Tom Wright (American actor)

Tom Wright
Tom Wright
Born	Harold Thomas Wright; November 29, 1952 (age 71); Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976–present
Spouse	Leigh Johnson (m 1988)
Children	2

Harold Thomas Wright (born November 29, 1952) is an American television and film actor. He has appeared in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), Creepshow 2 (1987), City of Hope (1991), Passion Fish (1992), Seinfeld (1994), Extreme (1995), Star Trek: Voyager (1996), Martial Law (1998–1999), Sunshine State (2002), Barbershop (2002), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), Honeydripper (2007), Granite Flats (2014), Medical Police (2020), and Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).

Early life

Wright was born on November 29, 1952, in Englewood, New Jersey.^[1]

Career

In 1976, his first appearance on screen was in the movie Deadbeat playing an old man.^[1] In 1987, he played a lead role as the hitchhiker in the horror film Creepshow 2.^[1]

In 2002, Wright co-starred in the feature film Barbershop (2002) and the sequel Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) with Ice Cube.^[1] In 2002, he co-starred with Angela Bassett as her ex-lover in Sunshine State (2002),^[1] Wright did have a good working relationship with writer/director John Sayles, starring in many films previously: The Brother from Another Planet (1984),^[1] Matewan (1987),^[1] City of Hope (1991),^[1] Passion Fish (1992),^[1] and Honeydripper (2007).^[1]

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.^[2](See IMDb)

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".^[3]^[4]

In 2014, as a representative of Granite Flats which he starred as Agent Ezekiel Scott for 19 episodes, Wright attended the Dynamic and Diverse 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood, Los Angeles.^[5]

In 2023, Wright played the role of music producer Teddy Price, who is responsible for assisting the band The Six to stardom, doing the same for Daisy Jones, then bringing them together in Daisy Jones & the Six.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Deadbeat (1977) as Old Man
Red Italy (1979) as Unknown
Underground U.S.A. (1980) as Frank
Subway Riders (1981) as On The Waterfront
I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) as Baseball Fan #6
The Soldier (1982) as Businessman
Alphabet City (1984) as Chauffeur
The Brother from Another Planet (1984) as Sam
Exterminator 2 (1984) as Youth
Mugsy's Girls (1984) as Party Heckler
Streetwalkin' (1985) as Henchman #1
Creepshow 2 (1987) as The Hitchhiker (segment "The Hitchhiker")
Matewan (1987) as Tom
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) as Brothel Man
Troop Beverly Hills (1989) as James Shakar
Heart of Dixie (1989) as Black Man At Concert
Vietnam War Story: The Last Days (1989) as Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost")
Reversal of Fortune (1990) as Jack
Marked for Death (1990) as Detective Charles Marks
Street Hunter (1990) as Riley
City of Hope (1991) as Malik
Past Midnight (1991) as Lee Samuels
Dead in the Water (1991) as Hotel Clerk
Passion Fish (1992) as Luther
Acting on Impulse (1993) as Dave Byers
Weekend at Bernie's II (1993) as Charles
Amityville: A New Generation (1993) as Morgue Attendant
Men of War (1994) as Jamaal
Forget Paris (1995) as Tommy
Tales from the Hood (1995) as Martin Moorehouse
Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995) as Grant Thompson
White Man's Burden (1995) as Lionel
Invasion of Privacy (1996) as Devereux – Theresa's Attorney
My Fellow Americans (1996) as Secret Service Agent Jim
Playing Dangerous 2 (1996) as Alton Broom
Gridlock'd (1997) as Koolaid
Menno's Mind (1997) as Jor Norwell, Execuited Rebel (uncredited)
Murder at 1600 (1997) as Secret Service Agent Cooper
Palmetto (1998) as John Renick
The Pentagon Wars (1998, TV Movie) as Major William Sayers
Funny Valentines (1999) as Dr. Thomas Holder
Dumbarton Bridge (1999) as John Shed
Chain of Command (2000) as Secret Service Agent Burke
The Prime Gig (2000) as Marvin Sanders
Pursuit of Happiness (2001) as Thom
Alex in Wonder (2001) as Sebastian
Layover (2001) as Detective Mills
The Keyman (2001) as 'Popeye'
Contagion (2002) as Tom Brenner
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead (2002) as Fred Gable
Sunshine State (2002) as 'Flash' Phillips
Barbershop (2002) as Detective Williams
Lady Jayne: Killer (2003) as Detective Stan
Hangman's Curse (2003) as Dan Carillo
White Rush (2003) as Detective Brandt
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Detective Williams
In Your Eyes (2004) as Phil
The Gunman (2004) as Captain Carlton
Dynamite (2004) as Stan
Chasing Ghosts (2005) as Tom Shields
American Fusion (2005) as Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah
A Year and a Day (2005) as Pryor
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006) as Detective Bryant
The Darwin Awards (2006) as Detective #2
World Trade Center (2006) as Officer Reynolds
Striking Range (2006) as John Hatem
Sinner (2007) as Officer Thomas
Live! (2007) as Dr. Raymond Boyd
Honeydripper (2007) as 'Cool Breeze'
The Onion Movie (2008) as Kwame Roberts
B.O.H.I.C.A. (2008) as Horowitz
The Imposter (2008) as 'Popeye'
The Cursed (2010) as Willie Gar
Burning Palms (2010) as Maxwell Barron
BoyBand (2010) as Pete
Rift (2011) as Lietenant Neal
A Beautiful Soul (2012) as Brother Anthony Clark
Starting from Scratch (2013) as Stan 'Homeless Stan'
Stanley DeBrock (2013) as Atticus
Things Never Said (2013) as Daniel
Beyond the Lights (2014) as Reverend Brown
Sin Verite (2014) as Francis Vigneri
Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015) as Detective Timms
The Diabolical (2015) as Curtis
Runaway Island (2015) as Raymond Tepper
Storage Locker 181 (2016) as Harris
Rebirth (2016) as The Expert
South32 (2016) as Sergeant Kake
Message from the King (2016) as Waylon
The Secrets of Emily Blair (2016) as Detective Gorodetsky
Within (2016) as Detective Pascal
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) as Military Attache #1
The Neighborhood (2017) as Jim 'Bourbon' Beam
Higher Power (2018) as Tom David, Talk Show Host
Spell (2018) as Edmund
The Divorce Party (2019) as Sacks
#Truth (2019) as Donald Cooper
That's Amor (2022) as Henry

TV appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Tales from the Crypt	Mitch	"Abra Cadaver"
1993	L.A. Law	District Attorney Prentiss Scott	"Where There's a Will"
1994–1995	Seinfeld	Mr. Morgan	4 episodes
1995	Extreme	Farley Potts	10 episodes
1996	NYPD Blue	Kwasi Olushola	"The Backboard Jungle", "Where's Swaldo"
1996	Star Trek: Voyager	Tuvix	"Tuvix"
1998–1999	Martial Law	Captain Benjamin Winship	22 episodes
2004	Star Trek: Enterprise	Ghrath	"Storm Front"
2005	The O.C.	Paul Glass	"The Game Plan"
2006	24	Admiral Kirkland	"Day 5, 3:00am–4:00am" "Day 5, 5:00am–6:00am"
2007	House	Dr. Pilcher	"Guardian Angels"
2009	Ghost Whisperer	Dave McKey	1 episode (s4e19)
2010	Modern Family	Security Guard	"Airport 2010"
2010	Southland	Mr. Hill	"The Runner"
2013	The Mentalist	Kevin Rome	"There Will Be Blood"
2013–2015	Granite Flats	Agent Ezekiel Scott	19 episodes
2014	Castle	Fats Shepherd	"Clear & Present Danger"
2015	Criminal Minds	Chief Palmer	"The Night Watch"
2017	Major Crimes	Frederick Sax	"Intersection"
2018	Shooter	Jason Colby	"Sins of the Father"
2020	Medical Police	Director Patton	10 episodes
2021	Station 19	Battalion Chief Gregory	3 Episodes
2023	Daisy Jones & the Six	Teddy Price	Miniseries