Tom Wright (American actor)

Harold Thomas Wright (born November 29, 1952) is an American television and theatre actor.

Not to be confused with Tom Wright (Australian actor).
Tom Wright
Born
Harold Thomas Wright

(1952-11-29) November 29, 1952
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present

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

TV appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Tales from the CryptMitchAbra Cadaver
1993L.A. LawD.A. Prentiss ScottWhere There's a Will
1994-1995SeinfeldMr. Morgan4 episodes
1995ExtremeFarley Potts10 episodes
1996NYPD BlueKwasi OlusholaThe Backboard Jungle, Where's Swaldo
Star Trek: VoyagerTuvixTuvix
1998-1999Martial LawCapt Benjamin Winship22 episodes
2004Star Trek: EnterpriseGhrathStorm Front
200624Admiral KirklandDay 5, 3:00am–4:00am
Day 5, 5:00am–6:00am
2007HouseDr. PilcherGuardian Angels
2010Modern FamilySecurity guardAirport 2010
2010SouthlandMr. HillThe Runner
2013The MentalistKevin RomeThere Will Be Blood
2013–2015Granite FlatsAgent Ezekiel Scott19 episodes
2015Criminal MindsChief PalmerThe Night Watch
2018ShooterJason ColbySins of the Father
2020 Medical Police Director Patton 10 episodes

References
  1. "Tom Wright Biography ((?)-)". Film Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  2. Trendacosta, Katharine. "10 Alternates That Should Have Replaced Their Originals Permanently". io9.
  3. "VOY S02E24: "Tuvix" — Actor Tom Wright deserves commendation for his performance". November 14, 2018.
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