Tom Kemp
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Biography
Tom Kemp (born Thomas Kemp) is an American actor who has been active since 1971, when he appeared in Peter Watkins's Punishment Park. His birthdate and birthplace are not publicly available. Over his five-decade career he has built a steady presence in both independent and mainstream American cinema, often playing authoritative figures such as judges, priests, police officers, and government officials. He is best known for his roles in Sound of Metal (2019), Little Women (2019), and Paterno (2018). His notable film credits include The Departed (2006, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon), Shutter Island (2010, dir. Martin Scorsese, with DiCaprio), The Company Men (2010, with Ben Affleck and Kevin Costner), Blue Jasmine (2013, dir. Woody Allen, with Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin), Black Mass (2015, dir. Barry Levinson, with Johnny Depp), Irrational Man (2015, dir. Allen, with Emma Stone and Joaquin Phoenix), Manchester by the Sea (2016, dir. Kenneth Lonergan, with Casey Affleck), Café Society (2016, dir. Allen, with Jesse Eisenberg), Paterno (2018, with Anthony Hopkins), Sound of Metal (2019, dir. Darius Marder, with Riz Ahmed), and Little Women (2019, dir. Greta Gerwig, with Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet). His notable television roles include Brotherhood (2006–2008, with Stephen Dorff), The Strain (2015, with Bill Skarsgård), Billions (2016, with Paul Giamatti), and Castle Rock (2018, with Skarsgård
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Widow's Bay
TV · as Shep Clark · 1 ep
Absolution
Movie · as Burt
Simchas and Sorrows
Movie · as Frederick
Tigertail
Movie · as Roger (uncredited)
Sound of Metal
Movie · as Dr. Paysinger
Christmas a la Mode
Movie · as Mr. Blanchard
Little Women
Movie · as Asa Melvin
Paterno
Movie · as Graham Spanier
The Dunning Man
Movie
November Criminals
Movie · as Sergeant Teague
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
Movie · as Harry Peter
The Spruces and the Pines
Movie · as James Pine
Crazy Famous
Movie · as Mr. Marcus
Demolition
Movie · as Dr. Brodkey
Manchester by the Sea
Movie · as Stan Chandler
The Purge: Election Year
Movie · as Drab Suited Man 2
Café Society
Movie · as Man at Bar
Billions
TV · as Launch Driver · 1 ep
Irrational Man
Movie · as Judge Spangler
Frank the Bastard
Movie · as Rockwell
Black Mass
Movie · as Father Mackey
X/Y
Movie · as Charles
The Strain
TV · as Cardinal McNamara · 2 eps
Madam Secretary
TV · as Major Hicks · 1 ep
Last Hours in Suburbia
Movie · as Det. Burke
Sins of the Preacher
Movie · as Tom Parker
Blue Jasmine
Movie · as Nat
Crooked Arrows
Movie · as Mr. Geyer
Sexting in Suburbia
Movie · as Principal Brannigan
Edge of Darkness
Movie · as Paul Honeywell
The Company Men
Movie · as Conal Doherty
You Don't Know Jack
Movie · as Carl Marlinga
Shutter Island
Movie · as Ward C Guard
All Good Things
Movie · as Katie's Uncle
Blue Bloods
TV · as Herb Eastman · 1 ep
Tell-Tale
Movie · as Detective Hatzis
Stolen
Movie · as Russell MacArthur
Bunker Hill
Movie · as D.A. Adon Stiglitz
W.
Movie · as Dr. David Kay
Shuttle
Movie · as Serene Man
My Best Friend's Girl
Movie · as Priest
Black Irish
Movie · as Priest
Gone Baby Gone
Movie · as Police Captain
Hard Luck
Movie · as Gino Gambetta
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
Movie · as Chief Kemper
Brotherhood
TV · as Marty Trio · 5 eps
The 12 Dogs of Christmas
Movie · as Douglas O'Conner
Boston Legal
TV · as Oliver Atkins · 1 ep
Mystic River
Movie · as CSS Tech
Miss Match
TV · as Judge Grayson · 4 eps
NCIS
TV · as Len Gregory · 1 ep
When Billie Beat Bobby
Movie · as Sports Writer Frank
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Uncle Joe · 1 ep
Family Law
TV · as James Collins · 1 ep
The Proposition
Movie · as Arthur's Chauffeur
Ally McBeal
TV · as Foreman · 1 ep
The Practice
TV · as Samuel Palmer · 1 ep
Taking on the Kennedys
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Malice
Movie · as Bartender
Mermaids
Movie · as Carrie's Husband
Law & Order
TV · as Lieutenant Donner, Sergeant Frank Shepard, Heller · 1 ep
A Case of Deadly Force
Movie · as Jack Finnegan
Parole
Movie · as Frank
See How She Runs
Movie · as Norman