Tom Jenkins

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Tom Jenkins started out this life by wanting to be either an FBI agent or a rock star. Learning at age 8 that being a 'G-Man' required higher math skills and bad suits, he quickly settled on a musical path, playing drums in various rock and jazz bands in his formative years. Born in Kentucky and raised in West Virginia, Tom's parents' always said, "Son, you have no where to go but up!" Secretly, they meant out, so Tom moved to Florida after college and caught the acting bug, as well as all the other bugs, mosquitoes and slimy, crawly things that the Sunshine State had to offer. After honing his acting 'chops' in Florida, and an appearance on Nickelodeon's, 'Clarissa Explains it All', Tom moved to Los Angeles. Described as, "Amusingly limber"; " So familiar, my dog and I have known him for years"; and "The thinking woman's crumpet," (his favorite!) these are just a few of the tasty morsels that describe Tom's adeptness at comedy, serio- comedy, and delicious every -man characters. (When referred to as a 'crumpet', Tom embarked on a food theme that is still somewhat useful, at least for the purposes of this bio) A veteran of over 50 commercials, with national brands such as Allstate, Activia, Ford, Rite Aid,Toyota, Kay Jewelers and Hallmark, several network television appearances, including 'Criminal Minds' and 'Days of our Lives' (4 times!) and selected film 'shorts' ( or 'cuts'; the food theme endures!) Tom is always looking to lend his common-man affability to any role.

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2025
Radiochrome
Movie Rick Tamson
2025
Peripheral
Movie Dr. Ludwick
2024
Paralian
Movie
2023
As Luck Would Have It
TV show Officer Higbee
2023
Oppenheimer
Movie Richard Tolman
2021
Made for Love
TV show Larry Kurtzweil
2020
For the Love of Jason
TV show Richard Young
2020
Twisted Twin
Movie Mr. Gaston
2020
Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash
Movie Walter McCreary
2019
Gone Hollywood
Movie Ed Richelieu
2018
Worthy
Movie Kevin Lestin
2018
Disconnected
Movie Mark
2018
Yellowstone
TV show Senator Balen
2018
grown-ish
TV show Professor Davis
2017
S.W.A.T.
TV show Garth
2014
How to Get Away with Murder
TV show Donald Anderson