Thomas G. Waites

Biography

An American actor and acting instructor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Waites runs an acting studio in New York City which is named for him. He has been a member of the Actor's Studio since 1984. Since the 1970s, Waites has appeared in over 30 television and film productions. Some of his credits as a television actor include NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Oz, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Jury. In film, he appeared in Unwed Father, State of Grace, ...And Justice for All, Gangland, An American Affair, The Warriors, and the John Carpenter film The Thing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas G. Waites, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Law & Order

FBI

Homeland

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

All Movies (32)

The Thing Expanded2026 · as Self
Brooklyn's Gone To Hell2025 · as Richard Crown
6:452021 · as Larry
The Savant2019 · as Chief Bocchino
Broadway's Finest2012
The Life Zone2011 · as Roger Fields
The Great Fight2011 · as Chief Bocchino
The Grand Theft2011 · as Randy Lemar
An Affirmative Act2010 · as Samuel 'Dixie' Backus
The Exonerated2006 · as Deputy
Nailed2001 · as Carpet Guy
American Virgin2000 · as Grip
Rites of Passage1999 · as John Willio
A Thousand Men and a Baby1997 · as Supply Sergeant
An American Affair1997 · as Mulroney
Timelock1996 · as Warden Andrews
Money Train1995 · as Barricade Captain
McBain1991 · as Gill
State of Grace1990 · as Frankie's Man #1
Kojak: Flowers For Matty1990 · as Tink
Hello Actors Studio1988 · as Self
The Verne Miller Story1988 · as Al Capone
Shakedown1988 · as Officer Kelly
Light of Day1987 · as Smittie
The Clan of the Cave Bear1986 · as Broud
The Face of Rage1983 · as Howard
The Thing1982 · as Windows
...And Justice for All1979 · as Jeff McCullaugh
The Other Side of Victory1979 · as Joel Purvis
The Warriors1979 · as Fox (uncredited)
On the Yard1978 · as Chilly
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All TV Shows (16)

FBI2018 · as Detective Dryden
Marvel's The Punisher2017 · as Arthur Walsh
Homeland2011 · as Clayton
New Amsterdam2008 · as James Lucas
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Lance Brody
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Mo Turman
Buffy the Vampire Slayer1997 · as Cop
Sliders1995 · as Randy, Airplane Mechanic
Law & Order1990 · as Burton Fenster
Law & Order1990 · as Bill Spence
Law & Order1990 · as Captain Lewis Webber
Law & Order1990 · as David Drucker
Crime Story1986 · as Prosecutor
The Equalizer1985 · as Jim Kaufman
The Equalizer1985 · as Shep Morrow
Miami Vice1984 · as D.E.A. Agent Thompson