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