Tom Wright
Known for: Acting
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".
Filmography
Series
The Mentalist
Kevin Rome
2008
Series
Modern Family
Security Guard
2009
Series
House
Dr. Pilcher
2004
Series
Seinfeld
Mr Morgan
1989
Series
Seinfeld
Mr. Morgan
1989
Series
NCIS
Sam Kelleher
2003
Series
The Magicians
Santa
2015
Series
The Magicians
Santa Claus
2015
Series
The Rookie
Colin Hall
2018
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jake Daniels
2000
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Robert Harris
2000
Series
9-1-1
Buck's Doctor
2018
Series
24
Rear Admiral Kirkland
2001
Series
24
Admiral Kirkland
2001
Series
Castle
Fats Shepherd
2009
Series
Grimm
Spencer Harrison
2011
Series
Star Trek: Voyager
Tuvix
1995
Series
ER
Wharton
1994
Series
Ghost Whisperer
Dave McKey
2005
Series
Numb3rs
Coach Harry Streeling
2005
Series
Chicago Hope
Charlie Barrett
1994
Series
Rizzoli & Isles
Walt (Boston Pilgrims' attorney)
2010
Series
Nip/Tuck
Detective Albert Chavies
2003
Series
Star Trek: Enterprise
Ghrath
2001
Series
L.A. Law
D.A. Prentiss Scott
1986
Series
The O.C.
Paul Glass
2003
Series
Station 19
Battalion Chief Gregory
2018
Series
Everwood
Carl's Lawyer
2002
Series
Ray Donovan
Benito
2013
Series
Ray Donovan
Punch Hoffman
2013
Series
21 Jump Street
Judy's Date
1987
Series
A Different World
John Holtworth
1987
Series
The Division
2001
Series
Franklin & Bash
Judge Gerald Whitman
2011
Series
Shark
Deputy Police Chief George Martinson
2006
Series
Family Law
Roscoe
1999
Series
Shooter
Jason Colby
2016
Series
Viper
Travis Parker
1994
Series
Saving Grace
Governor's Protection Agent
2007
Series
Close to Home
Judge Jenkins
2005
Series
Martial Law
Capt. Benjamin Winship
1998
Film
Transformers: The Last Knight
Military Attache
2017
Series
Dark Blue
Freddy
2009
Series
Marvel's Inhumans
George Ashland
2017
Series
L.A. Dragnet
Jay Delmore
2003
Series
Rush Hour
Holt
2016
Series
Daisy Jones & the Six
Teddy Price
2023
Series
Medical Police
Director Patten
2020
Series
1600 Penn
Interviewer
2012
Series
Crash
Roger Paul
2008
Series
Roc
David
1991
Series
The Inside
Glenn Terry
2005
Film
World Trade Center
Officer Reynolds
2006
Series
Gun
Mickey
1997
Series
True Story
Shelly
2021
Film
Marked for Death
Charles
1990
Film
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Brothel Man
1988
Film
Troop Beverly Hills
Shakar
1989
Film
Troop Beverly Hills
James Shakar
1989
Film
Murder at 1600
Cooper
1997
Film
Barbershop
Detective Williams
2002
Film
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Detective Williams
2004
Film
Creepshow 2
The Hitchhiker
1987
Film
The Onion Movie
Kwame Roberts
2008
Film
Matewan
Tom
1987
Film
Within
Detective Pascal
2016
Film
Reversal of Fortune
Jack
1990
Film
Tales from the Hood
Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
1995
Film
Men of War
Jamaal
1994
Film
Summer Camp
Mike
2024
Film
Message from the King
Waylon
2017
Film
My Fellow Americans
Jim
1996
Film
The Locksmith
Chief Stern
2023
Film
Palmetto
John Renick
1998
Film
Beyond the Lights
Reverend Brown
2014
Film
The Soldier
Faux Businessman
1982
Film
Alphabet City
Chauffeur
1984
Film
The Brother from Another Planet
Sam
1984
Film
Weekend at Bernie's II
Charles
1993
Extreme
Farley Potts
1995
Film
Forget Paris
Tommy
1995
Film
Gully
Principal West
2021
Film
Amityville: A New Generation
Morgue Attendant
1993
Film
Gridlock'd
Koolaid
1997
Film
Higher Power
Tom Davis
2018
Film
Live!
Dr. Raymond Boyd
2007
Film
The Pentagon Wars
Major William Sayers
1998
Film
The Neighborhood
Jim Beam, Bourbon
2017
Film
The Darwin Awards
Detective
2007
Film
Inhumans: The First Chapter
George Ashland
2017
Film
Streetwalkin'
Henchman #1
1985
Film
Passion Fish
Luther
1992
Film
White Man's Burden
Lionel
1995
Bohica
Horowitz
2008
Film
Betrayal
Detective Stan
2003
Film
Heart of Dixie
Black Man at Concert
1989
Film
A Brother's Honor
Ben Bradford
2019
Film
The Diabolical
Curtis (as Thomas Wright)
2015
Film
Pursuit of Happiness
Thom
2001
Film
Burning Palms
Maxwell Barron
2010
Film
Exterminator 2
Youth
1984
Film
I Ought to Be in Pictures
Baseball Fan
1982
Film
City of Hope
Malik
1991
Film
Sunshine State
Flash Phillips
2002
Film
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Marvel Sears
1997
Film
Acting on Impulse
Dave Byers
1993
Film
Rebirth
The Expert
2016
Film
That's Amor
Henry
2022
Film
Honeydripper
Cool Breeze
2007
Film
Vault of Horror I
Mitch (archive footage)
1994
Film
Subway Riders
On the Waterfront
1981
Film
The Secrets of Emily Blair
Detective Gorodetsky
2016
Film
Excessive Force II: Force on Force
Grant Thompson
1995
Film
Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front
Ghrath
2014
Film
Stockholm, Pennsylvania
Detective Timms
2015
Film
Past Midnight
Lee Samuels
1992
Film
The Prime Gig
Marvin Sanders
2001
Film
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Bryant
2006
Film
Menno's Mind
Jor Norwell, executed rebel (uncredited)
1997
Film
Layover
Detective Mills
2001
Film
Spell
Edmund
2018
Film
The Divorce Party
Sacks
2019
Film
Breakdance Academy
Pete
2010
Film
Playing Dangerous 2
Alton Broom
1996
Film
Contagion
Tom Brenner
2002
Film
Murder in Black and White
Walt Payne
1990
Film
Dead in the Water
Hotel Clerk
1991
Film
#truth
Donald Cooper
2019
Film
Delta Pi
Party Heckler
1984
Film
Alex in Wonder
Sebastian
2001
Film
Chasing Ghosts
Tom Shields
2005
Film
Striking Range
John Hatem
2006
Film
Funny Valentines
Dr. Thomas Holder
1999
Film
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
Fred Gable
2002
Film
Things Never Said
Daniel
2013
Film
Rift
Lietenant Neal
2011
Film
Street Hunter
Riley
1990
Film
American Fusion
Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah
2005
Film
A Beautiful Soul
Brother Anthony Clark
2012
Film
The Last Bid
Harris
2016
Film
The Cursed
Willie Gar
2010
Film
Hangman's Curse
Dan Carillo
2003
Film
Johnny Bull
Paulie
1986
Film
Tomcats
Old Man
1977
Film
South32
Sgt. Kake
2016
Film
Starting from Scratch
Homeless Stan
2014
Film
Still Happy
George Haliday
2019
Film
Vietnam War Story: The Last Days
Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost")
1989
Film
Underground U.S.A.
Frank
1980
The Keyman
Popeye
2002
Film
The Beanfield
2020
Film
Runaway Island
Raymond Tepper
2015
Film
Sinner
Officer Thomas
2007
Film
In Your Eyes
Phil
2004
Film
The Imposter
Popeye
2008
Film
OK Today Tomorrow
1983