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Tom Riis Farrell

Actor
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • All Good Things
  • The Rebound
  • Tell Tale
  • The Love Letter
  • Marie and Bruce
  • Future '38
  • The Deliverance of Elaine

Known For

  • Scent of a Woman
  • Sleepless in Seattle
  • Tell Tale
  • Marie and Bruce
  • The Deliverance of Elaine
  • Dirty Laundry

Filmography

2021
2019
Evil (TV Series) · as Darryl Croce
2019
The Village (2019) (TV Series) · as Judge Owens
2018
Ask for Jane · as Principal Rafferty
2018
Rise (2018) (TV Series) · as Mr. Baer
2017
Future '38 · as Lamont Hitler
2015
Mr. Robot (TV Series) · as Bill Harper
2014
Lullaby · as Officer Poland
2014
Crossbones (TV Series) · as Robert Morrisey
2014
That Awkward Moment · as Male Executive
2013
The Americans (2013) (TV Series) · as Jerry Clancy
2012
Elementary (TV Series) · as Gary Sullivan
2012
The Bourne Legacy · as Blue Lab Doctor
2010
All Good Things · as Barry Davis
2010
Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Bradley Loomis
2009
Tell Tale · as Legethon
2009
The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Juror
2009
The Rebound · as Terrence
2009
Nurse Jackie (TV Series) · as Herman Wainess
2008
Fringe (TV Series) · as Gregory Worth
2007
The Black Donnellys (TV Series) · as Building Inspector Ferguson
2006
Brotherhood (TV Series) · as William
2005
Trust the Man · as Waiter
2005
The Exonerated · as Farmer
2004
The Stepford Wives · as Stan Peters
2004
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Wallace Kenter
2000
Ed (TV Series) · as George Parsons
2000
Almost Famous · as Plaza Doctor
1999
Bringing Out the Dead · as John Burke
1999
The Out-of-Towners · as Andrew Lloyd Webber
1998
1998
The Love Letter · as Scott's Boss (lester)
1997
1997
Commandments · as Marine Biologist
1996
Dirty Laundry · as Hair Consultant
1996
Spin City (TV Series) · as Ups Guy
1996
1996
1996
Swift Justice (TV Series) · as Thomas Proctor
1995
New York News (TV Series) · as Jonathan
1995
Kiss of Death · as Ems Supervisor
1994
New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Larry
1993
NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Dave Drury
1993
1992
Scent of a Woman · as Garry
1992
Lifestories: Families in Crisis (TV Series) · as Miller
1991
Shadows and Fog · as Vigilante With Spiro
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) · as Scott Hexter

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