Thomas Jay Ryan (born August 1, 1962) is an American actor. He may be best known for his starring role in the 1997 film Henry Fool.

Filmography

• 2024Darla in Space — Arnot Pickens
• 2022Ghostwritten — Martin Cline
• 2021Cryptozoo — Nicholas (voice)
• 2021Scenes from an Empty Church — Father James
• 2020The Return of Tragedy — Chief of Police
• 2018Dedalus — William
• 2016Burn Country — Dmitri Sokurov
• 2016My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea — Principal Grimm (voice)
• 2015Equals — Gideon
• 2015Ned Rifle — Henry Fool
• 2015The Missing Girl — Stan Colvins
• 2014My America
• 2014Sabbatical — Dan Keaton
• Elementary — Ken Whitman
• 2011The Dollar General — James Baldwin
• 2009My Sweet Misery — Psychologist
• Nurse Jackie
• The Good Wife — Ed Janoway
• 2008Dream Boy — Harland Davies
• 2008South of Heaven — Hood 2
• 2007Fay Grim — Henry Fool
• 2007Strange Culture — Steve Kurtz
• 2007The Attic — Dr. Perry
• 2005The Dying Gaul
• 2005The Pigs — Larry
• 2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind — Frank
• 2004Tiger: His Fall & Rise — Joe Luck
• 2002New World Order — Zeus
• 2002Teknolust — Preacher
• 2002The Cloud of Unknowing — Nicholas Parajanov
• 2001Dischord — Jimmy
• 2000The Legend of Bagger Vance — Spec Hammond
• 1999Mary Cassatt: American Impressionist — Edgar Degas
• 1998Degas and the Dancer — Edgar Degas
• 1998Henry Fool — Henry Fool
• 1998The Book of Life — Satan

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2010Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences — Himself
• 2007The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? — Himself