Tom Pelphrey
{{Short description|American actor (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tom Pelphrey
| birth_name = Thomas J. Pelphrey
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|7|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Howell, New Jersey, U.S.
| education = Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BFA)
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2004–present
| partner = Kaley Cuoco (2022–present)
| children = 1
}}
Thomas J. Pelphrey (born July 28, 1982){{cite web|last=Dupre|first=Elyse|title=Kaley Cuoco Says Boyfriend Tom Pelphrey "Saved Me in All the Ways"|url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1339799/kaley-cuoco-says-boyfriend-tom-pelphrey-saved-me-in-all-the-ways|website=E! News|date=July 28, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}} is an American actor. He is known for playing the roles of Jonathan Randall on the CBS television series Guiding Light (for which he won two Daytime Emmy Awards), Mick Dante on the CBS television series As the World Turns, Kurt Bunker on the Cinemax television series Banshee, Ward Meachum on the Netflix series Iron Fist, Ben Davis on the Netflix series Ozark, Perry Abbott on the Prime Video series Outer Range, Don Crowder on the Max limited series Love & Death, Joe Mankiewicz in David Fincher's film Mank, and Jason Derek Brown in the true crime film American Murderer. For his performance on Ozark, Pelphrey received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
Early life and education
Pelphrey was born in Howell.{{cite web|title=Tom Pelphrey|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tom-pelphrey/3030472245/|access-date=July 22, 2023|quote=Birth name: Thomas J. Pelphrey ... Birth place: Howell, New Jersey, United States|website=TV Guide}} He graduated from Howell High School in 2000, and from Rutgers University (Mason Gross School of the Arts) in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytargum.com/media/storage/paper168/news/2004/10/05/InsideBeat/Meet-Tom.Pelphrey-741931.shtml?norewrite200612050057&sourcedomain=www.dailytargum.com|title=Meet Tom Pelphrey: Kristen Hamill chats with the Mason Gross graduate, who now can be seen on The Guiding Light|newspaper=The Daily Targum|date=October 5, 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610175051/http://www.dailytargum.com/2.4991/meet-tom-pelphrey-1.1512404|archive-date=June 10, 2011}}
Career
=''Guiding Light''=
Pelphrey's first notable role was Jonathan Randall, the son of Reva Shayne and her late former husband, Richard Winslow, on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light. He joined the cast in September 2004 and received critical acclaim for his portrayal of anti-hero Jonathan.
He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Younger Actor" in 2005 and won the award the following year in April 2006. He received a third consecutive nomination in the same category in 2007 but lost to Bryton McClure. Pelphrey won his second Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Younger Actor" in 2008.
=''As the World Turns''=
Pelphrey signed a contract to play "Mick" on As the World Turns beginning in October 2009.{{cite news |first=Courtney |last=Potter |title=Tom Pelphrey to Join "As The World Turns" |url=http://sn.soapnet.go.com/news/article/tom-pelphrey-to-join-as-the-world-turns |publisher=SoapNet |date=September 1, 2009 |access-date=September 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904033751/http://sn.soapnet.go.com/news/article/tom-pelphrey-to-join-as-the-world-turns |archive-date=September 4, 2009}} His run ended in February 2010 when his character was sent to prison for his misdeeds. Pelphrey earned an Emmy pre-nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Mick Dante.
=Other television roles=
On March 30, 2007, he appeared in an episode of Numb3rs, "Pandora's Box".{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.com/daytime/gl/about/stars/ |title=CBS Daytime | Guiding Light |website=CBS |access-date=March 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324044341/http://www.cbs.com/daytime/gl/about/stars/ |archive-date=March 24, 2007}} On October 17, 2008, he appeared in an episode of "Ghost Whisperer", and the following season in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2015 Pelphrey landed the recurring role of Kurt Bunker, a former neo-nazi trying to reintegrate into society, on Cinemax's action drama Banshee. To prepare for this role he started lifting weights and did research by reading books on the neo-Nazi movement in America.{{cite web|url=http://www.myfanbase.de/serien/banshee/interviews/?pid=21013|title=Interview with Tom Pelphrey on Banshee|publisher=myFanbase|date=March 26, 2015}} In 2017, he appeared in Iron Fist as Ward Meachum and portrayed Ben Davis on the third season of the Netflix crime drama Ozark which was released on March 27, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/ozark-tom-pelphrey-jessica-frances-dukes-cast-season-3-netflix-series-felix-solis-joseph-sikora-1202632051/|title='Ozark': Tom Pelphrey, Jessica Frances Dukes Among Four Cast; Two Promoted For Season 3 Of Netflix Series|last=Petski|first=Denise|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 14, 2019|access-date=March 27, 2020}} His portrayal in the latter received critical acclaim and the lack of an Emmy nomination was perceived as a snub by fans and critics.{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Alex |date=July 31, 2020 |title=Ozark fans outraged as Tom Pelphrey snubbed by Emmys for Ben role: 'Robbed!' |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1316044/Ozark-Emmy-nominations-Tom-Pelphrey-Ben-Davis-snub-actor-Netflix-video |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Daily Express}} Nonetheless, Pelphrey received nominations for Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast). In the final season of Ozark (2022), Pelphrey reprised the role of Ben Davis as a guest appearance, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.{{Cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=Hipes |first2=Patrick |date=July 12, 2022 |title=Emmy Nominations: The Complete List |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/2022-emmy-nominations-list-1235062260/ |access-date=July 12, 2022 |website=Deadline}}
In 2022, he starred on the Amazon Prime Video series Outer Range as Perry Abbott.
In 2023, he starred on the HBO miniseries Love & Death as Don Crowder.
=Theater=
From September 6, 2007, to September 30, 2007, Pelphrey performed in Kevin Mandel's A New Television Arrives Finally as the title character, at Theatre 54, in New York.{{cite news |url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/new-television-arrives-finally-25924/ |work=Backstage |title=A New Television Arrives, Finally |first=Andy |last=Propst |date=September 10, 2007}} Pelphrey starred in In God's Hat at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, in New York City, through August 7, 2010.{{cite news |url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/theater/reviews/27ingod.html?scp=1&sq=In%20God's%20Hat&st=cse |work=The New York Times |title=Richard Taylor's Vision From the Gates of Jail |first=Ken |last=Jaworowski |date=July 26, 2010}} In 2012, he appeared in the Broadway cast of the musical drama End of the Rainbow as Mickey Deans; in 2015, he returned to Broadway in a revival of Fool for Love, playing Martin.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/tom-pelphrey-491218 | title=Tom Pelphrey at the Internet Broadway Database}}
Personal life
In 2022, Tom Pelphrey began dating actress Kaley Cuoco. The two made their first public appearance as a couple at a Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in May 2022.{{Cite magazine|title=Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey Make First Public Appearance as a Couple|url=https://people.com/tv/kaley-cuoco-and-tom-pelphrey-make-first-public-appearance-as-a-couple/|access-date=October 7, 2022 |magazine=People}} Pelphrey and Cuoco announced on Instagram in October 2022 that they were expecting their first child together.{{cite magazine|last=Slater|first=Georgia|date=October 12, 2022|title=Pregnant Kaley Cuoco Shares New Baby Bump Photos After Revealing She's Expecting with Tom Pelphrey|url=https://people.com/parents/kaley-cuoco-baby-bump-photos-after-pregnancy-news-tom-pelphrey/|magazine=People|access-date=October 12, 2022}} Cuoco gave birth to their daughter on March 30, 2023. They announced their engagement on August 14, 2024.{{cite magazine|last1=Andalora|first1=Angela |title=Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey Welcome First Baby Together, Daughter Matilda: 'Little Miracle'|url=https://people.com/parents/kaley-cuoco-tom-pelphrey-welcome-first-baby-daughter-matilda/|magazine=People|date=April 1, 2023|access-date=April 1, 2023}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Birds of America | Hitchhiker | |
| 2010 | The Elastic | Marty | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2012 | Junction | David | ReelHeart International Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
| Excuse Me for Living | Dan | ||
| rowspan="2"|2013 | Turtle Island | Tim | |
| Tiger Lily Road | Ricky Harden | ||
| 2014 | A Cry from Within | Carl | |
| rowspan="5"|2015 | Anchors | Denny | |
| The Girl Is in Trouble | Eric | ||
| Sam | Stephen | ||
| #Lucky Number | Bret Reynolds | ||
| Blink | Actor | ||
| 2019 | Crazy Alien | Captain Zach Andrews | |
| 2020 | Mank | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | |
| rowspan="2"|2022 | American Murderer | Jason Derek Brown | |
| She Said | Jim Rutman |
= Television =
= Video games =
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year
! Title ! Voice role | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Homefront | Connor J. Morgan |
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041204190128/http://www.cbs.com/daytime/gl/about/bios/tpelphrey.shtml CBS website biography of Tom Pelphrey] (archived 2004)
{{Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor 2000-2009}}
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Category:American male soap opera actors
Category:Howell High School (New Jersey) alumni
Category:Male actors from New Jersey
Category:People from Howell Township, New Jersey
Category:Rutgers University alumni
Category:Daytime Emmy Award winners
Category:Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series winners