Tom Malloy

Thomas John Malloy is an American actor and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. He starred in Gravesend (1996), The Alphabet Killer (2008), Love N' Dancing (2009), and Ask Me to Dance (2022), and television shows, including Law & Order, Third Watch, and Kidnapped.^[1][2][3]

Tom Malloy
Born	Thomas John Malloy Red Bank, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer, writer
Years active	1997–present

Career

Malloy wrote, produced and acted in The Alphabet Killer,^{[citation needed]} a psychological thriller directed by Rob Schmidt and starring Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton and Michael Ironside; and The Attic,^{[citation needed]} a thriller directed by Mary Lambert and starring John Savage, Jason Lewis, and Elisabeth Moss. He has written, produced and starred in the 2009 film Love N' Dancing,^{[citation needed]} a dance film/romantic comedy directed by Rob Iscove that stars Amy Smart, Billy Zane, Betty White and Rachel Dratch.^[4][5][6]

He wrote the book Bankroll: A New Approach To Financing Feature Films in 2009. A 2nd Edition of the book came out in 2012.^[7]

Malloy has produced several films over the years. In 2022, he produced Rear View Mirrors, starring Erika Christensen, Penelope Ann Miller, David James Elliot, and Zach Gilford. ^{[citation needed]} In 2021, he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the film Ask Me to Dance,^[8] starring Briana Evigan and Mario Cantone.^[9] In 2020, he produced Lansky, Love N’ Dancing (directed by Rob Iscove),^[10] and the psychological thriller The Alphabet Killer (directed by Rob Schmidt).^[11]

Entrepreneurship

In 2019, Malloy co-founded FilmMakingStuffHQ, which has now^[when?] become an online training and filmmaking platform for filmmakers.^[8]

Personal life

Malloy was born in Red Bank, New Jersey^[8] and raised in the Whitehouse Station section of Readington Township, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School, where he acted in school performances with classmate Vera Farmiga, and of Montclair State University (1993–1997).^[12]

Filmography

Year	Title	Cast as	Role	Ref.
1997	Gravesend	Chicken	Actor	[citation needed]
2008	The Alphabet Killer	Steven Harper	Actor, producer and writer
2008	The Attic	Frankie Callan	Actor, producer and writer
2009	Love N' Dancing	Jake Mitchell	Actor, producer and writer
2013	Ashley (film)	Vincent	Actor
2015	Hero of the Underworld	Dylan Berrick	Actor, producer and writer	[citation needed]
2016	Fair Haven	Reverend Thomas	Actor and producer	[citation needed]
2016	Shattered	Ken Burnett	Actor and producer	[citation needed]
2016	#Screamers	Tom Brennan	Actor, producer and writer	[citation needed]
2019	Trauma Therapy	Tobin Vance	Actor, producer and writer	[citation needed]
2022	Ask me to dance	Actor, producer and writer	Actor, producer and writer	[9][8]
2023	Trauma Therapy: Psychosis	Tobin Vance	Actor, producer and writer	[citation needed]

References

1. "Tom Malloy : A Vision in Motion". Avisioninmotion.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
2. "Tom Malloy Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
3. "Aamir is a household name: Tom Malloy". HindustanTimes. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
4. "Movies Tom Malloy". Filmsandtv.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
5. "Tom Malloy and Brian Ronalds Visit Bollywood". India West. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
6. "A Man of Many Roles". Youth Inc. Mag. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
7. Tom Malloy (June 2009). Bankroll: A New Approach to Financing Feature Films. ISBN 9781615930302. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
8. Whitty, Stephen (2022-10-05). "'I wanted to keep it sweet,' says Tom Malloy of his new rom-com, 'Ask Me to Dance'". NJArts.net. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
9. Felperin, Leslie (2023-02-14). "Ask Me to Dance review – it's love on the dancefloor in super conventional romcom". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
10. Debruge, Peter (2009-05-07). "Love N' Dancing". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
11. Condit, Jon (2007-01-26). "Malloy, Tom & Terlecki, Russell (The Alphabet Killer) Audio". Dread Central. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
12. "Tom Malloy; A Prominent Figure in the Indie Film Scene", Talker of the Town, April 22, 2017. Accessed July 2, 2018. "I was born in Red Bank, NJ, and grew up in farm country NJ, in Hunterdon county in a little town called Whitehouse Station. I attended Hunterdon Central High School, where my co-star in all the plays and musicals was Vera Farmiga."

External links

• Tom Malloy at IMDb
• Tom Malloy: A Vision in Motion