Tom Noonan
Actor
Born April 12, 1951 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
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.
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
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
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
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
The Astronaut's Wife
Jackson McLaren
Wang Dang
Mickey Hounsell
Phoenix
Chicago
Early Edition
Frank Price
The Wife
Jack
Heat
Kelso
What Happened Was...
Michael
The X-Files
John Lee Roche
Last Action Hero
Ripper / Tommy Noonan
Bone Daddy
Red Wind
RoboCop 2
Cain
Mystery Train
Man in Diner
Collision Course
Scully
Monsters
Howard Mitla
Stephen King's Monster Stories
The Monster Squad
Frankenstein
Manhunter
Francis Dollarhyde
F/X
Varrick
North and South
Will Fenway
Tom Goes to the Bar
Tom
The Equalizer
Brandon Thorton
The Man with One Red Shoe
Reese
Tales from the Darkside
Bill Lacey
Best Defense
Holtzman
Easy Money
Paddy
Eddie Macon's Run
Darryl Potts
Wolfen
Ferguson
Heaven's Gate
Jake
Gloria
2nd Man / Gangster
Rage!
Bo
Willie & Phil
Man In Park