Tom Downing

Tom Downing adalah aktor, produser, dan penulis televisi dan film Irlandia-Amerika. Seiring dengan karyanya di Emmy Winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Chicago PD, Shameless, dan BULL, film besar pertamanya menjadi pemeran utama dalam komedi kelam The Life & Death of an Unhappily Married Man. Film ini mengikuti tur festival film internasional di 50 kota dan memenangkan lebih dari 20 penghargaan termasuk 14 untuk Film Terbaik dan lebih dari 30 nominasi. Memenangkan Aktor dan Aktor Terbaik Tahun Ini, ia mendapat pujian atas "penampilan utama yang benar-benar hebat". Tahun itu, Festival Film Internasional Whistler menamakannya Top Pick bersama Carol (Cate Blanchett), Trumbo (Bryan Cranston), dan Born To Be Blue (Ethan Hawke). Film ini kemudian memenangkan "Rising Star Award" Festival Film Internasional Kanada dan "Extra Mile Award" dari Festival Film Indie Sydney. Setelah dirilis di seluruh dunia, film ini menjadi "Komedi Terlaris" yang didistribusikan melalui platform Time-Warner, Sony, Amazon, dan iTunes. Tahun berikutnya, ia muncul di Keep The Change (Pemenang Film AS Terbaik, Festival Film Tribeca - Kino Lorber North American Theatrical) dan Hustlers yang dibintangi Jennifer Lopez yang meraup $157,6 juta secara global. Tom baru-baru ini membintangi film Skeletons yang memenangkan banyak penghargaan bersama Robin Lord Taylor (Gotham). Tom adalah pencipta, produser, dan pengawas penulisan Salam! From Prison, serial komedi gelap pemenang penghargaan yang dibintangi dirinya bersama Rusty Schwimmer (The Perfect Storm), John Reynolds (Stranger Things), dan Chris Redd (Saturday Night Live). Acara ini merupakan Pemenang Penghargaan Perak untuk Keunggulan dalam Televisi Internet (DC Webfest) dan pemenang Premis Terbaik dan Penulisan Luar Biasa dalam Serial Komedi (LA Webfest). Tom lahir dari keluarga besar Katolik Irlandia di Cleveland, Ohio. Pada usia 14, ia memulai karya kreatifnya dengan mengambil kelas musik, menyanyi, dan akting sambil membuat film indie kecil dan menjalankan acara radionya sendiri di Lafayette, IN. tempat dia menghabiskan tahun-tahun pembentukannya. Tom adalah lulusan dari pusat pelatihan terkenal di dunia The Second City Conservatory, The iO Theatre, Chicago's Artistic Home, dan Purdue University di mana ia dinobatkan sebagai penerima pertama Penghargaan Alumni Luar Biasa dalam Studi Film & Video. Selain akting, ia juga seorang penyanyi country dan barat serta pemain gitar dan drummer dan juga seorang pelukis akrilik berpengalaman. Dia membagi waktunya antara Los Angeles dan New York City.

Tom Downing is an Irish-American television and film actor, producer, and writer. Along with his work on the Emmy Winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Chicago PD, Shameless, and BULL, his first major film was playing the lead in the dark comedy The Life & Death of an Unhappily Married Man. The film went on a 50 city international film festival tour winning over 20 awards including 14 for Best Film and over 30 nominations. Winning Best Actor and Actor of the Year, he garnered acclaim for a "truly great lead performance". That year, Whistler International Film Festival named it a Top Pick alongside Carol (Cate Blanchett), Trumbo (Bryan Cranston), and Born To Be Blue (Ethan Hawke). The film went on to win the Canada Int'l Film Festival "Rising Star Award" and the "Extra Mile Award" from the Sydney Indie Film Festival. Following a worldwide release, it became a "Top-Selling Comedy" distributed through Time-Warner, Sony, Amazon, and iTunes platforms. The following year, he appeared in Keep The Change (Best U.S. Film Winner, Tribeca Film Festival - Kino Lorber North American Theatrical) and Hustlers starring Jennifer Lopez which grossed $157.6 million globally. Tom recently starred in the multi award-winning film Skeletons alongside Robin Lord Taylor (Gotham). Tom is the creator, producer, and writing supervisor of Greetings! From Prison, an award-winning dark comedy series starring himself along with Rusty Schwimmer (The Perfect Storm), John Reynolds (Stranger Things), and Chris Redd (Saturday Night Live). The show is a Silver Award Winner for Excellence in Internet Television (DC Webfest) and winner of Best Premise and Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (LA Webfest). Tom was born to a large Irish Catholic family in Cleveland, Ohio. At 14, he began his creative work by taking music, singing, and acting classes while making small indie films and running his own radio show in Lafayette, IN. where he spent his formative years. Tom is a graduate of the world famous training centers The Second City Conservatory, The iO Theatre, Chicago's Artistic Home, and Purdue University where he was named the first recipient of their Outstanding Alumni Award in Film & Video Studies. In addition to acting, he is also a country and western singer and guitar player and drummer and is also an experienced acrylic painter. He splits his time between Los Angeles and New York City.