Thomas G. Waites

Waites is the sort of actor I instinctively root for. A Philadelphia native and University of Iowa graduate, he has worked across television, film, and stage, even stepping behind the camera to direct, and has belonged to the Actors Studio since 1984. What stands out to me is not a single breakout role but a whole life devoted to the craft, capped by the studio he runs under his own name in New York. There is something quietly admirable about a working actor who turns teacher, passing technique down to the next generation. I have a soft spot for these custodians of the craft, the ones who keep the discipline alive.

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Name (English)

Thomas G. Waites

Name (Japanese)

トーマス・ウェイツ

Reading

とーます・うぇいつ

Born

January 8, 1955 (age 71)

Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / actor / stage actor / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat

High school

Conwell-Egan Catholic High School

University

University of Iowa

• Official sitehttps://www.thomasgwaites.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20G.%20Waites
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BBG%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%84
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2380339

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• television actor
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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