Tom McCarthy
Biography
Thomas Joseph McCarthy (born 1966) is an American actor, writer, and film director who has appeared in several movies, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television shows such as The Wire, Boston Public, Law & Order, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of Saint Maybe. McCarthy has received critical acclaim for his writing/direction work for the independent films The Station Agent, The Visitor, and Win Win. He currently resides in Manhattan. He is the silent partner in a chain of successful Papaya Dogs throughout the greater metropolitan area. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas McCarthy (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (40)
The Friend
as Dr. Warren
2025
Stillwater
Director (Directing)
2021
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Director (Directing)
2020
Christopher Robin
Screenplay (Writing)
2018
Spotlight
Director (Directing)
2015
Pixels
as Michael the Robot
2015
Inside Out
Thanks (Crew)
2015
The Cobbler
Director (Directing)
2014
Million Dollar Arm
Screenplay (Writing)
2014
Win Win
Director (Directing)
2011
Little Fockers
as Dr. Bob
2010
Jack Goes Boating
as Dr. Bob
2010
Fair Game
as Jeff
2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
as Self
2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
as Self
2010
The Lovely Bones
as Principal Caden
2009
2012
as Gordon Silberman
2009
Up
Story (Writing)
2009
Duplicity
as Jeff Bauer
2009
Mammoth
as Bob Sanders
2009
Baby Mama
as Kate's Date
2008
The Visitor
Director (Directing)
2008
The Wire: The Last Word
as Self
2007
The Wire Odyssey
as Self
2007
Michael Clayton
as Waiter (voice)
2007
Year of the Dog
as Pier
2007
The Situation
as Major Hanks
2007
Beautiful Ohio
as William Messerman (Older)
2006
Flags of Our Fathers
as James Bradley
2006
All the King's Men
as Editor
2006
Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Palmer Williams
2005
The Great New Wonderful
as Davie Burbage
2005
The Last Shot
as Agent Pike
2004
The Station Agent
Director (Directing)
2003
The Guru
as Lars (as Thomas McCarthy)
2002
Certain Guys
as Mitch
2000
Meet the Parents
as Dr. Bob Banks
2000
30 Days
as Brad Drazin
1999
Saint Maybe
as Ian Bedloe
1998
In My Sister's Shadow
as Michael Butler (as Thomas Joseph McCarthy)
1997
TV Shows (10)
Alaska Daily
Director (Directing)
2022
The Last Movie Stars
as Sidney Lumet (voice)
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Consulting Producer (Production)
2022
The Loudest Voice
Executive Producer (Production)
2019
13 Reasons Why
Executive Producer (Production)
2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
The Wire
as Scott Templeton
2002
Boston Public
as Kevin Riley
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Nick Ganzner
1999
Ally McBeal
as Peter Hanks
1997