Thomas Joseph (Tom) McCarthy ( born June 7, 1966 , New Jersey , USA ) is an American actor , screenwriter and director who starred in Meet the Parents and Good Night and good luck ”, as well as in the series“ Listening ”and“ Law and Order ”. McCarthy is one of the representatives of American independent cinema . In particular, he is the director and screenwriter of the films " Station Warden " (2003) and " Visitor " (2008).
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| Birth name | Thomas Joseph McCarthy |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | New Jersey , USA |
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| Profession | actor screenwriter filmmaker |
| Career | 1992 - present time |
| Awards | Oscar ( 2016 ) BAFTA ( 2004 , 2016 ) |
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Life and work
Thomas McCarthy graduated from Boston College in 1988 , and later at Yale University Drama School. McCarthy has played in other films. He played the role of James Bradley in the Clint Eastwood film “ Flags of Our Fathers ”. He gained fame and work on television , playing the role of journalist Scott Templeton in the series "wiretap". [3]
Thomas McCarthy's directorial debut, “ Station Warden, ” to which he also wrote the screenplay, was awarded the Prize for his work as screenwriter named Waldo Salt and the Audience Award in the Drama Film category at the Sundance Film Festival. The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won prizes at the San Sebastian Film Festival and film screenings in Mexico City and Stockholm . [4] McCarthy’s second film, “The Visitor, ” premiered at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival . The film also received high marks from film critics and several prizes, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor ( Richard Jenkins ).
In 2009, Thomas McCarthy starred in the films " Cute Bones " and " 2012 " [5] ; in October and November, he also shot a pilot episode of the fantasy series Game of Thrones , which premiered on HBO in April 2011 , but refused to participate in the project due to changes in the cast and the need for re-filming the pilot. indicated in the current crew on the HBO website [6] .
In 2010, Thomas McCarthy was nominated for an Academy Award in the category " Best Original Screenplay " for the animated film " Up ."
In 2016, McCarthy’s film “ In the Spotlight ” received the Academy Award in two categories - “Best Film” and “Best Original Screenplay”.
Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | f | Crossing the bridge | Crossing the bridge | Chris |
| 1997 | f | Conspiracy theory | Conspiracy theory | |
| 2000 | f | Meeting parents | Meet the Parents | Dr. Bob Banks |
| 2002 | f | Guru | The guru | Lars |
| 2003 | f | Station ranger | The station agent | director, screenwriter |
| 2004 | f | Last frame | The last shot | Agent Pike |
| 2005 | f | Siriana | Syriana | Fred franks |
| 2005 | f | Good night and good luck | Good night, and good luck | Palmer Williams |
| 2006 | f | Flags of our fathers | Flags of Our Fathers | James bradley |
| 2006 | f | The whole royal army | All the king's men | editor |
| 2007 | f | Year of the dog | Year of the dog | Feast |
| 2007 | f | Michael Clayton | Michael clayton | Walter (voice acting) |
| 2008 | f | Visitor | The visitor | director, screenwriter |
| 2009 | f | Nothing personal | Duplicity | Jeff bower |
| 2009 | f | The Lovely Bones | The lovely bones | director kaden |
| 2009 | f | 2012 | 2012 | Gordon Silberman |
| 2009 | mf | Up | Up | screenwriter |
| 2011 | f | Win! | Win win | director, screenwriter |
| 2014 | f | Hand in a million | Million dollar arm | screenwriter |
| 2014 | f | Shoemaker | The cobbler | director, screenwriter |
| 2015 | f | In the spotlight | Spotlight | director, screenwriter |
| 2018 | f | Christopher Robin | Christopher robin | screenwriter |
Notes
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - 1990.
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
- ↑ Wiltz, Teresa. Down to "The Wire": It's a Wrap for Gritty TV Series . Washington Post (September 3, 2001). Date of treatment September 3, 2007. Archived on April 18, 2012.
- ↑ The Station Agent - Awards . Date of treatment March 14, 2008. Archived on April 18, 2012.
- ↑ HBO: The Wire . Date of treatment March 11, 2009. Archived April 18, 2012.
- ↑ Cast and crew . HBO .com. Date of treatment May 9, 2011. Archived on April 18, 2012.