Tom Verica
Tom Verica (born May 13, 1964) is an American actor, director, and producer, best known for his role as
Life and career
Verica was born on May 13, 1964, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to real estate agent parents. He is of Italian descent on his father's side and German descent on his mother's side.[1][2] His first television role was on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children in 1987. He later had a recurring role in L.A. Law, and guest-starred on Home Improvement, Picket Fences, and NYPD Blue. In film, he appeared in Die Hard 2, Fathers' Day, Red Dragon, and Zodiac.
Verica was a regular cast member of the CBS primetime soap opera
In the early 2000s, Verica began his career as a television director. He directed the episodes of over 20 television shows, such as
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Die Hard 2 | Kahn | |
1993 | Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon | Manoel | |
1997 | Fathers' Day | Peter | |
1997 | Loose Women | Detective Laurent | |
1999 | Love American Style | Ron | Segment: "Love and the Heimlich Maneuver" |
1999 | Making Contact | — | |
2002 | Murder by Numbers | Asst. D.A. Al Swanson | |
2002 | Red Dragon | Charles Leeds | |
2006 | Flags of Our Fathers | Lieutenant Pennell | |
2007 | Zodiac | Jim Dunbar |
Television films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Donato and Daughter | Bobby Keegan | |
1994 | The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story | Greg Bennett | |
1994 | Breach of Conduct | Lt. Ted Lutz | |
1995 | Not Our Son | Randy Litchfield | |
1996 | The Assassination File | Jack Byrne | |
1998 | Lost in the Bermuda Triangle | Brian Foster | |
2009 | Princess Protection Program | Joe Mason |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | All My Children | Duncan | Unknown episodes |
1989 | Quantum Leap | Impala | Episode: "Camikazi Kid - June 6, 1961" |
1991 | L.A. Law | Billy Castroverti | 9 episodes |
1992 | Home Improvement | Charlie | Episode: "Luck Be a Taylor Tonight" |
1992 | Picket Fences | Brian Ronick | Episode: "The Snake Lady" |
1993 | South Beach | Brooke Wyatt | Episode: "Stake Out" |
1993 | Moon Over Miami | Jake | Episode: "Black River Bride" |
1993 | Seinfeld | Doctor | Episode: "The Conversion" |
1995 | NYPD Blue | Dr. Paul Druzinski | Episode: "Travels with Andy" |
1995 | Matlock | Craig Browning | Episode: "The Scam" |
1995–1996 | Central Park West | Mark Merrill | 18 episodes |
1996 | The Big Easy | Tyrell | Episode: "Hotshots" |
1997 | Gun | The Quick Talking Agent | Episode: "The Shot" |
1997–1998 | The Naked Truth | Jake Sullivan | 22 episodes |
1997 | Almost Perfect | Steven Ecstacy | Episode: "This Is What Happens When You Don't Watch PBS" |
1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Dick Gordon | 3 episodes |
1999–2002 | Will & Grace | Danny | 2 episodes |
1999 | Providence | Kyle Moran | 13 episodes |
2001 | Frasier | Jim | Episode: "A Day in May" |
2001 | Citizen Baines | Andy Carlson | 4 episodes |
2001–2004 | State of Grace | Tommy Austin | 6 episodes |
2002 | Crossing Jordan | Mitch Weyland | Episode: "Blood Relatives" |
2002 | Baby Bob | Jake | Episode: "The Tell-Tale Art" |
2002 | Touched by an Angel | Brian | Episode: "The Bells of St. Peters" |
2002–2005 | American Dreams | Jack Pryor | 61 episodes |
2005 | The Bad Girl's Guide | Keith | Episode: "The Guide to in and Out" |
2005 | The 4400 | Dr. Max Hudson | 3 episodes |
2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jake Hunter | Episode: "Blast" |
2006 | House | Martin | Episode: "Skin Deep" |
2006 | Boston Legal | A.U.S.A. Carl Newell | Episode: "Trick or Treat" |
2006–2007 | The Nine | Ed Nielson | 10 episodes |
2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Michael Norris | Episode: "Rise Up" |
2009 | Lie to Me | Paul Aronson | Episode: "Love Always" |
2009 | Medium | Detective Aaron Carver | Episode: "The Future's So Bright" |
2010 | The Closer | Det. Steve Hayward | Episode: "Jump the Gun" |
2014–2020 | How to Get Away with Murder | Sam Keating | 23 episodes |
2017 | Dropping the Soap | Mitch Gatlin | Episode: "Spontaneous Coma" |
Director
Year | Title | Notes |
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2004 | American Dreams | 2 episodes |
2007–2008 | Boston Legal | 2 episodes |
2007 | What About Brian | Episode: "What About Strange Bedfellows...?" |
2007–2011 | Grey's Anatomy | 9 episodes |
2007 | Six Degrees | Episode: "Objects in the Mirror" |
2008 | Men in Trees | Episode: "Read Between the Minds" |
2008–2012 | Private Practice | 7 episodes |
2008 | The Cleaner | Episode: "Rebecca" |
2008 | My Own Worst Enemy | Episode : #1.10 |
2009 | Ugly Betty | 2 episodes |
2009 | The Beast | Episode: "Mercy" |
2009 | Dirty Sexy Money | Episode: "The Facts" |
2009 | Army Wives | Episode: "As Time Goes By" |
2009 | Eastwick | Episode: "Red Ants and Black Widows" |
2010 | The Deep End | Episode: "White Lies, Black Ties" |
2010 | No Ordinary Family | Episode: "No Ordinary Family" |
2011–2012 | The Mentalist | 3 episodes |
2011–2012 | Harry's Law | 2 episodes |
2012 | Body of Proof | Episode: "Going Viral, Part 2" |
2012–2018 | Scandal
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16 episodes; also executive producer |
2017 | Still Star-Crossed | Episode: "Hell is Empty and All the Devils Are Here" |
2018–2019 | For the People | 6 episodes; also executive producer |
2020 | Station 19 | Episode: "No Days Off |
2020 | The Umbrella Academy | 2 episodes |
2020-2022 | Bridgerton | 4 episodes |
2021 | Inventing Anna | 2 episodes |
2023 | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story | 6 episodes; also executive producer |
References
- ^ "Tom Verica | Movies and Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ Sklar, Ronald (June 13, 2003). "Tom Verica". PopEntertainment. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ 06/10/2013 11:56 am EDT (June 10, 2013). "'American Dreams' Reunion: Unaired Alternate Ending Showed Where The Pryors Ended Up". Huffington Post. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tom Verica: Director, ABC's Scandal". The New Potato. October 5, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2014. In 2009 he played Joe Carter in “The Princess Protection Program”
- ^ "Tom Verica Cast In ABC Pilot 'How To Get Away'; Morgan Spector In NBC's 'Coercion'". Deadline. 10 March 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
External links
- Tom Verica at IMDb
- Tom Verica on Twitter