Timms
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The Diabolical
The Diabolical as Curtis (as Thomas Wright)
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2014
Starting from Scratch
Starting from Scratch as Homeless Stan
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2013
Things Never Said
Things Never Said as Daniel
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2012
The Mentalist
The Mentalist as Kevin Rome
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2011
Rift
Rift as Lietenant Neal
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Grimm
Grimm as Spencer Harrison
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2010
The Cursed
The Cursed as Willie Gar
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2008
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer as Dave McKey
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2007
Sinner
Sinner as Officer Thomas
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2006
Striking Range
Striking Range as John Hatem
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2005
Chasing Ghosts
Chasing Ghosts as Tom Shields
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NCIS
NCIS as Sam Kelleher
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2004
Dynamite
Dynamite as Stan
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In Your Eyes
In Your Eyes as Phil
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2003
White Rush
White Rush as Detective Brandt
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Betrayal
Betrayal as Detective Stan
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2002
Contagion
Contagion as Tom Brenner
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P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! as Fred Gable
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The Keyman
The Keyman as Popeye
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Sunshine State
Sunshine State as Flash Phillips
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2001
Layover
Layover as Detective Mills
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Alex in Wonder
Alex in Wonder as Sebastian
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Pursuit of Happiness
Pursuit of Happiness as Thom
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Robert Harris
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2000
Chain of Command
Chain of Command as Agent Burke
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1999
Funny Valentines
Funny Valentines as Dr. Thomas Holder
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1998
The Pentagon Wars
The Pentagon Wars as Major William Sayers
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Palmetto
Palmetto as John Renick
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Martial Law
Martial Law as Capt. Benjamin Winship
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1997
Murder at 1600
Murder at 1600 as Cooper
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Gridlock'd
Gridlock'd as Koolaid
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1996
Playing Dangerous 2
Playing Dangerous 2 as Alton Broom
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1995
Forget Paris
Forget Paris as Tommy
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Excessive Force II: Force on Force
Excessive Force II: Force on Force as Grant Thompson
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White Man's Burden
White Man's Burden as Lionel
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Tales from the Hood
Tales from the Hood as Martin Moorehouse
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Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager as Tuvix
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1994
Men of War
Men of War as Jamaal
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Seinfeld
Seinfeld as Mr. Morgan
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1993
Acting on Impulse
Acting on Impulse as Dave Byers
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Weekend at Bernie's II
Weekend at Bernie's II as Charles
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1992
Past Midnight
Past Midnight as Lee Samuels
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1990
Marked for Death
Marked for Death as Charles
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Street Hunter
Street Hunter as Riley
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1989
Vietnam War Story: The Last Days
Vietnam War Story: The Last Days as Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost")
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1987
Creepshow 2
Creepshow 2 as The Hitchhiker (segment "The Hitchhiker")
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1984
Alphabet City
Alphabet City as Chauffeur
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1980
Underground U.S.A.
Underground U.S.A. as Frank
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2020
Walkaway Joe
Walkaway Joe as Director
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