Tom Riis Farrell
Born: 1959-08-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2019
- Evil as Darryl Croce
- 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
- Lullaby as Officer Poland
2013
- The Americans as Jerry Clancy
2012
- Elementary as Gary Sullivan
- The Bourne Legacy as Blue Lab Doctor
2010
- Blue Bloods as Fred Rosebrock
- All Good Things as Barry Davis
2009
- The Good Wife as Juror
- The Rebound as Terrence
- Tell-Tale as Legethon
2008
- Fringe as Gregory Worth
2007
- The Black Donnellys as Building Inspector Ferguson
2006
- The Exonerated as Farmer (uncredited)
2004
- The Stepford Wives as Stan Peters
- Marie and Bruce as Frank
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Douglas Callaway
2000
- Almost Famous as Plaza Doctor
1999
- Bringing Out the Dead as John Burke
- The Out-of-Towners as Andrew Lloyd Webber
1998
- The Love Letter as Scott's Boss (Lester)
1997
- The Devil's Advocate as Priest
1996
- Spin City as UPS Guy
- The Deliverance of Elaine as Delbert
1995
- Kiss of Death as EMS Supervisor
- New York News as Jonathan
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