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Tom McCarthy(XXII)

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Tom McCarthy at an event for The Station Agent (2003)
Here's the true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and the subsequent cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
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Tom McCarthy is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for direct and write The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), Win Win (2011), and Spotlight (2015), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Director.

McCarthy co-wrote the film Up (2009) with Bob Peterson and Pete Docter, for which they received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He also served as a director and executive producer for the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why (2017).
BornJune 7, 1966
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BornJune 7, 1966
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 77 wins & 101 nominations total

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    Paul Giamatti and Alex Shaffer in Win Win (2011)
    Win Win
    7.1
    • Producer
    • 2011
    Bobby Cannavale, Patricia Clarkson, and Peter Dinklage in The Station Agent (2003)
    The Station Agent
    7.6
    • Writer(as Tom Mccarthy)
    • 2003
    Richard Jenkins and Danai Gurira in The Visitor (2007)
    The Visitor
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 2007
    Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Brian d'Arcy James, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams in Spotlight (2015)
    Spotlight
    8.1
    • Writer
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Producer



    • The Gallerist
      • producer
      • Post-production



    • Mary Heilmann: Waves, Roads and Hallucinations (2023)
      Mary Heilmann: Waves, Roads and Hallucinations
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Hilary Swank in Alaska Daily (2022)
      Alaska Daily
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022–2023
    • Ewan McGregor, James Earl Jones, Hayden Christensen, and Dmitrious Bistrevsky in Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
      Obi-Wan Kenobi
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2022
    • Matt Damon in Stillwater (2021)
      Stillwater
      6.6
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2021
    • Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford in 13 Reasons Why (2017)
      13 Reasons Why
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017–2020
    • Winslow Fegley in Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020)
      Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
      6.0
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Russell Crowe in The Loudest Voice (2019)
      The Loudest Voice
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Adam Sandler in The Cobbler (2014)
      The Cobbler
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Game of Thrones (2011)
      Game of Thrones
      9.2
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2011
    • Paul Giamatti and Alex Shaffer in Win Win (2011)
      Win Win
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2011

    Actor



    • Bill Murray and Naomi Watts in The Friend (2024)
      The Friend
      6.4
      • Dr. Warren
      • 2024
    • Conphidance in Little America (2020)
      Little America
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Professor Robbins
      • 2020
    • The Tap (2017)
      The Tap
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Professor Robinson
      • 2017
    • Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, and Josh Gad in Pixels (2015)
      Pixels
      5.6
      • Michael the Robot
      • 2015
    • Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Ben Stiller, Jessica Alba, and Owen Wilson in Little Fockers (2010)
      Little Fockers
      5.5
      • Dr. Bob
      • 2010
    • Sean Penn and Naomi Watts in Fair Game (2010)
      Fair Game
      6.8
      • Jeff
      • 2010
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Ryan in Jack Goes Boating (2010)
      Jack Goes Boating
      6.3
      • Dr. Bob Thomas
      • 2010
    • The Lovely Bones (2009)
      The Lovely Bones
      6.6
      • Principal Caden
      • 2009
    • Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)
      2012
      5.8
      • Gordon Silberman
      • 2009
    • Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
      Duplicity
      6.1
      • Jeff Bauer
      • 2009
    • Gael García Bernal and Michelle Williams in Mammoth (2009)
      Mammoth
      6.8
      • Robert 'Bob' Sanders
      • 2009
    • Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in Baby Mama (2008)
      Baby Mama
      6.0
      • Kate's Date
      • 2008
    • The Wire (2002)
      The Wire
      9.3
      TV Series
      • Scott Templeton
      • 2008
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • John Conlan
      • Lambert
      • Donald Housman
      • 2002–2008
    • George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007)
      Michael Clayton
      7.2
      • Walter (voice)
      • 2007

    Writer



    • Hilary Swank in Alaska Daily (2022)
      Alaska Daily
      7.5
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2022–2023
    • Matt Damon in Stillwater (2021)
      Stillwater
      6.6
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Winslow Fegley in Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020)
      Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
      6.0
      • screenplay by
      • 2020
    • Russell Crowe in The Loudest Voice (2019)
      The Loudest Voice
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • developed by
      • written for television by (creator)
      • 2019
    • Ewan McGregor, Brad Garrett, Jim Cummings, and Nick Mohammed in Christopher Robin (2018)
      Christopher Robin
      7.2
      • screenplay by
      • 2018
    • Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Brian d'Arcy James, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams in Spotlight (2015)
      Spotlight
      8.1
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Adam Sandler in The Cobbler (2014)
      The Cobbler
      5.8
      • written by
      • 2014
    • Jon Hamm, Madhur Mittal, and Suraj Sharma in Million Dollar Arm (2014)
      Million Dollar Arm
      7.0
      • screenplay (as Thomas McCarthy)
      • 2014
    • Paul Giamatti and Alex Shaffer in Win Win (2011)
      Win Win
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2011
    • Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
      Up
      8.3
      • story by
      • 2009
    • Richard Jenkins and Danai Gurira in The Visitor (2007)
      The Visitor
      7.6
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Bobby Cannavale, Patricia Clarkson, and Peter Dinklage in The Station Agent (2003)
      The Station Agent
      7.6
      • written by (as Tom Mccarthy)
      • 2003

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Thomas Joseph McCarthy
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • June 7, 1966
      • New Providence, New Jersey, USA
    • Spouse
      • Wendy Merry? - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      Stage play: Noises Off - playing Garry Lejeune, at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York, NY
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      Directed 3 actors to an Oscar nominated performance: Richard Jenkins, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams.
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      The Cobbler (2014) will always be a very special film to me. I've had a lot of wonderful response from "The Cobbler." I'm not here to defend any of the movies I make, but I can always speak very honestly that will never be diminished by anyone's perspective on it. [2015]
    • Trademark
        Low-key films about disparate people who become unusual surrogate families
    • Nickname
      • Tom

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