Tom Riis Farrell
Biography
Tom Riis Farrell was born in Oceanside, New York. He attended Union College in Schenectady, New York, earning a BA in Theatre in 1981. His first film was Regarding Henry (1991), but he was edited out. Most recently, he appeared off-Broadway in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, starring Al Pacino, Charles Durning, Tony Randall, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and Paul Giamatti. Prior to that, he was in the Broadway, San Francisco, Pasadena, and touring productions of Claudia Shear's play "Dirty Blonde," receiving a Helen Hayes Award and a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for that performance. Other Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include "1776" (Roundabout and Gershwin Theatres); "Wrong Mountain" (Eugene O'Neill Theatre); "Li'l Abner" (Encores! at City Center); and "View of the Dome" (NY Theatre Workshop). Tom shows up in the movies Trust the Man (2005), Marie and Bruce (2004), The Stepford Wives (2004), Almost Famous (2000), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), The Out-of-Towners (1999), The Devil's Advocate (1997) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). Television work includes Ed (2000), NYPD Blue (1993), Spin City (1996), four episodes of Law & Order (1990) and one of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), as well as the television movies The Love Letter (1998) with Campbell Scott and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and The Deliverance of Elaine (1996) with Mare Winningham, Chris Cooper, and Lloyd Bridges.
Known For
All Movies (22)
- Ask for Jane2019 · as Principal Rafferty
- Future '382017 · as Lamont Hitler
- Lullaby2014 · as Officer Poland
- That Awkward Moment2014 · as Male Executive
- The Bourne Legacy2012 · as Blue Lab Doctor
- All Good Things2010 · as Barry Davis
- The Rebound2009 · as Terrence
- Tell-Tale2009 · as Legethon
- The Exonerated2006 · as Farmer (uncredited)
- The Stepford Wives2004 · as Stan Peters
- Marie and Bruce2004 · as Frank
- Almost Famous2000 · as Plaza Doctor
- Bringing Out the Dead1999 · as John Burke
- The Out-of-Towners1999 · as Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Dirty Laundry1998 · as Hair Consultant
- The Love Letter1998 · as Scott's Boss (Lester)
- The Devil's Advocate1997 · as Priest
- The Deliverance of Elaine1996 · as Delbert
- Kiss of Death1995 · as EMS Supervisor
- Sleepless in Seattle1993 · as Rob
- Scent of a Woman1992 · as Garry
- Shadows and Fog1991 · as Vigilante with Spiro
All TV Shows (21)
- Evil2019 · as Darryl Croce
- Rise2018 · as Mr. Baer
- Mr. Robot2015 · as Bill Harper
- The Americans2013 · as Jerry Clancy
- Elementary2012 · as Gary Sullivan
- Blue Bloods2010 · as Fred Rosebrock
- Blue Bloods2010 · as Bradley Loomis
- The Good Wife2009 · as Juror
- Nurse Jackie2009 · as Herman Wainess
- Fringe2008 · as Gregory Worth
- The Black Donnellys2007 · as Building Inspector Ferguson
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Douglas Callaway
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Wallace Kenter
- Spin City1996 · as UPS Guy
- Swift Justice1996 · as Thomas Proctor
- New York News1995 · as Jonathan
- Law & Order1990 · as Mr. Marks
- Law & Order1990 · as Scott Hexter
- Law & Order1990 · as Bud
- Law & Order1990 · as Howard Philips
- Law & Order1990 · as Homeless Man #3