WRIGHT, Tom

(Thomas Wright)

PERSONAL

Full name, Harold Thomas Wright; born November 29, in Englewood, NJ.

Addresses:

Manager—Lighthouse Entertainment, 409 North Camden Dr., Suite 202, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Actor, stunt performer, and stunt coordinator.

Awards, Honors:

Moxie! Award, best actor, Santa Monica Film Festival, 2000, for Dumbarton Bridge.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Old man, Deadbeat (also known as Avenged, Getting Even, and Tomcats), Dimension Pictures, 1976.

Cop #1, Midnight Madness, Buena Vista, 1980.

Frank, Underground U.S.A., 1980.

On the waterfront, Subway Riders, 1981.

Baseball fan, I Ought to Be in Pictures, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1982.

Businessman, The Soldier (also known as Codename: The Soldier), Embassy Pictures, 1982.

Sam, The Brother from Another Planet, Cinecom International, 1984.

Youth, Exterminator 2, Cannon Films, 1984.

Henchman #1, Streetwalkin' (also known as City Streets and Cookie), Concorde, 1984.

Chauffeur, Alphabet City, Atlantic Releasing, 1984.

Party heckler, Delta Pi (also known as Mugsy's Girls), Pegasus Films, 1985.

The hitchhiker, "The Hitchhiker," Creepshow 2, 1987.

Tom, Matewan, Warner Home Video, 1987.

Brothel man, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, United Artists, 1988.

James Shakar, Troop Beverly Hills, Columbia, 1989.

Black man at concert, Heart of Dixie, Orion, 1989.

Captain Berry, "The Last Outpost," Vietnam War Story: The Last Days, 1989.

Jack, Reversal of Fortune, Warner Bros., 1990.

Charles, Jamaican cop, Marked for Death (also known as Screwface), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1990.

Riley, Street Hunter, 21st Century Film Corp., 1990.

Malik, City of Hope, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1991.

Luther, Passion Fish, Miramax, 1992.

Lee Samuels, Past Midnight, New Line Cinema, 1992.

Charles, Weekend at Bernie's II, TriStar, 1993.

Morgue attendant, Amityville: A New Generation, Republic Pictures Corp., 1993.

Jamaal, Men of War (also known as Hombres de acero), Miramax, 1994.

Tommy, Forget Paris, Columbia, 1995.

Martin Moorehouse, Tales from the Hood, Savoy Pictures, 1995.

Lionel, White Man's Burden (also known as White Man), Savoy Pictures, 1995.

Grant Thompson, Excessive Force II: Force on Force, 1995.

Devereux, Theresa's attorney, Invasion of Privacy, Trimark Pictures, 1996.

Jim, My Fellow Americans, Warner Bros., 1996.

Alton Broom, Playing Dangerous 2 (also known as Hide & Seek: Dangerous 2), Trimark, 1996.

Koolaid, Gridlock'd, Gramercy, 1997.

Agent Hal Cooper, Murder at 1600, Warner Bros., 1997.

Gun, 1997.

John Renick, Palmetto (also known as Dumme sterben nicht aus), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998.

John Shed, Dumbarton Bridge, 1999.

Burke, Chain of Command, New City Releasing, 2000.

Marvin Sanders, The Prime Gig, Fine Line, 2000.

Thom, Pursuit of Happiness, 2001.

Sebastian, Alex in Wonder, 2001.

Detective Mills, Layover, PM Entertainment Group, 2001.

(As Thomas Wright) Tom Brenner, Contagion (also known as Epidemic), PorchLight Entertainment, 2001.

Fred, P.S. Your Cat Is Dead, TLA Releasing, 2002.

Lee "Flash" Phillips, Sunshine State, Sony Pictures Classics, 2002.

Detective Williams, Barbershop, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.

Popeye, The Keyman (also known as Finding Redemption), Mainline Releasing, 2002.

Stan, Dynamite (also known as Family under Siege), PorchLight Entertainment, 2002.

Detective Brandt, White Rush, Canon Films, 2003.

Detective Stan, Betrayal (also known as Lady Jayne: Killer), American World Pictures, 2003.

Don Carillo, Hangman's Curse (also known as The Veritas Project: Hangman's Curse), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Captain Carlton, The Gunman, Curb Entertainment, 2003.

Detective Williams, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2004.

Phil, In Your Eyes, 2004.

Detective Bryant, The Hillside Strangler, Silver Nitrate, 2004.

Kwame, The Untitled Onion Movie, Fox Searchlight, 2004.

Pryor, A Year and a Day, 2004.

Tom Shields, Chasing Ghosts, 2005.

Film Second Unit Director:

I Ought to Be in Pictures, 1982.

Film Stunt Performer:

Fighting Back (also known as Death Vengeance), Paramount, 1982.

Splash, Buena Vista, 1984.

Beat Street, Orion, 1984.

Exterminator 2, Cannon Films, 1984.

Alphabet City, Atlantic Releasing Corp., 1984.

Key Exchange, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1985.

Rappin', Cannon Pictures, 1985.

Legal Eagles, MCA/Universal, 1986.

Outrageous Fortune, Buena Vista, 1987.

The Secret of My Succe$s, Universal, 1987.

The Principal, TriStar, 1987.

Shakedown (also known as Blue Jean Cop), Universal, 1988.

Spike of Bensonhurst (also known as Throw Back!), FilmDallas Pictures, 1988.

Crossing Delancey, Warner Bros., 1988.

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, TriStar, 1989.

Do the Right Thing, MCA/Universal, 1989.

Blue Steel, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1990.

Film Stunt Coordinator:

The Brother from Another Planet, Cinecom International, 1984.

Sid and Nancy (also known as Sid and Nancy: Love Kills), New Line Cinema, 1986.

Television Appearances; Series:

Eugene Hubbard, All My Children, ABC, 1984–85.

Fourth Lieutenant Vic Boswell, Santa Barbara, 1992.

Farley Potts, Extreme, 1995.

Captain Benjamin Winship, Martial Law, CBS, 1998–99.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Young black man, Kennedy, 1983.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Paulie, Johnny Bull, ABC, 1986.

Walt Payne, Murder in Black and White, CBS, 1990.

Hotel clerk, Dead in the Water, USA Network, 1991.

Dave Byers, Acting on Impulse (also known as Eyes of Stranger, Roses Are Dead, Secret Lies, and Secret Lives), Showtime, 1993.

Vault of Horror I, 1994.

(Uncredited) Jor Norwell, executed rebel, Menno's Mind (also known as Power.com), Showtime, 1996.

Marvel Sears, Weapons of Mass Distraction, HBO, 1997.

Major William Sayers, The Pentagon Wars, HBO, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Chapel of Love," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1988.

Sergeant Morgan, "Psywars," China Beach, ABC, 1989.

Doctor, "For Richer, for Poorer," 227, NBC, 1989.

Sergeant Tom Wilson, "Beautiful Are the Stars," A Man Called Hawk, ABC, 1989.

"Guilt by Disassociation," Roseanne, ABC, 1989.

"Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die: Parts 1 & 2," Mancuso, FBI, NBC, 1990.

"Abra Cadaver," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1991.

Robert, "Through and Through," China Beach, ABC, 1991.

John Holtworth, "Bedroom at the Top," A Different World, NBC, 1992.

John Holtworth, "Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed," A Different World, NBC, 1992.

David, "Second Time Around," Roc, Fox, 1993.

Dr. Jeffries, "Visions," Life Goes On, ABC, 1993.

Mr. Scott, "Where There's a Will," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993.

Morgan, "The Pledge Drive," Seinfeld, NBC, 1994.

Morgan, "The Mom and Pop Store," Seinfeld, NBC, 1994.

Morgan, "The Diplomat's Club," Seinfeld, NBC, 1995.

Morgan, "The Wink," Seinfeld, NBC, 1995.

Kwasi, "The Backboard Jungle," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1996.

Isam Dart, "The Cattle Drive," The Lazarus Man, TNT and syndicated, 1996.

Tuvix, "Tuvix," Star Trek: Voyager, UPN, 1996.

Kwasi, "Where's 'Swaldo'," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1996.

Mickey, "Columbus Day," Gun, ABC, 1997.

Travis Parker, "Out from Oblivion," Viper, syndicated, 1997.

Charlie Barrett, "Waging Bull," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1998.

Reggie Williams, "Love Is Love," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 2000.

Reggie Williams, "It's Not Just a Word: Parts 1 & 2," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 2001.

Robert Harris, "Overload," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI), CBS, 2001.

Deputy Mayor, "Night Shift," The District, CBS, 2001.

Wharton, Roger's attorney, "Quo Vadis?," ER, NBC, 2001.

Wharton, Roger's attorney, "I'll Be Home for Christmas," ER, NBC, 2001.

Reggie Williams, "Call Him Macaroni," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 2002.

Carl Bouchard, "The Hole–in–the–Wall Gang," Boom-town, NBC, 2003.

Carl's lawyer, "Unfinished Business," Everwood, The WB, 2004.

Ghrath, "Storm Front: Part 1," Enterprise, UPN, 2004.

Jay Delmore, "Retribution," L.A. Dragnet, ABC, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared in "Attack Me With Your Love" by Cameo.