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Tom Wright

Tom Wright

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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".

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as Mike

Daisy Jones & the Six

Daisy Jones & the Six

2023

as Teddy Price

The Locksmith

The Locksmith

2023

as Chief Stern

That's Amor

That's Amor

2022

as Henry

True Story

True Story

2021

as Shelly

Gully

Gully

2021

as Principal West

Medical Police

Medical Police

2020

as Director Patten

A Brother's Honor

A Brother's Honor

2019

as Ben Bradford

#Truth

#Truth

2019

as Donald Cooper

The Divorce Party

The Divorce Party

2019

as Sacks

The Rookie

The Rookie

2018

as Colin Hall

Spell

Spell

2018

as Edmund

Higher Power

Higher Power

2018

as Tom Davis

Station 19

Station 19

2018

as Battalion Chief Gregory

9-1-1

9-1-1

2018

as Buck's Doctor

Marvel's Inhumans

Marvel's Inhumans

2017

as George Ashland

Inhumans: The First Chapter

Inhumans: The First Chapter

2017

as George Ashland

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

2017

as Jim Beam, Bourbon

Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

as Military Attache

Message from the King

Message from the King

2017

as Waylon

Shooter

Shooter

2016

as Jason Colby

Within

Within

2016

as Detective Pascal

The Secrets of Emily Blair

The Secrets of Emily Blair

2016

as Detective Gorodetsky

South32

South32

2016

as Sgt. Kake

The Last Bid

The Last Bid

2016

as Harris

Rebirth

Rebirth

2016

as The Expert

Rush Hour

Rush Hour

2016

as Holt

The Magicians

The Magicians

2015

as Santa

The Magicians

The Magicians

2015

as Santa Claus

The Diabolical

The Diabolical

2015

as Curtis (as Thomas Wright)

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

2015

as Detective Timms

Starting from Scratch

Starting from Scratch

2014

as Homeless Stan

Beyond the Lights

Beyond the Lights

2014

as Reverend Brown

Things Never Said

Things Never Said

2013

as Daniel

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

2013

as Benito

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

2013

as Punch Hoffman

1600 Penn

1600 Penn

2012

as Interviewer

A Beautiful Soul

A Beautiful Soul

2012

as Brother Anthony Clark

Grimm

Grimm

2011

as Spencer Harrison

Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash

2011

as Judge Gerald Whitman

Rift

Rift

2011

as Lietenant Neal

Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles

2010

as Walt (Boston Pilgrims' attorney)

Burning Palms

Burning Palms

2010

as Maxwell Barron

The Cursed

The Cursed

2010

as Willie Gar

Modern Family

Modern Family

2009

as Security Guard

Castle

Castle

2009

as Fats Shepherd

Crash

Crash

2008

as Roger Paul

The Imposter

The Imposter

2008

as Popeye

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

2008

as Kevin Rome

Bohica

Bohica

2008

as Horowitz

Live!

Live!

2007

as Dr. Raymond Boyd

Honeydripper

Honeydripper

2007

as Cool Breeze

Sinner

Sinner

2007

as Officer Thomas

World Trade Center

World Trade Center

2006

as Officer Reynolds

Striking Range

Striking Range

2006

as John Hatem

Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders

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2006

as Bryant

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

2005

as Dave McKey

The Inside

The Inside

2005

as Glenn Terry

Chasing Ghosts

Chasing Ghosts

2005

as Tom Shields

American Fusion

American Fusion

2005

as Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah

House

House

2004

as Dr. Pilcher

In Your Eyes

In Your Eyes

2004

as Phil

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

2004

as Detective Williams

NCIS

NCIS

2003

as Sam Kelleher

Hangman's Curse

Hangman's Curse

2003

as Dan Carillo

The O.C.

The O.C.

2003

as Paul Glass

Betrayal

Betrayal

2003

as Detective Stan

L.A. Dragnet

L.A. Dragnet

2003

as Jay Delmore

Everwood

Everwood

2002

as Carl's Lawyer

The Keyman

The Keyman

2002

as Popeye

Sunshine State

Sunshine State

2002

as Flash Phillips

Contagion

Contagion

2002

as Tom Brenner

Barbershop

Barbershop

2002

as Detective Williams

P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!

P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!

2002

as Fred Gable

24

24

2001

as Admiral Kirkland

24

24

2001

as Rear Admiral Kirkland

Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek: Enterprise

2001

as Ghrath

Layover

Layover

2001

as Detective Mills

The Prime Gig

The Prime Gig

2001

as Marvin Sanders

Alex in Wonder

Alex in Wonder

2001

as Sebastian

Pursuit of Happiness

Pursuit of Happiness

2001

as Thom

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Jake Daniels

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Robert Harris

Family Law

Family Law

1999

as Roscoe

Funny Valentines

Funny Valentines

1999

as Dr. Thomas Holder

Martial Law

Martial Law

1998

as Capt. Benjamin Winship

The Pentagon Wars

The Pentagon Wars

1998

as Major William Sayers

Palmetto

Palmetto

1998

as John Renick

Murder at 1600

Murder at 1600

1997

as Cooper

My Fellow Americans

My Fellow Americans

1996

as Jim

Playing Dangerous 2

Playing Dangerous 2

1996

as Alton Broom

White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

1995

as Lionel

Excessive Force II: Force on Force

Excessive Force II: Force on Force

1995

as Grant Thompson

Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

1995

as Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")

Forget Paris

Forget Paris

1995

as Tommy

Extreme

Extreme

1995

as Farley Potts

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

1995

as Tuvix

ER

ER

1994

as Wharton

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

1994

Men of War

Men of War

1994

as Jamaal

Vault of Horror I

Vault of Horror I

1994

as Mitch

Viper

Viper

1994

as Travis Parker

Amityville: A New Generation

Amityville: A New Generation

1993

as Morgue Attendant

Acting on Impulse

Acting on Impulse

1993

as Dave Byers

Weekend at Bernie's II

Weekend at Bernie's II

1993

as Charles

Passion Fish

Passion Fish

1992

as Luther

Past Midnight

Past Midnight

1992

as Lee Samuels

Dead in the Water

Dead in the Water

1991

as Hotel Clerk

City of Hope

City of Hope

1991

as Malik

Roc

Roc

1991

as David

Street Hunter

Street Hunter

1990

as Riley

Reversal of Fortune

Reversal of Fortune

1990

as Jack

Marked for Death

Marked for Death

1990

as Charles

Murder in Black and White

Murder in Black and White

1990

as Walt Payne

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989

as Mr Morgan

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989

as Mr. Morgan

Troop Beverly Hills

Troop Beverly Hills

1989

as Shakar

Troop Beverly Hills

Troop Beverly Hills

1989

as James Shakar

Vietnam War Story: The Last Days

Vietnam War Story: The Last Days

1989

as Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost")

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

as Brothel Man

A Different World

A Different World

1987

as John Holtworth

Matewan

Matewan

1987

as Tom

Creepshow 2

Creepshow 2

1987

as The Hitchhiker

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

1987

as Fred Clairman

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

1987

as A.D.A. Lamar, Judy's Date

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986

as D.A. Prentiss Scott

Streetwalkin'

Streetwalkin'

1985

as Henchman #1

Exterminator 2

Exterminator 2

1984

as Youth

The Brother from Another Planet

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1984

as Sam

Delta Pi

Delta Pi

1984

as Party Heckler

Alphabet City

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1984

as Chauffeur

OK Today Tomorrow

OK Today Tomorrow

1983

The Soldier

The Soldier

1982

as Faux Businessman

Subway Riders

Subway Riders

1981

as On the Waterfront

Underground U.S.A.

Underground U.S.A.

1980

as Frank

Tomcats

Tomcats

1977

as Old Man