Harold Thomas Wright is an American television and theatre actor. Wright has appeared in over 40 stage productions on and off Broadway. He began his acting career as an original member of The People's Light and Theater Company outside of Philadelphia. Wright also spent four years at the National Playwrights Conference and two summers at the Sundance Institute. On Broadway, he performed in A Taste of Honey which received two Tony Award nominations. Some of the notable theaters in which he has appeared include the American Place Theater, Manhattan Theater Club, New York Theater Workshop, Actors Theater of Louisville, Center Stage, Yale Repertory Theater, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Hartford Stage, Los Angeles Stage and Film, and Theatre De La Jeune Lune in Minneapolis starring in Farthest From The Sun with Steve Guttenberg. In 1987, he played a hitchhiker in the horror film Creepshow 2. Wright co-starred in the feature films Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business with Ice Cube. He also co-starred with Angela Bassett as her ex-lover in Sunshine State, his fifth film with writer/director John Sayles. The other four Sayles films include: Passion Fish, City of Hope, Matewan and The Brother from Another Planet. Since then he co-starred in another Sayles feature, Honeydripper. In 2000, Wright won the Best Actor Award at the Santa Monica Film Festival for his portrayal of John Shed in the indie film Dumbarton Bridge. He has played roles on several television programs but is best known for playing Mr. Morgan, Yankees co-worker of character George Costanza (Jason Alexander) on Seinfeld; and the hybrid alien Tuvix in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Tuvix".
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 29, 1952 (73)
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
- Actor, also director
- 118 on MovieCove · 157 credits in all
What are Tom Wright's films like?
Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 3 · Earnest 29
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 13 · Dark 15
A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4
Gentle 4 · Charged 15 · Intense 14
Steady 7 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 6
Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 2
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 3
Casual 6 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 7
Resolved 21 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5
Roles they play
- Allyas Charles in Marked for Death (1990)
- Shadowas Henry in Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)
- Mentoras Willie Gar in The Cursed (2010)
- Heraldas Director Patten in Medical Police (2020)
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet18
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous8
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Tom Wright's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 82 of their 118 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (39).
- Passion Fish (1992) · actor · free
- Beyond the Lights (2014) · actor · free
- The Brother from Another Planet (1984) · actor · free
- Shooter (2016) · actor · free
- Sunshine State (2002) · actor · free
- Tales from the Hood (1995) · actor · free
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) · actor · free
- 21 Jump Street (1987) · actor · free
- Forget Paris (1995) · actor · free
- Things Never Said (2013) · actor · free
- Barbershop (2002) · actor · free
- The Onion Movie (2008) · actor · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- Passion Fish (1992) · actor · free
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995) · actor · free
- Rizzoli & Isles (2010) · actor · free
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) · actor · free
- Beyond the Lights (2014) · actor · free
- Everwood (2002) · actor · free
- NCIS (2003) · actor, director · free
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) · actor · free
- The Brother from Another Planet (1984) · actor · free
- 21 Jump Street (1987) · actor · free
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) · actor · free
- Creepshow 2 (1987) · actor · free
- +6 more
- Castle (2009) · actor · free
- Grimm (2011) · actor · free
- Passion Fish (1992) · actor · free
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) · actor · free
- Beyond the Lights (2014) · actor · free
- The Brother from Another Planet (1984) · actor · free
- 21 Jump Street (1987) · actor · free
- Forget Paris (1995) · actor · free
- Numb3rs (2005) · actor · free
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) · actor · free
- Men of War (1994) · actor · free
- The Soldier (1982) · actor · free
- +6 more
- Daisy Jones & The Six (2023) · actor
- Grimm (2011) · actor
- Beyond the Lights (2014) · actor
- Everwood (2002) · actor
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) · actor
- 21 Jump Street (1987) · actor
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) · actor
- Creepshow 2 (1987) · actor
- Walkaway Joe (2020) · director
- Streetwalkin' (1985) · actor
- Men of War (1994) · actor
- The Soldier (1982) · actor
- +5 more
- House (2004) · actor
- Modern Family (2009) · actor
- The Mentalist (2008) · actor
- 24 (2001) · actor
- Castle (2009) · actor
- The Rookie (2018) · actor
- ER (1994) · actor
- 9-1-1 (2018) · actor
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) · actor
- NCIS (2003) · actor, director
- The O.C. (2003) · actor
- Nip/Tuck (2003) · actor
- +3 more
- Shout! TV, show their 4 titles on Shout! TV
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- Midnight Pulp, show their 2 titles on Midnight Pulp
- MovieSphere+, show their 2 titles on MovieSphere+
- Sony Pictures Core, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Lifetime Movie Club, show their title on Lifetime Movie Club
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Monsters and Nightmares, show their title on Monsters and Nightmares
- Passionflix, show their title on Passionflix
- Screambox, show their title on Screambox
- Sundance Now, show their title on Sundance Now
Subscription and free streaming for Tom Wright's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
157 credits, 118 with a MovieCove page.

Summer Camp(2024)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Daisy Jones & The Six(2023)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Locksmith(2023)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
That's Amor(2022)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
True Story(2021)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Gully(2019)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Walkaway Joe(2020)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Beanfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Medical Police(2020)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
A Brother's Honor(2019)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Still Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

#truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

The Divorce Party(2019)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Rookie(2018)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Spell(2018)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Higher Power(2018)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Station 19(2018)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
9-1-1(2018)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Inhumans(2017)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
Inhumans: The First Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

The Neighborhood(2017)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Message from the King(2016)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Shooter(2016)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Within(2016)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
South32 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

The Last Bid(2016)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Rebirth(2016)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Rush Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

The Magicians(2015)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Runaway Island(2015)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Diabolical(2015)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Stockholm, Pennsylvania(2015)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Starting from Scratch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Beyond the Lights(2014)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Constantine(2014)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Things Never Said(2013)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Ray Donovan(2013)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Broken Blood(2013)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
1600 Penn(2012)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
A Beautiful Soul(2012)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Grimm(2011)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Franklin & Bash(2011)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Rift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Rizzoli & Isles(2010)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Breakdance Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Burning Palms(2010)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Cursed(2010)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Modern Family(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Dark Blue(2009)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
The Container (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Castle(2009)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Crash(2008)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
The Imposter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

The Mentalist(2008)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Onion Movie(2008)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
B.O.H.I.C.A.(2008)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Live!(2007)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Honeydripper(2007)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Saving Grace(2007)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Darwin Awards(2006)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Shark(2006)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
World Trade Center(2006)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Striking Range(2006)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Ghost Whisperer(2005)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Close to Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

The Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Chasing Ghosts(2005)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Numb3rs(2005)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
American Fusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

House(2004)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
In Your Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
NCIS(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Hangman's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

The O.C.(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Betrayal(2003)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Nip/Tuck(2003)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Dragnet(2003)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Everwood(2002)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all showsThe Keyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Sunshine State(2002)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Barbershop(2002)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!(2002)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Contagion(2002)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
24(2001)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Layover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

The Prime Gig(2000)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Alex in Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Pursuit of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Funny Valentines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Martial Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

The Pentagon Wars(1998)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Palmetto(1998)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Menno's Mind(1997)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Murder at 1600(1997)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Gridlock'd(1997)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
My Fellow Americans(1996)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Playing Dangerous 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

White Man's Burden(1995)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Tales from the Hood(1995)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Forget Paris(1995)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all filmsExtreme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Star Trek: Voyager(1995)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
ER(1994)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Men of War(1994)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Vault of Horror I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Viper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Acting on Impulse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Weekend at Bernie's II(1993)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Passion Fish(1992)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Past Midnight(1991)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Dead in the Water(1991)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
City of Hope(1991)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Roc(1991)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Street Hunter(1990)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Reversal of Fortune(1990)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Marked for Death(1990)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Heart of Dixie(1989)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Seinfeld(1989)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Troop Beverly Hills(1989)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Vietnam War Story: The Last Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka(1988)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
A Different World(1987)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Matewan(1987)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Creepshow 2(1987)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
21 Jump Street(1987)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
The Secret of My Success(1987)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Outrageous Fortune(1987)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
L.A. Law(1986)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Johnny Bull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Streetwalkin'(1985)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Exterminator 2(1984)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Delta Pi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Alphabet City(1984)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
OK Today Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

The Soldier(1982)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Subway Riders(1981)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Underground U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Tomcats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Career shape
Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 156 titles from 1977 to 2024; peak year 2016.
Film career
Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1984Screen debut· Alphabet City
- 1990Breakout· Marked for Death
- 1990Career best· Marked for Death
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Tom Wright's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 78; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up36
- 50th to 74th23
- 25th to 49th29
- Below 25th30
Shape of the crowd
50 of their 118 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved12
- Universally Panned3
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive5
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser42
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed50
Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Tom Wright's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Tom Wright work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tom Wright's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dwight H. Little shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Dwight H. LittleShared titles: Murder at 1600 (1997), Marked for Death (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Dwight H. Little

- Amos PoeShared titles: Alphabet City (1984), Subway Riders (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Amos Poe

Actors
- Lake BellShared titles: Medical Police (2020), Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Lake Bell

- Marc MacaulayShared titles: Broken Blood (2013), Palmetto (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Macaulay

- Pruitt Taylor VinceShared titles: Broken Blood (2013), Dead in the Water (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Pruitt Taylor Vince

- Louis MandylorShared titles: The Cursed (2010), Betrayal (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Louis Mandylor

Composers and cinematographers
- Tom HoweShared titles: Summer Camp (2024), Daisy Jones & The Six (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Howe

- Steven BernsteinShared titles: Walkaway Joe (2020), Murder at 1600 (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Steven Bernstein

- Robert D. YeomanShared titles: The Pentagon Wars (1998), Past Midnight (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Robert D. Yeoman

- Christopher YoungShared titles: Murder at 1600 (1997), Tales from the Hood (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Young

Producers
- Jamie CarmichaelShared titles: Higher Power (2018), The Diabolical (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jamie Carmichael

- Ross M. DinersteinShared titles: Higher Power (2018), The Diabolical (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Ross M. Dinerstein

- Catalaine KnellShared titles: Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995), Past Midnight (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Catalaine Knell
- Lisa M. HansenShared titles: Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995), Past Midnight (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Lisa M. Hansen






