Know Your “That Guy”: Tom Noonan

Tom Noonan

Born: April 12, 1951

Number of Roles: 65

Best Known for Playing: Creepy serial killers/bad guys

First Appearance: Man in Park in Willie & Phil (1980)

Most Recent Appearance: Preston Holloway on The Cape (2011)

Notable Roles

• Jake in Heaven’s Gate
• Francis Dollarhyde in Manhunter
• Frankenstein in Monster Squad
• Scully in Collision Course
• Cain in Robocop 2
• The Ripper/Himself in Last Action Hero
• Kelso in Heat
• Sheriff Decker in Knockaround Guys
• Zephyr on CSI
• Ray Gulikson in The Alphabet Killer
• Mr. Ulman in The House of the Devil
• Detective Huntley on Damages

Fun Facts

• He and his Heat co-star Ted Levine have both played serial killers caught by assistance from Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter and The Silence of the Lambs respectively.
• The play, “A Poster for the Cosmos”, was written specifically for Tom Noonan.