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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

158

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-11-29 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Englewood, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Tom Shoemaker

Thomas Wright

Thomas J. Wright

Том Врайт

Том Райт

Harold Thomas Wright

Гарольд Томас Райт

Tom Wright

Biography

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

Acting

The Locksmith

2023

The Locksmith

as

Chief Stern

Marked for Death

1990

Marked for Death

as

Charles

Murder at 1600

1997

Murder at 1600

as

Cooper

Amityville: A New Generation

1993

Amityville: A New Generation

as

Morgue Attendant

The Pentagon Wars

1998

The Pentagon Wars

as

Major William Sayers

Chasing Ghosts

2005

Chasing Ghosts

as

Tom Shields

Passion Fish

1992

Passion Fish

as

Luther

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

as

Brothel Man

Creepshow 2

1987

Creepshow 2

as

The Hitchhiker

Hangman's Curse

2003

Hangman's Curse

as

Dan Carillo

Summer Camp

2024

Summer Camp

as

Mike

Past Midnight

1992

Past Midnight

as

Lee Samuels

Alex in Wonder

2001

Alex in Wonder

as

Sebastian

The Keyman

2002

The Keyman

as

Popeye

The Imposter

2008

The Imposter

as

Popeye

Bohica

2008

Bohica

as

Horowitz

Alphabet City

1984

Alphabet City

as

Chauffeur

Things Never Said

2013

Things Never Said

as

Daniel

Delta Pi

1984

Delta Pi

as

Party Heckler

Playing Dangerous 2

1996

Playing Dangerous 2

as

Alton Broom

Vietnam War Story: The Last Days

1989

Vietnam War Story: The Last Days

as

Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost")

Striking Range

2006

Striking Range

as

John Hatem

Tomcats

1977

Tomcats

as

Old Man

Funny Valentines

1999

Funny Valentines

as

Dr. Thomas Holder

Beyond the Lights

2014

Beyond the Lights

as

Reverend Brown

Within

2016

Within

as

Detective Pascal

Layover

2001

Layover

as

Detective Mills

#Truth

2019

#Truth

as

Donald Cooper

Starting from Scratch

2014

Starting from Scratch

as

Homeless Stan

That's Amor

2022

That's Amor

as

Henry

Tales from the Hood

1995

Tales from the Hood

as

Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")

Exterminator 2

1984

Exterminator 2

as

Youth

Rift

2011

Rift

as

Lietenant Neal

American Fusion

2005

American Fusion

as

Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah

Rebirth

2016

Rebirth

as

The Expert

South32

2016

South32

as

Sgt. Kake

Betrayal

2003

Betrayal

as

Detective Stan

Acting on Impulse

1993

Acting on Impulse

as

Dave Byers

The Cursed

2010

The Cursed

as

Willie Gar

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

2015

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

as

Detective Timms

Contagion

2002

Contagion

as

Tom Brenner

Burning Palms

2010

Burning Palms

as

Maxwell Barron

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

Transformers: The Last Knight

as

Military Attache

Inhumans: The First Chapter

2017

Inhumans: The First Chapter

as

George Ashland

The Diabolical

2015

The Diabolical

as

Curtis (as Thomas Wright)

The Soldier

1982

The Soldier

as

Faux Businessman

In Your Eyes

2004

In Your Eyes

as

Phil

Street Hunter

1990

Street Hunter

as

Riley

Matewan

1987

Matewan

as

Tom

Higher Power

2018

Higher Power

as

Tom Davis

Sunshine State

2002

Sunshine State

as

Flash Phillips

City of Hope

1991

City of Hope

as

Malik

White Man's Burden

1995

White Man's Burden

as

Lionel

Barbershop

2002

Barbershop

as

Detective Williams

Honeydripper

2007

Honeydripper

as

Cool Breeze

Spell

2018

Spell

as

Edmund

The Last Bid

2016

The Last Bid

as

Harris

World Trade Center

2006

World Trade Center

as

Officer Reynolds

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

2002

P.S. Your Cat is Dead!

as

Fred Gable

Subway Riders

1981

Subway Riders

as

On the Waterfront

Sinner

2007

Sinner

as

Officer Thomas

Vault of Horror I

1994

Vault of Horror I

as

Mitch (archive footage)

Dead in the Water

1991

Dead in the Water

as

Hotel Clerk

Palmetto

1998

Palmetto

as

John Renick

Troop Beverly Hills

1989

Troop Beverly Hills

as

James Shakar

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

2004

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

as

Detective Williams

Streetwalkin'

1985

Streetwalkin'

as

Henchman #1

The Prime Gig

2001

The Prime Gig

as

Marvin Sanders

Forget Paris

1995

Forget Paris

as

Tommy

A Brother's Honor

2019

A Brother's Honor

as

Ben Bradford

Men of War

1994

Men of War

as

Jamaal

Live!

2007

Live!

as

Dr. Raymond Boyd

Gully

2021

Gully

as

Principal West

The Neighborhood

2017

The Neighborhood

as

Jim Beam, Bourbon

The Secrets of Emily Blair

2016

The Secrets of Emily Blair

as

Detective Gorodetsky

A Beautiful Soul

2012

A Beautiful Soul

as

Brother Anthony Clark

Runaway Island

2015

Runaway Island

as

Raymond Tepper

Still Happy

2019

Still Happy

as

George Haliday

Menno's Mind

1997

Menno's Mind

as

Jor Norwell, executed rebel (uncredited)

Weapons of Mass Distraction

1997

Weapons of Mass Distraction

as

Marvel Sears

Johnny Bull

1986

Johnny Bull

as

Paulie

Gridlock'd

1997

Gridlock'd

as

Koolaid

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Mr Morgan

Martial Law

Martial Law

as

Capt. Benjamin Winship

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

as

Dave McKey

Medical Police

Medical Police

as

Director Patten

Castle

Castle

as

Fats Shepherd

NCIS

NCIS

as

Sam Kelleher

Viper

Viper

as

Travis Parker

Station 19

Station 19

as

Battalion Chief Gregory

Extreme

Extreme

as

Farley Potts

24

24

as

Admiral Kirkland

24

24

as

Rear Admiral Kirkland

The Rookie

The Rookie

as

Colin Hall

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

as

Kevin Rome

Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles

as

Walt (Boston Pilgrims' attorney)

Modern Family

Modern Family

as

Security Guard

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

as

Benito

Rush Hour

Rush Hour

as

Holt

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Mr. Morgan

Roc

Roc

as

David

A Different World

A Different World

as

John Holtworth

Grimm

Grimm

as

Spencer Harrison

ER

ER

as

Wharton

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

as

Fred Clairman

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

as

A.D.A. Lamar, Judy's Date

Shooter

Shooter

as

Jason Colby

True Story

True Story

as

Shelly

The Magicians

The Magicians

as

Santa Claus

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

as

Punch Hoffman

House

House

as

Dr. Pilcher

Everwood

Everwood

as

Carl's Lawyer

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

D.A. Prentiss Scott

1600 Penn

1600 Penn

as

Interviewer

L.A. Dragnet

L.A. Dragnet

as

Jay Delmore

The O.C.

The O.C.

as

Paul Glass

9-1-1

9-1-1

as

Buck's Doctor

Family Law

Family Law

as

Roscoe

The Inside

The Inside

as

Glenn Terry

Crash

Crash

as

Roger Paul

Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash

as

Judge Gerald Whitman

Marvel's Inhumans

Marvel's Inhumans

as

George Ashland

Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

as

Detective Albert Chavies

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as

Coach Harry Streeling

Close to Home

Close to Home

as

Judge Jenkins

Shark

Shark

as

Deputy Police Chief George Martinson

Saving Grace

Saving Grace

as

Governor's Protection Agent

Dark Blue

Dark Blue

as

Freddy

Production

Crew

Directing