Tom Kemp
Known for: Acting
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
Filmography
Series
NCIS
Len Gregory
2003
Series
Law & Order
Lieutenant Donner
1990
Series
Law & Order
Sergeant Frank Shepard
1990
Series
Law & Order
Heller
1990
Series
Ally McBeal
Foreman
1997
Series
Blue Bloods
Herb Eastman
2010
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Uncle Joe
2001
Series
Billions
Launch Driver
2016
Series
Boston Legal
Oliver Atkins
2004
Series
The Practice
Samuel Palmer
1997
Series
Madam Secretary
Major Hicks
2014
Series
The Strain
Cardinal McNamara
2014
Series
Widow's Bay
Shep Clark
2026
Film
Shutter Island
Ward C Guard
2010
Series
Family Law
James Collins
1999
Film
Little Women
Asa Melvin
2019
Film
The Purge: Election Year
Drab Suited Man 2
2016
Series
Brotherhood
Marty Trio
2006
Film
Mystic River
CSS Tech
2003
Film
Manchester by the Sea
Stan Chandler
2016
Series
Miss Match
Judge Grayson
2003
Film
Black Mass
Father Mackey
2015
Film
Sound of Metal
Dr. Paysinger
2020
Film
Demolition
Dr. Brodkey
2016
Film
Gone Baby Gone
Police Captain
2007
Film
Edge of Darkness
Paul Honeywell
2010
Film
November Criminals
Sergeant Teague
2017
Film
All Good Things
Katie's Uncle
2010
Film
Absolution
Burt
2024
Film
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
Harry Peter
2017
Film
Blue Jasmine
Nat
2013
Film
Café Society
Man at Bar
2016
Film
Malice
Bartender
1993
Film
Mermaids
Carrie's Husband
1990
Film
My Best Friend's Girl
Priest
2008
Film
You Don't Know Jack
Carl Marlinga
2010
Film
W.
Dr. David Kay
2008
Film
Irrational Man
Judge Spangler
2015
Film
The Company Men
Conal Doherty
2010
Film
X/Y
Charles
2014
Film
Stolen
Russell MacArthur
2009
Film
The Proposition
Arthur's Chauffeur
1998
Film
Shuttle
Serene Man
2008
Film
Paterno
Graham Spanier
2018
Film
The 12 Dogs of Christmas
Douglas O'Conner
2005
Film
When Billie Beat Bobby
Sports Writer Frank
2001
Film
Hard Luck
Gino Gambetta
2006
Film
Crooked Arrows
Mr. Geyer
2012
Film
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
Chief Kemper
2006
Film
Tigertail
Roger (uncredited)
2020
Film
Frank the Bastard
Rockwell
2015
Film
Christmas a la Mode
Mr. Blanchard
2019
Film
Sins of the Preacher
Tom Parker
2013
Film
The Spruces and the Pines
James Pine
2017
Film
Tell-Tale
Detective Hatzis
2009
Film
Last Hours in Suburbia
Det. Burke
2013
Film
Black Irish
Priest
2007
Film
See How She Runs
Norman
1978
Film
A Case of Deadly Force
Jack Finnegan
1986
Film
Sexting in Suburbia
Principal Brannigan
2012
Film
Taking on the Kennedys
Narrator (voice)
1996
Film
Crazy Famous
Mr. Marcus
2017
Film
Simchas and Sorrows
Frederick
2022
Bunker Hill
D.A. Adon Stiglitz
2009
Film
Parole
Frank
1982
Film
The Dunning Man
2017