Acting credits
41
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Thomas G. Waites
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 31Series: 11Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 15419
IMDb ID: nm0906640
Known for: Acting
Born: January 8, 1955
Age: 71
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2025
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.84
Wikidata: Q2380339
Also known as
Thomas Waites
Other jobs
Director (1)
Biography
An American actor and acting instructor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Waites runs an acting studio in New York City which is named for him. He has been a member of the Actor's Studio since 1984. Since the 1970s, Waites has appeared in over 30 television and film productions. Some of his credits as a television actor include NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Oz, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Jury. In film, he appeared in Unwed Father, State of Grace, ...And Justice for All, Gangland, An American Affair, The Warriors, and the John Carpenter film The Thing.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Thomas G. Waites.
Brooklyn's Gone To Hell
as Richard Crown
2025 Movie
3.0
Target
Director
2023 Movie
4.7
6:45
as Larry
2021 Movie
2.0
The Savant
as Chief Bocchino
2019 Movie
3.0
Broadway's Finest
2012 Movie
2.0
The Life Zone
as Roger Fields
2011 Movie
2.0
The Great Fight
as Chief Bocchino
2011 Movie
2.0
The Grand Theft
as Randy Lemar
2011 Movie
2.6
An Affirmative Act
as Samuel 'Dixie' Backus
2010 Movie
7.2
The Exonerated
as Deputy
2006 Movie
4.3
Nailed
as Carpet Guy
2001 Movie
3.2
American Virgin
as Grip
2000 Movie
5.4
Rites of Passage
as John Willio
1999 Movie
5.0
A Thousand Men and a Baby
as Supply Sergeant
1997 Movie
3.1
An American Affair
as Mulroney
1997 Movie
3.4
Timelock
as Warden Andrews
1996 Movie
5.8
Money Train
as Barricade Captain
1995 Movie
4.3
McBain
as Gill
1991 Movie
6.9
State of Grace
as Frankie's Man #1
1990 Movie
5.0
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
as Tink
1990 Movie
6.5
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
1988 Movie
The Verne Miller Story
as Al Capone
1988 Movie
5.8
Shakedown
as Officer Kelly
1988 Movie
5.5
Light of Day
as Smittie
1987 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Thomas G. Waites.
7.9
FBI
as Detective Dryden • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.1
Marvel's The Punisher
as Arthur Walsh • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.6
Homeland
as Clayton • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.2
New Amsterdam
as James Lucas • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Lance Brody • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Cop • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.6
Sliders
as Randy, Airplane Mechanic • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Burton Fenster • 1 eps
1990 Series
8.0
Crime Story
as Prosecutor • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.1
The Equalizer
as Jim Kaufman • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
as D.E.A. Agent Thompson • 1 eps
1984 Series