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Tom Gilroy

Actor

Tom Gilroy

Born August 7, 1960 in Jamaica26 films

Tom Gilroy is an American director, writer, actor, producer, playwright, poet, musician, and teacher. Gilroy has written, directed and produced five films, including the award-winning short Touch Base and the critically acclaimed feature Spring Forward. He has appeared in over 20 television shows and 30 films.

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With his theatre company Machine Full, Gilroy has produced over a dozen critically acclaimed productions, most recently the multi-media production of Hamlet for the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival. Gilroy is also a published haiku poet, having authored the haiku year and Haiku, Not Bombs among others.

Gilroy has collaborated with Michael Stipe on several projects, including "Everything’s Coming Undone," for the compilation album Ciao My Shining Star, The Songs of Mark Mulcahy. He has performed as a musician on tracks by Stipe, Mark Mulcahy, Dub Gabriel, and Ariel Aparicio, whose album Aerials he produced.

Gilroy has also taught as a professor at Columbia University and Davidson College.

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Land and Freedom posterFirst watchLand and Freedom19957.3as LawrenceSummer 1936: young unemployed communist David Carr leaves Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain. He joins an international group of Militia-men and women, the POUM (Partido…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
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Filmography

26 films as actor
  1. 2016Tom's DilemmaMr. Jacobson
  2. 2015Houses
  3. 2015The World Made StraightMr. Anderson
  4. 2013The Cold LandsTom
  5. 2008Dream BoyPreacher John
  6. 2008The Blue Tooth VirginLouis
  7. 2006Wild Tigers I Have KnownThe Principal
  8. 2005Sweet LandComrade Vik
  9. 2005Shooting VegetariansBailliff
  10. 2004Everyday PeopleErin's Professor
  11. 2004Harry and MaxJosiah
  12. 2001Series 7Dawn's Cameraman
  13. 2000Bread and RosesDirector of Campaigns
  14. 1999On the RunTom
  15. 1998Claire DolanClient #3/$1000 Trick
  16. 1998Inside/OutDavid Sheppard
  17. 1998Lulu on the BridgeRestaurant Man #1
  18. 1998SparkJack
  19. 1997Blixa Bargeld Stole My Cowboy BootsBar Voice (voice)
  20. 1997Vicious CirclesMorton
  21. 1996RatchetElliot Callahan
  22. 1996Girls TownRichard Helms
  23. 1995Postcards from AmericaAdult David's Friend
  24. 1995Land and FreedomLawrence
  25. 1991A Matter of DegreesThe Scuzz
  26. 1987Arena BrainsArtist