Tom Noonan

Biography

Tom Noonan (April 12, 1951 – February 14, 2026) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter, best known for his roles as Francis Dollarhyde in Manhunter (1986), Frankenstein's Monster in The Monster Squad (1987), Cain in RoboCop 2 (1990), The Ripper in Last Action Hero (1993), Kelso the hacker in Heat (1995), Sammy Barnathan in Synecdoche, New York (2008), Mr. Ulman in The House of the Devil (2009), Reverend Nathaniel in Hell on Wheels (2011–2014), the Pallid Man in 12 Monkeys (2015–2018) and as the voice of everyone else in Anomalisa (2015). Noonan is also a writer and director of theatre and film. His debut feature film What Happened Was (1994) won the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Noonan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Blacklist

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The X-Files

The Equalizer

Damages

The Leftovers

All Movies (57)

• Wonderstruck2017 · as Walter
• Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'2017 · as Self
• None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa2016 · as Self
• Anomalisa2015 · as Everyone Else (voice)
• Uncovering Wolfen2015 · as Self
• Late Phases2014 · as Father Roger Smith
• The Shape of Something Squashed2014 · as Douglas Whymper
• Stoney2010 · as Charles Stoney
• The House of the Devil2009 · as Mr. Ulman
• The Alphabet Killer2008 · as Ray Gullikson
• Synecdoche, New York2008 · as Sammy Barnathan
• June Weddings2007 · as RJ
• Monster Squad Forever!2007 · as Self
• Snow Angels2007 · as Mr. Chervenick
• Seraphim Falls2007 · as Minister Abraham
• Ice Cream Ants2006 · as The Thinker
• They're Made Out of Meat2005 · as Duncan
• The Roost2005 · as The Horror Host
• The Making of 'Heat'2005 · as Self
• A Buck's Worth2005
• Hair High2004 · as Principal (voice)
• Madness and Genius2003 · as Frank Donovan
• Eight Legged Freaks2002 · as Joshua Taft (uncredited)
• Knockaround Guys2001 · as Sheriff Decker
• Bullet in the Brain2001 · as Anders
• Inside 'Manhunter'2001 · as Himself
• The Pledge2001 · as Gary Jackson
• A Constant Forge2000 · as Self
• The Opportunists2000 · as Mort Stein
• The Photographer2000 · as Butler
• The Astronaut's Wife1999 · as Jackson McLaren
• Wang Dang1999 · as Mickey Hounsell
• Phoenix1998 · as Chicago
• The Wife1996 · as Jack
• Heat1995 · as Kelso
• What Happened Was...1994 · as Michael
• Last Action Hero1993 · as Ripper / Tommy Noonan
• Bone Daddy1991
• The 10 Million Dollar Getaway1991 · as Mr. Y
• RoboCop 21990 · as Cain
• Mystery Train1989 · as Man in Diner
• Collision Course1989 · as Scully
• Stephen King's Monster Stories1988
• The Monster Squad1987 · as Frankenstein
• Manhunter1986 · as Francis Dollarhyde
• F/X1986 · as Varrick
• Tom Goes to the Bar1985 · as Tom
• The Man with One Red Shoe1985 · as Reese
• Best Defense1984 · as Holtzman
• Doris and Inez Speak the Truth1984
• Easy Money1983 · as Paddy
• Eddie Macon's Run1983 · as Darryl Potts
• Wolfen1981 · as Ferguson
• Heaven's Gate1980 · as Jake
• Gloria1980 · as 2nd Man / Gangster
• Rage!1980 · as Bo
• Willie & Phil1980 · as Man In Park

All TV Shows (25)

• Dimension 4042017 · as Bob (voice)
• Quarry2016 · as Oldcastle
• Horace and Pete2016 · as Tom
• 12 Monkeys2015 · as Pallid Man
• The Leftovers2014 · as Casper
• The Blacklist2013 · as The Stewmaker
• Hell on Wheels2011 · as Reverend Cole
• The Cape2011 · as Preston Holloway
• Louie2010 · as Dr. Haveford
• Bright Falls2010 · as Hal (voice)
• Damages2007 · as Detective Victor Huntley
• Kidnapped2006
• Jonny Zero2005 · as Chucky
• The Jury2004
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Malcolm Bryce
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Zephyr
• The Beat2000 · as Howard Schmidt
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Jake Berlin
• Early Edition1996 · as Frank Price
• The X-Files1993 · as John Lee Roche
• Monsters1988 · as Howard Mitla
• North and South1985 · as Will Fenway
• The Equalizer1985 · as Brandon Thorton
• Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Bill Lacey
• Roadside Picnic— · as Dr. Kirill