
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Meet the Parents
as Dr. Bob Banks
2000

Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Palmer Williams
2005

The Lovely Bones
as Principal Caden
2009

The Great New Wonderful
as Davie Burbage
2005

Mammoth
as Bob Sanders
2009

Year of the Dog
as Pier
2007

2012
as Gordon Silberman
2009

Fair Game
as Jeff
2010

Little Fockers
as Dr. Bob
2010

Beautiful Ohio
as William Messerman (Older)
2006

Flags of Our Fathers
as James Bradley
2006

Saint Maybe
as Ian Bedloe
1998

The Wire: The Last Word
as Self
2007

Jack Goes Boating
as Dr. Bob
2010

Duplicity
as Jeff Bauer
2009

30 Days
as Brad Drazin
1999

Pixels
as Michael the Robot
2015

The Wire Odyssey
as Self
2007

Baby Mama
as Kate's Date
2008

The Last Shot
as Agent Pike
2004
TV Appearances

Ally McBeal
as Peter Hanks
1997

The Practice
as Kevin Riley
1997

Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ian Bedloe
1951

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Frank Errington
1971

The Wire
as Scott Templeton
2002

Spin City
as Priest
1996

The Last Movie Stars
as Sidney Lumet (voice)
2022

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Nick Ganzner
1999

Law & Order
as Donald Housman
1990

Law & Order
as Lambert
1990

Boston Public
as Kevin Riley
2000

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015