Many actors talk about transforming themselves for a role, but Thomas F. Duffy has made a career of it. He’s gone from dinosaur hunting paleontologist to saving the world from aliens, Olympic hockey hero to a murderous gang leader, militiaman bank robber, and Ground Zero fire captain. A veteran of over 100 films, plays and television shows, his ability to transform himself has seen him with almost as many faces as Lon Chaney, changing looks and attitudes with every new role he takes on.
Thomas received critical praise for his starring roles as hippie Paleontologist Dr. Robert Burke in The Lost World: Jurassic Park and the fiery football-loving dad, Sam Moxon, in Varsity Blues. Noted directors he has worked for include JJ Abrams, Steven Spielberg, Mike Nichols, James Cameron, Oliver Stone, Curtis Hanson, Richard Donner, Brian Robbins, Roland Emmerich, William Friedkin, Harold Becker, Peter Markle, Tony Scott, and Wes Craven. He’s worked with Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Charles Bronson, Meryl Streep, John Candy, Sean Penn, Jack Nicholson, Gary Oldman, Christopher Plummer, Ed Harris, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Carrey, Bruce Willis, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicolas Cage & Antonio Banderas.
Thomas made a commanding feature film debut as Charles Bronson’s main nemesis, Nirvana, in Death Wish II. His over 40 film roles include Super 8, World Trade Center, Independence Day, The River Wild, Wolf, Rubber, The Mambo Kings, Mercury Rising, The Abyss, State Of Grace, Miracle On Ice, Supremacy, Poodle Springs, To Live And Die In L.A., Out For Justice, The Waterdance, Wagons East, Strange Men and The Candidate.
His over fifty television appearances include The Daily Show, Shameless, Grey's Anatomy, The X-Files, Louie, Getting On, E.R., Law & Order: Los Angeles, Without A Trace, The Twilight Zone, NYPD Blue, The Agency, Tales From The Crypt, Walker, Texas Ranger, Matlock, Two-Fisted Tales, Chicago Hope and Night Court. Recurring television roles include The Middle, In Living Color, Family Law, Cover Me, Picket Fences, A Year In The Life, and Days Of Our Lives.
Thomas served as an adjudicator for the American College Theatre Festival and has lectured at colleges across the country, including Brown, Smith, Miami, and Ohio.
Many actors talk about transforming themselves for a role, but Thomas F. Duffy has made a career of it. He’s gone from dinosaur hunting paleontologist to saving the world from aliens, Olympic hockey hero to a murderous gang leader, militiaman bank robber, and Ground Zero fire captain. A veteran of over 100 films, plays and television shows, his ability to transform himself has seen him with almost as many faces as Lon Chaney, changing looks and attitudes with every new role he takes on.
Thomas received critical praise for his starring roles as hippie Paleontologist Dr. Robert Burke in The Lost World: Jurassic Park and the fiery football-loving dad, Sam Moxon, in Varsity Blues. Noted directors he has worked for include JJ Abrams, Steven Spielberg, Mike Nichols, James Cameron, Oliver Stone, Curtis Hanson, Richard Donner, Brian Robbins, Roland Emmerich, William Friedkin, Harold Becker, Peter Markle, Tony Scott, and Wes Craven. He’s worked with Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Charles Bronson, Meryl Streep, John Candy, Sean Penn, Jack Nicholson, Gary Oldman, Christopher Plummer, Ed Harris, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Carrey, Bruce Willis, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicolas Cage & Antonio Banderas.
Thomas made a commanding feature film debut as Charles Bronson’s main nemesis, Nirvana, in Death Wish II. His over 40 film roles include Super 8, World Trade Center, Independence Day, The River Wild, Wolf, Rubber, The Mambo Kings, Mercury Rising, The Abyss, State Of Grace, Miracle On Ice, Supremacy, Poodle Springs, To Live And Die In L.A., Out For Justice, The Waterdance, Wagons East, Strange Men and The Candidate.
His over fifty television appearances include The Daily Show, Shameless, Grey's Anatomy, The X-Files, Louie, Getting On, E.R., Law & Order: Los Angeles, Without A Trace, The Twilight Zone, NYPD Blue, The Agency, Tales From The Crypt, Walker, Texas Ranger, Matlock, Two-Fisted Tales, Chicago Hope and Night Court. Recurring television roles include The Middle, In Living Color, Family Law, Cover Me, Picket Fences, A Year In The Life, and Days Of Our Lives.
Thomas served as an adjudicator for the American College Theatre Festival and has lectured at colleges across the country, including Brown, Smith, Miami, and Ohio.
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