Tom Wright
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".
TV Shows(48)
Daisy Jones & the Six
Teddy Price
2023
True Story
Shelly
2021
Medical Police
Director Patten
2020
The Rookie
Colin Hall
2018
Station 19
Battalion Chief Gregory
2018
9-1-1
Buck's Doctor
2018
Marvel's Inhumans
George Ashland
2017
Shooter
Jason Colby
2016
Rush Hour
Holt
2016
The Magicians
Santa
2015
Ray Donovan
Benito
2013
1600 Penn
Interviewer
2012
Grimm
Spencer Harrison
2011
Franklin & Bash
Judge Gerald Whitman
2011
Rizzoli & Isles
Walt (Boston Pilgrims' attorney)
2010
Modern Family
Security Guard
2009
Dark Blue
Freddy
2009
Castle
Fats Shepherd
2009
Crash
Roger Paul
2008
The Mentalist
Kevin Rome
2008
Saving Grace
Governor's Protection Agent
2007
Shark
Deputy Police Chief George Martinson
2006
Ghost Whisperer
Dave McKey
2005
Close to Home
Judge Jenkins
2005
The Inside
Glenn Terry
2005
Numb3rs
Coach Harry Streeling
2005
House
Dr. Pilcher
2004
NCIS
Sam Kelleher
2003
The O.C.
Paul Glass
2003
Nip/Tuck
Detective Albert Chavies
2003
L.A. Dragnet
Jay Delmore
2003
Everwood
Carl's Lawyer
2002
24
Admiral Kirkland
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
Ghrath
2001
The Division
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jake Daniels
2000
Family Law
Roscoe
1999
Martial Law
Capt. Benjamin Winship
1998
Extreme
Farley Potts
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
Tuvix
1995
ER
Wharton
1994
Chicago Hope
Charlie Barrett
1994
Viper
Travis Parker
1994
Roc
David
1991
Seinfeld
Mr Morgan
1989
A Different World
John Holtworth
1987
21 Jump Street
Judy's Date
1987
L.A. Law
D.A. Prentiss Scott
1986
Movies(100)
Summer Camp
Mike
2024
The Locksmith
Chief Stern
2023
That's Amor
Henry
2022
Gully
Principal West
2021
The Beanfield
2020
A Brother's Honor
Ben Bradford
2019
Still Happy
George Haliday
2019
#truth
Donald Cooper
2019
The Divorce Party
Sacks
2019
Spell
Edmund
2018
Higher Power
Tom Davis
2018
Inhumans: The First Chapter
George Ashland
2017
The Neighborhood
Jim Beam, Bourbon
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight
Military Attache
2017
Message from the King
Waylon
2017
Within
Detective Pascal
2016
The Secrets of Emily Blair
Detective Gorodetsky
2016
South32
Sgt. Kake
2016
The Last Bid
Harris
2016
Rebirth
The Expert
2016
Runaway Island
Raymond Tepper
2015
The Diabolical
Curtis (as Thomas Wright)
2015
Stockholm, Pennsylvania
Detective Timms
2015
Starting from Scratch
Homeless Stan
2014
Beyond the Lights
Reverend Brown
2014
Things Never Said
Daniel
2013
A Beautiful Soul
Brother Anthony Clark
2012
Rift
Lietenant Neal
2011
Breakdance Academy
Pete
2010
Burning Palms
Maxwell Barron
2010
The Cursed
Willie Gar
2010
The Imposter
Popeye
2008
The Onion Movie
Kwame Roberts
2008
Bohica
Horowitz
2008
Live!
Dr. Raymond Boyd
2007
Honeydripper
Cool Breeze
2007
The Darwin Awards
Detective
2007
Sinner
Officer Thomas
2007
World Trade Center
Officer Reynolds
2006
Striking Range
John Hatem
2006
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Bryant
2006
Chasing Ghosts
Tom Shields
2005
American Fusion
Dr. Lee / Lethal Killah
2005
In Your Eyes
Phil
2004
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Detective Williams
2004
Hangman's Curse
Dan Carillo
2003
Betrayal
Detective Stan
2003
The Keyman
Popeye
2002
Sunshine State
Flash Phillips
2002
Contagion
Tom Brenner
2002
Barbershop
Detective Williams
2002
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
Fred Gable
2002
Layover
Detective Mills
2001
The Prime Gig
Marvin Sanders
2001
Alex in Wonder
Sebastian
2001
Pursuit of Happiness
Thom
2001
Funny Valentines
Dr. Thomas Holder
1999
The Pentagon Wars
Major William Sayers
1998
Palmetto
John Renick
1998
Menno's Mind
Jor Norwell, executed rebel (uncredited)
1997
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Marvel Sears
1997
Murder at 1600
Cooper
1997
Gridlock'd
Koolaid
1997
My Fellow Americans
Jim
1996
Playing Dangerous 2
Alton Broom
1996
White Man's Burden
Lionel
1995
Excessive Force II: Force on Force
Grant Thompson
1995
Tales from the Hood
Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
1995
Forget Paris
Tommy
1995
Men of War
Jamaal
1994
Vault of Horror I
Mitch (archive footage)
1994
Amityville: A New Generation
Morgue Attendant
1993
Acting on Impulse
Dave Byers
1993
Weekend at Bernie's II
Charles
1993
Passion Fish
Luther
1992
Past Midnight
Lee Samuels
1992
Dead in the Water
Hotel Clerk
1991
City of Hope
Malik
1991
Street Hunter
Riley
1990
Reversal of Fortune
Jack
1990
Marked for Death
Charles
1990
Murder in Black and White
Walt Payne
1990
Heart of Dixie
Black Man at Concert
1989
Troop Beverly Hills
Shakar
1989
Vietnam War Story: The Last Days
Captain Berry (segment "The Last Outpost")
1989
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Brothel Man
1988
Matewan
Tom
1987
Creepshow 2
The Hitchhiker
1987
Johnny Bull
Paulie
1986
Streetwalkin'
Henchman #1
1985
Exterminator 2
Youth
1984
The Brother from Another Planet
Sam
1984
Delta Pi
Party Heckler
1984
Alphabet City
Chauffeur
1984
OK Today Tomorrow
1983
The Soldier
Faux Businessman
1982
I Ought to Be in Pictures
Baseball Fan
1982
Subway Riders
On the Waterfront
1981
Underground U.S.A.
Frank
1980
Tomcats
Old Man
1977