Biography
T.K. Carter was an American actor. Born Thomas Kent Carter in New York City on 18 December 1956, he grew up in the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California. He began performing stand-up comedy as a child and made his professional acting debut in 1976 on the television series Police Woman.
Carter appeared in films including Southern Comfort (1981) as Cribbs and The Thing (1982) as Nauls. His other screen credits include Runaway Train (1985), Space Jam (1996) as the voice of Monstar NAWT, Domino (2005) and The Way Back (2020). On television he played Mike Fulton on Punky Brewster and had roles in Everybody Hates Chris, How to Get Away with Murder and The Nanny. He also appeared in the miniseries The Corner (2000).
Carter died at his home in Duarte, California, on 9 January 2026, aged 69.
