Tom Riis Farrell
Tom Riis Farrell was born in Oceanside, New York. He attended Union College in Schenectady, New York, earning a BA in Theatre in 1981. His first film was Regarding Henry (1991), but he was edited out. Most recently, he appeared off-Broadway in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, starring Al Pacino, Charles Durning, Tony Randall, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and Paul Giamatti. Prior to that, he was in the Broadway, San Francisco, Pasadena, and touring productions of Claudia Shear's play "Dirty Blonde," receiving a Helen Hayes Award and a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for that performance. Other Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include "1776" (Roundabout and Gershwin Theatres); "Wrong Mountain" (Eugene O'Neill Theatre); "Li'l Abner" (Encores! at City Center); and "View of the Dome" (NY Theatre Workshop). Tom shows up in the movies Trust the Man (2005), Marie and Bruce (2004), The Stepford Wives (2004), Almost Famous (2000), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), The Out-of-Towners (1999), The Devil's Advocate (1997) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). Television work includes Ed (2000), NYPD Blue (1993), Spin City (1996), four episodes of Law & Order (1990) and one of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), as well as the television movies The Love Letter (1998) with Campbell Scott and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and The Deliverance of Elaine (1996) with Mare Winningham, Chris Cooper, and Lloyd Bridges.
Filmography
Ask for Jane
as Principal Rafferty
Ask for Jane
as Principal Rafferty
Future '38
as Lamont Hitler
Future '38
as Lamont Hitler
Lullaby
as Officer Poland
Lullaby
as Officer Poland
That Awkward Moment
as Male Executive
That Awkward Moment
as Male Executive
The Bourne Legacy
as Blue Lab Doctor
The Bourne Legacy
as Blue Lab Doctor
All Good Things
as Barry Davis
All Good Things
as Barry Davis
The Rebound
as Terrence
The Rebound
as Terrence
Tell-Tale
as Legethon
Tell-Tale
as Legethon
The Exonerated
as Farmer (uncredited)
The Exonerated
as Farmer (uncredited)
The Stepford Wives
as Stan Peters
The Stepford Wives
as Stan Peters
Marie and Bruce
as Frank
Marie and Bruce
as Frank
Almost Famous
as Plaza Doctor
Almost Famous
as Plaza Doctor
Bringing Out the Dead
as John Burke
Bringing Out the Dead
as John Burke
The Out-of-Towners
as Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Out-of-Towners
as Andrew Lloyd Webber
Dirty Laundry
as Hair Consultant
Dirty Laundry
as Hair Consultant
The Love Letter
as Scott's Boss (Lester)
The Love Letter
as Scott's Boss (Lester)
The Devil's Advocate
as Priest
The Devil's Advocate
as Priest
The Deliverance of Elaine
as Delbert
The Deliverance of Elaine
as Delbert
Kiss of Death
as EMS Supervisor
Kiss of Death
as EMS Supervisor
Sleepless in Seattle
as Rob
Sleepless in Seattle
as Rob
Scent of a Woman
as Garry
Scent of a Woman
as Garry
Shadows and Fog
as Vigilante with Spiro
Shadows and Fog
as Vigilante with Spiro