Tom Wright
Harold Thomas Wright (born November 29, 1952) is an American television and film actor. He has appeared in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), Creepshow 2 (1987), City of Hope (1991), Passion Fish (1992), Seinfeld (1994), Extreme (1995), Star Trek: Voyager (1996), Murder at 1600 (1997), Martial Law (1998–1999), Sunshine State (2002), Barbershop (2002), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), Honeydripper (2007), Granite Flats (2014), Medical Police (2020), and Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).
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Tom Wright
- Name
- Tom Wright
- Birth Name
- Harold Thomas Wright
- Born
- 29 November 1952
- Birthplace
- Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Spouse
- Leigh Johnson (m. 1988)
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania · Dwight Morrow High School
- Known for
- Tuvix · Barbershop · Seinfeld · Daisy Jones & The Six
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Harold Thomas Wright (born November 29, 1952) is an American television and film actor. He has appeared in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), Creepshow 2 (1987), City of Hope (1991), Passion Fish (1992), Seinfeld (1994), Extreme (1995), Star Trek: Voyager (1996), Murder at 1600 (1997), Martial Law (1998–1999), Sunshine State (2002), Barbershop (2002), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), Honeydripper (2007), Granite Flats (2014), Medical Police (2020), and Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).
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Tom Wright (born 1952) is an actor, film director and stunt performer, of American nationality. The actor was born in Englewood. Tom Wright was educated at Dwight Morrow High School and West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Among the works are Barbershop, Daisy Jones & The Six, Seinfeld and Tuvix.
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• Name — Tom Wright • Birth Name — Harold Thomas Wright • Born — 29 November 1952 • Birthplace — Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1976–present • Spouse — Leigh Johnson (m. 1988) • Children — 2
Early life
Early life
Wright was born on November 29, 1952, in Englewood, New Jersey.
Career
Career
In 1976, his first appearance on screen was in the movie Deadbeat playing an old man. In 1987, he played a lead role as the hitchhiker in the horror film Creepshow 2. In 2002, Wright co-starred in the feature film Barbershop (2002) and the sequel Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) with Ice Cube. In 2002, he co-starred with Angela Bassett as her ex-lover in Sunshine State (2002), Wright did have a good working relationship with writer/director John Sayles, starring in many films previously: The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), City of Hope (1991), Passion Fish (1992), and Honeydripper (2007). 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". In 2014, as a representative of Granite Flats which he starred as Agent Ezekiel Scott for 19 episodes, Wright attended the Dynamic and Diverse 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. In 2023, Wright played the role of music producer Teddy Price, who is responsible for assisting the band The Six to stardom, doing the same for Daisy Jones, then bringing them together in Daisy Jones & the Six.
TV appearances
TV appearances
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1991 — Tales from the Crypt — Mitch — "Abra Cadaver" • 1993 — L.A. Law — District Attorney Prentiss Scott — "Where There's a Will" • 1994–1995 — Seinfeld — Mr. Morgan — 4 episodes • 1995 — Extreme — Farley Potts — 10 episodes • 1996 — NYPD Blue — Kwasi Olushola — "The Backboard Jungle", "Where's Swaldo" • Star Trek: Voyager — Tuvix — "Tuvix" • 1998–1999 — Martial Law — Captain Benjamin Winship — 22 episodes • 2004 — Star Trek: Enterprise — Ghrath — "Storm Front" • 2005 — The O.C. — Paul Glass — "The Game Plan" • 2006 — 24 — Admiral Kirkland — "Day 5, 3:00am–4:00am" "Day 5, 5:00am–6:00am" • 2007 — House — Dr. Pilcher — "Guardian Angels" • 2009 — Ghost Whisperer — Dave McKey — 1 episode (s4e19) • 2010 — Modern Family — Security Guard — "Airport 2010" • 2010 — Southland — Mr. Hill — "The Runner" • 2013 — The Mentalist — Kevin Rome — "There Will Be Blood" • 2013–2015 — Granite Flats — Agent Ezekiel Scott — 19 episodes • 2014 — Castle — Fats Shepherd — "Clear & Present Danger" • 2015 — Criminal Minds — Chief Palmer — "The Night Watch" • 2017 — Major Crimes — Frederick Sax — "Intersection" • 2018 — Shooter — Jason Colby — "Sins of the Father" • 2020 — Medical Police — Director Patton — 10 episodes • 2021 — Station 19 — Battalion Chief Gregory — 3 Episodes • 2023 — Daisy Jones & the Six — Teddy Price — Miniseries
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Identity
Tom Wright is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded with the occupation stunt performer. Recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as having studied at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Dwight Morrow High School.
Life and career
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Tom Wright was born on 29 November 1952.
Film
• Deadbeat (1977) as Old Man • Red Italy (1979) as Unknown • Underground U.S.A. (1980) as Frank • Subway Riders (1981) as On The Waterfront • I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) as Baseball Fan #6 • The Soldier (1982) as Businessman • Alphabet City (1984) as Chauffeur • The Brother from Another Planet (1984) as Sam • Exterminator 2 (1984) as Youth • Mugsy's Girls (1984) as Party Heckler • Streetwalkin (1985) as Henchman #1 • Creepshow 2 (1987) as The Hitchhiker (segment "The Hitchhiker") • Matewan (1987) as Tom • I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) as Brothel Man • Troop Beverly Hills (1989) as James Shakar • Heart of Dixie (1989) as Black Man At Concert • Vietnam War Story: The Last Days (1989) as Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost") • Reversal of Fortune (1990) as Jack • Marked for Death (1990) as Detective Charles Marks • Street Hunter (1990) as Riley • City of Hope (1991) as Malik • Past Midnight (1991) as Lee Samuels • Dead in the Water (1991) as Hotel Clerk • Passion Fish (1992) as Luther • Acting on Impulse (1993) as Dave Byers • Weekend at Bernie's II (1993) as Charles • Amityville: A New Generation (1993) as Morgue Attendant • Men of War (1994) as Jamaal • Forget Paris (1995) as Tommy • Tales from the Hood (1995) as Martin Moorehouse • Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995) as Grant Thompson • White Man's Burden (1995) as Lionel • Invasion of Privacy (1996) as Devereux – Theresa's Attorney • My Fellow Americans (1996) as Secret Service Agent Jim • Playing Dangerous 2 (1996) as Alton Broom • Gridlock'd (1997) as Koolaid • Menno's Mind (1997) as Jor Norwell, Execuited Rebel (uncredited) • Murder at 1600 (1997) as Secret Service Agent Cooper • Palmetto (1998) as John Renick • The Pentagon Wars (1998, TV Movie) as Major William Sayers • Funny Valentines (1999) as Dr. Thomas Holder • Dumbarton Bridge (1999) as John Shed • Chain of Command (2000) as Secret Service Agent Burke • The Prime Gig (2000) as Marvin Sanders • Pursuit of Happiness (2001) as Thom • Alex in Wonder (2001) as Sebastian • Layover (2001) as Detective Mills • The Keyman (2001) as 'Popeye' • Contagion (2002) as Tom Brenner • P.S. Your Cat Is Dead (2002) as Fred Gable • Sunshine State (2002) as 'Flash' Phillips • Barbershop (2002) as Detective Williams • Lady Jayne: Killer (2003) as Detective Stan • Hangman's Curse (2003) as Dan Carillo • White Rush (2003) as Detective Brandt • Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Detective Williams • In Your Eyes (2004) as Phil • The Gunman (2004) as Captain Carlton • Dynamite (2004) as Stan • Chasing Ghosts (2005) as Tom Shields • American Fusion (2005) as Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah • A Year and a Day (2005) as Pryor • Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006) as Detective Bryant • The Darwin Awards (2006) as Detective #2 • World Trade Center (2006) as Officer Reynolds • Striking Range (2006) as John Hatem • Sinner (2007) as Officer Thomas • Live! (2007) as Dr. Raymond Boyd • Honeydripper (2007) as 'Cool Breeze' • The Onion Movie (2008) as Kwame Roberts • B.O.H.I.C.A. (2008) as Horowitz • The Imposter (2008) as 'Popeye' • The Cursed (2010) as Willie Gar • Burning Palms (2010) as Maxwell Barron • BoyBand (2010) as Pete • Rift (2011) as Lietenant Neal • A Beautiful Soul (2012) as Brother Anthony Clark • Starting from Scratch (2013) as Stan 'Homeless Stan' • Stanley DeBrock (2013) as Atticus • Things Never Said (2013) as Daniel • Beyond the Lights (2014) as Reverend Brown • Sin Verite (2014) as Francis Vigneri • Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015) as Detective Timms • The Diabolical (2015) as Curtis • Runaway Island (2015) as Raymond Tepper • Storage Locker 181 (2016) as Harris • Rebirth (2016) as The Expert • South32 (2016) as Sergeant Kake • Message from the King (2016) as Waylon • The Secrets of Emily Blair (2016) as Detective Gorodetsky • Within (2016) as Detective Pascal • Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) as Military Attache #1 • The Neighborhood (2017) as Jim 'Bourbon' Beam • Higher Power (2018) as Tom David, Talk Show Host • Spell (2018) as Edmund • The Divorce Party (2019) as Sacks • #Truth (2019) as Donald Cooper • That's Amor (2022) as Henry
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Tom Wright Biography. filmreference.com.
- 2.Loewenstein, Lael. Dumbarton Bridge. Variety. 1999-04-05.
- 3.Tom Wright - Awards. IMDb.
- 4.Trendacosta, Katharine. 10 Alternates That Should Have Replaced Their Originals Permanently. io9. 8 August 2014.
- 5.VOY S02E24: "Tuvix" — Actor Tom Wright deserves commendation for his performance. November 14, 2018.
- 6.Actor Tom Wright of Granite Flats arrives at Dynamic and Diverse: A 66th Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity 2014. emmys.com. August 13, 2014.
- 7.Ward, Angela. 'Daisy Jones and the Six' Tom Wright Drew Inspiration For His Character From Record Producers Like Quincy Jones. cheatsheet.com. March 9, 2023.
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