Person
Thomas G. Waites
Acting · Born 1955-01-08 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
An American actor and acting instructor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Waites runs an acting studio in New York City which is named for him. He has been a member of the Actor's Studio since 1984. Since the 1970s, Waites has appeared in over 30 television and film productions. Some of his credits as a television actor include NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Oz, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Jury. In film, he appeared in Unwed Father, State of Grace, ...And Justice for All, Gangland, An American Affair, The Warriors, and the John Carpenter film The Thing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas G. Waites, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Law & Order
Burton Fenster
FBI
Detective Dryden
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Lance Brody
Homeland
Clayton
Marvel's The Punisher
Arthur Walsh
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Cop
Miami Vice
D.E.A. Agent Thompson
Sliders
Randy, Airplane Mechanic
The Equalizer
Jim Kaufman
The Thing
Windows
Filmography
- 2026The Thing ExpandedSelf
- 2025Brooklyn's Gone To HellRichard Crown
- 2023TargetDirector
- 20216:45Larry
- 2019The SavantChief Bocchino
- 2018FBIDetective Dryden
- 2017Marvel's The PunisherArthur Walsh
- 2012Broadway's Finest
- 2011HomelandClayton
- 2011The Life ZoneRoger Fields
- 2011The Great FightChief Bocchino
- 2011The Grand TheftRandy Lemar
- 2010An Affirmative ActSamuel 'Dixie' Backus
- 2008New AmsterdamJames Lucas
- 2006The ExoneratedDeputy
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentLance Brody
- 2001NailedCarpet Guy
- 2000American VirginGrip
- 1999Rites of PassageJohn Willio
- 1997A Thousand Men and a BabySupply Sergeant
- 1997Buffy the Vampire SlayerCop
- 1997An American AffairMulroney
- 1996TimelockWarden Andrews
- 1995Money TrainBarricade Captain
- 1995SlidersRandy, Airplane Mechanic
- 1991McBainGill
- 1990State of GraceFrankie's Man #1
- 1990Law & OrderBurton Fenster
- 1990Kojak: Flowers For MattyTink
- 1988Hello Actors StudioSelf
- 1988The Verne Miller StoryAl Capone
- 1988ShakedownOfficer Kelly
- 1987Light of DaySmittie
- 1986Crime StoryProsecutor
- 1986The Clan of the Cave BearBroud
- 1985The EqualizerJim Kaufman
- 1984Miami ViceD.E.A. Agent Thompson
- 1983The Face of RageHoward
- 1982The ThingWindows
- 1979...And Justice for AllJeff McCullaugh
- 1979The Other Side of VictoryJoel Purvis
- 1979The WarriorsFox (uncredited)
- 1978On the YardChilly
- —The Block
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