Tom Noonan

Tom Noonan

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Wonderstruck ★ 6.1 Wonderstruck 2017 Dimension 404 ★ 6.3 Dimension 404 2017 Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' ★ 7.0 Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' 2017 Quarry ★ 7.3 Quarry 2016 None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa 2016 Horace and Pete ★ 7.6 Horace and Pete 2016 Anomalisa ★ 7.1 Anomalisa 2015 Uncovering Wolfen Uncovering Wolfen 2015 12 Monkeys ★ 7.4 12 Monkeys 2015 Late Phases ★ 6.0 Late Phases 2014 The Leftovers ★ 7.7 The Leftovers 2014 The Shape of Something Squashed ★ 6.7 The Shape of Something Squashed 2014 The Blacklist ★ 7.6 The Blacklist 2013 Hell on Wheels ★ 7.6 Hell on Wheels 2011 The Cape ★ 5.0 The Cape 2011 Louie ★ 7.8 Louie 2010 Stoney Stoney 2010 Bright Falls ★ 6.7 Bright Falls 2010 The House of the Devil ★ 6.3 The House of the Devil 2009 The Alphabet Killer ★ 5.1 The Alphabet Killer 2008 Synecdoche, New York ★ 7.5 Synecdoche, New York 2008 June Weddings June Weddings 2007 Damages ★ 7.5 Damages 2007 Monster Squad Forever! ★ 7.4 Monster Squad Forever! 2007 Snow Angels ★ 6.5 Snow Angels 2007 Seraphim Falls ★ 6.4 Seraphim Falls 2007 Kidnapped ★ 7.2 Kidnapped 2006 Ice Cream Ants Ice Cream Ants 2006 They're Made Out of Meat ★ 6.5 They're Made Out of Meat 2005 The Roost ★ 5.3 The Roost 2005 The Making of 'Heat' ★ 6.3 The Making of 'Heat' 2005 A Buck's Worth A Buck's Worth 2005 Jonny Zero ★ 5.3 Jonny Zero 2005 The Jury ★ 9.0 The Jury 2004 Hair High ★ 6.4 Hair High 2004 Madness and Genius ★ 9.0 Madness and Genius 2003 Eight Legged Freaks ★ 5.8 Eight Legged Freaks 2002 Knockaround Guys ★ 6.1 Knockaround Guys 2001 Bullet in the Brain ★ 6.5 Bullet in the Brain 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ★ 7.6 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001 Inside 'Manhunter' ★ 7.0 Inside 'Manhunter' 2001 The Pledge ★ 6.6 The Pledge 2001 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ★ 7.6 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000 A Constant Forge ★ 6.8 A Constant Forge 2000 The Opportunists ★ 5.7 The Opportunists 2000 The Photographer ★ 3.0 The Photographer 2000 The Beat ★ 4.0 The Beat 2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ★ 7.9 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 The Astronaut's Wife ★ 5.6 The Astronaut's Wife 1999 Wang Dang ★ 3.5 Wang Dang 1999 Phoenix ★ 5.5 Phoenix 1998 Early Edition ★ 7.4 Early Edition 1996 The Wife ★ 4.9 The Wife 1996 Heat ★ 7.9 Heat 1995 What Happened Was... ★ 7.1 What Happened Was... 1994 The X-Files ★ 8.4 The X-Files 1993 Last Action Hero ★ 6.5 Last Action Hero 1993 Bone Daddy Bone Daddy 1991 The 10 Million Dollar Getaway ★ 6.4 The 10 Million Dollar Getaway 1991 RoboCop 2 ★ 6.0 RoboCop 2 1990 Mystery Train ★ 7.3 Mystery Train 1989 Collision Course ★ 4.2 Collision Course 1989 Monsters ★ 7.1 Monsters 1988 Stephen King's Monster Stories ★ 5.0 Stephen King's Monster Stories 1988 The Monster Squad ★ 6.7 The Monster Squad 1987 Manhunter ★ 7.0 Manhunter 1986 F/X ★ 6.6 F/X 1986 North and South ★ 7.5 North and South 1985 Tom Goes to the Bar ★ 9.0 Tom Goes to the Bar 1985 The Equalizer ★ 7.1 The Equalizer 1985 The Man with One Red Shoe ★ 5.7 The Man with One Red Shoe 1985 Tales from the Darkside ★ 7.2 Tales from the Darkside 1984 Best Defense ★ 4.3 Best Defense 1984 Doris and Inez Speak the Truth Doris and Inez Speak the Truth 1984 Easy Money ★ 6.0 Easy Money 1983 Eddie Macon's Run ★ 5.9 Eddie Macon's Run 1983 Wolfen ★ 5.9 Wolfen 1981 Heaven's Gate ★ 6.7 Heaven's Gate 1980 Gloria ★ 6.9 Gloria 1980 Rage! ★ 8.0 Rage! 1980