Tom Pelphrey

He received his second Emmy nomination for Supporting Actor in a Drama series in 2026 for his role in Task.

• Name — Tom Pelphrey • Birth Name — Thomas Joseph Pelphrey • Born — 28 July 1982 • Birthplace — Howell Township, New Jersey, U.S. • Education — Howell High School • Alma Mater — Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BFA) • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2003–present • Partner — Kaley Cuoco (2022–present; engaged) • Children — 1

Pelphrey was born Thomas Joseph Pelphrey on July 28, 1982, in Howell Township, New Jersey, to Laurie (née Demgard) and Richard Pelphrey (1950–2007). He has one brother named Robert. He graduated from Howell High School in 2000, and from Rutgers University (Mason Gross School of the Arts) in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Pelphrey's first notable role was on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light as Jonathan Randall, the son of Reva Shayne and her late former husband, Richard Winslow. He joined the cast in October 2003 and received critical acclaim for his portrayal of anti-hero Jonathan. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Younger Actor" in 2005 and won the award the following year. He received a third consecutive nomination in the same category in 2007 but lost to Bryton McClure. Pelphrey won his second Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Younger Actor" in 2008.

Pelphrey played Mick Dante on As the World Turns from October 2009 to February 2010 when his character was sent to prison for his misdeeds. The role earned Pelphrey an Emmy pre-nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

From September 6, 2007, to September 30, 2007, Pelphrey performed in Kevin Mandel's A New Television Arrives Finally as the title character, at Theatre 54, in New York. Pelphrey starred in In God's Hat at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, in New York City, through August 7, 2010. In 2012, he appeared in the Broadway cast of the musical drama End of the Rainbow as Mickey Deans; in 2015, he returned to Broadway in a revival of Fool for Love, playing Martin.

In 2022, Pelphrey began dating actress Kaley Cuoco. The two made their first public appearance as a couple at a Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in May 2022. Pelphrey and Cuoco announced on Instagram in October 2022 that they were expecting their first child together. Cuoco gave birth to their daughter on March 30, 2023. They announced their engagement on August 14, 2024. Pelphrey is a fan of the New York Giants. The couple announced in June 2026 that they’re expecting their second child.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2003–2009 — Guiding Light — Jonathan Randall — 154 episodes: October 23, 2003 – February 1, 2007, July 31 – August 2, 2007, January 23 – March 6, 2008, August 5 – September 18, 2009; Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (2006, 2008) Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (2005, 2007) Nominated – Gold Derby Award for Younger Actor – Daytime Drama (2006–2007) Nominated – Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer (2005) • 2007 — The Burg — Douche Bag Dave — Episode: "Out" • Numb3rs — Mike Daley — Episode: "Pandora's Box" • 2008 — Ghost Whisperer — Brian — Episode: "Ghost in the Machine" • CSI: Miami — Mick Ragosa — Episode: "Wrecking Crew" • 2009–2010 — As the World Turns — Mick Dante — 29 episodes • 2009–2016 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Various — 2 episodes • 2010 — The Good Wife — Josh Mundy — Episode: "Doubt" • 2011 — Body of Proof — Dean Avery — Episode: "Talking Heads" • 2012 — Blue Bloods — Mike Galatis — Episode: "The Uniform" • 2013 — The Following — Brock — Episode: "Guilt" • 2014 — Black Box — Joseph Morgan — Episode: "Forget Me" • 2015–2016 — Banshee — Kurt Bunker — 15 episodes • 2017 — Chicago P.D. — Thomas Cade — Episode: "Favor, Affection, Malice or Ill-Will" • 2017–2018 — Iron Fist — Ward Meachum — Main role; 21 episodes • 2019 — Blindspot — Cameron Gibbs — Episode: “Frequently Recurring Struggle for Existence” • 2020–2022 — Ozark — Ben Davis — Main role (season 3) Guest role (season 4) Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series • 2022–2024 — Outer Range — Perry Abbott — Main role • 2023 — Love & Death — Don Crowder — Miniseries • 2024 — A Man in Full — Raymond Peepgrass — Miniseries • 2025 — Task — Robbie Prendergrast — 6 episodes

• Year — Title — Voice role • 2011 — Homefront — Connor J. Morgan

On March 30, 2007, he appeared in an episode of Numb3rs, "Pandora's Box". On October 17, 2008, he appeared in an episode of "Ghost Whisperer", and the following season in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2015 Pelphrey landed the recurring role of Kurt Bunker, a former neo-Nazi trying to reintegrate into society, on Cinemax's action drama Banshee. To prepare for this role he started lifting weights and did research by reading books on the neo-Nazi movement in America. In 2017, he appeared in Iron Fist as Ward Meachum and portrayed Ben Davis on the third season of the Netflix crime drama Ozark which was released on March 27, 2020. His portrayal in the latter received critical acclaim and the lack of an Emmy nomination was perceived as a snub by fans and critics. Nonetheless, Pelphrey received nominations for Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast). Pelphrey portrayed Joe Mankiewicz in David Fincher's 2020 film, Mank and Jason Derek Brown in the 2022 true crime film, American Murderer. In the final season of Ozark (2022), Pelphrey reprised the role of Ben Davis as a guest appearance, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. In 2022, he starred on the Amazon Prime Video series Outer Range as Perry Abbott. In 2023, he starred on the HBO miniseries Love & Death as Don Crowder. Pelphrey won Best Actor at the Bucharest Film Awards and the Manchester International Film Festival for his performance in the 2023 film, Jill. He was nominated for the 2026 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in Task.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2008 — Birds of America — Hitchhiker • 2010 — The Elastic — Marty — Short film • 2012 — Junction — David — ReelHeart International Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast • Excuse Me for Living — Dan • 2013 — Turtle Island — Tim • Tiger Lily Road — Ricky Harden • 2014 — A Cry from Within — Carl • 2015 — Anchors — Denny • The Girl Is in Trouble — Eric • #Lucky Number — Bret Reynolds • Blink — Actor • 2017 — Sam — Stephen • 2019 — Crazy Alien — John Stockton • 2020 — Mank — Joseph L. Mankiewicz • 2022 — American Murderer — Jason Derek Brown • Jill — Ted — Bucharest Film Awards for Best Actor Manchester International Film Festival for Best Actor • She Said — Jim Rutman • 2025 — Six Sixty Six — Demon Ronnie James (voice) — Short film • TBA — Rooster — Post-production • TBA — Liminal — Filming