Tom Irwin

Tom Irwin is an American actor whose work has spanned film, television, and theater. Born in Peoria, Illinois, he graduated from Illinois State University in Normal and joined Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1979, acting with Gary Sinise, Joan Allen, John Malkovich, and Laurie Metcalf. In over fifty productions with Steppenwolf, he earned a Joseph Jefferson Award for playing Tom in The Glass Menagerie. His first regular television lead came in 1991 on ABC's short-lived My Life and Times, and he later played the gentle father Graham Chase on My So-Called Life in 1994. He also appeared on Angel, ER, and Lost, and was a regular on Saving Grace for three seasons from 2007. He starred in No Higher Love in 1999. He made his Broadway debut in 1990 with The Grapes of Wrath, and in 2002 he appeared with Madonna in the West End production Up for Grabs. From 2013 to 2016 he played Adrian Powell on Devious Maids.