Tom Noonan

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Biography

Tall (6'6"), lanky and balding, Tom Noonan is a veritable one-man movie studio, serving as producer, director, writer, editor, composer and, on occasion, star of a handful of well-received independent features. Born and raised in Connecticut, he dropped out of Yale and moved to Boston before eventually settling in Manhattan where he began his showbiz career as a musician and composer. Switching to acting, Noonan first came to prominence as the …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Music

Born

April 12, 1951

Career Milestones

2009

Lent his voice to Spike Jonze's live-action adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's book, "Where the Wild Things Are"

2008

Co-starred in Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut, "Synecdoche, New York"

2007

Co-starred with Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan in the western, "Seraphim Falls"

2005

Starred in the horror film, "The Roost"

2001

Co-starred in the Sean Penn directed film, "The Pledge"

1999

Wrote and directed the film adaptation of his play, "Wang Dang"

1998

Premiered new play "Wang Dang"

1996

Directed and co-starred in the feature film, "The Wife"; also edited, scored and adapted from his play "Wifey"

1994

Wrote and directed the stage play "Wifey"

1994

Wrote, directed, produced and acted in the film version of "What Happened Was..."

1992

Wrote, directed and acted in the stage version of "What Happened Was..."

1991

Wrote and produced the USA Network TV-movie "Red Wind"

1990

Played criminal mastermind Cain in "Robocop 2"

1987

Cast as Frankenstein in "Monster Squad"

1986

Delivered a memorably chilling performance as a serial killer in Michael Mann's "Manhunter"

1982

Founded Paradise Theater Company

1980

Made screen acting debut in "Willie & Phil"

1978

Came to prominence in Sam Shepard's "Buried Child"

1977

Off-Broadway debut in Michael Weller's "Split"

Began acting in stage productiions

Moved to Boston after dropping out of Yale

Awards

2009

Independent Spirit Award for Robert Altman Award in Synecdoche, New York

1995

Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay in What Happened Was...

1994

Chicago International Film Festival for Silver Hugo in What Happened Was...