- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 17, 1959
- Place of Birth
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Tom Riis Farrell
Tom Riis Farrell was born in Oceanside, New York. He attended Union College in Schenectady, New York, earning a BA in Theatre in 1981. His first film was Regarding Henry (1991), but he was edited out. Most recently, he appeared off-Broadway in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, starring Al Pacino, Charles Durning, Tony Randall, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and Paul Giamatti. Prior to that, he was in the Broadway, San Francisco, Pasadena, and touring productions of Claudia Shear's play "Dirty Blonde," receiving a Helen Hayes Award and a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for that performance. Other Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include "1776" (Roundabout and Gershwin Theatres); "Wrong Mountain" (Eugene O'Neill Theatre); "Li'l Abner" (Encores! at City Center); and "View of the Dome" (NY Theatre Workshop). Tom shows up in the movies Trust the Man (2005), Marie and Bruce (2004), The Stepfo…
Filmography
tvEvil
2019 · Darryl Croce
movieAsk for Jane
2019 · Principal Rafferty
tvRise
2018 · Mr. Baer
movieFuture '38
2017 · Lamont Hitler
tvMr. Robot
2015 · Bill Harper
movieLullaby
2014 · Officer Poland
movieThat Awkward Moment
2014 · Male Executive
tvThe Americans
2013 · Jerry Clancy
tvElementary
2012 · Gary Sullivan
movieThe Bourne Legacy
2012 · Blue Lab Doctor
movieAll Good Things
2010 · Barry Davis
tvBlue Bloods
2010 · Fred Rosebrock, Bradley Loomis
tvThe Good Wife
2009 · Juror
movieThe Rebound
2009 · Terrence
tvNurse Jackie
2009 · Herman Wainess
movieTell-Tale
2009 · Legethon
tvFringe
2008 · Gregory Worth
tvThe Black Donnellys
2007 · Building Inspector Ferguson
movieThe Exonerated
2006 · Farmer (uncredited)
movieThe Stepford Wives
2004 · Stan Peters
movieMarie and Bruce
2004 · Frank
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Douglas Callaway, Wallace Kenter
movieAlmost Famous
2000 · Plaza Doctor
movieBringing Out the Dead
1999 · John Burke
movieThe Out-of-Towners
1999 · Andrew Lloyd Webber
movieDirty Laundry
1998 · Hair Consultant
movieThe Love Letter
1998 · Scott's Boss (Lester)
movieThe Devil's Advocate
1997 · Priest
tvSpin City
1996 · UPS Guy
movieThe Deliverance of Elaine
1996 · Delbert
tvSwift Justice
1996 · Thomas Proctor
tvNew York News
1995 · Jonathan
movieKiss of Death
1995 · EMS Supervisor
movieSleepless in Seattle
1993 · Rob
movieScent of a Woman
1992 · Garry
movieShadows and Fog
1991 · Vigilante with Spiro
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Mr. Marks, Scott Hexter, Bud, Howard Philips, Homeless Man #3