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Tom McCarthy (XXII)
Tom McCarthy is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for direct and write The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), Win Win (2011), and Spotlight (2015), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Director. McCarthy co-wrote the film Up (2009) with Bob Peterson and...
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Actor (40 credits)
Actor (40 credits)
2008
The Wire
(TV Series)
Scott Templeton
Scott Templeton
- -30-
(2008)
... Scott Templeton
- Late Editions
(2008)
... Scott Templeton
- Clarifications
(2008)
... Scott Templeton
- Took
(2008)
... Scott Templeton
- The Dickensian Aspect
(2008)
... Scott Templeton
2002-2008
Law & Order
(TV Series)
John Conlan / Lambert / Donald Housman
John Conlan / Lambert / Donald Housman
- Darkness
(2008)
... John Conlan
- Bodies
(2003)
... Lambert
- The Ring
(2002)
... Donald Housman (as Thomas McCarthy)
2000-2001
Boston Public
(TV Series)
Kevin Riley
Kevin Riley
- Chapter Eighteen
(2001)
... Kevin Riley (as Thomas McCarthy)
- Chapter Thirteen
(2001)
... Kevin Riley (as Thomas McCarthy)
- Chapter Twelve
(2001)
... Kevin Riley (as Thomas McCarthy)
- Chapter Eleven
(2001)
... Kevin Riley (as Thomas McCarthy)
- Chapter Ten
(2001)
... Kevin Riley (as Thomas McCarthy)
2001
The Practice
(TV Series)
Kevin Riley
Kevin Riley
- The Day After
(2001)
... Kevin Riley (as Thomas McCarthy)
2000
Ally McBeal
(TV Series)
Peter Hanks
Peter Hanks
- Do You Wanna Dance?
(2000)
... Peter Hanks (as Thomas McCarthy)
1996
New York Undercover
(TV Series)
Gus Farina
Gus Farina
- Toy Soldiers
(1996)
... Gus Farina (as Thomas McCarthy)
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Self (25 credits)
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Stage play: Noises Off - playing Garry Lejeune, at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York, NYOfficial Sites:
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Thomas Joseph McCarthy | Thomas McCarthy | Tom MccarthyHeight:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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I can tell you I've taken something from each movie. Even The Cobbler (2014) - which, as you know, wasn't very critically well-received - I loved that movie. I know Spotlight (2015) is better for me having made that movie, because it's the first time I made movies back to back. So I was rolling right into "Spotlight" and I was taking all these lessons, not from the result because you don't learn ... See more »Trivia:
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Low-key films about disparate people who become unusual surrogate familiesNickname:
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