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Tom Wright

Born
November 29, 1952
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
Transformers: The Last Knight
(2017)
Military Attache
Creepshow 2
(1987)
The Hitchhiker
The Locksmith
(2023)
Chief Stern
World Trade Center
(2006)
Officer Reynolds
Barbershop
(2002)
Detective Williams
Murder at 1600
(1997)
Cooper
Marked for Death
(1990)
Charles
Higher Power
(2018)
Tom Davis
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
(2004)
Detective Williams
Forget Paris
(1995)
Tommy
Reversal of Fortune
(1990)
Jack
Within
(2016)
Detective Pascal
Matewan
(1987)
Tom
Troop Beverly Hills
(1989)
James Shakar
Message from the King
(2017)
Waylon
Palmetto
(1998)
John Renick
Full Filmography
Acting
Tomcats
(1977)
Old Man
Underground U.S.A.
(1980)
Frank
Subway Riders
(1981)
On the Waterfront
The Soldier
(1982)
Faux Businessman
OK Today Tomorrow
(1983)
Alphabet City
(1984)
Chauffeur
The Brother from Another Planet
(1984)
Sam
Delta Pi
(1984)
Party Heckler
Exterminator 2
(1984)
Youth
Streetwalkin'
(1985)
Henchman #1
Creepshow 2
(1987)
The Hitchhiker
Matewan
(1987)
Tom
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
(1988)
Brothel Man
Vietnam War Story: The Last Days
(1989)
Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost")
Troop Beverly Hills
(1989)
James Shakar
Marked for Death
(1990)
Charles
Street Hunter
(1990)
Riley
Reversal of Fortune
(1990)
Jack
Murder in Black and White
(1990)
Walt Payne
City of Hope
(1991)
Malik
Dead in the Water
(1991)
Hotel Clerk
Passion Fish
(1992)
Luther
Past Midnight
(1992)
Lee Samuels
Weekend at Bernie's II
(1993)
Charles
Amityville: A New Generation
(1993)
Morgue Attendant
Acting on Impulse
(1993)
Dave Byers
Vault of Horror I
(1994)
Mitch
Men of War
(1994)
Jamaal
Tales from the Hood
(1995)
Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
Excessive Force II: Force on Force
(1995)
Grant Thompson
White Man's Burden
(1995)
Lionel
Forget Paris
(1995)
Tommy
Playing Dangerous 2
(1996)
Alton Broom
My Fellow Americans
(1996)
Jim
Murder at 1600
(1997)
Cooper
The Pentagon Wars
(1998)
Major William Sayers
Palmetto
(1998)
John Renick
Funny Valentines
(1999)
Dr. Thomas Holder
Layover
(2001)
Detective Mills
Pursuit of Happiness
(2001)
Thom
The Prime Gig
(2001)
Marvin Sanders
Alex in Wonder
(2001)
Sebastian
The Keyman
(2002)
Popeye
Contagion
(2002)
Tom Brenner
Sunshine State
(2002)
Flash Phillips
Barbershop
(2002)
Detective Williams
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!
(2002)
Fred Gable
Hangman's Curse
(2003)
Dan Carillo
Betrayal
(2003)
Detective Stan
In Your Eyes
(2004)
Phil
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
(2004)
Detective Williams
Chasing Ghosts
(2005)
Tom Shields
American Fusion
(2005)
Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
(2006)
Bryant
World Trade Center
(2006)
Officer Reynolds
Striking Range
(2006)
John Hatem
Honeydripper
(2007)
Cool Breeze
Sinner
(2007)
Officer Thomas
The Imposter
(2008)
Popeye
Bohica
(2008)
Horowitz
The Cursed
(2010)
Willie Gar
Burning Palms
(2010)
Maxwell Barron
Rift
(2011)
Lietenant Neal
Things Never Said
(2013)
Daniel
Beyond the Lights
(2014)
Reverend Brown
Starting from Scratch
(2014)
Homeless Stan
Stockholm, Pennsylvania
(2015)
Detective Timms
The Diabolical
(2015)
Curtis (as Thomas Wright)
Within
(2016)
Detective Pascal
Rebirth
(2016)
The Expert
South32
(2016)
Sgt. Kake
The Last Bid
(2016)
Harris
Message from the King
(2017)
Waylon
Transformers: The Last Knight
(2017)
Military Attache
Inhumans: The First Chapter
(2017)
George Ashland
Higher Power
(2018)
Tom Davis
Spell
(2018)
Edmund
The Divorce Party
(2019)
Sacks
A Brother's Honor
(2019)
Ben Bradford
#Truth
(2019)
Donald Cooper
That's Amor
(2022)
Henry
The Locksmith
(2023)
Chief Stern
Summer Camp
(2024)
Crew
Directing
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