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Thomas Jefferson Byrd

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Born in Georgia, Byrd earned a bachelor of science degree in education from Morris Brown College and later received a master of fine arts degree in dance from California Institute of the Arts. He has starred in numerous regional stage productions including the San Diego Repertory Theater's award-winning performance of "Spunk"... See full bio »

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2012 Red Hook Summer
Deacon Zee
 
2010 Bronx Paradise
Jimmy
 
2009 Brooklyn's Finest
Uncle Jeb
 
2005 Lackawanna Blues (TV movie)
Numb Finger Pete
 
2004/I Ray
Jimmy
 
2004 X, Y
Marcus
 
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Curtis Romney
– Mad Hops (2004) … Curtis Romney
 
2002 The Kudzu Christmas (video)
Reverend Burton (as Thomas Byrd)
 
2002 Never Get Outta the Boat
William Ellis
 
2001 Boycott (TV movie)
Raymond Parks
 
2001 MacArthur Park
Cody
 
2000 Bamboozled
Honeycutt
 
2000 Trois
Thomas (as Thom Byrd)
 
1999 Passing Glory (TV movie)
 
1998 Mama Flora's Family (TV movie)
Flora's Pa (as Thomas Byrd)
 
1998 Bulworth
Uncle Rafeeq
 
1998 He Got Game
Sweetness
 
1997 Touch Me
Country Doctor (as Tom Byrd)
 
1997 Living Single (TV series)
Mr. Leon
– Moonlight Savings Time (1997) … Mr. Leon
 
1996 Set It Off
Luther (as Thom Byrd)
 
1996 Get on the Bus
Evan Thomas Sr.
 
1996 Girl 6
Caller #18 (as Tom Byrd III)
 
1995 Clockers
Errol Barnes (as Tom Byrd)
 
1993 I'll Fly Away: Then and Now (TV movie)
Panhandler (as Thomas Byrd III)
 
1992 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Louis Arthur
– Random's Child (1992) … Louis Arthur (as Thomas Byrd)
 
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2001 The Making of 'Bamboozled' (video documentary)
 

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Red Hook Summer -- Clip: Couch Red Hook Summer -- A middle-class boy from Atlanta finds his worldview changed as he spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn. Red Hook Summer -- Trailer for Red Hook Summer
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TV commercial for United Negro College Fund (2001) See more »

Alternate Names:

Thomas Byrd III | Tom Byrd III | Thomas Byrd | Thom Byrd | Tom Byrd
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Was nominated for Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for a revival of August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." See more »

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T-Bird See more »