Tom Irwin

Tom Irwin

Known for
Acting
Born
June 1, 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Peoria, Illinois, USA

Biography

Tom Irwin (born Thomas Edward Irwin, June 1, 1956, in Peoria, Illinois, USA) graduated from Illinois State University and joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1979 as a founding member, performing alongside Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, and Gary Sinise in over 50 productions. He won a Joseph Jefferson Award for The Glass Menagerie and made his Broadway debut in 1990 in The Grapes of Wrath. He is a class instructor at Steppenwolf Theater West School of Drama in Los Angeles, where he lives. His notable film credits include Light of Day (1987, with Michael J. Fox and Susan Sarandon), Midnight Run (1988, with Robert De Niro), Deceived (1991, with Goldie Hawn), Mr. Jones (1993, with Rupert Everett), The Haunting (1999, with Lili Taylor), 21 Grams (2003, with Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro), Marley & Me (2008, with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston), The Bling Ring (2011, dir. Sofia Coppola, with Katie Holmes), On the Basis of Sex (2018, with Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer), and Amsterdam (2022, dir. David O. Russell, with Christian Bale and Margot Robbie). His notable television roles include My So-Called Life (1994), Devious Maids (2013), and The Morning Show (2019).

Known For

Filmography

2022
Amsterdam poster

Amsterdam

Movie · as Mr. Belport

2019
The Morning Show poster

The Morning Show

TV · as Fred Micklen · 18 eps

2014
Chasing Life poster

Chasing Life

TV · as Thomas Carver · 3 eps

2014
How to Get Away with Murder poster

How to Get Away with Murder

TV · as Mark Spivey · 1 ep

2013
Devious Maids poster

Devious Maids

TV · as Adrian Powell · 49 eps

2012
Scandal poster

Scandal

TV · as Justice Spivey · 1 ep

2012
House of Lies poster

House of Lies

TV · as Matt · 1 ep

2011
The Bling Ring poster

The Bling Ring

Movie · as Detective Archie Fishman

2011
The Undefeated poster

The Undefeated

Movie · as Self

2009
TiMER poster

TiMER

Movie · as Paul Depaul

2009
Castle poster

Castle

TV · as Simon Campbell · 1 ep

2008
Marley & Me poster

Marley & Me

Movie · as Dr. Sherman

2008
Eli Stone poster

Eli Stone

TV · as Judge Gaitin · 2 eps

2007
Private Practice poster

Private Practice

TV · as Father Mark · 1 ep

2007
Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace

TV · as Father John Hanadarko · 19 eps

2005
Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer

TV · as Steve Harper · 1 ep

2005
Reunion poster

Reunion

TV · 1 ep

2005
Related poster

Related

TV · as Joe Sorelli · 13 eps

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Marty Hancock · 2 eps

2005
The Closer poster

The Closer

TV · as Congressman Hilton · 1 ep

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Dr. Stephen Atwood · 1 ep

2004
Lost poster

Lost

TV · as Dan Norton · 2 eps

2003
Exposed poster

Exposed

Movie · as Erik Parsons

2003
21 Grams poster

21 Grams

Movie · as Dr. Jones

2003
Miracles poster

Miracles

TV · as Larry Kettridge · 1 ep

2002
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

TV · as Barry Mashburn · 2 eps

2001
Snow White poster

Snow White

Movie · as John

2001
The Division poster

The Division

TV · as FBI Agent Aubrey Harrick · 1 ep

2001
24 poster

24

TV · as John Brunner · 1 ep

2000
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra poster

The Sandy Bottom Orchestra

Movie · as Norman Green

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Roy Logan · 1 ep

1999
The Haunting poster

The Haunting

Movie · as Lou

1999
Countdown: The Sky's on Fire poster

Countdown: The Sky's on Fire

Movie · as Dr. Aaron Schiffren

1999
God's New Plan poster

God's New Plan

Movie · as Brian Young

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Oliver Cecil · 1 ep

1999
Angel poster

Angel

TV · as Elliot · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Roger Briggs, Jerry Bullard · 1 ep

1998
When Husbands Cheat poster

When Husbands Cheat

Movie · as Craig McCall

1998
The Girl Next Door poster

The Girl Next Door

Movie · as Craig Mitchell

1998
In Quiet Night poster

In Quiet Night

Movie · as Dr. Leonard Wolcott, Dinah's father

1996
Innocent Victims poster

Innocent Victims

Movie · as Jerry Beaver

1996
Holiday Affair poster

Holiday Affair

Movie · as Paul Davis

1996
My Very Best Friend poster

My Very Best Friend

Movie · as Alex

1996
A Step Toward Tomorrow poster

A Step Toward Tomorrow

Movie · as Dr. Decker

1996
7th Heaven poster

7th Heaven

TV · as Rob · 1 ep

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Dr. Ian Michaels · 1 ep

1994
Without Consent poster

Without Consent

Movie · as Robert Mills

1994
My So-Called Life poster

My So-Called Life

TV · as Graham Chase · 19 eps

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Gabriel Milner · 1 ep

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Dr. Will Harris · 1 ep

1993
Mr. Jones poster

Mr. Jones

Movie · as Dr. Patrick Shaye

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Frank · 1 ep

1992
Ladykiller poster

Ladykiller

Movie · as Vinnie

1991
Deceived poster

Deceived

Movie · as Harvey

1991
My Life and Times

My Life and Times

TV · 6 eps

1990
To My Daughter poster

To My Daughter

Movie · as Mark Sheridan

1990
In the Best Interest of the Child poster

In the Best Interest of the Child

Movie · as Frank

1990
Men Don't Leave poster

Men Don't Leave

Movie · as Gary

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Normal Munson · 1 ep

1988
Midnight Run poster

Midnight Run

Movie · as Agent Perry

1988
China Beach poster

China Beach

TV · 1 ep

1987
Light of Day poster

Light of Day

Movie · as Reverend Ansley

1986
Crime Story poster

Crime Story

TV · as Mayor Billy Haynes · 1 ep

1982
The Visitor poster

The Visitor

Movie