Tom Wright

Biography

Tom Wright is an American actor who was born in Englewood, New Jersey, and made his first screen appearance in 1976 in Deadbeat. He became a fixture in the films of John Sayles, with roles in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), City of Hope (1991), Passion Fish (1992) and Honeydripper (2007), and he took the lead as the hitchhiker in Creepshow 2 (1987). His performance as John Shed in Dumbarton Bridge earned him a best actor prize at the Santa Monica Film Festival in 2000. He co-starred with Ice Cube in Barbershop (2002) and Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), and with Angela Bassett in Sunshine State (2002). On television he played Mr. Morgan on Seinfeld and Tuvix on Star Trek: Voyager, starred as Agent Ezekiel Scott in Granite Flats, and appeared as producer Teddy Price in Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).

73years old

Turns 74 on November 29in 19 days

Born November 29, 1952Englewood
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Also credited as Harold Thomas Wright

Movie Career

Films: 30
Career span: 42 years1982 to 2024

Genres

Drama60%, 18 films
Comedy33%, 10 films
Crime33%, 10 films
Thriller30%, 9 films
Action20%, 6 films

First and latest

Tom Wright movies on Netflix

Summer Camp2024IMDb rating 4.7as Mike
The Locksmith2023IMDb rating 4.9as Chief Stern
That's Amor2022IMDb rating 5.4as Henry
Higher Power2018IMDb rating 4.5as Tom Davis the Talk Show Host
Spell2018IMDb rating 5.9as Edmund
Rebirth2016IMDb rating 5.0as The Expert
Stockholm, Pennsylvania2015IMDb rating 6.0as Detective Timms
The Diabolical2015IMDb rating 4.7as Curtis
Honeydripper2007IMDb rating 6.7as Cool Breeze
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders2006IMDb rating 4.3as Detective Bryant
Betrayal2003IMDb rating 4.3as Detective Stan
Barbershop2002IMDb rating 6.4as Detective Williams
The Prime Gig2001IMDb rating 6.0as Marvin Sanders
Palmetto1998IMDb rating 6.1as John Renick
The Pentagon Wars1998IMDb rating 7.1as Major William Sayers
Gridlock'd1997IMDb rating 6.9as Koolaid
Murder at 16001997IMDb rating 6.1as Cooper
Forget Paris1995IMDb rating 6.5as Tommy
Tales from the Hood1995IMDb rating 6.6as Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
White Man's Burden1995IMDb rating 5.3as Lionel
Men of War1994IMDb rating 5.6as Jamaal
Amityville: A New Generation1993IMDb rating 4.0as Morgue Attendant
Weekend at Bernie's II1993IMDb rating 4.9as Charles
Past Midnight1991IMDb rating 5.6as Lee Samuels
Marked for Death1990IMDb rating 5.9as Charles
Reversal of Fortune1990IMDb rating 7.1as Jack
Matewan1987IMDb rating 7.9as Tom
Alphabet City1984IMDb rating 5.2as Chauffeur
The Brother from Another Planet1984IMDb rating 6.8as Sam
I Ought to Be in Pictures1982IMDb rating 6.1as Baseball Fan

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Marked for Death1990 Action, Adventure, Crimeas Charles
IMDb rating 5.927K votes
Murder at 16001997 Action, Crime, Dramaas Cooper
IMDb rating 6.135K votes
Weekend at Bernie's II1993as Charles
IMDb rating 4.915K votes
Tales from the Hood1995as Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
IMDb rating 6.611K votes
Barbershop2002as Detective Williams
IMDb rating 6.436K votes
The Pentagon Wars1998as Major William Sayers
IMDb rating 7.16.2K votes
Palmetto1998as John Renick
IMDb rating 6.19.0K votes
The Diabolical2015as Curtis
IMDb rating 4.76.0K votes

Most often with

John Sayles directed three of these films, Dwight H. Little two. Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Keith David

Clifton Powell

Vondie Curtis-Hall

LisaGay Hamilton

Sean Patrick Thomas

Steve James

John SaylesDirector, 3 films Dwight H. LittleDirector, 2 films

Films together

Keith David2 films together, 1990 to 2002
Keith David's page
- Barbershop2002IMDb rating 6.4Wright as Detective WilliamsDavid as Lester Wallace
- Marked for Death1990IMDb rating 5.9Wright as CharlesDavid as Max
Clifton Powell2 films together, 1984 to 1998
Clifton Powell's page
- The Pentagon Wars1998IMDb rating 7.1Wright as Major William SayersPowell as Sgt. Benjamin Dalton
- Alphabet City1984IMDb rating 5.2Wright as ChauffeurPowell as Ramon
Vondie Curtis-Hall2 films together, 1997 to 2007
Vondie Curtis-Hall's page
- Honeydripper2007IMDb rating 6.7Wright as Cool BreezeCurtis-Hall as Slick
- Gridlock'd1997IMDb rating 6.9Wright as KoolaidCurtis-Hall as D-Reper
LisaGay Hamilton2 films together, 1990 to 2007
LisaGay Hamilton's page
- Honeydripper2007IMDb rating 6.7Wright as Cool BreezeHamilton as Delilah
- Reversal of Fortune1990IMDb rating 7.1Wright as JackHamilton as Mary
Sean Patrick Thomas2 films together, 2002 to 2007
Sean Patrick Thomas's page
- Honeydripper2007IMDb rating 6.7Wright as Cool BreezeThomas as Dex
- Barbershop2002IMDb rating 6.4Wright as Detective WilliamsThomas as Jimmy James
Steve James2 films together, 1984 to 1993
Steve James's page
- Weekend at Bernie's II1993IMDb rating 4.9Wright as CharlesJames as Henry
- The Brother from Another Planet1984IMDb rating 6.8Wright as SamJames as Odell
John SaylesDirector, 3 films, 1984 to 2007
All films by John Sayles
- Honeydripper2007IMDb rating 6.7Wright as Cool Breeze
- Matewan1987IMDb rating 7.9Wright as Tom
- The Brother from Another Planet1984IMDb rating 6.8Wright as Sam
Dwight H. LittleDirector, 2 films, 1990 to 1997
All films by Dwight H. Little
- Murder at 16001997IMDb rating 6.1Wright as Cooper
- Marked for Death1990IMDb rating 5.9Wright as Charles
Also two films together5 more actors
- Kevin TigheMen of War (1994) and Matewan (1987)
- Daryl EdwardsHoneydripper (2007) and The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
- Maggie RenziMatewan (1987) and The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
- Laura MargolisHigher Power (2018) and The Diabolical (2015)
- Tom WrightBarbershop (2002) and Marked for Death (1990)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Tom Wright's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$251 million

13 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.

13Worldwide figure
3US gross only
5Never in cinemas
9Figure not found

Top grosser

Barbershop2002Detective Williams$77.1 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

1
Barbershop2002as Detective Williams
$77M30.7% of the total
2
Marked for Death1990as Charles
$46M18.4% of the total
3
Forget Paris1995as Tommy
$33M13.2% of the total
4
Murder at 16001997as Cooper
$26M10.3% of the total
5
Reversal of Fortune1990as Jack
$15M6.2% of the total
6
Weekend at Bernie's II1993as Charles
$13M5.1% of the total
7
Tales from the Hood1995as Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")
$12M4.8% of the total
8
White Man's Burden1995as Lionel
$9.0M3.6% of the total