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BIO

Richard Thomas starred as John-Boy Walton in the television drama “The Waltons,” for which he won an Emmy Award and received multiple Golden Globe Award nominations. He is best known to television audiences for his roles in the hit series “Ozark,” “The Americans,” “Billions,” and the original adaptation of Stephen King's “IT.” His feature film performances include The Unforgiveable, Curtis Hanson's Wonder Boys, and Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock. Thomas received a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the revival of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes. He has been seen in acclaimed performances on stage including Our Town, You Can't Take It With You, The Great Society, 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, Fifth Of July, innumerable Shakespeare productions, and his professional debut at eight years old in Sunrise At Campobello. He has starred in the national tours of The Humans (Elliot Norton Award), Twelve Angry Men, and for three years as Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill A Mockingbird.

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STAGE CREDITS

The Balusters
[Broadway]
2026
Elliott Emerson
Mark Twain Tonight!
[US Tour]
2025
Mark Twain
Our Town Our Town
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2024
Mr. Webb
To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird
[US Tour]
First National Tour, 2020
Atticus Finch
The Great Society The Great Society
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2019
Hubert Humphrey
The Humans The Humans
[US Tour]
First National Tour, 2017
Erik Blake
The Little Foxes The Little Foxes
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Horace Giddens
White Rabbit Red Rabbit White Rabbit Red Rabbit
[Off-Broadway]
New York Premiere Production, 2016
Performer [Replacement]
Incident at Vichy Incident at Vichy
[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Off-Broadway Production, 2015
Performer
You Can't Take It with You You Can't Take It with You
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Paul Sycamore [Replacement]
An Enemy of the People An Enemy of the People
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2012
Peter Stockmann
Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2011
Performer
A Naked Girl on the Appian Way A Naked Girl on the Appian Way
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2005
Jeffrey Lapin
Democracy Democracy
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2004
Günter Guillaume
Billion Dollar Baby
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1945
Newsboy, Dancer [Replacement], Dancer [Replacement], Newsboy

Productions

Jerry Springer: The OperaJerry Springer: The Opera
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Music
Book
Lyrics
Made in DagenhamMade in Dagenham
 
[West End, 2014]
Lyrics

Writing

Jerry Springer: The Opera
Bookwriter
Composer

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

TV Shows

The Edge of Night
Ben Schultz, Jr
As the World Turns
Tom Hughes
The Christmas Tree
Joey
A Doll's House
Ivor
The DuPont Show of the Month
Oliver Twist
Great Ghost Tales
Conradin
'Way Out
Jeremy Keeler
The Defenders
Johnny Remington
From These Roots
Richard
Give Us Barabbas!
The Boy
Seaway
Martin Anderson
A Flame in the Wind
[ 1964-1966 ] Chris Austin
Bracken's World
Alan
Bonanza
Billy
Marcus Welby, M.D.
[ 1969-1970 ] Dennis Alan Graham
Medical Center
Toby Tavormina
The F.B.I.
John 'Chill' Chilton
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
John-Boy Walton
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
No Other Love
Andrew Madison
Roots: The Next Generations
Jim Warner
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
It
Bill Denbrough
American Playhouse
[ 1982-1990 ] Cal Porter - Andre's Lover, Kenneth Talley Jr.
Common Ground
Colin Diver
Tales from the Crypt
Dr. Trask
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
James O'Hanlan
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Lieutenant Steven Scott
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Gary Brown
Lincoln
John Hay voice
Precious Victims
Don Weber
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
John Walton Jr.
Linda
Paul, Linda's husband
Stalking Laura
Richard Farley
To Save the Children
David Young
Million Dollar Babies
Oliva-Edouard Dionne
The Outer Limits
Dr. Stephen Ledbetter
The Invaders
Jerry Thayer
A Walton Wedding
John Walton Jr.
The Christmas Box
Richard Evans
Death in Small Doses
Richard Lyon
Down, Out & Dangerous
Tim Willows
What Love Sees
Gordon Holly
West Virginia
Narrator
Timepiece
Richard Evans
Dave's World
Richard Thomas
A Thousand Men and a Baby
Dr. Hugh 'Bud' Keenan
A Walton Easter
John Walton Jr.
Flood: A River's Rampage
Herb Dellenbach
Promised Land
[ 1997-1998 ] Joe Greene
Touched by an Angel
[ 1997-1998 ] Joe Greene
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
In the Name of the People
Jack Murphy
The Christmas Secret
Jerry McNeil
The Miracle of the Cards
Dr. Neal Kassell
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Charles Ingalls
BloodHounds, Inc
[ 1999-2002 ] Robert Hunter
Anna's Dream
Rod Morgan
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
Time after Time
Dick Woodstein
Rizzoli & Isles
Professor Dwayne Cravitz
The Music Teacher
Ray
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
[ 2001-2013 ] Nat Randolph, Daniel Varney
White Collar
William Wolcott
The Good Wife
Ed Pratt
Chicago P.D.
Adam Ames
Conviction
Earl Slavitt
The Americans
[ 2013-2016 ] Frank Gaad
Elementary
Mitch Barrett
Incident at Vichy
Von Berg
Blue Bloods
Richard Walters
The Blacklist
David Foy
Billions
[ 2017-2019 ] Sanford Bensinger
The Comey Rule
Chuck Rosenberg
NCIS: New Orleans
[ 2019-2020 ] NCIS Deputy Director Van Cleef
Tell Me Your Secrets
Bodie Lord
Ozark
Nathan Davis

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2026 - Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play

Richard Thomas, The Balusters

Tony Awards - 2026 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Richard Thomas, The Balusters

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


winner
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

Richard ThomasRichard II

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Video: Richard Thomas Is Happy to Be 'In the Bosom of the Broadway Community' Photo
Video: Richard Thomas Is Happy to Be 'In the Bosom of the Broadway Community'
by Luka Vonier - May 30, 2026

Watch in this video as 2026 Tony Award nominee Richard Thomas chats more about the show's incredible ensemble of actors, why he loves making audiences laugh eight times a week, and so much more.
Photos: Inside the New Dramatists Spring Luncheon Honoring Stephen Schwartz Photo
Photos: Inside the New Dramatists Spring Luncheon Honoring Stephen Schwartz
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - May 27, 2026

The New Dramatists Annual Spring Luncheon, honoring multi-award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, was held in the Broadway Ballroom at the New York Marriott Marquis. Check out photos here!
Photos: Inside Manhattan Theatre Club's 2026 Spring Gala Photo
Photos: Inside Manhattan Theatre Club's 2026 Spring Gala
by Bruce Glikas - May 21, 2026

You can now get a look inside Manhattan Theatre Club's 2026 Spring Gala. The event was hosted by Amber Ruffn, and honored the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Photos: Inside the Manhattan Theatre Club 2025 Spring Gala Photo
Photos: Inside the Manhattan Theatre Club 2025 Spring Gala
by Bruce Glikas - May 21, 2026

Manhattan Theatre Club's 2026 Spring Gala took place on Monday, May 18 at Cipriani 42nd Street, honoring the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and hosted by Amber Ruffin. Check out photos here!
Reynolds Performance Hall Reveals 2026/2027 Season Photo
Reynolds Performance Hall Reveals 2026/2027 Season
by Theresa Bertram - May 22, 2026

Though it looks like I'm a socialite, I honestly don't go to a lot of parties. However, the one that I DO NOT want to miss is thrown by my friends at Reynolds Performance Hall in Conway. I love going to their annual Season Reveal because it feels like Christmas morning for arts lovers.
GRAYSON THE MUSICAL Will Hold First Look Preview Performances at Soho Theatre Waltham Photo
GRAYSON THE MUSICAL Will Hold First Look Preview Performances at Soho Theatre Walthamstow
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2026

GRAYSON THE MUSICAL will present first look preview performances at Soho Theatre Walthamstow, giving audiences an early glimpse of the new musical production.
Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet at the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards Photo
Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet at the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - May 18, 2026

The best of the New York City theatre community gathered at Town Hall for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards. Stars in attendance included John Lithgow, Norbert Leo Butz, Alex Brightman, Beth Leavel, Donna McKechnie, and more. Check out photos here!
70th Annual Drama Desk Awards Winners - The Full List Photo
70th Annual Drama Desk Awards Winners - The Full List
by Nicole Rosky - May 17, 2026

The best of the New York City theatre community was at Town Hall for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the theater award honoring excellence across all of New York City’s theatrical landscape. Check out a full list of winners here.
Photos: Behind the Scenes with the 2026 Tony Award Nominees for Plays Photo
Photos: Behind the Scenes with the 2026 Tony Award Nominees for Plays
by Jennifer Broski - May 17, 2026

The Tony nominees gathered at the Sofitel New York to meet the press for the first time and BroadwayWorld was there to speak with all of them! Check out photos from behind the scenes with the nominees as they chatted with Richard Ridge and passed on our very own Tiny Tony.
Photos: Meet the 2026 Tony Award Nominees Photo
Photos: Meet the 2026 Tony Award Nominees
by Nicole Rosky - May 15, 2026

Just yesterday, the 2026 Tony Award nominees gathered at the Sofitel New York to meet the press for the first time and BroadwayWorld was there for the special day. Check out photos of the 2026 nominees here!
THE BALUSTERS to Extend for Additional Two Weeks on Broadway Photo
THE BALUSTERS to Extend for Additional Two Weeks on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2026

Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of The Balusters will extend for an additional two weeks at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The production has received 16 award nominations, making it the most nominated new Broadway play of the season.
Photos: Tom Hanks Visits JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE and THE BALUSTERS Photo
Photos: Tom Hanks Visits JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE and THE BALUSTERS
by Bruce Glikas - May 8, 2026

Tom Hanks recently paid a visit to two Broadway productions, Joe Turner's Come and Gone and The Balusters. The actor, who was last seen on stage in This World of Tomorrow in 2025, posed with cast members at both shows. Check out photos here!
Photos: Annette Bening and Ella Beatty Visit THE BALUSTERS Photo
Photos: Annette Bening and Ella Beatty Visit THE BALUSTERS
by Bruce Glikas - May 8, 2026

Annette Bening and Ella Beatty recently paid a visit to The Balusters, which is now playing on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The pair posed with the cast backstage after the performance. Check out the photos here!
Danny Burstein Becomes Most Tony-Nominated Male Actor Photo
Danny Burstein Becomes Most Tony-Nominated Male Actor
by Josh Sharpe - May 5, 2026

With his nomination for Marjorie Prime, Danny Burstein has become the most nominated male actor in Tony history, having earned a total of nine nominations across his stage career.
Breaking Down the 2026 Tony Awards Nominations Photo
Breaking Down the 2026 Tony Awards Nominations
by Nicole Rosky - May 10, 2026

Still thinking about the Tony nominations? Us too! Check out some takeaways from the big announcement and recap the full list and the nominees' reactions!
Raúl Esparza, Norbert Leo Butz, Beth Leavel and More to Present at 70th Annual Drama Photo
Raúl Esparza, Norbert Leo Butz, Beth Leavel and More to Present at 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 4, 2026

The 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards is set to be the largest gathering in the organization's seven-decade history — with the most Drama Desk winners and nominees, past and present, ever assembled for the ceremony.
2026 Tony Nominations - Show by Show Photo
2026 Tony Nominations - Show by Show
by Nicole Rosky - May 5, 2026

The nominations are in! Below, check out how each show fared individually in a full list of nominations by show. Follow us on BroadwayWorld throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions, exclusive reports, surprises, behind the scenes coverage and oh, so much more!
Video: Watch a Scene from THE BALUSTERS on Broadway Photo
Video: Watch a Scene from THE BALUSTERS on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 29, 2026

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, The Balusters has extended for an additional two weeks and will now run through Sunday, June 7 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Watch a scene from the new play in this video!
70th Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List Photo
70th Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 29, 2026

Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards nominations on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:00AM ET. Check out the nominees so far and check back later for teh complete list.
THE BALUSTERS Extends Broadway Run Through June Photo
THE BALUSTERS Extends Broadway Run Through June
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 28, 2026

Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of THE BALUSTERS, the Drama League and Outer Critics Circle-nominated play by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Kenny Leon, has extended its run at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Richard Thomas been in?

Richard Thomas has appeared on Broadway in 9 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?

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

What awards has Richard Thomas won?

Richard Thomas has 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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