---
name: "Tom Papa"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-papa"
fi1m_id: "tom-papa"
imdb_id: "nm1166844"
tmdb_id: 170364
wikidata_id: "Q7817154"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 November 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T05:13:06.860423+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."
---

# Tom Papa

## Identity

Tom Papa

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tom-papa
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tom-papa
- **IMDb ID:** nm1166844
- **TMDB ID:** 170364
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7817154
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Papa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7817154, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1166844/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/170364

Actor. Born 10 November 1968 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 November 1968, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 2007–2014
- **Also known as:** Thomas Papa Jr.
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Gregory Jacobs](https://film.one/person/gregory-jacobs.md), [Matt Damon](https://film.one/person/matt-damon.md), [Scott Bakula](https://film.one/person/scott-bakula.md), [Steven Soderbergh](https://film.one/person/steven-soderbergh.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 63 (2), 2010s 82 (2), 2020s 70 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 69 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Crime 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $345m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Papa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7817154, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1166844/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/170364

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Knick*](https://film.one/tv/the-knick.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*Behind the Candelabra*](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md) (81)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Informant!*](https://film.one/film/the-informant.md) (71)

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

## Biography

Tom Papa (born Thomas Papa Jr.) is an American comedian, actor and radio host. Born on 10 November 1968 in Passaic, New Jersey, he began performing stand-up comedy in New York City in 1993 and graduated from Rider University. He has toured extensively with Jerry Seinfeld and hosted the NBC series The Marriage Ref.

Papa has appeared in several films, including as Mick Andreas in *The Informant!* (2009) and as Ray Arnett in *Behind the Candelabra* (2013). His other screen credits include voice work in *Bee Movie* (2007) and roles in *Analyze That* (2002) and *3 from Hell* (2019). He has also written for film and television.

In addition to stand-up specials and podcasting, Papa has hosted radio programmes on SiriusXM.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these

- *The Knick* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Luff — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-knick.md)
- *Behind the Candelabra* (2013), Fi1m 81, as Ray Arnett — [page](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md)
- *The Informant!* (2009), Fi1m 71, as Mick Andreas — [page](https://film.one/film/the-informant.md)
- *Bee Movie* (2007), Fi1m 55, as Splitz / Klauss Vanderhayden (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/bee-movie.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Air* (2023), Fi1m 70, as Stu Inman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/air.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

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

- *Tom Papa: Home Free* (2024), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Let's Start a Cult* (2024), as News Anchor
- *Air* (2023), as Stu Inman (uncredited) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/air.md)
- *Tom Papa: What a Day!* (2022), Executive Producer, Writer
- *Paper Spiders* (2021), as Howard
- *North Hollywood* (2021), as Russell
- *Tom Papa: You're Doing Great!* (2020), Writer, Executive Producer
- *3 from Hell* (2019), as News Anchor George Glass
- *Tom Papa: Human Mule* (2016), Writer
- *The Opposite Sex* (2015), as Jerk
- *Top Five* (2014), as Drunk Businessman
- *Red Oaks* (2014), series, as Dental Instructor · Consulting Producer, Teleplay
- *The Knick* (2014), series, as Luff — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-knick.md)
- *Behind the Candelabra* (2013), as Ray Arnett — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md)
- *Tom Papa: Freaked Out* (2013), Writer
- *Tom Papa: Live in New York City* (2011), Writer
- *Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face* (2010), as Agent
- *The Haunted World of El Superbeasto* (2009), as El Superbeasto (voice) · Writer
- *The Informant!* (2009), as Mick Andreas — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-informant.md)
- *Bee Movie* (2007), as Splitz / Klauss Vanderhayden (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/bee-movie.md)
- *The New Adventures of Old Christine* (2006), series, as Mike
- *The Life Coach* (2005), as Fritz Goldfarb
- *I Love the '90s: Part Deux* (2005), series, Actor
- *Come to Papa* (2004), series, as Tom Papa
- *Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn* (2002), series, Actor
- *Analyze That* (2002), as Boyfriend
- *The Colin Quinn Show* (2002), series, Actor
- *The Concert for New York City* (2001), Writer

## Gallery

- ![Tom Papa](https://film.one/media/person/9377/gallery-e9264060915c.jpg) Tom Papa — Stephen Settanni, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Tom_Papa_on_Stephen_Settani.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Tom Papa](https://film.one/media/person/9377/gallery-40451ce76fa1.jpg) Tom Papa — Image via TMDB

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