Acting
Tom Kemp
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Also known as Thomas Kemp
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
Known for
Filmography
Absolution
as Burt
Simchas and Sorrows
as Frederick
Tigertail
as Roger (uncredited)
Sound of Metal
as Dr. Paysinger
Christmas a la Mode
as Mr. Blanchard
Little Women
as Asa Melvin
Paterno
as Graham Spanier
November Criminals
as Sergeant Teague
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
as Harry Peter
The Spruces and the Pines
as James Pine
Crazy Famous
as Mr. Marcus
Demolition
as Dr. Brodkey
Manchester by the Sea
as Stan Chandler
The Purge: Election Year
as Drab Suited Man 2
Café Society
as Man at Bar
Irrational Man
as Judge Spangler
Frank the Bastard
as Rockwell
Black Mass
as Father Mackey
X/Y
as Charles
Last Hours in Suburbia
as Det. Burke
Sins of the Preacher
as Tom Parker
Blue Jasmine
as Nat
Crooked Arrows
as Mr. Geyer
Sexting in Suburbia
as Principal Brannigan
Edge of Darkness
as Paul Honeywell
The Company Men
as Conal Doherty
You Don't Know Jack
as Carl Marlinga
Shutter Island
as Ward C Guard
All Good Things
as Katie's Uncle
Tell-Tale
as Detective Hatzis
Stolen
as Russell MacArthur
Bunker Hill
2009
Bunker Hill
as D.A. Adon Stiglitz
W.
as Dr. David Kay
Shuttle
as Serene Man
My Best Friend's Girl
as Priest
Black Irish
as Priest
Gone Baby Gone
as Police Captain
Hard Luck
as Gino Gambetta
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
as Chief Kemper
The 12 Dogs of Christmas
as Douglas O'Conner
Mystic River
as CSS Tech
When Billie Beat Bobby
as Sports Writer Frank
The Proposition
as Arthur's Chauffeur
Taking on the Kennedys
as Narrator (voice)
Malice
as Bartender
Mermaids
as Carrie's Husband
A Case of Deadly Force
as Jack Finnegan
Parole
as Frank
See How She Runs
as Norman