Thomas G. Waites
Acting
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Acting Credits
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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 fo...
Known For
Filmography
The Thing Expanded
2026
as Self
Robot Dracula
2026
as Doors
Brooklyn's Gone To Hell
2025
as Richard Crown
6:45
2021
as Larry
The Savant
2019
as Chief Bocchino
FBI
2018
as Detective Dryden
Marvel's The Punisher
2017
as Arthur Walsh
Broadway's Finest
2012
The Great Fight
2011
as Chief Bocchino
The Life Zone
2011
as Roger Fields
The Grand Theft
2011
as Randy Lemar
Homeland
2011
as Clayton
An Affirmative Act
2010
as Samuel 'Dixie' Backus
New Amsterdam
2008
as James Lucas
The Exonerated
2006
as Deputy
Nailed
2001
as Carpet Guy
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Lance Brody
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Mo Turman
American Virgin
2000
as Grip
Rites of Passage
1999
as John Willio
An American Affair
1997
as Mulroney
A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997
as Supply Sergeant
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Cop
Timelock
1996
as Warden Andrews
Money Train
1995
as Barricade Captain
Sliders
1995
as Randy, Airplane Mechanic
McBain
1991
as Gill
State of Grace
1990
as Frankie's Man #1
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
as Tink
Law & Order
1990
as Burton Fenster
Law & Order
1990
as Bill Spence
Law & Order
1990
as Captain Lewis Webber
Law & Order
1990
as David Drucker
The Verne Miller Story
1988
as Al Capone
Shakedown
1988
as Officer Kelly
Hello Actors Studio
1988
as Self
Light of Day
1987
as Smittie
The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
as Broud
Crime Story
1986
as Prosecutor
The Equalizer
1985
as Jim Kaufman
The Equalizer
1985
as Shep Morrow
Miami Vice
1984
as D.E.A. Agent Thompson
The Face of Rage
1983
as Howard
The Thing
1982
as Windows
...And Justice for All
1979
as Jeff McCullaugh
The Other Side of Victory
1979
as Joel Purvis
The Warriors
1979
as Fox (uncredited)
On the Yard
1978
as Chilly