Biography
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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Darla in Space
2024
as Arnot Pickens
Darla owes the IRS $349,000.22. Her burgeoning business Kitty Kasket will never generate that kind of revenue in one month. Enter Mother; your typical...
Ghostwritten
2022
as Martin Cline
Clinging to the reputation of his one hit novel, writer Guy Laury accepts a winter residency on a reclusive island whose residents seem friendly at fi...
Cryptozoo
2021
as Nicholas (voice)
Cryptozookeepers try to capture a Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature of legend, and start wondering if they should display these beasts or keep them...
Scenes from an Empty Church
2021
as Father James
In a locked-down NYC, two priests open their church doors to those seeking salvation during the most isolating of times. From the commonplace to the t...
The Return of Tragedy
2020
as Chief of Police
Two policemen interrupt a secret ceremony: a woman being disembowelled at the bottom of a garden to let out her inner beauty. This situation is presen...
Dedalus
2018
as William
In rural Iowa, a grocery cashier watches helplessly as classmates conceal their act of sexual violence against his teenaged step-sister. A hustler tri...
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
2016
as Principal Grimm (voice)
Dash and his best friend Assaf are preparing for another year at Tides High School muckraking on behalf of their widely-distributed but little-read sc...
Burn Country
2016
as Dmitri Sokurov
A former war journalist now writing for a paper in Northern California is drawn into conflict at home.
The Missing Girl
2015
as Stan Colvins
THE MISSING GIRL tells the story of Mort, the lonely and disillusioned owner of a comic book shop, and Ellen, the emotionally disruptive graphic novel...
Ned Rifle
2015
as Henry Fool
Henry’s and Fay's son Ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mother's life. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome Susan,...
My America
2014
21 monologues written by American playwrights form a sort of fractured portrait of the American collective psyche. Ranging from the sad to the hilario...
Sabbatical
2014
as Dan Keaton
After his mother suffers a stroke, Ben Hardin returns to his rural hometown to care for her and complete his most recent book. While home, his relatio...
The Dollar General
2011
as James Baldwin
Theatre director Daniel Fish re-stages old talk show interviews and a scene from Sesame Street in an abandoned Ford dealership in Hudson, New York, ov...
Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences
2010
as Himself
A series of impromptu interviews with Hal Hartley, Adrienne Shelly, and some of Hartley's other most frequent collaborators on his style, career, and ...
Dream Boy
2008
as Harland Davies
The story of Nathan, a young teenager who tries to flourish in a romantic relationship with neighbour Roy. The two young men will have to face the bru...
South of Heaven
2008
as Hood 2
A man returning from a tour of duty is mistaken for his brother by debt-collecting gangsters, while the brother goes on a killing and kidnapping spree...
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
2007
as Himself
A short documentary about the making of 'Fay Grim.'
Fay Grim
2007
as Henry Fool
Many years after her notorious husband, Henry Fool, fled after killing a neighbor, Fay Grim receives a visit from CIA agent Fulbright, who tells her t...
Strange Culture
2007
as Steve Kurtz
The film examines the case of artist and professor Steve Kurtz, a member of the Critical Art Ensemble (CAE). The work of Kurtz and other CAE members d...
The Attic
2006
as Dr. Perry
Emma has a strong aversion towards her family’s new house, especially the attic. After moving in, she becomes miserable and reclusive. The rest of her...
The Dying Gaul
2005
A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband - to chilling results.
The Pigs
2005
as Larry
A group of middle-aged men want out of their marriages, so they hire an ex-mercenary to do the dirty work. Before long, everyone wants in on the actio...
Tiger: His Fall & Rise
2004
as Joe Luck
A small rubber frog named Tiger becomes a major singing star overnight and has to cope with the trappings of stardom.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
as Frank
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his me...
The Cloud of Unknowing
2002
A young doctor believes that the spirit of his late wife has possessed a troubled patient in his hospital.
New World Order
2002
as Zeus
The diary of an occult novelist sends a young college student, on a journey into the paranormal and fantastic, evolving into a living nightmare of par...
Teknolust
2002
as Preacher
Anxious to use artificial life to improve the world, Rosetta Stone, a bio-geneticist creates a Recipe for Cyborgs and uses her own DNA in order to bre...
Dischord
2001
as Jimmy
On the brink of her world tour, at the height of her success, alternative rock violinist, Gypsy, put down her violin and walked away... A man brutally...
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000
as Spec Hammond
World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone. Now, however, he needs to get it back to play in a tourn...
The Book of Life
1998
as Satan
New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdalena discuss and debate the End of the World.
Henry Fool
1998
as Henry Fool
An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.
Degas and the Dancer
1998
as Edgar Degas
A struggling Degas finds inspiration for his art in Marie, a young ballerina. Degas helps Marie tap into the talent she doesn't believe she has while ...