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Tom Irwin

Tom Irwin

Birthday: 1956-06-01 | Place of Birth: Peoria, Illinois, USA

Tom Irwin (born Thomas Edward Irwin, June 1, 1956, in Peoria, Illinois, USA) graduated from Illinois State University and joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1979 as a founding member, performing alongside Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, and Gary Sinise in over 50 productions. He won a Joseph Jefferson Award for The Glass Menagerie and made his Broadway debut in 1990 in The Grapes of Wrath. He is a class instructor at Steppenwolf Theater West School of Drama in Los Angeles, where he lives. His notable film credits include Light of Day (1987, with Michael J. Fox and Susan Sarandon), Midnight Run (1988, with Robert De Niro), Deceived (1991, with Goldie Hawn), Mr. Jones (1993, with Rupert Everett), The Haunting (1999, with Lili Taylor), 21 Grams (2003, with Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro), Marley & Me (2008, with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston), The Bling Ring (2011, dir. Sofia Coppola, with Katie Holmes), On the Basis of Sex (2018, with Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer), and Amsterdam (2022, dir. David O. Russell, with Christian Bale and Margot Robbie). His notable television roles include My So-Called Life (1994), Devious Maids (2013), and The Morning Show (2019).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2013
Devious Maids

as    Adrian Powell

2011
The Bling Ring

as    Detective Archie Fishman

2003
Exposed

as    Erik Parsons

2001
Snow White

as    John

2000
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra

as    Norman Green

1999
God's New Plan

as    Brian Young

1999
Countdown: The Sky's on Fire

as    Dr. Aaron Schiffren

1998
When Husbands Cheat

as    Craig McCall

1998
The Girl Next Door

as    Craig Mitchell

1998
In Quiet Night

as    Dr. Leonard Wolcott, Dinah's father

1996
My Very Best Friend

as    Alex

1996
A Step Toward Tomorrow

as    Dr. Decker

1996
Innocent Victims

as    Jerry Beaver

1996
Holiday Affair

as    Paul Davis

1994
My So-Called Life

as    Graham Chase

1994
Without Consent

as    Robert Mills

1993
Mr. Jones

as    Dr. Patrick Shaye

1992
Ladykiller

as    Vinnie

1991
Deceived

as    Harvey

1990
1990
To My Daughter

as    Mark Sheridan