
Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
Thomas Joseph McCarthy (born 1966) is an American actor, writer, and film director who has appeared in several movies, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television shows such as The Wire, Boston Public, Law & Order, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of Saint Maybe. McCarthy has received critical acclaim for his writing and directing work for the independent films The Station Agent, The Visitor, Win Win, and Spotlight, the last of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, won McCarthy the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. He currently resides in Manhattan. He is the silent partner in a chain of successful Papaya Dogs throughout the greater metropolitan area. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas McCarthy (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 41
2020s
- 2026
Anima
Pete
- 2025
- 2022
2010s
- 2015
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Mammoth
Bob Sanders
- 2008
- 2007
Year of the Dog
Pier
The Situation
Major Hanks
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2002
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
30 Days
Brad Drazin
Certain Guys
Mitch
- 1998
Saint Maybe
Ian Bedloe
- 1997
In My Sister's Shadow
Michael Butler (as Thomas Joseph McCarthy)
- 1996
Mary & Tim
Tim Melville
- 1993
Rift
Bartender
- 1990
1950s
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ian Bedloe · 1 episode
Wrote 13
Directed 10
2020s
- 2026
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2017
- 2015
- 2014
- 2011
2000s
- 2008
- 2003
Produced 10
2020s
- 2026
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
- 2014
- 2011
Created 2
2020s
- 2022
2010s
- 2019
Other crew 1
2020s
- 2022
Appearances6
2010s
- 2015
- 2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Self
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Self
2000s
- 2007
The Wire: The Last Word
Self
The Wire Odyssey
Self
1990s
- 1996
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Self - Winner · 1 episode
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2015





