About
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...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
Nurse JackieSeries • 2009
Blue BloodsSeries • 2010
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001
The Good WifeSeries • 2009
ElementarySeries • 2012
FringeSeries • 2008
Mr. RobotSeries • 2015
The AmericansSeries • 2013
EvilSeries • 2019
Spin CitySeries • 1996
The Devil's AdvocateMovie • 1997
Bringing Out the DeadMovie • 1999
The Bourne LegacyMovie • 2012
Sleepless in SeattleMovie • 1993
Swift JusticeSeries • 1996
Scent of a WomanMovie • 1992
Almost FamousMovie • 2000
The Stepford WivesMovie • 2004
New York NewsSeries • 1995
The Black DonnellysSeries • 2007
That Awkward MomentMovie • 2014
All Good ThingsMovie • 2010
RiseSeries • 2018