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Tom Cavanagh

Tom Cavanagh

Highest Rated: 64% The Cake Eaters (2007)

Lowest Rated: 8% Gray Matters (2006)

Birthday: Oct 26, 1963

Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Tom Cavanagh was a Canadian actor who was able to cross over into American fame, thanks to his soulful good looks and surprisingly wicked sense of humor, carving out a respectable career in both film and television. Born on October 26, 1963 in Ottawa, Canada, Cavanagh lived in Winneba, a small city in Ghana, for most of his childhood, before moving to Lennovxille, Quebec, as a teenager. He attended college at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where he studied English, biology, and education. It was at college that Cavanagh first became interested in theatre. His first onstage role came in 1989, with a Broadway revival of "Shenandoah." Cavanagh would go on to tread the boards in such productions as "A Chorus Line," "Cabaret," "Brighton Beach Memoirs," "Urinetown," and "Grease." In the 1990s, he returned to Canada and began booking TV roles, most notably a recurring role on the drama "Jake and the Kid" (CIBC, 1999). After a memorable cameo as Dog Boy on the series "Providence" (NBC, 1999-2002), Cavanagh landed his breakthrough role: Ed Stevens, a hotshot New York lawyer who returns to his quirky midwestern hometown after a series of personal and professional setbacks, on the hour-long dramedy "Ed" (NBC, 2000-2004). The show was a hit with both critics and audiences, winning multiple Emmys in 2001, while Cavanagh was nominated for a Golden Globe and a TV Guide Award for his performance. His next role came thanks to a resemblance to another actor, Zach Braff. On "Scrubs" (NBC/ABC, 2001-2010), Cavanagh often guest starred as Dan Dorian, older brother of Braff's lead character, J.D., beginning in 2002, and continuing for six more episodes throughout the show's run, exiting the program when Braff did, in 2008. Cavanagh broke some ground with his 2006 film "Breakfast With Scot," in which he played a retired gay hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs; making it the first gay-themed film to ever win permission to use a major sports franchise's real name and logo. Following a co-starring role on the short lived TNT crime drama "Trust Me" (TNT, 2009) and a starring role as Ranger Smith in the much-maligned live-action take on "Yogi Bear" (2010), Cavanagh took on the role you can see him in today, playing various iterations of Dr. Harrison Wells on the superhero adventure series "The Flash" (The CW, 2014-).

Highest rated movies

64% 48% The Cake Eaters
61% 47% How to Eat Fried Worms
54% 64% Breakfast With Scot
40% 47% The Games Maker
33% 38% Sublime
22% 29% 400 Days
21% 58% Magic in the Water
19% 66% Two Weeks

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fence and the Fox Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bitcon Unknown (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Be the Light Pastor Spencer (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery Miles Strasberg (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love & Debt Henry Warner (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Darrow & Darrow: Body of Evidence Miles (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 0% Darrow & Darrow: In the Key of Murder Miles (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 40% Darrow & Darrow Miles (Character) - 2017
22% 29% 400 Days Zell (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lucky Duck Snap (Voice) - 2014
40% 47% The Games Maker Mr. Drago (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 20% The Birder Ron Spencer (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Killer Among Us Nick (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 47% Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas Charles (Character) - 2011
13% 34% Yogi Bear Ranger Smith (Character) $100.2M 2010
No Score Yet 46% Snow 2 Brain Freeze Nick Snowden (Character) - 2008
64% 48% The Cake Eaters Lloyd (Character) - 2007
54% 64% Breakfast With Scot Eric (Character) $46.1K 2007
33% 38% Sublime George (Character) - 2007
8% 45% Gray Matters Sam (Character) $59.6K 2006
19% 66% Two Weeks Barry Bergman (Character) $45.8K 2006
61% 47% How to Eat Fried Worms Dad (Character) $13.0M 2006
No Score Yet 35% Alchemy Mal Downey (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 29% Heart of the Storm Simpson (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 60% Snow Nick Snowden (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 90% Bang Bang You're Dead Val Duncan (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 88% Anya's Bell Patrick Birmingham (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 45% Something More Harry (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Honeymoon Jamie (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 50% Northern Lights Frank (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bloodhounds II Levesh (Character) - 1996
21% 58% Magic in the Water Simon (Character) $2.3M 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Vow to Kill Andy Neiman (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Midnight Heat Bowlan (Character) - 1995

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hey Yahoo! Host 2023
83% 80% Superman & Lois Director 2021 2023
No Score Yet 81% Blue Bloods Mickey (Guest Star) 2013 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2016 2021-2022
89% 59% The Flash Reverse Flash (Character),
Eobard Thawne (Guest Star),
Director
2014-2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Home & Family Guest 2020
89% 69% DC's Legends of Tomorrow Dr. Harry Wells/Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash (Guest Star) 2017
88% 47% Supergirl Wells (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 84% Comic Book Men Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2016
No Score Yet 85% Robot Chicken Unknown (Guest Voice) 2015
60% 89% Undateable Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
58% 66% The Following Unknown (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2014
No Score Yet 75% The Goldbergs Charles Kremp (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Chew Guest 2012
94% 78% Royal Pains Jack O'Malley (Guest Star) 2011-2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stories From the Vaults Host 2007 2009
60% 100% Eli Stone Jeremy Stone (Guest Star) 2008-2009
83% 86% Scrubs Dan (Guest Star) 2002-2004 2006-2007 2009
52% No Score Yet Trust Me Conner (Character) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bonnie Hunt Show Guest 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Capture of the Green River Killer Unknown (Character) 2008
85% No Score Yet Love Monkey Unknown (Character) 2006
88% No Score Yet Jack & Bobby Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ed Ed Stevens (Character),
Director
2000-2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 2001 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Providence Unknown (Guest Star) 1999-2000
90% 92% Sports Night Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
33% No Score Yet Oh Grow Up Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Outer Limits Vance Ridout (Character) 1995 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Viper Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sentinel Unknown (Guest Star) 1997