
Thomas G. Waites
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 1955-01-08 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Thomas Waites
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (11)

Law & Order
1990
as Burton Fenster / Bill Spence / Captain Lewis Webber / David Drucker

FBI
2018
as Detective Dryden

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Lance Brody / Mo Turman

Homeland
2011
as Clayton

Marvel's The Punisher
2017
as Arthur Walsh

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Cop

Miami Vice
1984
as D.E.A. Agent Thompson

The Equalizer
1985
as Jim Kaufman / Shep Morrow

Sliders
1995
as Randy, Airplane Mechanic

Crime Story
1986
as Prosecutor

New Amsterdam
2008
as James Lucas
Movies (32)

The Thing
1982
as Windows

The Warriors
1979
as Fox (uncredited)

Money Train
1995
as Barricade Captain

State of Grace
1990
as Frankie's Man #1

...And Justice for All
1979
as Jeff McCullaugh

The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
as Broud

Shakedown
1988
as Officer Kelly

The Thing Expanded
2026
as Self

McBain
1991
as Gill

Light of Day
1987
as Smittie

American Virgin
2000
as Grip

Rites of Passage
1999
as John Willio

Hello Actors Studio
1988
as Self

Broadway's Finest
2012

The Verne Miller Story
1988
as Al Capone

Timelock
1996
as Warden Andrews

A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997
as Supply Sergeant

The Great Fight
2011
as Chief Bocchino

Nailed
2001
as Carpet Guy
The Face of Rage
1983
as Howard

6:45
2021
as Larry
The Other Side of Victory
1979
as Joel Purvis

On the Yard
1978
as Chilly

An American Affair
1997
as Mulroney

The Exonerated
2006
as Deputy

Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
as Tink

The Grand Theft
2011
as Randy Lemar

The Savant
2019
as Chief Bocchino

The Life Zone
2011
as Roger Fields

Brooklyn's Gone To Hell
2025
as Richard Crown

An Affirmative Act
2010
as Samuel 'Dixie' Backus

The Block
About Thomas G. Waites
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… With 43 credits spanning from 1978 to 2026, Thomas G. Waites has appeared in 32 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Thomas G. Waites Movies
- The Thing (1982) — as Windows
- The Warriors (1979) — as Fox (uncredited)
- Money Train (1995) — as Barricade Captain
- State of Grace (1990) — as Frankie's Man #1
- ...And Justice for All (1979) — as Jeff McCullaugh
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