--- name: "Robin Thomas" canonical: "https://film.one/person/robin-thomas" fi1m_id: "robin-thomas" imdb_id: "nm0859450" tmdb_id: 41465 wikidata_id: "Q1341155" roles: ["Actor"] born: "12 February 1949" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 71 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-05T02:16:32.365247+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Robin Thomas ## Identity Robin Thomas - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robin-thomas - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** robin-thomas - **IMDb ID:** nm0859450 - **TMDB ID:** 41465 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1341155 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Thomas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341155, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859450/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41465 Actor. Born 12 February 1949 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 12 February 1949, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA - **Active:** 2000–2013 - **Also known as:** Robin Thomas Grossman - **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 71 (2), 2010s 70 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Science Fiction 1 - **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $433m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Thomas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341155, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859450/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41465 ## Streaming the US now - **Pluto TV:** [*The Contender*](https://film.one/film/the-contender.md) (64) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Robin Thomas is an American actor, also credited as Robin Thomas Grossman. He was born on 12 February 1949. He trained at Carnegie-Mellon University, where he studied drama and art. Thomas has appeared in films including *Summer School* (1987), *The Contender* (2000) as William Hanson, *The Banger Sisters* (2002) and *Pacific Rim* (2013). His television credits include recurring or guest roles in *House* (2004), *Bones* (2005), *NCIS* (2003), *Castle* (2009), *Desperate Housewives* (2004), *24* (2001), *CSI: Miami* (2002) and *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000). Thomas is also a sculptor. He has performed in theatre, including a 2009 production of *Time Stands Still* at the Geffen Playhouse. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Pacific Rim* (2013), Fi1m 70, as American UN Representative — [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim.md) - *Damages* (2007), Fi1m 78, as Martin Cutler — [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md) - *The Contender* (2000), Fi1m 64, as William Hanson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-contender.md) ## Complete filmography (105) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Mystery 101: Deadly History* (2021), as Graham Winslow - *Mystery 101: Killer Timing* (2021), as Graham Winslow - *Mystery 101: An Education in Murder* (2020), as Graham Winslow - *Seberg* (2019), as Interviewer - *Mystery 101: Dead Talk* (2019), as Graham Winslow - *Mystery 101: Words Can Kill* (2019), as Graham Winslow - *Mystery 101: Playing Dead* (2019), as Graham Winslow - *Mystery 101* (2019), as Graham - *The Assassin's Code* (2018), as Angelo Leonetti - *Delirium* (2018), as Father - *Con Man* (2018), as Mr. Fitzgerald - *StartUp* (2016), series, as Leonard - *Dreamland* (2016), as Allen - *Fuller House* (2016), series, as Dr. Fred Harmon - *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2015), series, as Marco Serrano — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/crazy-ex-girlfriend.md) - *Babysitter* (2015), as Neal Longway - *Zoo* (2015), series, as Max Morgan - *Runaway* (2014), as Rick - *Transparent* (2014), series, as Dr. Crichton — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/transparent.md) - *Manhattan* (2014), series, as Maxwell Rubins - *Cleaners* (2013), series, as Barry Madden - *Pacific Rim* (2013), as American UN Representative — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim.md) - *The Space Between* (2011), as Airline Executive - *Switched at Birth* (2011), series, as Dale - *Franklin & Bash* (2011), series, as Big Mack - *Law & Order: LA* (2010), series, as Marty Fox - *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, as Roger Deluth - *Bones* (2010), as Detective Pino - *Life Unexpected* (2010), series, as Jack Bazile - *The Pool Boys* (2009), as Mr. Stenson - *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Dennis White - *Castle* (2009), series, as Alan Freeman — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md) - *Eleventh Hour* (2008), series, as Dr. Tom Carraway - *90210* (2008), series, as Charles Sanderson - *Raising the Bar* (2008), series, as Gordon Burke - *Moonlight* (2007), series, as Robert Fordham - *Damages* (2007), series, as Martin Cutler — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md) - *Cougar Club* (2007), as Mr. Holmes - *Shark* (2006), series, as Evan Kendall — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/shark.md) - *Bones* (2005), series, as Richard King — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md) - *Ambulance Girl* (2005), as Michael Stern - *The Closer* (2005), series, as Michael Morgan - *Blind Justice* (2005), series, as Haden Eastman - *Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't* (2005), as William Joyner - *House* (2004), series, as Dan's Father — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md) - *Missing Brendan* (2004), as Bob Calden - *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, as Dick Jackson — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) - *Kevin Hill* (2004), series, as Harlan Davis - *CSI: NY* (2004), series, as Abel Bloom - *Gramercy Park* (2004), as Billy Hammond Sr - *NCIS* (2003), series, as Neil Fleming — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) - *Nip/Tuck* (2003), series, as Les Overmyer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md) - *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Michael Fletcher - *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Bret Betancourt - *The Banger Sisters* (2002), as Raymond Kingsley - *Clockstoppers* (2002), as Dr. Gibbs - *24* (2001), series, as Deputy Attorney General — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md) - *Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge* (2001), as Calabar - *The Division* (2001), series, as Louis Perillo - *Queer as Folk* (2000), series, as Sam Auerbach - *The Contender* (2000), as William Hanson — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-contender.md) - *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Bill Dorton - *More Dogs Than Bones* (2000), as Tim Thomas - *Horse Sense* (1999), as Glenn Woods - *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Jack Enlow — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) - *Halloweentown* (1998), as Calabar - *V.I.P.* (1998), series, as Gower Jantzen - *Break Up* (1998), as Doctor - *Bulworth* (1998), as Reporter in Hallway - *Star Maps* (1997), as Martin - *High Stakes* (1997), as Mike Fitzgreald - *The Practice* (1997), series, as Harry Duvall, Robert Adler, Dr. Stephen Barrett - *Color Me Perfect* (1996), as Dr. Mitch Conlon - *Amityville: Dollhouse* (1996), as Bill Martin - *Chameleon* (1996), as Jason Ainsley - *Pacific Blue* (1996), series, as Alan Watson - *Jade* (1995), as Mr. Green - *An Element of Truth* (1995), as Peter - *JAG* (1995), series, as Phil Delaney - *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Harrison Archibald - *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Priest - *Party of Five* (1994), series, as Mr. Marshall Thompson — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md) - *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Dr. Donald Ward - *Me and the Kid* (1993), as Dr. Berman - *The Mommies* (1993), series, as Paul Kellogg - *Without Warning: Terror in the Towers* (1993), as Jack - *For The Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story* (1993), as Dr. Rudolph Brutoco - *Citizen Cohn* (1992), as Reporter - *The Rape of Doctor Willis* (1991), as Wally Shaw - *Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael* (1990), as Scotty Sandholtzer - *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Connecticut Governor Michael Riordan — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md) - *Memories of Murder* (1990), as Michael - *Personals* (1990), as Evan Martin - *From the Dead of Night* (1989), as Glen Eastman - *Father Dowling Mysteries* (1989), series, as Jonathan cabot - *Murphy Brown* (1988), series, as Jake Lowenstein — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md) - *Who Gets the Friends?* (1988), Actor - *Haunted by Her Past* (1987), as Charles Kamen - *A Year in the Life* (1987), series, as Brian - *Summer School* (1987), as Phil Gills - *About Last Night...* (1986), as Steve Carlson - *Matlock* (1986), series, as Burton Hawkins - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Gerald Innsmouth - *Who's the Boss?* (1984), series, as Geoffrey Wells - *Svengali* (1983), as Mendy Weindenbaum ## Gallery - ![Robin Thomas](https://film.one/media/person/480589/gallery-e75b68fd3bf8.jpg) Robin Thomas — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Robin_Thomas_Photo_Op_GalaxyCon_Oklahoma_City_2025_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Robin Thomas](https://film.one/media/person/480589/gallery-bd86454b8949.jpg) Robin Thomas — Image via TMDB - ![Robin Thomas](https://film.one/media/person/480589/gallery-b305b0fdfe21.jpg) Robin Thomas — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/robin-thomas