Tom Irwin (actor)

Tom Irwin (born June 1, 1956) is an American film, television, and stage actor. Irwin is best known for his roles as Adrian Powell in the Lifetime comedy-drama series ''Devious Maids'' and as Graham Chase in the mid-1990s drama ''My So-Called Life''.

Early life and education

Born in Peoria, Illinois, Irwin graduated from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. He joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1979, where he performed alongside Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, Joan Allen, and Gary Sinise.

Career

Irwin has been on the faculty of The Theatre School at DePaul University and Columbia College Chicago. He is a class instructor at Steppenwolf Theatre Company West School of Drama in Los Angeles. He has appeared in over thirty Steppenwolf productions, and won a Joseph Jefferson Award for his performance as Tom in Steppenwolf's production of ''The Glass Menagerie''.

His first starring television role was in 1991, in the short-lived ABC television series, ''My Life and Times''. He starred as Graham Chase, the soft-spoken father in the 1994 ABC television series ''My So-Called Life.'' He has had numerous television acting appearances, including ''Angel'', '' ER'', and '' Lost''. He had a regular role on the television series '' Saving Grace'' for three seasons, beginning in 2007. He made his Broadway debut in 1990 in ''The Grapes of Wrath''. Irwin, who has also appeared in various movie roles, lives in Los Angeles, California. In 2002 he played the part of Gerry in London's West End production of '' Up for Grabs'' with Madonna. In 1999, he starred in ''No Higher Love'', with Katey Sagal and Annabeth Gish, about a woman with a terminal illness who chooses someone to take over for her as wife and mother.

From 2013 to 2016, Irwin starred opposite Rebecca Wisocky in the four seasons that were produced of the Lifetime television comedy-drama series ''Devious Maids''.

Filmography

*''Vital Signs'' (1986) (TV) as Dr. #2
*'' Crime Story'' as Mayor Billy Haynes (1 episode, 1986)
*''Jack and Mike'' as Hogan (1 episode, 1987)
*''Midnight Run'' (1988) as FBI Agent Perry
*''Light of Day'' (1987) as Reverend Ansley
*''China Beach'' as Bellows (1 episode, 1989)
*'' In the Best Interest of the Child'' (1990) (TV) as Frank
*''To My Daughter'' (1990) (TV) as Mark Sheridan
*'' Men Don't Leave'' (1990) as Gary
*''My Life and Times'' as Ben Miller (6 episodes, 1991)
*'' Deceived'' (1991) as Harvey
*''Ladykiller'' (1992) (TV) as Vinnie
*''Country Estates'' (1993) (TV) as Sam Reed
*'' Mr. Jones'' (1993) as Dr. Patrick Shaye
*'' Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7'' (1993) (TV) as Eddie
*'' Without Consent'' (1994) (TV) as Robert Mills
*''My So-Called Life'' as Graham Chase (19 episodes, 1994-1995)
*''Innocent Victims'' (1996) (TV) as Jerry Beaver
*'' A Step Toward Tomorrow'' (1996) as Dr. Decker
*'' My Very Best Friend'' (1996) (TV) as Alex
*'' Holiday Affair'' (1996) (TV) as Paul Davis
*''When Husbands Cheat'' (1998) (TV) as Craig McCall
*''In Quiet Night'' (1998) as Dr. Leonard Wolcott
*''The Girl Next Door'' (1998) (TV) as Craig Mitchell
*''God's New Plan'' (1999) (TV) as Brian Young
*'' The Haunting'' (1999) as Lou
*'' The Sky's on Fire'' (1999) (TV) as Dr. Aaron Schiffren
*'' The Outer Limits'' as Dr. Ian Michaels (1 episode, 1999)
*''The Sandy Bottom Orchestra'' (2000) (TV) as Norman Green
*''Touched by an Angel'' as Will Harris (1 episode, 2001)
*''The Division'' as FBI Agent Aubrey Harrick (1 episode, 2001)
*''Frasier'' as Frank (1 episode, 2001)
*'' Snow White: The Fairest of Them All'' (2001) (TV) as John
*'' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' as Roy Logan (1 episode, 2002)
*''Angel'' as Elliot (1 episode, 2002)
*''Without a Trace'' as Barry Mashburn (2 episodes, 2003)
*''Miracles'' as Larry Kettridge (1 episode, 2003)
*''21 Grams'' (2003) as Dr. Jones
*''Exposed'' (2003) as Parsons, Erik
*'' ER'' as Gabriel Milner (1 episode, 2005)
*''Numb3rs'' as Dr. Stephen Atwood (1 episode, 2005)
*'' Judging Amy'' as Oliver Cecil (1 episode, 2005)
*''The Closer'' as Congressman Hilton (1 episode, 2005)
*'' Reunion'' as Mr. Noll (1 episode, 2005)
*'' Ghost Whisperer'' as Steve Harper (1 episode, 2005)
*'' 7th Heaven'' as Rob (1 episode, 2005)
*'' Related'' as Joe Sorelli (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
*''Fool Me Once'' (2006) as Donald
*''Who You Know'' (2007) as Karl
*'' Private Practice'' as Father Mark (1 episode, 2007)
*''Danny Fricke'' (2008) (TV) as Gary Stockwell
*''Marley & Me'' (2008) as Dr. Sherman
*''Eli Stone'' as Judge Gaitin (1 episode, 2008)
*'' 24'' as John Brunner (1 episode, 2009)
*''Timer'' (2009) as Paul Depaul
*'' Lost'' as Dan Norton (2 episodes, 2009)
*'' Saving Grace'' as Father John Hanadarko (19 episodes, 2007-2010)
*''Privileged'' (2010) as Mr. Carrington
*''Grey's Anatomy'' as Marty Hancock (3 episodes, 2010-2011)
*'' Castle'' as Simon Campbell (1 episode, 2011)
*''The Chicago Code'' as Ted Langley (1 episode, 2011)
*'' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' as Jerry Bullard (1 episode, season 12 episode 19 "Bombshell")
*''The Bling Ring'' (2011) (TV) as Detective Archie Fishman
*''Least Among Saints'' (2012) as Dr. Joseph Hunter
*''House of Lies'' as Matt (1 episode, 2012)
*''Devious Maids'' as Adrian Powell (2013-2016)
*''Criminal Minds'' as Sgt. Joe Mahaffey (1 episode, 2013)
*''Chasing Life'' as Thomas Carver (2014-2015)
*''How to Get Away with Murder (season 4)'' as Spivey (1 episode, season 4, 2018)
*'' The Morning Show'' as Fred Micklen (10 episodes, 2019)

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1956 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
Actors from Peoria, Illinois
Illinois State University alumni
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Male actors from Illinois
DePaul University faculty
Columbia College Chicago faculty
Steppenwolf Theatre Company players