Thomas Edward Hulce (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor and theater producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Academy Award-winning film Amadeus (1984), as well as the roles of Larry "Pinto" Kroger in Animal House (1978), Larry Buckman in Parenthood (1989), and Quasimodo in Disney's animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Awards include an Emmy Award for The Heidi Chronicles, a Tony Award for Spring Awakening, an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for Amadeus, and four Golden Globe nominations. He retired from acting in the mid-1990s to focus on stage directing and producing. In 2007, he won the Tony Award for Best Musical as a lead producer of Spring Awakening.

Filmography

• 2023Once Upon a Studio — Quasimodo (voice)
• 2018John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2018The Seagull — Producer
• 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen — (archive footage)
• 2008Jumper — Mr. Bowker
• 2006Stranger Than Fiction — Dr. Cayly
• 2004A Home at the End of the World — Producer
• 2002The Hunchback of Notre Dame II — Quasimodo (voice)
• 1996The Hunchback of Notre Dame — Quasimodo (voice)
• 1995The Heidi Chronicles — Peter Patrone
• 1995Wings of Courage — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
• 1994Mary Shelley's Frankenstein — Henry Clerval
• 1993Fearless — Brillstein
• Frasier — Keith (voice)
• 1992The Inner Circle — Ivan Sanshin
• 1991Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers — Reader
• The Hidden Room — Joe
• 1990Murder in Mississippi — Mickey Schwerner
• 1989Black Rainbow — Gary Wallace
• 1989Parenthood — Larry Buckman
• 1988Dominick and Eugene — Dominick Luciano
• 1988Shadow Man — David Rubenstin
• 1987Slam Dance — C.C. Drood
• 1986John Henry — Quinn
• 1986The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket — Daniel Rocket
• 1985Echo Park — Jonathan
• Tall Tales & Legends — Quinn
• 1984Amadeus — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• American Playhouse — Older Daniel
• St. Elsewhere — John Doe #12
• 1980Those Lips, Those Eyes — Artie Shoemaker
• 1978Animal House — Larry 'Pinto' Kroger
• 1977September 30, 1955 — Hanley
• 1975Forget-Me-Not Lane — Young Frank
• Great Performances — young Frank
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Freddie

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 2025Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece — Himself
• 2022Spring Awakening: Those You've Known — Self - Lead Producer
• 2008Animal House: The Inside Story — Self (archive footage)
• 2002The Making of 'Amadeus' — Self - Mozart
• 1997Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End — Self