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My Take
What strikes me about Tom Cavanagh is how much of a journeyman character actor he really is. He carried Ed for four seasons as that easygoing bowling-alley lawyer, then quietly stacked up recurring turns on Scrubs and Providence. To me he's the kind of performer whose name you might forget but whose face you instantly trust. The Flash gave him a late-career showcase, and the fact that a Canadian from Ottawa, Queen's University background and all, built a long American TV run on likability rather than flash says something. I respect that durability more than I do a single breakout role.
Overview
Thomas Cavanagh (born October 26, 1963) is a Canadian actor. He is known for a variety of roles on American television, including starring roles in Ed (2000–2004), Love Monkey (2006) and Trust Me (2009), and recurring roles on Providence and Scrubs.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Cavanagh
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・キャヴァナー
- Reading
- とむ・きゃゔぁなー
- Born
- October 26, 1963 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
- Origin
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film producer / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Champlain College Lennoxville
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Yogi Bear | — | |
| Notable work | The Flash | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.