Tom Degnan Explained

Tom Degnan (born September 24, 1982, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania) is an American actor.[1] He is best known for his role on One Life to Live as Joey Buchanan from 2010 to 2011.[2] [3] He also appeared in As the World Turns in 2009 as Riley Morgan/Adam Munson. Additional appearances include Handsome Harry, alongside Steve Buscemi, and Little Miss Perfect, alongside Lilla Crawford. In 2013 he played the role of Fire Marshall Rick Kelly in the 10th episode of the 4th season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods in the episode "Mistaken Identity". He has also played roles in the TV shows Lipstick Jungle, Law & Order, The Unusuals, The Good Wife, White Collar, The Following, Magic City, Bones, Person of Interest, The Michael J. Fox Show, Madam Secretary, and The Sonnet Project. In 2013 he played the role of Chris Van Helsing in the made-for-TV movie Gothica and played the role of Matt in the 2014 made-for-TV movie Tin Man. In 2015 he played the role of Jim in the romance-drama film To Whom It May Concern and played the role of Tom in the short story drama film Seclusion. Degnan also had a recurring role on CBS' Limitless. He is a graduate of the MFA Acting program at Case Western Reserve University.[4]

Personal life

Degnan married fellow actor Erin Cummings on July 2, 2016, with the ceremony taking place at the Basilica of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Together they have one son - Thomas Francis Degnan IV - born via surrogacy in November 2021.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021GrummyJackShort
Tyler ClementEpisode: "Honeymoon in Vegas"
King RichardGirl #8 FatherFilm
2020Adult NightRogerShort
2019The CodeLieutenant Ike PfisterEpisode: "1st Civ Div"
2017NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative ServiceLonnie DavisEpisode: "Voices"
ConsciousnessShort
Matt AufieroEpisode: "Slay the Dragon"
BonesAdam HitchcockEpisode: "The Grief and the Girl"
BullSpecial Agent John RileyEpisode: "It's Classified"
2016Mr RobotRoss ThomasEpisode: "eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes"
Little Miss PerfectMr Davy
To Whom It May ConcernJim
2015SeclusionTomShort
The Sonnet ProjectThe SonneteerEpisode: "Sonnet #29"
2015–2016LimitlessAgent Ike19 episodes
2014Tin ManMattTelevision movie
Madam SecretaryJim IonescoEpisode: "Need to Know"
The Michael J. Fox ShowHandymanEpisode: "Sochi"
2013GothicaChris Van Helsing
Person of InterestAgent EastonEpisode: "Lethe"
Blue BloodsFire Marshal Rick KellyEpisode: "Mistaken Identity"
The FollowingHead US Marshall2 episodes
2012–2013Magic CityPierce Fuller6 episodes
2012White CollarLeonard GrantEpisode: "Checkmate"
2010-2012One Life to LiveJoey Buchanan126 episodes
2010The Good WifeBrad BroussardEpisode: "Bang"
2009As the World TurnsAdam Munson/Sgt Riley Morgan27 episodes
The UnusualsAndrew OgilvyEpisode: "The Apology Line"
Law & OrderNick SpenceEpisode: "All New"
Handsome HarryYoung HarryFilm
2008Lipstick JungleManEpisode: "Chapter Eighteen: Indecent Exposure"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tom Degnan Bio | Soap Opera Digest . www.soapoperadigest.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110418042314/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/tom-degnan-bio . 18 April 2011 . dead.
  2. Web site: OLTL Recast Shake Up! Tom Degnan To Play Joey Buchanon. TV Source. 7 October 2010. 5 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Soap Casting News: 'One Life' Gets Two New Men. Huffpost TV. 5 March 2015.
  4. Web site: Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House Master of Fine Arts ranked 12th in the Hollywood Reporter's top 25 graduate acting programs internationally. 13 June 2019.