Tom Wright
Biography
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".
Known For

The Rookie

NCIS

The Mentalist

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

House

Modern Family

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All Movies (101)
- Summer Camp2024 · as Mike
- The Locksmith2023 · as Chief Stern
- That's Amor2022 · as Henry
- Gully2021 · as Principal West
- The Beanfield2020
- A Brother's Honor2019 · as Ben Bradford
- Still Happy2019 · as George Haliday
- #truth2019 · as Donald Cooper
- The Divorce Party2019 · as Sacks
- Spell2018 · as Edmund
- Higher Power2018 · as Tom Davis
- Inhumans: The First Chapter2017 · as George Ashland
- The Neighborhood2017 · as Jim Beam, Bourbon
- Transformers: The Last Knight2017 · as Military Attache
- Message from the King2017 · as Waylon
- Within2016 · as Detective Pascal
- The Secrets of Emily Blair2016 · as Detective Gorodetsky
- South322016 · as Sgt. Kake
- The Last Bid2016 · as Harris
- Rebirth2016 · as The Expert
- Runaway Island2015 · as Raymond Tepper
- The Diabolical2015 · as Curtis (as Thomas Wright)
- Stockholm, Pennsylvania2015 · as Detective Timms
- Starting from Scratch2014 · as Homeless Stan
- Beyond the Lights2014 · as Reverend Brown
- Things Never Said2013 · as Daniel
- A Beautiful Soul2012 · as Brother Anthony Clark
- Rift2011 · as Lietenant Neal
- Breakdance Academy2010 · as Pete
- Burning Palms2010 · as Maxwell Barron
- The Cursed2010 · as Willie Gar
- The Imposter2008 · as Popeye
- The Onion Movie2008 · as Kwame Roberts
- Bohica2008 · as Horowitz
- Live!2007 · as Dr. Raymond Boyd
- Honeydripper2007 · as Cool Breeze
- The Darwin Awards2007 · as Detective
- Sinner2007 · as Officer Thomas
- World Trade Center2006 · as Officer Reynolds
- Striking Range2006 · as John Hatem
- Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders2006 · as Bryant
- Chasing Ghosts2005 · as Tom Shields
- American Fusion2005 · as Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah
- In Your Eyes2004 · as Phil
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business2004 · as Detective Williams
- Hangman's Curse2003 · as Dan Carillo
- Betrayal2003 · as Detective Stan
- The Keyman2002 · as Popeye
- Sunshine State2002 · as Flash Phillips
- Barbershop2002 · as Detective Williams
- P.S. Your Cat is Dead!2002 · as Fred Gable
- Contagion2002 · as Tom Brenner
- Layover2001 · as Detective Mills
- The Prime Gig2001 · as Marvin Sanders
- Alex in Wonder2001 · as Sebastian
- Pursuit of Happiness2001 · as Thom
- Funny Valentines1999 · as Dr. Thomas Holder
- The Pentagon Wars1998 · as Major William Sayers
- Palmetto1998 · as John Renick
- Menno's Mind1997 · as Jor Norwell, executed rebel (uncredited)
- Weapons of Mass Distraction1997 · as Marvel Sears
- Murder at 16001997 · as Cooper
- Gridlock'd1997 · as Koolaid
- My Fellow Americans1996 · as Jim
- Playing Dangerous 21996 · as Alton Broom
- White Man's Burden1995 · as Lionel
- Excessive Force II: Force on Force1995 · as Grant Thompson
- Tales from the Hood1995 · as Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
- Forget Paris1995 · as Tommy
- Men of War1994 · as Jamaal
- Vault of Horror I1994 · as Mitch (archive footage)
- Amityville: A New Generation1993 · as Morgue Attendant
- Acting on Impulse1993 · as Dave Byers
- Weekend at Bernie's II1993 · as Charles
- Passion Fish1992 · as Luther
- Past Midnight1992 · as Lee Samuels
- Dead in the Water1991 · as Hotel Clerk
- City of Hope1991 · as Malik
- Street Hunter1990 · as Riley
- Reversal of Fortune1990 · as Jack
- Marked for Death1990 · as Charles
- Murder in Black and White1990 · as Walt Payne
- Heart of Dixie1989 · as Black Man at Concert
- Troop Beverly Hills1989 · as Shakar
- Troop Beverly Hills1989 · as James Shakar
- Vietnam War Story: The Last Days1989 · as Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost")
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka1988 · as Brothel Man
- Matewan1987 · as Tom
- Creepshow 21987 · as The Hitchhiker
- Johnny Bull1986 · as Paulie
- Streetwalkin'1985 · as Henchman #1
- Exterminator 21984 · as Youth
- The Brother from Another Planet1984 · as Sam
- Delta Pi1984 · as Party Heckler
- Alphabet City1984 · as Chauffeur
- OK Today Tomorrow1983
- The Soldier1982 · as Faux Businessman
- I Ought to Be in Pictures1982 · as Baseball Fan
- Subway Riders1981 · as On the Waterfront
- Underground U.S.A.1980 · as Frank
- Tomcats1977 · as Old Man
All TV Shows (53)
- Daisy Jones & the Six2023 · as Teddy Price
- True Story2021 · as Shelly
- Medical Police2020 · as Director Patten
- The Rookie2018 · as Colin Hall
- Station 192018 · as Battalion Chief Gregory
- 9-1-12018 · as Buck's Doctor
- Marvel's Inhumans2017 · as George Ashland
- Shooter2016 · as Jason Colby
- Rush Hour2016 · as Holt
- The Magicians2015 · as Santa
- The Magicians2015 · as Santa Claus
- Ray Donovan2013 · as Benito
- Ray Donovan2013 · as Punch Hoffman
- 1600 Penn2012 · as Interviewer
- Grimm2011 · as Spencer Harrison
- Franklin & Bash2011 · as Judge Gerald Whitman
- Rizzoli & Isles2010 · as Walt (Boston Pilgrims' attorney)
- Modern Family2009 · as Security Guard
- Dark Blue2009 · as Freddy
- Castle2009 · as Fats Shepherd
- Crash2008 · as Roger Paul
- The Mentalist2008 · as Kevin Rome
- Saving Grace2007 · as Governor's Protection Agent
- Shark2006 · as Deputy Police Chief George Martinson
- Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Dave McKey
- Close to Home2005 · as Judge Jenkins
- The Inside2005 · as Glenn Terry
- Numb3rs2005 · as Coach Harry Streeling
- House2004 · as Dr. Pilcher
- NCIS2003 · as Sam Kelleher
- The O.C.2003 · as Paul Glass
- Nip/Tuck2003 · as Detective Albert Chavies
- L.A. Dragnet2003 · as Jay Delmore
- Everwood2002 · as Carl's Lawyer
- 242001 · as Rear Admiral Kirkland
- 242001 · as Admiral Kirkland
- Star Trek: Enterprise2001 · as Ghrath
- The Division2001
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Jake Daniels
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Robert Harris
- Family Law1999 · as Roscoe
- Martial Law1998 · as Capt. Benjamin Winship
- Extreme1995 · as Farley Potts
- Star Trek: Voyager1995 · as Tuvix
- ER1994 · as Wharton
- Chicago Hope1994 · as Charlie Barrett
- Viper1994 · as Travis Parker
- Roc1991 · as David
- Seinfeld1989 · as Mr Morgan
- Seinfeld1989 · as Mr. Morgan
- A Different World1987 · as John Holtworth
- 21 Jump Street1987 · as Judy's Date
- L.A. Law1986 · as D.A. Prentiss Scott