Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 12, 1951
Died
Feb 14, 2026
Place of Birth
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Credits
86 titles
Tom Noonan
Biography
Tom Noonan (April 12, 1951 – February 14, 2026) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter, best known for his roles as Francis Dollarhyde in Manhunter (1986), Frankenstein's Monster in The Monster Squad (1987), Cain in RoboCop 2 (1990), The Ripper in Last Action Hero (1993), Kelso the hacker in Heat (1995), Sammy Barnathan in Synecdoche, New York (2008), Mr. Ulman in The House of the Devil (2009), Reverend Nathaniel in Hell on Wheels (2011–2014), the Pallid Man in 12 Monkeys (2015–2018) and as the voice of everyone else in Anomalisa (2015). Noonan is also a writer and director of theatre and film. His debut feature film What Happened Was (1994) won the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Noonan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Wonderstruck
Walter
Dimension 404
Bob (voice)
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
Self
Quarry
Oldcastle
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
Self
Horace and Pete
Tom
Anomalisa
Everyone Else (voice)
Uncovering Wolfen
Self
12 Monkeys
Pallid Man
Late Phases
Father Roger Smith
The Leftovers
Casper
The Shape of Something Squashed
Douglas Whymper
The Blacklist
The Stewmaker
Hell on Wheels
Reverend Cole
The Cape
Preston Holloway
Louie
Dr. Haveford
Stoney
Charles Stoney
Bright Falls
Hal (voice)
The House of the Devil
Mr. Ulman
Where the Wild Things Are
Thanks
The Alphabet Killer
Ray Gullikson
Synecdoche, New York
Sammy Barnathan
June Weddings
RJ
Damages
Detective Victor Huntley
Monster Squad Forever!
Self
Snow Angels
Mr. Chervenick
Seraphim Falls
Minister Abraham
Kidnapped
Ice Cream Ants
The Thinker
They're Made Out of Meat
Duncan
The Roost
The Horror Host
The Making of 'Heat'
Self
A Buck's Worth
Jonny Zero
Chucky
The Jury
Hair High
Principal (voice)
Madness and Genius
Frank Donovan
Eight Legged Freaks
Joshua Taft (uncredited)
Knockaround Guys
Sheriff Decker
Bullet in the Brain
Anders
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Malcolm Bryce
An Unpredictable Thing
Writer
Inside 'Manhunter'
Himself
The Pledge
Gary Jackson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Zephyr
A Constant Forge
Self
The Opportunists
Mort Stein
The Photographer
Butler
The Beat
Howard Schmidt
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jake Berlin