Tom Riis Farrell was born in Oceanside, New York. He attended Union
College in Schenectady, New York, earning a BA in Theatre in 1981. His
first film was
In Sachen Henry (1991), but he
was edited out. Most recently, he appeared off-Broadway in The
Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, starring
Al Pacino,
Charles Durning,
Tony Randall,
John Goodman,
Steve Buscemi, and
Paul Giamatti. Prior to that, he was in
the Broadway, San Francisco, Pasadena, and touring productions of
Claudia Shear's play "Dirty Blonde,"
receiving a Helen Hayes Award and a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination
for that performance. Other Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include
"1776" (Roundabout and Gershwin Theatres); "Wrong Mountain" (Eugene
O'Neill Theatre); "Li'l Abner" (Encores! at City Center); and "View of
the Dome" (NY Theatre Workshop). Tom shows up in the movies
Liebe ist Nervensache (2005),
Marie and Bruce (2004),
Die Frauen von Stepford (2004),
Almost Famous - Fast berühmt (2000),
Bringing Out the Dead - Nächte der Erinnerung (1999),
Schlaflos in New York (1999),
Im Auftrag des Teufels (1997)
and
Schlaflos in Seattle (1993).
Television work includes Ed - Der Bowling-Anwalt (2000),
New York Cops: NYPD Blue (1993),
Chaos City (1996), four episodes of
Law & Order (1990) and one of
Criminal Intent - Verbrechen im Visier (2001),
as well as the television movies
Der Liebesbrief (1998)
with Campbell Scott and
Jennifer Jason Leigh, and
The Deliverance of Elaine (1996)
with Mare Winningham,
Chris Cooper, and
Lloyd Bridges.
