---
name: "Thomas J. Wright"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/thomas-j-wright"
fi1m_id: "thomas-j-wright"
imdb_id: "nm0942869"
tmdb_id: 8573
wikidata_id: "Q3525240"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 13
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "director"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-09-23T13:37:15.524587+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."
---

# Thomas J. Wright

## Identity

Thomas J. Wright

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/thomas-j-wright
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** thomas-j-wright
- **IMDb ID:** nm0942869
- **TMDB ID:** 8573
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3525240
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Wright, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3525240, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942869/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8573

Director. Born 1 January 1950 in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1950, United States
- **Active:** 1984–2009
- **Also known as:** Thomas J. Wright Jr., Thomas Wright, Thomas A. Wright, Tom Wright
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 13: 11 directing, 2 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Bethany Rooney](https://film.one/person/bethany-rooney.md), [Jeannot Szwarc](https://film.one/person/jeannot-szwarc.md), [Kevin Hooks](https://film.one/person/kevin-hooks.md), [Jeff Woolnough](https://film.one/person/jeff-woolnough.md), [Karen Gaviola](https://film.one/person/karen-gaviola.md), [Marita Grabiak](https://film.one/person/marita-grabiak.md), [Michael Lange](https://film.one/person/michael-lange.md), [Michael W. Watkins](https://film.one/person/michael-w-watkins.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as director, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 49 (2), 1990s 84 (1), 2000s 71 (10)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 70 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Crime 6, Action & Adventure 3, Mystery 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Sport 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Wright, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3525240, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942869/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8573

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84), [*Alias*](https://film.one/tv/alias.md) (74), [*Castle*](https://film.one/tv/castle.md) (73), [*Bones*](https://film.one/tv/bones.md) (70), [*Grey's Anatomy*](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md) (68), [*One Tree Hill*](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md) (66), [*Smallville*](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md) (66)
- **Apple TV:** [*NCIS*](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) (66), [*Criminal Minds*](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md) (60)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Wire*](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md) (90)
- **Peacock:** [*Supernatural*](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Thomas J. Wright is an American television director, film director, artist and set designer. He began his career in production illustration and art departments, creating the paintings for the anthology series *Night Gallery* and working on films including *The Andromeda Strain* (1971) and *Jaws* (1975).

He moved into directing in the mid-1980s with episodes of series such as *The Twilight Zone* and *Max Headroom*. Wright directed the feature *No Holds Barred* (1989) and worked extensively on *Millennium* (1996–1999), directing 26 episodes and serving as a producer. His television credits include episodes of *The X-Files* (1993), *The Wire* (2002), *Smallville*, *One Tree Hill*, *Firefly*, *NCIS*, *Supernatural* and *Bones*.

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

## On Fi1m (13)

### Directed (11) — the average rests on these

- *Castle* (2009), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Bones* (2005), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Fi1m 60, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Supernatural* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *NCIS* (2003), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Smallville* (2001), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)

### Crew (2)

- *Howard the Duck* (1986), Fi1m 43, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/howard-the-duck.md)
- *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), Fi1m 55, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

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

- *Lore* (2017), series, Director
- *Frequency* (2016), series, Director
- *Code Black* (2015), series, Director
- *Hiding* (2012), Director
- *Tower Prep* (2010), series, Director
- *Castle* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Threshold* (2005), series, Director
- *Supernatural* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *Bones* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *Wanted* (2005), series, Director
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Unspeakable* (2003), Director
- *Tarzan* (2003), series, Director
- *10-8: Officers on Duty* (2003), series, Director
- *NCIS* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)
- *Dinotopia 6: The Exit* (2003), Director
- *Dinotopia 5: The Virus* (2003), Director
- *Dinotopia 4: New Horizons* (2003), Director
- *L.A. Dragnet* (2003), series, Director
- *Miracles* (2003), series, Director
- *Veritas: The Quest* (2003), series, Director
- *Dinotopia 3: The Election* (2002), Director
- *Dinotopia 2: The Temptation* (2002), Director
- *Taken* (2002), series, Director
- *Dinotopia* (2002), series, Director
- *The Wire* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Smallville* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md)
- *Alias* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Wolf Lake* (2001), series, Director
- *Night Visions* (2001), series, Director
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, Director
- *The Fugitive* (2000), series, Director
- *FreakyLinks* (2000), series, Director
- *Dark Angel* (2000), series, Director
- *Bull* (2000), series, Director
- *Final Destination* (2000), Second Unit Director
- *The Others* (2000), series, Director
- *Angel* (1999), series, Director
- *Roar* (1997), series, Director
- *Millennium* (1996), series, Director
- *Dark Skies* (1996), series, Director
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, Director
- *The Cape* (1996), series, Director
- *Fire Co. 132* (1996), series, Director
- *Space: Above and Beyond* (1995), series, Director
- *Nowhere Man* (1995), series, Director
- *Highlander: The Gathering* (1993), Director
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Highlander: The Series* (1992), series, Director
- *Chrome Soldiers* (1992), Director, Co-Producer
- *Deadly Game* (1991), Director, Co-Producer
- *Hell Hath No Fury* (1991), Director
- *The Fatal Image* (1990), Director
- *Snow Kill* (1990), Director
- *The Operation* (1990), Director
- *Chain Letter* (1989), Director
- *No Holds Barred* (1989), Director
- *A Fine Romance* (1989), series, Director
- *Beauty and the Beast* (1987), series, Director
- *Max Headroom* (1987), series, Director
- *Houston Knights* (1987), series, Director
- *Howard the Duck* (1986), Second Unit Director — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/howard-the-duck.md)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, Director
- *Otherworld* (1985), series, Director
- *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), Second Unit Director — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md)
- *Torchlight* (1984), Director
- *Max Dugan Returns* (1983), as Production Illustrator
- *Apocalypse Now* (1979), as Production Illustrator — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md)
- *Family Plot* (1976), as Production Illustrator
- *Jaws* (1975), Art Department Coordinator, Production Illustrator — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/jaws.md)
- *The Andromeda Strain* (1971), as Production Illustrator
- *Alice's Restaurant* (1969), as Property Master

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