Tom Cavanagh is probably best known for his starring role in the series ED, or more recently for playing Dr. Harrison Wells (pictured) in the series The Flash since 2014. Cavanagh was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for the highly acclaimed television movie, Bang, Bang, You’re Dead. Born in Ottawa, his parents moved the whole family to Ghana when he was 6, where they lived while working to improve the nation’s educational system. When Cavanagh was ready for high school they returned home and settled in Québec’s Eastern Townships in Lennoxville, near Sherbrooke, where he went to high school. After high school he went on to graduate from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario with degrees in English, Biology, and Education. He also played on the basketball team. His interest in theater grew when he was cast as the lead Danny Zuko in a production of the stage musical, Grease and made his Broadway debut in the musical Shenandoah.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Who Shot Patakango? (1989)
White Light (1991)
Sherlock Holmes Returns (TV-1993)
Other Women`s Children (TV-1993)
Dangerous Intentions (1995)
A Vow to Kill (TV-1995)
Magic in the Water (1995)
Mask of Death (1996)
Bloodhounds II (TV-1996)
Profile for Murder (1997)
Northern Lights (TV-1997)
Honeymoon (1997)
Twisteeria (TV-1998)
The 900 Lives of Jackie Frye (TV-1998)
Something More (1999)
Anya’s Bell (TV-1999)
Bang, Bang, You’re Dead (TV-2002)
Heart of the Storm (2004)
Snow (TV-2004)
Alchemy (2005)
How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
Two Weeks (2006)
Gray Matters (2006)
Sublime (VR-2007)
The Cake Eaters (2007)
My Ex Life (TV-2007)
Breakfast with Scot (2007)
Snow 2: Brain Freeze (TV-2008)
Christmas Dreams (TV-2009)
9/11 Kevin (2010)
Edgar Floats (TV-2010)
Yogi Bear (2010)
Trading Christmas (TV-2011)
A Killer Among Us (2012)
The Birder (2013)
The Games Maker (2014)
400 Days (2015)
Sidekick (2016, short)
Offer and Compromise (2017)
Darrow & Darrow (TV-2017)
Tom and Grant (2017, short)
Darrow & Darrow 2 (TV-2018)
Darrow & Darrow: Body of Evidence (TV-2018)
Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery (TV-2019)
Love & Debt (2019)
Darrow & Darrow 4: Burden of Proof (TV-2019)
Be the Light (2020)
Corrective Measures (2022)
The Fence and the Fox (2022)
TV Series – Cast:
Jake and the Kid (1995)
Eyes of a Cowboy (1998)
Providence (1999-2000)
Ed (2000-2004)
Love Monkey (2006)
The Capture of the Green River Killer (2008, mini-series)
Trust Me (2009)
The Flash (2014-)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
Beyond Reality (1993)
Street Legal (1994)
Madison (1995)
Hawkeye (1995)
Cold Squad (1998)
Viper (1998)
The Outer Limits (1999)
Mentors (1999)
Oh, Grow Up (1999)
Scrubs (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009)
Eli Stone (2008, 2009)
Royal Pains (2011, 2012)
The Goldbergs (2013)
Bluebloods (2013)
The Following (2013)
Undateable (2014)
Robot Chicken (2015)
Van Helsing (2016)
Supergirl (2017, 2019)
Arrow (2017, 2018, 2019)
Legends of Tomorrow (2017, 2020)
American Dad (2019)
Batwoman (2019)
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