Tom Pelphrey
Born: 1982-07-28 in Howell, New Jersey, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Tom Pelphrey is an American actor. Tom was born and raised in New Jersey. He grew up in the town of Howell and attended the Fine and Performing Arts Center at Howell High school. He received a BFA in Acting from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University where he also had the opportunity to study Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre in London, England. Tom's first professional job was on the long running CBS daytime show, Guiding Light. In two and a half years on the show he was nominated for four consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards; he won twice. (2006, 2008) Since then he has worked in theater, television, and independent film. His first lead role in a film was playing the crystal meth addict David in Junction alongside Michael O'Keefe, David Zayas and Anthony Rapp. That led to lead roles in other features including the romantic comedy, Excuse Me for Living, where he worked with Jerry Stiller, Christopher Lloyd, Dick Cavett, and Robert Vaughn. He eventually became a series regular on the hit Cinemax show "Banshee" playing ex neo-nazi Kurt Bunker. Tom is a founding member and the current Artistic Director of the Apothecary Theatre Company; a NYC based not-for-profit that develops and produces world premieres of new plays by up and coming playwrights. He made his Broadway debut in 2012 as Judy Garland's last husband, Mickey Deans, in the critically acclaimed "End of the Rainbow", directed by Tony Award winner Terry Johnson.
Filmography
2025
- Task as Robbie Prendergrast
2024
- A Man in Full as Raymond Peepgrass
2023
- Love & Death as Don Crowder
2022
- Outer Range as Perry Abbott
- American Murderer as Jason Derek Brown
- She Said as Vadim Rutman
- A Farewell to Ozark as Self
- Jill as Ted
2020
- Mank as Joseph Mankiewicz
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Crazy Alien as John Stockton
2017
- Ozark as Ben Davis
- Marvel's Iron Fist as Ward Meachum
2015
- Blindspot as Cameron Gibbs
- Anchors as Denny
- Sam as Stephen
- #Lucky Number as Bret Reynolds
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Black Box as Joseph Moran
2013
- Banshee as Kurt Bunker
- The Following as Brock
- Turtle Island as Tim
- Tiger Lily Road as Ricky Harden
2012
- Junction as David
- Excuse Me for Living as Dan
2011
- Body of Proof as Dean Avery
2010
- Blue Bloods as Mike Galatis
2009
- The Good Wife as Josh Mundy
2008
- Birds of America as Hitchhiker
2005
- Ghost Whisperer as Brian
- Numb3rs as Mike Daley
2002
- CSI: Miami as Mick Ragosa
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as T-Bone