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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Noonan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• Dimension 404 — Bob (voice)
• 2017Wonderstruck — Walter
• Horace and Pete — Tom
• Quarry — Oldcastle
• 12 Monkeys — Pallid Man
• 2015Anomalisa — Everyone Else (voice)
• 2014Late Phases — Father Roger Smith
• The Leftovers — Casper
• 2014The Shape of Something Squashed — Douglas Whymper, Director
• The Blacklist — The Stewmaker
• Hell on Wheels — Reverend Cole
• The Cape — Preston Holloway
• Bright Falls — Hal (voice)
• Louie — Dr. Haveford
• 2010Stoney — Charles Stoney
• 2009The House of the Devil — Mr. Ulman
• 2009Where the Wild Things Are — Thanks
• 2008Synecdoche, New York — Sammy Barnathan
• 2008The Alphabet Killer — Ray Gullikson
• Damages — Detective Victor Huntley
• 2007June Weddings — RJ
• 2007Seraphim Falls — Minister Abraham
• 2007Snow Angels — Mr. Chervenick
• 2006Ice Cream Ants — The Thinker
• Kidnapped
• 2005A Buck's Worth
• Jonny Zero — Chucky
• 2005The Roost — The Horror Host
• 2005They're Made Out of Meat — Duncan
• 2004Hair High — Principal (voice)
• The Jury
• 2003Madness and Genius — Frank Donovan
• 2002Eight Legged Freaks — Joshua Taft (uncredited)
• 2001An Unpredictable Thing — Writer
• 2001Bullet in the Brain — Anders
• 2001Knockaround Guys — Sheriff Decker
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Malcolm Bryce
• 2001The Pledge — Gary Jackson
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Zephyr
• The Beat — Howard Schmidt
• 2000The Opportunists — Mort Stein
• 2000The Photographer — Butler
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Jake Berlin
• 1999The Astronaut's Wife — Jackson McLaren
• 1999Wang Dang — Mickey Hounsell, Director
• 1998Phoenix — Chicago
• Early Edition — Frank Price
• 1996The Wife — Jack, Editor, Screenplay, Director, Original Music Composer, Theatre Play
• 1995Heat — Kelso
• 1995The Pesky Suitor — Editor, Producer
• 1994What Happened Was... — Michael, Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Director, Editor
• 1993Last Action Hero — Ripper / Tommy Noonan
• The X-Files — John Lee Roche
• 1991Bone Daddy — Writer, Director
• 1991Red Wind — Writer, Producer
• 1991The 10 Million Dollar Getaway — Mr. Y
• 1990RoboCop 2 — Cain
• 1989Collision Course — Scully
• 1989Mystery Train — Man in Diner
• Monsters — Howard Mitla, Director, Writer
• 1988Stephen King's Monster Stories
• 1987The Monster Squad — Frankenstein
• 1986F/X — Varrick
• 1986Manhunter — Francis Dollarhyde
• North and South — Will Fenway
• The Equalizer — Brandon Thorton
• 1985The Man with One Red Shoe — Reese
• 1985Tom Goes to the Bar — Tom
• 1984Best Defense — Holtzman
• 1984Doris and Inez Speak the Truth
• Tales from the Darkside — Bill Lacey
• 1983Easy Money — Paddy
• 1983Eddie Macon's Run — Darryl Potts
• 1981Wolfen — Ferguson
• 1980Gloria — 2nd Man / Gangster
• 1980Heaven's Gate — Jake
• 1980Rage! — Bo
• 1980Willie & Phil — Man In Park
• Roadside Picnic — Dr. Kirill

Appearances as themselves (7)

• 2017Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' — Self
• 2016None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa — Self
• 2015Uncovering Wolfen — Self
• 2007Monster Squad Forever! — Self
• 2005The Making of 'Heat' — Self
• 2001Inside 'Manhunter' — Himself
• 2000A Constant Forge — Self