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- Thomas J. Pelphrey, an Emmy Award-winning actor, is recognized for roles like Kurt Bunker in “Banshee.”
- Born on 28 July 1982, in Howell Township, New Jersey, he pursued acting from an early age, culminating in a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rutgers University.
- His acting career started in 2004 with significant success on TV shows like “Guiding Light” and “Iron Fist,” and participation in “Ozark.”
- Thomas has been romantically linked to several actresses and is currently in a relationship with Kaley Cuoco, with whom he has a daughter, Matilda.
- His net worth is estimated at around $2 million as of 2024, reflecting his successful career in acting.
Who is Tom Pelphrey?
Thomas J. Pelphrey, born under the fiery sign of Leo on 28 July 1982, hails from Howell Township, New Jersey, USA. At 41 years old, Tom Pelphrey is an Emmy Award-winning actor of Caucasian descent, renowned for his commanding presence on both the small screen and various media platforms.
While he gained widespread acclaim for his portrayal of Kurt Bunker in “Banshee” from 2015 to 2016, Tom has brought numerous other characters to life throughout his illustrious acting career, which commenced in 2004. His versatility and talent have garnered him a slew of successes in the entertainment industry.
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Early Life and Education: Growing up in New Jersey
Tom was brought up in the state where he was born, by his father Richard Pelphrey and his mother Laurie Pelphrey, both of still unknown professions. As for his siblings, he is known to have a brother named Robert of unspecified age and vocation.
Regarding Tom’s primary interests during his early childhood, there is virtually no information across the sources that could accurately describe this piece of trivia about Tom, but he is generally believed to have always had a passion for acting. As for his education, he attended Howell High School in his birthplace, from where he matriculated in 2000.
He then enrolled on Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, from where he graduated with the highly esteemed Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2004. During his time there, he also took the chance to study Shakespeare at London’s Globe Theatre in England.
| Category | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Thomas J. Pelphrey |
| Known For | Acting |
| Profession | Actor |
| Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rutgers University |
| Net Worth | Estimated around $2 million as of 2024 |
| Children | 1 daughter (Matilda Carmine Richie Pelphrey, born March 30, 2023) |
| Date of Birth | July 28, 1982 |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Place of Birth | Howell Township, New Jersey, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Gender | Male |
| Awards | 3 Daytime Emmy Awards |
| Notable Works | “Guiding Light”, “Banshee”, “Iron Fist”, “Ozark” |
| Social Profile Links | Facebook, Twitter, Instagram |
Career: Born for it
After graduating, Tom went straight into the business and had very little trouble doing so. He began his career as Jonathan Randall in 2004, in the TV romantic drama series entitled “The Guiding Light”, which had at that point been airing for exactly 50 years.
Tom had a few recurring roles until the abovementioned show came to a close, with two appearances in 2007 and another three in 2008, while his 155-episode portrayal in “Guiding Light” ended in 2009. In the same year, he took the role of Mick Dante in 29 episodes of “As the World Turns”, in which he stayed for a year in a total of 29 episodes.
For the remainder of 2010, he showed up in “The Good Wife”, and the short film entitled “The Elastic”. In 2011, he appeared in another TV series, and even gave his voice to Connor Morgan in the video game entitled “Homefront”.
Besides a few seconds on screen in 2008’s “Bids of America” as a hitchhiker, Tom portrayed his first movie character named David in “Hostage” in 2012, with another movie and a show appearance for the year.
2013 until today
Having established himself in the acting world as a high-quality performer, Tom found it easier to secure movie roles from 2013 on, with two appearances in the said year and one in a show. In 2014, he appeared as Carl in “A Cry from Within”, and as Joseph Morgan in a single episode of “Black Box”.
In 2015, he had a total of five roles, at which point he signed his most significant contract up until that point, when he agreed to portray Kurt Bunker in the TV action crime drama series entitled “Banshee”, in which he stayed for one year and 15 episodes.
He also appeared in an episode of “Banshee Origins” and one of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” in 2016. 2017 marked another extremely successful year for Tom when he took on the role of Ward Meachum in the wildly popular Netflix TV show entitled “Iron Fist”, in which he remained until 2018 when the show was abruptly canceled.
So far in 2019, he’s appeared in an episode of “Blindspot”, and the movie entitled “Jill” featuring him is yet to be released.
Is that all?
Even though his acting credits are displayed as a total of 32 on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), Tom is actually involved in one more project that hasn’t yet been updated on this site. He will be joining the cast of “Ozark” in its next season, and thus far, this is all that can be said of his progressing career.
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— Tom Pelphrey (@TomPelphrey) March 1, 2019
Tom about “Iron Fist”
In March 2017, Tom was interviewed about his role in “Iron Fist” by collider.com, at which point he gave unprecedented insight to the audience regarding his famous character. Having answered numerous questions about his involvement with “Banshee” and his arrival at “Iron Fist”, Tom was also asked by the interviewer whether he gets disappointed for not having as many fighting sequences as some of the other characters on the show.
To this, he replied in the affirmation. He added that he wanted to start fighting some more after fighting Chris Coy during the last season of “Banshee.” He continued by adding that he loves the part of the job that involves intense physical interaction, as he is himself a fan of healthy living and staying fit.
Love Life: Is Tom Pelphrey gay or does he have a wife?
As for Tom’s romantic involvements, authoritative sources don’t offer much of an insight into this part of his life. It is known that he is definitely not gay, as he’s been seen in potential intimate relationships with more than one female.
He was rumored to be interested in men due to his general disinterest in sharing the details of his love life with the audience. These suspicions began after the moment when it was revealed that he dated actress Gina Tognoni for around nine months in 2005, starting on Valentine’s Day!
Eleven years later, after various rumors regarding his sexuality got into circulation, Tom tweeted a picture of himself and actress Lili Simmons from “Banshee”, stating ‘I also got to walk away with a pretty amazing girlfriend. Beautiful work ALWAYS @Liliflower33 #Banshee’.
There is, unfortunately, no information regarding the continuation of their relationship, and even though there is no evidence that they ever broke up, he was thought to be dating actress Stephanie Gatschet, with whom he co-starred in “The Guiding Light”.
Currently, he is in a relationship with actress Kaley Cuoco. They welcomed their first child, a baby girl named Matilda Carmine Richie, on 30 March 2023.
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His Awards
Thanks to his enviable contributions to the titles he’s bolstered with his performances, Tom has over the years managed to accumulate an admiration for how he does his work and has thus been nominated a total of eight times for an award, three of which he won. His first nomination was for the Soap Opera Digest Award in 2005, in the Outstanding Male Performer category.
The first nomination for Tom took place in 2006 – the Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series category for his portrayal in “The Guiding Light”.
Two years and three nominations later, he won the abovementioned award again, for the same show. In 2013, he won his last nomination thus far – the ReelHeART International Film Festival Award in the Best Ensemble Cast category for “Junction”, alongside Summer Crockett Moore, Neal Bledsoe and Harris Doran.
He starred in “Love & Death,” “(Un)Likeminded: A Sci-Fi Audio Anthology,” and “Outer Range.” He has several upcoming projects, including “Untitled Brad Ingelsby/HBO Drama Series” and “A Man in Full.”
What is Tom Pelphrey’s Net Worth?
As of 2024, have you asked the question of how rich Tom Pelphrey could be? According to all of the available reputable sources that have sufficient information to answer this inquiry, it has lately been estimated that Tom Pelphrey’s net worth is somewhere near $2 million, procured thanks to the many recognized roles he has had throughout his career and thus far, most prominently for portraying Kurt Bunker in “Banshee”.
Seeing as his involvement with Hollywood is nowhere near an end, it can be concluded that his net worth will surely increase.
Social Media Presence
As would be the case with many other celebrities who delve into acting, Tom is widely expected to be nourishing a close relationship with his audiences, so as to exponentially increase his future wealth.
As many more subscribe to his social media network profiles, he is bound to attract a greater audience for any title he becomes involved with, and it looks like Tom is well aware of how profitable this business technique can be, since he can be considered ubiquitous across the most popular social media sites. His Facebook has almost 13,000 fans, his Twitter just over 28,000, and his Instagram close to 250,000 followers.
