Actor
Tom Kemp
Tom Kemp (born Thomas Kemp) is an American actor who has been active since 1971, when he appeared in Peter Watkins's Punishment Park. His birthdate and birthplace are not publicly available. Over his five-decade career he has built a steady presence in both independent and mainstream American cinema, often playing authoritative figures such as judges, priests, police officers, and government officials. He is best known for his roles in Sound of Metal (2019), Little Women (2019), and Paterno (2018).
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His notable film credits include The Departed (2006, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon), Shutter Island (2010, dir. Martin Scorsese, with DiCaprio), The Company Men (2010, with Ben Affleck and Kevin Costner), Blue Jasmine (2013, dir. Woody Allen, with Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin), Black Mass (2015, dir. Barry Levinson, with Johnny Depp), Irrational Man (2015, dir. Allen, with Emma Stone and Joaquin Phoenix), Manchester by the Sea (2016, dir. Kenneth Lonergan, with Casey Affleck), Café Society (2016, dir. Allen, with Jesse Eisenberg), Paterno (2018, with Anthony Hopkins), Sound of Metal (2019, dir. Darius Marder, with Riz Ahmed), and Little Women (2019, dir. Greta Gerwig, with Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet). His notable television roles include Brotherhood (2006–2008, with Stephen Dorff), The Strain (2015, with Bill Skarsgård), Billions (2016, with Paul Giamatti), and Castle Rock (2018, with Skarsgård
Known for
Shutter Island2010
Mystic River2003
Little Women2019
Manchester by the Sea2016
The Purge: Election Year2016
Gone Baby Gone2007
Blue Jasmine2013
Black Mass2015
Filmography
- 2026Widow's BaySeriesShep Clark
- 2024AbsolutionFilmBurt
- 2022Simchas and SorrowsFilmFrederick
- 2020Sound of MetalFilmDr. Paysinger
- 2020TigertailFilmRoger (uncredited)
- 2019Little WomenFilmAsa Melvin
- 2019Christmas a la ModeFilmMr. Blanchard
- 2018PaternoFilmGraham Spanier
- 2017Professor Marston and the Wonder WomenFilmHarry Peter
- 2017November CriminalsFilmSergeant Teague
- 2017The Spruces and the PinesFilmJames Pine
- 2017Crazy FamousFilmMr. Marcus
- 2017The Dunning ManFilm
- 2016Manchester by the SeaFilmStan Chandler
- 2016The Purge: Election YearFilmDrab Suited Man 2
- 2016Café SocietyFilmMan at Bar
- 2016DemolitionFilmDr. Brodkey
- 2016BillionsSeriesLaunch Driver
- 2015Black MassFilmFather Mackey
- 2015Irrational ManFilmJudge Spangler
- 2015Frank the BastardFilmRockwell
- 2014The StrainSeriesCardinal McNamara
- 2014Madam SecretarySeriesMajor Hicks
- 2014X/YFilmCharles
- 2013Blue JasmineFilmNat
- 2013Last Hours in SuburbiaFilmDet. Burke
- 2013Sins of the PreacherFilmTom Parker
- 2012Sexting in SuburbiaFilmPrincipal Brannigan
- 2012Crooked ArrowsFilmMr. Geyer
- 2010Shutter IslandFilmWard C Guard
- 2010Edge of DarknessFilmPaul Honeywell
- 2010All Good ThingsFilmKatie's Uncle
- 2010Blue BloodsSeriesHerb Eastman
- 2010The Company MenFilmConal Doherty
- 2010You Don't Know JackFilmCarl Marlinga
- 2009Tell-TaleFilmDetective Hatzis
- 2009StolenFilmRussell MacArthur
- 2009Bunker HillFilmD.A. Adon Stiglitz
- 2008My Best Friend's GirlFilmPriest
- 2008W.FilmDr. David Kay
- 2008ShuttleFilmSerene Man
- 2007Gone Baby GoneFilmPolice Captain
- 2007Black IrishFilmPriest
- 2006Hard LuckFilmGino Gambetta
- 2006BrotherhoodSeriesMarty Trio
- 2006The Legend of Lucy KeyesFilmChief Kemper
- 2005The 12 Dogs of ChristmasFilmDouglas O'Conner
- 2004Boston LegalSeriesOliver Atkins
- 2003Mystic RiverFilmCSS Tech
- 2003NCISSeriesLen Gregory
- 2003Miss MatchSeriesJudge Grayson
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeriesUncle Joe
- 2001When Billie Beat BobbyFilmSports Writer Frank
- 1999Family LawSeriesJames Collins
- 1998The PropositionFilmArthur's Chauffeur
- 1997Ally McBealSeriesForeman
- 1997The PracticeSeriesSamuel Palmer
- 1996Taking on the KennedysFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1993MaliceFilmBartender
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesLieutenant Donner, Sergeant Frank Shepard, Heller
- 1990MermaidsFilmCarrie's Husband
- 1986A Case of Deadly ForceFilmJack Finnegan
- 1982ParoleFilmFrank
- 1978See How She RunsFilmNorman