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Acting

Tom McCarthy

Career: Active from 1990 to 2026, busiest in 2009 with 4 main titles.

Average score: 66/100

Highest rated: Spotlight
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Tom McCarthy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.6, average 4.1
Adrenaline
3.4, average 4.8
Scare
1.5, average 2.6
Uncanny
1.6, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 5
Visual Spectacle 2
NYC Atmosphere 2
Emotional Catharsis 2
Character-Driven Drama 2
Social Commentary 2
Character Study 2
Underdog Story 2
Journalistic Procedural 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

8 titles · average score 69

A Statement

69

Director, Producer

Anima

as Pete

The Gallerist

43

Producer

The Lowdown

81

TV show · as Trip Keating

The Friend

72

as Dr. Warren

The Last Movie Stars

86

TV show · as Sidney Lumet (voice)

Stillwater

66

Director, Producer

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

66

Screenplay, Producer

2010s

10 titles · average score 63

Christopher Robin

70

Screenplay

Spotlight

89

Director, Writer

Inside Out

89

Thanks

Pixels

37

as Michael the Robot

The Cobbler

33

Director, Writer

Million Dollar Arm

64

Screenplay

Win Win

80

Screenplay, Story

Jack Goes Boating

62

as Dr. Bob

Little Fockers

33

as Dr. Bob

Fair Game

69

as Jeff

2000s

22 titles · average score 63

88

Story

2012

49

as Gordon Silberman

Duplicity

60

as Jeff Bauer

Mammoth

56

as Bob Sanders

The Lovely Bones

49

as Principal Caden

The Visitor

80

Director, Writer

Year of the Dog

62

as Pier

The Great New Wonderful

57

as Davie Burbage

The Station Agent

83

Writer, Director

The Wire

92

TV show · as Scott Templeton

Boston Public

49

TV show · as Kevin Riley

Meet the Parents

75

as Dr. Bob Banks

1990s

13 titles · average score 68

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Nick Ganzner

Certain Guys

as Mitch

30 Days

as Brad Drazin

Saint Maybe

52

as Ian Bedloe

In My Sister's Shadow

as Michael Butler (as Thomas Joseph McCarthy)

Ally McBeal

69

TV show · as Peter Hanks

The Practice

76

TV show · as Kevin Riley

Conspiracy Theory

60

as Helicopter Spotter

Mary & Tim

70

as Tim Melville

Spin City

71

TV show · as Priest

Rift

as Bartender

Law & Order

74

TV show · as John Conlan / Lambert

1970s

1 title · average score 73

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

73

TV show · as Frank Errington

1950s

1 title · average score 84

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Ian Bedloe