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). 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
Simchas and Sorrows
(Frederick)
W.
(Dr. David Kay)
Edge of Darkness
(Paul Honeywell)
The 12 Dogs of Christmas
(Douglas O'Conner)
Tell-Tale
(Detective Hatzis)
Hard Luck
(Gino Gambetta)
The Company Men
(Conal Doherty)
Shuttle
(Serene Man)
When Billie Beat Bobby
(Sports Writer Frank)
Black Irish
(Priest)
Crooked Arrows
(Mr. Geyer)
Last Hours in Suburbia
(Det. Burke)
X/Y
(Charles)
Taking on the Kennedys
(Narrator (voice))
Irrational Man
(Judge Spangler)
Frank the Bastard
(Rockwell)
Absolution
(Burt)
The Dunning Man
You Don't Know Jack
(Carl Marlinga)
Shutter Island
(Ward C Guard)
Demolition
(Dr. Brodkey)
November Criminals
(Sergeant Teague)
Manchester by the Sea
(Stan Chandler)
Black Mass
(Father Mackey)
The Purge: Election Year
(Drab Suited Man 2)
My Best Friend's Girl
(Priest)
All Good Things
(Katie's Uncle)
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
(Harry Peter)
The Spruces and the Pines
(James Pine)
Paterno
(Graham Spanier)
Crazy Famous
(Mr. Marcus)
Tigertail
(Roger (uncredited))
Sins of the Preacher
(Tom Parker)
Stolen
(Russell MacArthur)
Christmas a la Mode
(Mr. Blanchard)
Sound of Metal
(Dr. Paysinger)
Little Women
(Asa Melvin)
Blue Jasmine
(Nat)
Mystic River
(CSS Tech)
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
(Chief Kemper)
See How She Runs
(Norman)
Malice
(Bartender)
Mermaids
(Carrie's Husband)
Café Society
(Man at Bar)
A Case of Deadly Force
(Jack Finnegan)
Bunker Hill
(D.A. Adon Stiglitz)
Sexting in Suburbia
(Principal Brannigan)
The Proposition
(Arthur's Chauffeur)
Gone Baby Gone
(Police Captain)
Parole
(Frank)
Ally McBeal
(Foreman)
Family Law
(James Collins)
Law & Order
(Lieutenant Donner)
Blue Bloods
(Herb Eastman)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(Uncle Joe)
Law & Order
(Sergeant Frank Shepard)
The Strain
(Cardinal McNamara)
Law & Order
(Heller)
Miss Match
(Judge Grayson)
NCIS
(Len Gregory)
Madam Secretary
(Major Hicks)
The Practice
(Samuel Palmer)
Boston Legal
(Oliver Atkins)
Brotherhood
(Marty Trio)
Billions
(Launch Driver)
Widow's Bay
(Shep Clark)