Cast & creator
Tom McCarthy
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Law & Order
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.
Also known as: Thomas McCarthy, 톰 맥카시, טום מקארת'י
63
film credits
25
television credits
50
1951–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (88)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Nick Ganzner
1999
Law & Order
Donald Housman
1990Law & Order
Lambert
1990Law & Order
John Conlan
1990
The Practice
Kevin Riley
1997
The Wire
Scott Templeton
2002
Inside Out
Thanks
2015
Spin City
Priest
1996
Boston Public
Kevin Riley
2000
13 Reasons Why
Executive Producer
201713 Reasons Why
Director
2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Ally McBeal
Peter Hanks
1997
Up
Story
2009
Pixels
Michael the Robot
2015
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Consulting Producer
2022
2012
Gordon Silberman
2009
The Lowdown
Trip Keating
2025
The Lovely Bones
Principal Caden
2009
Spotlight
Director
2015Spotlight
Writer
2015
Alaska Daily
Director
2022Alaska Daily
Writer
2022Alaska Daily
Creator
2022Alaska Daily
Executive Producer
2022Alaska Daily
Creator
2022
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Frank Errington
1971
Meet the Parents
Dr. Bob Banks
2000
Christopher Robin
Screenplay
2018
Little Fockers
Dr. Bob
2010
The Cobbler
Director
2014The Cobbler
Producer
2014The Cobbler
Writer
2014
Flags of Our Fathers
James Bradley
2006
The Last Movie Stars
Sidney Lumet (voice)
2022
The Loudest Voice
Executive Producer
2019The Loudest Voice
Writer
2019The Loudest Voice
Creator
2019
Conspiracy Theory
Helicopter Spotter
1997
All the King's Men
Editor
2006
Michael Clayton
Waiter (voice)
2007
Stillwater
Director
2021Stillwater
Producer
2021Stillwater
Writer
2021
Fair Game
Jeff
2010
The Friend
Dr. Warren
2025
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ian Bedloe
1951
The Station Agent
Director
2003The Station Agent
Writer
2003
Duplicity
Jeff Bauer
2009
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Palmer Williams
2005
Syriana
Fred Franks
2005
The Visitor
Director
2008The Visitor
Writer
2008
Million Dollar Arm
Screenplay
2014
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Director
2020Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Screenplay
2020Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Producer
2020
The Gallerist
Producer
2026
A Statement
Director
2026A Statement
Screenplay
2026A Statement
Producer
2026
The Last Shot
Agent Pike
2004
Baby Mama
Kate's Date
2008Evil Genius
2026
The Guru
Lars (as Thomas McCarthy)
2002
Year of the Dog
Pier
2007
Jack Goes Boating
Dr. Bob
2010
The Wire Odyssey
Self
2007
Mammoth
Bob Sanders
2009
Win Win
Director
2011Win Win
Producer
2011Win Win
Story
2011Win Win
Screenplay
2011
Anima
Pete
2026
The Great New Wonderful
Davie Burbage
2005
Beautiful Ohio
William Messerman (Older)
2006
The Wire: The Last Word
Self
2007
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Self
2010
Saint Maybe
Ian Bedloe
1998
The Situation
Major Hanks
2007
In My Sister's Shadow
Michael Butler (as Thomas Joseph McCarthy)
1997
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Self
2010
Certain Guys
Mitch
1999
Mary & Tim
Tim Melville
1996Roast Suckling
Calmer
1990
Rift
Bartender
1993
30 Days
Brad Drazin
1999