Born: November 29, 1961 – Died: March 3, 2023
Tom Sizemore's gritty charisma and undeniable on-screen presence made him a definitive actor of his generation, often playing characters that resonated with audiences around the world. Born to Judith, an ombudsman staff member, and Thomas Edward Sizemore, Sr., a lawyer and professor, in Detroit, Michigan, Tom's upbringing was steeped in the blue-collar ethos that would define his later roles.
Early Life and Career
Tom's formative years were marked by a fascination with cinema's classic tough guys—a trait that would inform his acting style. He honed his craft academically with a master's degree in theatre from Temple University in 1986. Tom's move to New York marked the start of his acting career, with his first on-screen role coming shortly after. His breakout moment came with a significant role in "Saving Private Ryan" (1998), which showcased his formidable talent to a global audience.
His role as Sergeant Horvath not only brought him critical acclaim but also set the stage for a career filled with notable characters. Tom's work ethic and natural talent earned him several awards throughout his career, cementing his status in the industry.
Off-screen, Tom's life was as colorful as his career, with a personal journey marked by both challenges and triumphs. He was candid about his struggles with addiction and his subsequent recovery, which he used to help others in similar situations.
Tom Sizemore's impact on Hollywood was indelible. His ability to bring authenticity to his roles made him a beloved figure in the industry and an icon to fans worldwide. His legacy is one of a true artist who never shied away from complex characters, always delivering performances that were as compelling as they were human.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cobra Kai (TV Series) | J.T. Taggart |
| 2023 | Fruit of the Poisonous Tree | Unknown |
| 2023 | Mega Ape | Tom Goodwin |
| 2023 | Buckle Up | Lucas Bergman |
| 2023 | Barbee Rehab (TV Series) | Doctor Tom |
| 2023 | The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine | Roscoe |
| 2023 | Mission from Outer Space | Agent Tom Mason |
| 2023 | Breakout | Chaz Coleman |
| 2023 | The Legend of Jack and Diane | Detective Parker |
| 2023 | An Hedonia the fallen | Bossman Roy |
| 2023 | Bermuda Island | Jonas |
| 2022 | Impuratus | Detective Clayton Douglas |
| 2022 | Amber Road | Pluto |
| 2022 | Battle for Pandora | Commander Hank Lewis |
| 2022 | Night of the Tommyknockers | Marshal Steed |
| 2022 | Bullet Train Down | Scott Madison |
| 2022 | Project Skyquake | Hank |
| 2022 | The Electric Man | Jace |
| 2022 | Damon's Revenge | Sheriff Walsh |
| 2022 | Vampfather | Dr. Oomious |
| 2021 | Blood Runs Thick | Doctor Simon |
| 2021 | Hustle Down | Cully |
| 2021 | #Unknown | Jeff |
| 2021 | Megalodon Rising | Moore |
| 2021 | Dine n' Dashians (TV Series) | Shh (ex husband,hitman) |
| 2021 | Whack the Don | Billy Bats |
| 2021 | Alien Conquest | General Reed |
| 2021 | The Shipment | DEA Head Craig Ford |
| 2021 | Central Park Dark | Thomas Winters |
| 2021 | When Devils Play (Short) | Don Gennaro |
| 2020 | C.L.E.A.N. | Mr. Wilkens |
| 2020 | Apocalypse of Ice | Reggie |
| 2020 | Nowheresville | Preacher |
| 2020 | Ole Bryce | Dr.Bryce |
| 2020 | Monster Hunters | Colonel Mayweather |
| 2020 | The Runners | Pastor Dave Twiss |
| 2020 | Adam | Lucky |
| 2019 | Cross: Rise of the Villains | Detective Frank Nitti |
| 2019 | Abstruse | Max London |
| 2019 | John Wynn's Mirror Mirror | Callahan Wilson |
| 2019 | I Am Not for Sale: The Fight to End Human Trafficking | The Doctor |
| 2019 | 7 Deadly Sins | Richard Gates |
| 2019 | Killing Me | Unknown |
| 2019 | The Pining | Father William |
| 2019 | Hell Girl | Jedidiah |
| 2019 | Hell to Pay (Short) | Sabbath |
| 2019 | Myra | Coco Lewandowski |
| 2019 | Wish Man | Sgt. Mason |
| 2018 | The Debt (Short) | Richie |
| 2018 | Speed Kills | Dwayne Franklin |
| 2018 | Nazi Overlord | Colonel Forrester |
| 2018 | Dead Ringer | Boyd Dennison |
| 2018 | Black Wake | Detective Michaels |
| 2018 | The Martyr Maker | CIA Agent Terry Davis |
| 2018 | Unkillable | Mr. Gilliam |
| 2018 | The Litch | Giovanni Moretti |
| 2018 | The Second Coming of Christ | Larry |
| 2017 | Beautiful Flowers (Short) | High Priest |
| 2017 | Radical | CIA Agent McKitrick |
| 2017 | Blood Circus | Detective Jake Dawson |
| 2017 | I Believe | Don Carlo Lucotti |
| 2017 | A Chance in the World | John Sykes |
| 2017 | The Slider | Nurse |
| 2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House | Bill Sullivan |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks (TV Series) | Anthony Sinclair |
| 2017 | College Ball | Unknown |
| 2017 | The Assault | Detective Gary Broza |
| 2017 | Bad Frank | Mickey Duro |
| 2017 | The Immortal Wars | Bloodshed |
| 2017 | Adrenochrome | Col. Big Rich |
| 2017 | Joe's War | Captain Vickers |
| 2017 | Atomica | Zek |
| 2017 | Secrets of Deception | Eddie Green |
| 2017 | Cross Wars | Detective Frank Nitti |
| 2016–2017 | Shooter (TV Series) | Hugh Meachum |
| 2016 | Calico Skies | Phoenix |
| 2016 | Better Criminal | Sergeant Mike Martin |
| 2016 | Undercover (TV Series) | Captain Rogers |
| 2016 | USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage | McWhorter |
| 2016 | Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich | M | Sgt. O'Malley |
| 2016 | The Bronx Bull | Tony |
| 2016 | Traded | Lavoie |
| 2016 | Hunting Season | Nick |
| 2016 | Wolf Mother | Jon | Benjamin's brother |
| 2016 | Crossing Point | Pedro |
| 2016 | Devil's Doors | Roy |
| 2016 | Halloweed | Vincent Modine |
| 2016 | WEAPONiZED | Kyle Norris |
| 2016 | Lucifer (TV Series) | Hank Cutter |
| 2016 | Durant's Never Closes | Jack Durant |
| 2016 | Clandestine | Assemblyman Dean Bada |
| 2015 | Exit Strategy (TV Movie) | Jonathan Marks |
| 2015 | Collar | Chief Hamilton Markham |
| 2012–2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) | Lewis Hodda |
| 2015 | If I Tell You I Have to Kill You | Dr. Richard Baum |
| 2015 | Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn | Chief McClelland (voice) |
| 2015 | 6 Ways to Die | Mike Jones |
| 2015 | Assassin's Game | El Viejo |
| 2014–2015 | The Red Road (TV Series) | Jack Kopus |
| 2015 | Laugh Killer Laugh | Orphanage Headmaster |
| 2015 | The Intruders | Howard Markby |
| 2015 | SWAT: Unit 887 | Damian White |
| 2014 | The Age of Reason | Robert |
| 2014 | Reach Me | Frank |
| 2014 | Dark Haul (TV Movie) | Knicks |
| 2014 | Where I Come From (Short) | Tom |
| 2014 | Bordering on Bad Behavior | Bob |
| 2014 | Private Number | Jeff |
| 2014 | Murder101 | FBI Agent Ridley |
| 2014 | The Colombian Connection | Frank Rossi |
| 2014 | Flashes - The Director's Cut | Detective Mark Hume |
| 2014 | The Drunk | Bruce Frye |
| 2014 | Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines | Video | Ricks |
| 2013 | Fake Dog Shit (Short) | The Bum |
| 2013 | Before I Sleep | Randy |
| 2013 | Five Thirteen | Glen |
| 2013 | The Charlatan (Short) | Cop |
| 2013 | Remnants | General Vincent Tate |
| 2013 | Crosshairs | Jimmy Marcos |
| 2013 | Paranormal Movie | Tom |
| 2013 | Chlorine | Ernie |
| 2013 | Meth Head | Sonny |
| 2013 | 5 Hour Friends | Timothy Bonner |
| 2013 | Company of Heroes | Video | Dean Ranson |
| 2013 | The Banksters, Madoff with America | Vito |
| 2012 | Pieces (Short) | Jim |
| 2012 | Visible Scars | Mike Gillis |
| 2012 | El bosc | Pickett |
| 2012 | Perception (TV Series) | Bobby Lonergan |
| 2011–2012 | Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series) | Capt. Vincent Fryer |
| 2012 | Slumber Party Slaughter | Tom Kingsford |
| 2011 | The Snitch Cartel | DEA Agent Sam Mathews |
| 2011 | The Speak | Doyle |
| 2011 | Suing the Devil | Tony 'The Hip' Anzaldo |
| 2011 | Contractor's Routine | Art Professor |
| 2011 | Cross | Video | Detective Nitti |
| 2011 | Ed Hardy Boyz 2: The Case of When That Hot Filipina Girl Lost Her Tramp Stamp at Mini-Golf (Short) | Unknown |
| 2011 | Cellmates | Leroy Lowe |
| 2011 | Black Gold | Detective Brandano |
| 2011 | Good God Bad Dog (Short) | Ezra Mann |
| 2010 | P Lo's House (TV Movie) | Tom Sizemore |
| 2010 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series) | Trucker |
| 2010 | Entourage (TV Series) | Tom Sizemore |
| 2010 | Bad Ass | Paolo |
| 2010 | The Auctioneers | Abel |
| 2010 | Shadows in Paradise | Col. Bunker |
| 2010 | Big Money Rustlas | Tom |
| 2009 | Double Duty | Craig |
| 2011 | The Saints of Mt. Christopher | Richard Satler |
| 2009 | 21 and a Wake-Up | Jack Breedlau |
| 2009 | Angels and Fire (Short) | Mack Fogg |
| 2009 | Southland (TV Series) | Timmy Davis |
| 2009 | The Grind | Chuck |
| 2009 | Commute | God |
| 2008–2009 | Crash (TV Series) | Adrian Cooper |
| 2008 | Toxic | Van Sant |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami (TV Series) | Kurt Rossi |
| 2008 | Stiletto | Large Bills |
| 2008 | Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion | Roger Cheatem |
| 2008 | The Last Lullaby | Price |
| 2008 | The Acquirer | Arthur |
| 2008 | Red | Mr. McCormack |
| 2008 | Sky Kids | Angelo Esposito |
| 2008 | American Son | Dale |
| 2007 | A Broken Life | Max |
| 2007 | Furnace | Frank Miller |
| 2007 | Protecting the King | Ronnie |
| 2007 | Head Case (TV Series) | Tom Sizemore (voice) |
| 2007 | Superstorm (TV Mini Series) | Katzenberg |
| 2007 | Game of Life | Burt |
| 2007 | Bottom Feeder | Vince Stoker |
| 2007 | White Air | Steve |
| 2006 | The Genius Club | Armand |
| 2004–2006 | Dr. Vegas (TV Series) | Vic Moore |
| 2006 | Splinter | Detective Cunningham |
| 2006 | Shut Up and Shoot! | Tom |
| 2006 | Ring Around the Rosie | Video | Pierce |
| 2006 | 24: The Game (Video Game) | Sid Wilson (voice) |
| 2006 | Zyzzyx Rd | Joey |
| 2005 | No Rules | Kain Diamond |
| 2005 | Born Killers | Dad |
| 2005 | The Nickel Children | Feedo |
| 2004 | Hustle (TV Movie) | Pete Rose |
| 2004 | Paparazzi | Rex Harper |
| 2002–2003 | Robbery Homicide Division (TV Series) | Lt. Sam Cole |
| 2003 | Dreamcatcher | Owen |
| 2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Tom Sizemore |
| 2002 | Welcome to America | Zach |
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Video Game) | Sonny Forelli (voice) |
| 2002 | Justice League (TV Series) | Metamorpho | Rex Mason (voice) |
| 2002 | Swindle | Seth George |
| 2002 | Big Trouble | Snake Dupree |
| 2002 | Sins of the Father (TV Movie) | Tom Cherry |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | McKnight |
| 2001 | Ticker | Det. Ray Nettles |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Earl |
| 2000 | Red Planet: Deleted Scenes | Video | Burchenal (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Red Planet | Burchenal |
| 2000 | Get Carter | Les Fletcher (voice, uncredited) |
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Joe Domino |
| 1999 | Witness Protection (TV Movie) | Bobby Batton |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead | Tom Wolls |
| 1999 | The Match | Buffalo |
| 1999 | The Florentine | Teddy |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Boss Paulie Pintero (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Sergeant Horvath |
| 1998 | Witness to the Mob (TV Movie) | John Gotti |
| 1997 | The Relic | Lt. Vincent D'Agosta |
| 1995 | Heat | Michael Cheritto |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Dewitt Albright |
| 1995 | Strange Days | Max Peltier |
| 1994 | *Natural Born Killers* | Det. Jack Scagnetti |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Bat Masterson |
| 1993 | Striking Distance | Danny Detillo |
| 1993 | True Romance | Cody Nicholson |
| 1993 | Heart and Souls | Milo Peck |
| 1993 | Watch It | Danny |
| 1992 | Passenger 57 | Sly Delvecchio |
| 1992 | An American Story (TV Movie) | Jesse Meadows |
| 1992 | Bad Love | Lenny |
| 1991 | Where Sleeping Dogs Lie | Eddie Hale |
| 1991 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Chance Wilder |
| 1991 | *Point Break* | DEA Agent Deets (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion | Ray Karlin |
| 1991 | Flight of the Intruder | Boxman |
| 1990 | Against the Law (TV Series) | Rainey Fults |
| 1989–1990 | China Beach (TV Series) | Sgt. Vinnie Ventresca | Sgt. Vinnie Ventresca, the Dog Man |
| 1990 | A Matter of Degrees | Zeno Stefanos |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Vet #1 |
| 1989 | Penn & Teller Get Killed | 2nd Mugger |
| 1989 | Rude Awakening | Ian |
| 1989 | Lock Up | Dallas |
| 1989 | Blue Steel | Wool Cap |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver (TV Series) | Paul Slocum |
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