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Richard Thomas last appeared on Broadway in the revival of The Little Foxes, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. He has been seen in acclaimed performances on stage including You Can’t Take It With You, Race, Democracy, Incident at Vichy (Drama Desk Award nomination), The Stendhal Syndrome (Lucille Lortel Award nomination, Outer Critics Circle Award nomination), A Naked Girl on the Appian Way, An Enemy of the People, Tiny Alice, The Front Page, The Fifth Of July, innumerable Shakespeare productions, and his professional debut at eight years old in Sunrise at Campobello. He was last seen on national tour in the award-winning productions of The Humans (Elliot Norton Award) and Twelve Angry Men and will next star as “Atticus Finch” in the record-breaking production of To Kill A Mockingbird across the country. Thomas is an Emmy Award-winning actor beloved for his performance in the iconic series “The Waltons.” He is best known to contemporary television audiences for his work in the critically renowned series “The Americans” as well as his appearances on “Billions” and the limited series “Tell Me Your Secrets.” His feature film performances include Curtis Hanson’s Wonder Boys, Tim Blake Nelson’s Anesthesia, and Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock. Thomas is also a published author who resides in New York City.

More recently, he appeared in Netflix's Ozark and toured with To Kill a Mockingbird as Atticus Finch.

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Richard Thomas STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2024
Mr. Webb

[US Tour]
First National Tour, 2020
Atticus Finch

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2019
Hubert Humphrey

[US Tour]
First National Tour, 2017
Erik Blake

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Horace Giddens

[Off-Broadway]
New York Premiere Production, 2016
Performer [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Off-Broadway Production, 2015
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Paul Sycamore [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2012
Peter Stockmann

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2011
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2005
Jeffrey Lapin

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2004
Günter Guillaume

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1945
Newsboy

Dancer [Replacement]

Dancer [Replacement]

Newsboy

Richard Thomas Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Music
Book
Lyrics
 
[West End, 2014]
Lyrics

Writing

Bookwriter
Composer

Richard Thomas Movies

Winning
[ 1969 ] Charley
Last Summer
[ 1969 ] Peter
The Todd Killings
[ 1971 ] Billy Roy
Cactus in the Snow
[ 1971 ] Harley MacIntosh
Red Sky at Morning
[ 1971 ] Joshua Arnold
You'll Like My Mother
[ 1972 ] Kenny
30-Sep-55
[ 1977 ] Jimmy J.
Battle Beyond the Stars
[ 1980 ] Shad
The Million Dollar Kid
[ 2000 ] Ted Hunter
Wonder Boys
[ 2000 ] Walter Gaskell
Taking Woodstock
[ 2009 ] Reverend Don
Anesthesia
[ 2015 ] Mr. Werth
The Price for Silence
[ 2018 ] Richard Davenport
The Unforgivable
[ 2021 ] Michael Malcolm
Christmas vs. The Walters
[ 2021 ] Roger

Richard Thomas TV Shows

The Edge of Night
Ben Schultz, Jr
As the World Turns
Tom Hughes
The Christmas Tree
Joey
The DuPont Show of the Month
Oliver Twist
A Doll's House
Ivor
'Way Out
Jeremy Keeler
The Defenders
Johnny Remington
From These Roots
Richard
Give Us Barabbas!
The Boy
Great Ghost Tales
Conradin
Seaway
Martin Anderson
A Flame in the Wind
[ 1964-1966 ] Chris Austin
Medical Center
Toby Tavormina
Marcus Welby, M.D.
[ 1969-1970 ] Dennis Alan Graham
Bonanza
Billy
Bracken's World
Alan
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
John-Boy Walton
The F.B.I.
John 'Chill' Chilton
Night Gallery
The Sins of the Fathers
The Thanksgiving Story
John-Boy Walton
The Red Badge of Courage
Pvt. Henry Fleming
The Silence
Cadet James Pelosi
The Waltons
[ 1972-1978 ] John-Boy Walton
Getting Married
Michael Carboni
Roots: The Next Generations
Jim Warner
No Other Love
Andrew Madison
All Quiet on the Western Front
Paul Baumer
To Find My Son
David Benjamin
Berlin Tunnel 21
Lieutenant Sandy Mueller
Barefoot in the Park
Paul Bratter
Johnny Belinda
William Richmond
Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story
Hank Williams, Jr.
Hobson's Choice
Will Mossup
The Master of Ballantrae
Henry Durie
Final Jeopardy
Marty Campbell
Go Toward the Light
Greg Madison
Glory! Glory!
Rev. Bobby Joe
Common Ground
Colin Diver
It
Bill Denbrough
American Playhouse
[ 1982-1990 ] Cal Porter - Andre's Lover, Kenneth Talley Jr.
Tales from the Crypt
Dr. Trask
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Lieutenant Steven Scott
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
James O'Hanlan
Lincoln
John Hay voice
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Gary Brown
Precious Victims
Don Weber
Linda
Paul, Linda's husband
Stalking Laura
Richard Farley
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
John Walton Jr.
To Save the Children
David Young
Million Dollar Babies
Oliva-Edouard Dionne
The Invaders
Jerry Thayer
A Walton Wedding
John Walton Jr.
Down, Out & Dangerous
Tim Willows
The Christmas Box
Richard Evans
The Outer Limits
Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
Death in Small Doses
Richard Lyon
Dave's World
Richard Thomas
West Virginia
Narrator
Timepiece
Richard Evans
What Love Sees
Gordon Holly
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Dr. Hugh 'Bud' Keenan
A Walton Easter
John Walton Jr.
Promised Land
[ 1997-1998 ] Joe Greene
Touched by an Angel
[ 1997-1998 ] Joe Greene
Flood: A River's Rampage
Herb Dellenbach
Big and Hairy
Victor Dewlap
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Charles Ingalls
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
[ 1998-1999 ] David Robinson
The Practice
Walter 'The Hummer' Arens
The Christmas Secret
Jerry McNeil
In the Name of the People
Jack Murphy
The Miracle of the Cards
Dr. Neal Kassell
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Charles Ingalls
Anna's Dream
Rod Morgan
BloodHounds, Inc
[ 1999-2002 ] Robert Hunter
Just Cause
[ 2002-2003 ] Hamilton Whitney III
Century City
Dr. Brezak
Annie's Point
Richard Eason
Wild Hearts
Bob Hart
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Howard Cottrell
Law & Order
Roger Jenkins
Rizzoli & Isles
Professor Dwayne Cravitz
Time after Time
Dick Woodstein
The Music Teacher
Ray
White Collar
William Wolcott
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
[ 2001-2013 ] Nat Randolph, Daniel Varney
The Good Wife
Ed Pratt
The Americans
[ 2013-2016 ] Frank Gaad
Chicago P.D.
Adam Ames
Conviction
Earl Slavitt
Elementary
Mitch Barrett
Incident at Vichy
Von Berg
Blue Bloods
Richard Walters
Billions
[ 2017-2019 ] Sanford Bensinger
The Blacklist
David Foy
The Comey Rule
Chuck Rosenberg
NCIS: New Orleans
[ 2019-2020 ] NCIS Deputy Director Van Cleef
Tell Me Your Secrets
Bodie Lord
Ozark
Nathan Davis

Richard Thomas Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Richard Thomas, The Little Foxes

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Richard Thomas, Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Richard Thomas, Incident at Vichy


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Olivier Awards - 2004 - Best New Musical

Richard Thomas, Jerry Springer - The Opera

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Richard Thomas, The Stendhal Syndrome

The Lortels - 2004 - Outstanding Lead Actor

Richard Thomas, The Stendhal Syndrome

Helen Hayes Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

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Richard Thomas Videos

Richard Thomas News


Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes and More Will Lead Kenny Leon's OUR TOWN Revival


Grover's Corners, here they come! The new Broadway production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon, just announced that the play will feature 28 actors. We have all of the details!

Review: THE TIGER LILLIES AND DAVID HOYLE: LESSONS IN NIHILISM at Wilton's Music Hall


Looking at their impressive longevity and sheer depravity, Lessons In Nihilism’s combination of musical trio The Tiger Lillies and drag’s philosopher king David Hoyle is an almost inevitable team up, the only surprise being that it hasn’t happened before.

Ballet Tech to Present 30th Anniversary Kids Dance at the Joyce


Ballet Tech will return to The Joyce Theater for the 30th anniversary of its Kids Dance student performance troupe, May 30–June 2. Learn how to purchase tickets!

London Theatre Week - See over 50 Award-Winning Musicals and Plays with Tickets from £15, £25 or £35


London Theatre Week is the West End’s biggest promotion, giving you the chance to see over 50 amazing award-winning musicals and stunning plays with tickets from £15, £25 or £35

Peter Duncan Joins Pixie Lott and Bonnie Langford in MADE IN DAGENHAM Concert; Full Cast Revealed!


Full casting has been announced for the 10th Anniversary Concert of MADE IN DAGENHAM at the London Palladium on Saturday 16 March 2024.

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at the Providence Performing Arts Center


Aaron Sorkin’s dramatic adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, pulls no punches, showing how racial injustice and the attitudes and issues related to it are all still relevant to the modern day.

Emmy-Winner Richard Thomas Will Star In Grand Rapids Engagement Of HARPER LEE'S TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD


Tickets are now available for the highly anticipated production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Don't miss your chance to see this iconic story brought to life on stage. Get your tickets today!

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Clowes Memorial Hall


'To Kill a Mockingbird' remains relevant and poignant, addressing themes that resonate across generations. The play's success lies not only in its compelling source material but also in the exceptional talent of the cast, particularly the nuanced portrayal of Atticus Finch and the authentic depiction of the children. This production is a testament to the enduring power of storytelling and its ability to provoke introspection and empathy, making it a must-see for theater enthusiasts and fans of the literary classic alike.

Bonnie Langford Joins MADE IN DAGENHAM Concert


Stage and screen legend Bonnie Langford will play ‘Barbara Castle’ in the 10th Anniversary Concert of Made in Dagenham at the London Palladium on Saturday 16 March 2024. She joins the previously announced Pixie Lott and Killian Donnelly in this highly anticipated one-off show, directed by Shaun Kerrison. Further casting will be announced at a later date.

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Clowes Memorial Hall


You can go to the show to see Thomas play Atticus, or Mary Badham (who played the original Scout in the film) as Mrs. Dubose, but the real reason you should go is to see a powerful night of theatre. It’s one of the best Broadway Across America productions I’ve seen in recent years.

David Morse and His Wife Susan Wheeler Will Perform A.R. Gurney's LOVE LETTERS in Valentine's Day Benefit For Quintessence Theatre


This Valentine’s Day, Quintessence Theatre is celebrating love in all of its messy glory with a performance starring award-winning television, film and stage actor David Morse* and his wife, Susan Wheeler.

Harper Lee's 'TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD To Play At The Washington Pavilion January 12�"14


All rise for Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Starring Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch, directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher and based on Harper Lee's classic novel, the production will premiere at the Washington Pavilion with five performances January 12–14, 2024!

VIDEO: Watch Yaegel T. Welch & Melanie Moore Talk TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD on CBS News Bay Area


Actors Yaegel T. Welch (Tom Robinson) and Melanie Moore (Scout Finch) joined CBS News Bay Area to discuss their show TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, now running at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre. Watch the interview here!

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Golden Gate Theatre


What did our critic think of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Golden Gate Theatre? That Harper Lee’s 1960 novel of racial prejudice and social justice is just as prescient today is a sad indictment of American culture. Academy award winner Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) and Director Bret Sher (Tony Award winner, South Pacific) have crafted a beautifully staged and wonderfully acted production that has taken the nation by storm and hauntingly illuminates the social rifts as seen through the eyes of three children representing the innocence of youth.

Pixie Lott and Killian Donnelly Will Lead 10th Anniversary Concert of MADE IN DAGENHAM


Pixie Lott and Killian Donnelly will lead the cast of the 10th Anniversary Concert of MADE IN DAGENHAM at the London Palladium on Saturday 16 March 2024. Learn more about the concert and how to get tickets here!

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Ed Mirvish Theatre


On stage until the weekend and then returning for a limited time in 2024, Mirvish Productions presents Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of Lee's Pullitzer Prize-winning masterpiece. Considering the current political and also racially driven landscape, seeing To Kill a Mockingbird now is as relevant and timely as ever.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Comes to the Fisher Theatre in March


Emmy Award®-winning actor Richard Thomas is confirmed to star as Atticus Finch for the complete third touring season of the First National Tour of the history-making production of To Kill a Mockingbird, including the Detroit engagement at the Fisher Theatre March 5 – 17.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Returns To Toronto in 2024


Due to popular demand, there will be a return engagement: May 28 to June 2, 2024 at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre.

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at KC Music Hall


Aaron Sorkin’s 2018 stage re-imagination of the classic Harper Lee novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” opened Tuesday at the Kansas City Music Hall for a one week run.  It is one of the finest touring companies of any play I’ve been privileged to witness in many years.  “Mockingbird” stars well-known actor Richard Thomas in a stellar turn as the lead character of Atticus Finch.

Richard Thomas FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Richard Thomas been in?

Richard Thomas has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

How many West End shows has Richard Thomas been in?

Richard Thomas has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Richard Thomas been nominated for?

Richard Thomas has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Little Foxes, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Incident at Vichy, Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards for Jerry Springer - The Opera, Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Stendhal Syndrome, Outstanding Lead Actor at The Lortels for The Stendhal Syndrome, and Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play at the Helen Hayes Awards for Richard II.

What awards has Richard Thomas won?

Richard Thomas won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical for Jerry Springer - The Opera.

How many shows has Richard Thomas written?

Richard Thomas has written 2 shows including Jerry Springer: The Opera (Bookwriter), Made in Dagenham (Lyricist).

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