Tom Kemp
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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). 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
Credits
Shutter Island (2010)
as Ward C Guard
Little Women (2019)
as Asa Melvin
Mystic River (2003)
as CSS Tech
The Purge: Election Year (2016)
as Drab Suited Man 2
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
as Stan Chandler
Edge of Darkness (2010)
as Paul Honeywell
Black Mass (2015)
as Father Mackey
Absolution (2024)
as Burt
Irrational Man (2015)
as Judge Spangler
My Best Friend's Girl (2008)
as Priest
Demolition (2016)
as Dr. Brodkey
November Criminals (2017)
as Sergeant Teague
Sound of Metal (2020)
as Dr. Paysinger
All Good Things (2010)
as Katie's Uncle
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
as Police Captain
Café Society (2016)
as Man at Bar
Mermaids (1990)
as Carrie's Husband
Blue Jasmine (2013)
as Nat
Malice (1993)
as Bartender
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)
as Harry Peter
The Company Men (2010)
as Conal Doherty
X/Y (2014)
as Charles
W. (2008)
as Dr. David Kay
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
as Carl Marlinga
Shuttle (2008)
as Serene Man
Hard Luck (2006)
as Gino Gambetta
Tigertail (2020)
as Roger (uncredited)
The Proposition (1998)
as Arthur's Chauffeur
Paterno (2018)
as Graham Spanier
When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
as Sports Writer Frank
Frank the Bastard (2015)
as Rockwell
Tell-Tale (2009)
as Detective Hatzis
Stolen (2009)
as Russell MacArthur
The Legend of Lucy Keyes (2006)
as Chief Kemper
The 12 Dogs of Christmas (2005)
as Douglas O'Conner
Last Hours in Suburbia (2013)
as Det. Burke
Crooked Arrows (2012)
as Mr. Geyer
Sexting in Suburbia (2012)
as Principal Brannigan
Christmas a la Mode (2019)
as Mr. Blanchard
The Spruces and the Pines (2017)
as James Pine
Black Irish (2007)
as Priest
Sins of the Preacher (2013)
as Tom Parker
The Dunning Man (2017)
Actor
A Case of Deadly Force (1986)
as Jack Finnegan
Parole (1982)
as Frank
Crazy Famous (2017)
as Mr. Marcus
Taking on the Kennedys (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
See How She Runs (1978)
as Norman
Simchas and Sorrows (2022)
as Frederick
Bunker Hill (2009)
as D.A. Adon Stiglitz