---
name: "Thom Barry"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/thom-barry"
fi1m_id: "thom-barry"
imdb_id: "nm0058175"
tmdb_id: 8175
wikidata_id: "Q1125651"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 December 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T03:02:18.744559+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."
---

# Thom Barry

## Identity

Thom Barry

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/thom-barry
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** thom-barry
- **IMDb ID:** nm0058175
- **TMDB ID:** 8175
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1125651
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Barry, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1125651, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0058175/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8175

Actor. Born 6 December 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 December 1950, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 1995–2003
- **Also known as:** Thom Gross,  Thomas Barry
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 77 (3), 2000s 66 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 65 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 4, Thriller 3, Crime 2, Adventure 1, Drama 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,931m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Barry, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1125651, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0058175/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8175

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Fast and the Furious*](https://film.one/film/the-fast-and-the-furious.md) (72), [*2 Fast 2 Furious*](https://film.one/film/2-fast-2-furious.md) (61)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Thom Barry is an American actor. He was born on 6 December 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and worked as a disc jockey for WUBE-FM in the 1980s before beginning his acting career in the mid-1990s.

Barry is known for playing Agent Bilkins in *The Fast and the Furious* (2001) and *2 Fast 2 Furious* (2003), and James Jordan in *Space Jam* (1996). His other film credits include *Independence Day* (1996), *Apollo 13* (1995) and *Air Force One* (1997). On television he appeared in episodes of *Seinfeld*, *The West Wing* and *House*, and portrayed Detective Will Jeffries in the series *Cold Case* (2003–2010).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *2 Fast 2 Furious* (2003), Fi1m 61, as Agent Bilkins — [page](https://film.one/film/2-fast-2-furious.md)
- *The Fast and the Furious* (2001), Fi1m 72, as Agent Bilkins — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fast-and-the-furious.md)
- *Air Force One* (1997), Fi1m 72, as Ramstein SOF Watch Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/air-force-one.md)
- *Independence Day* (1996), Fi1m 75, as SETI Tech Two — [page](https://film.one/film/independence-day.md)
- *Apollo 13* (1995), Fi1m 84, as Orderly — [page](https://film.one/film/apollo-13.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mr. Church* (2016), as Frankie Twiggs
- *Richard Peter Johnson* (2015), as Travis Douglas
- *Texas Chainsaw 3D* (2013), as Sheriff Hooper
- *Fire with Fire* (2012), as Dennis
- *Perception* (2012), series, as Special Agent William Parsons
- *Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven* (2011), Associate Producer
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Saul Ward
- *The Mannsfield 12* (2007), as Officer Evans
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as CDC Investigator — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *House* (2004), series, as Dr. Sykes — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Time Out* (2004), as Principal Benson
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Will Jeffries
- *2 Fast 2 Furious* (2003), as Agent Bilkins — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/2-fast-2-furious.md)
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Frankie
- *The President's Man: A Line in the Sand* (2002), as Gen. Gates
- *The Education of Max Bickford* (2001), series, Actor
- *The Fast and the Furious* (2001), as Agent Bilkins — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fast-and-the-furious.md)
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Chuck — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *The Expendables* (2000), as Tyler
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Mark Richardson — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Family Law* (1999), series, Actor
- *Get Real* (1999), series, as Detective Oberg
- *Guys Like Us* (1998), series, as Franklin Harris
- *Martial Law* (1998), series, as Ralph Samuels
- *The Wild Thornberrys* (1998), series, as Jimal (voice), Warrior (voice)
- *Major League: Back to the Minors* (1998), as Pops Morgan
- *Steel* (1997), as Sgt. Marcus
- *Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy* (1997), as Moore
- *Air Force One* (1997), as Ramstein SOF Watch Officer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/air-force-one.md)
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Judge B. Watson
- *Ghosts of Mississippi* (1996), as Bennie Thompson
- *Riot* (1996), as Fred Baker
- *Space Jam* (1996), as James Jordan
- *EZ Streets* (1996), series, Actor
- *Profiler* (1996), series, as Governor of Ohio
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Leonard
- *Independence Day* (1996), as SETI Tech Two — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/independence-day.md)
- *White Man's Burden* (1995), as Landlord
- *The American President* (1995), as Guard
- *Space: Above and Beyond* (1995), series, Actor
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Military Judge
- *Apollo 13* (1995), as Orderly — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/apollo-13.md)
- *Congo* (1995), as Samahani
- *ER* (1994), series, as T-Ball — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Walter
- *Schemes* (1994), as Nice Junkman
- *Babylon 5* (1994), series, as Maintenance Worker — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)
- *Out of Darkness* (1994), as Therapist
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Phil Bryant
- *Martin* (1992), series, as Cleaning Man
- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), series, as Cop
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Super · Manager — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)

## Gallery

- ![Thom Barry](https://film.one/media/person/405854/gallery-529934cf2655.jpg) Thom Barry — Image via TMDB
- ![Thom Barry](https://film.one/media/person/405854/gallery-e1a2d73d9bd9.jpg) Thom Barry — Image via TMDB

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