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name: "Tom Kemp"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-kemp"
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 83
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:29.008231+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."
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# Tom Kemp

Actor. Born in Long Island, New York.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Also known as:** Thomas Kemp

## Biography

Tom Kemp is an American actor. A Long Island native and graduate of Northeastern University, he is based in Milton, Massachusetts, and has appeared in numerous films shot in the region.

His credits include Stan Chandler in *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), Dr. Paysinger in *Sound of Metal* (2020), Asa Melvin in *Little Women* (2019), and roles in *Mystic River* (2003), *Shutter Island* (2010), *Gone Baby Gone* (2007) and *Black Mass* (2015). He has also worked in television, including episodes of *Castle Rock* and *Emergence*.

*Sources: imdb.com, cantonrep.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Widow's Bay* (2026), Fi1m 80, as Shep Clark — [page](https://film.one/tv/widows-bay.md)
- *Little Women* (2019), Fi1m 88, as Asa Melvin — [page](https://film.one/film/little-women.md)
- *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), Fi1m 89, as Stan Chandler — [page](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md)
- *Shutter Island* (2010), Fi1m 80, as Ward C Guard — [page](https://film.one/film/shutter-island.md)
- *Gone Baby Gone* (2007), Fi1m 79, as Police Captain — [page](https://film.one/film/gone-baby-gone.md)
- *Mystic River* (2003), Fi1m 82, as CSS Tech — [page](https://film.one/film/mystic-river.md)

## Also known for

- *The Purge: Election Year* (2016), Drab Suited Man 2
- *Blue Jasmine* (2013), Nat
- *Black Mass* (2015), Father Mackey
- *Sound of Metal* (2020), Dr. Paysinger
- *Café Society* (2016), Man at Bar
- *Demolition* (2016), Dr. Brodkey
- *NCIS* (2003), Len Gregory
- *Irrational Man* (2015), Judge Spangler

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