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 Stepford Wives (2004), Almost Famous (2000), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), The Out-of-Towners (1999), The Devil's Advocate (1997) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). Television work includes Ed (2000), NYPD Blue (1993), Spin City (1996), four episodes of Law & Order (1990) and one of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), as well as the television movies The Love Letter (1998) with Campbell Scott and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and The Deliverance of Elaine (1996) with Mare Winningham, Chris Cooper, and Lloyd Bridges.
Known For
Credits
- 2019 · Evil as Darryl Croce
- 2019 · Ask for Jane as Principal Rafferty
- 2018 · Rise as Mr. Baer
- 2017 · Future '38 as Lamont Hitler
- 2015 · Mr. Robot as Bill Harper
- 2014 · That Awkward Moment as Male Executive
- 2013 · The Americans as Jerry Clancy
- 2012 · Elementary as Gary Sullivan
- 2012 · The Bourne Legacy as Blue Lab Doctor
- 2010 · All Good Things as Barry Davis
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Fred Rosebrock
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Bradley Loomis
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Juror
- 2009 · The Rebound as Terrence
- 2009 · Tell-Tale as Legethon
- 2008 · Fringe as Gregory Worth
- 2007 · The Black Donnellys as Building Inspector Ferguson
- 2004 · The Stepford Wives as Stan Peters
- 2004 · Marie and Bruce as Frank
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Reverend Douglas Callaway
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Wallace Kenter
- 2000 · Almost Famous as Plaza Doctor
- 1999 · Bringing Out the Dead as John Burke
- 1999 · The Out-of-Towners as Andrew Lloyd Webber
- 1998 · The Love Letter as Scott's Boss (Lester)
- 1996 · Spin City as UPS Guy
- 1996 · The Deliverance of Elaine as Delbert
- 1995 · New York News as Jonathan
- 1995 · Kiss of Death as EMS Supervisor
- 1993 · Sleepless in Seattle as Rob
- 1992 · Scent of a Woman as Garry
- 1991 · Shadows and Fog as Vigilante with Spiro
- 1990 · Law & Order as Mr. Marks
- 1990 · Law & Order as Scott Hexter
- 1990 · Law & Order as Bud
- 1990 · Law & Order as Howard Philips
- 1990 · Law & Order as Homeless Man #3