Tom Kemp (born Thomas Kemp) is an American actor who has been active since 1971, when he appeared in Peter Watkins's Punishment Park. His birthdate and birthplace are not publicly available. Over his five-decade career he has built a steady presence in both independent and mainstream American cinema, often playing authoritative figures such as judges, priests, police officers, and government officials. He is best known for his roles in Sound of Metal (2019), Little Women (2019), and Paterno (2018). His notable film credits include The Departed (2006, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon), Shutter Island (2010, dir. Martin Scorsese, with DiCaprio), The Company Men (2010, with Ben Affleck and Kevin Costner), Blue Jasmine (2013, dir. Woody Allen, with Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin), Black Mass (2015, dir. Barry Levinson, with Johnny Depp), Irrational Man (2015, dir. Allen, with Emma Stone and Joaquin Phoenix), Manchester by the Sea (2016, dir. Kenneth Lonergan, with Casey Affleck), Café Society (2016, dir. Allen, with Jesse Eisenberg), Paterno (2018, with Anthony Hopkins), Sound of Metal (2019, dir. Darius Marder, with Riz Ahmed), and Little Women (2019, dir. Greta Gerwig, with Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet). His notable television roles include Brotherhood (2006–2008, with Stephen Dorff), The Strain (2015, with Bill Skarsgård), Billions (2016, with Paul Giamatti), and Castle Rock (2018, with Skarsgård