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Tom Irwin

Tom Irwin

Actor · Born June 1, 1956 (70) · Peoria, Illinois, USA

Tom Irwin (born Thomas Edward Irwin, June 1, 1956, in Peoria, Illinois, USA) graduated from Illinois State University and joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1979 as a founding member, performing alongside Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, and Gary Sinise in over 50 productions. He won a Joseph Jefferson Award for The Glass Menagerie and made his Broadway debut in 1990 in The Grapes of Wrath. He is a class instructor at Steppenwolf Theater West School of Drama in Los Angeles, where he lives. His notable film credits include Light of Day (1987, with Michael J. Fox and Susan Sarandon), Midnight Run (1988, with Robert De Niro), Deceived (1991, with Goldie Hawn), Mr. Jones (1993, with Rupert Everett), The Haunting (1999, with Lili Taylor), 21 Grams (2003, with Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro), Marley & Me (2008, with Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston), The Bling Ring (2011, dir. Sofia Coppola, with Katie Holmes), On the Basis of Sex (2018, with Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer), and Amsterdam (2022, dir. David O. Russell, with Christian Bale and Margot Robbie). His notable television roles include My So-Called Life (1994), Devious Maids (2013), and The Morning Show (2019).

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Born
June 1, 1956 (70)
From
Peoria, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 38% in 30 days

What are Tom Irwin's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
22%
Morality
22%
Bonds
21%
Ideas
11%
Power
9%
Society
9%
Survival
5%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
6
Dread
4
Warm
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tom Irwin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Irwin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

63 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Amsterdam(2022)

    as Mr. Belport

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Morning Show(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · as Fred Micklen

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Spivey

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Chasing Life(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Thomas Carver

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Devious Maids(2013)

    Show 49 episodes · as Adrian Powell

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Justice Spivey

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • House of Lies(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Bling Ring(2011)

    as Detective Archie Fishman

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Timer(2009)

    as Paul Depaul

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Campbell

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Marley & Me(2008)

    as Dr. Sherman

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Eli Stone(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judge Gaitin

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Mark

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 19 episodes · as Father John Hanadarko

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Related (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · as Joe Sorelli

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve Harper

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Congressman Hilton

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marty Hancock

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Stephen Atwood

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dan Norton

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • 21 Grams(2003)

    as Dr. Jones

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Exposed(2003)

    as Erik Parsons

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Kettridge

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Barry Mashburn

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • 24(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as John Brunner

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Snow White: The Fairest of Them All(2001)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as FBI Agent Aubrey Harrick

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Roy Logan

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Norman Green

  • Angel(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Elliot

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry Bullard · as Roger Briggs

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Judging Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Oliver Cecil

  • The Haunting(1999)

    as Lou

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Sky's on Fire(1999)

    as Dr. Aaron Schiffren

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • God's New Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Brian Young

  • The Girl Next Door(1998)

    as Craig Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • When Husbands Cheat(1998)

    as Craig McCall

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • In Quiet Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dr. Leonard Wolcott, Dinah's father

  • Holiday Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Paul Davis

  • A Step Toward Tomorrow(1996)

    as Dr. Decker

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Rob

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • My Very Best Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Alex

  • Innocent Victims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jerry Beaver

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Ian Michaels

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Without Consent(1994)

    as Robert Mills

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Will Harris

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriel Milner

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • My So-Called Life(1994)

    Show 19 episodes · as Graham Chase

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Jones(1993)

    as Dr. Patrick Shaye

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Ladykiller(1992)

    as Vinnie

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Deceived(1991)

    as Harvey

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • My Life and Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • To My Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mark Sheridan

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Normal Munson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • In the Best Interest of the Child(1990)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Men Don't Leave(1990)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Run(1988)

    as F.B.I. Agent Perry

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • China Beach(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Light of Day(1987)

    as Reverend Ansley

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Crime Story(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor Billy Haynes

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Visitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 63 titles from 1982 to 2022; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

Deceived (1991)

$29M worldwide

Highest rated

My So-Called Life (1994)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Devious Maids (2013)

Film career

19822022

Peak 2000 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 63: 63 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

1980s5 · acting1990s28 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
8797

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Tom Irwin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

When Husbands Cheat (1998)

75th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Midnight Run (1988)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tom Irwin's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Tom Irwin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Irwin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shelley Evans shares the most, 2.

Writers

Composers