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Thom Barry's feature film credits include "Time Out," "2 Fast 2 Furious," "The Fast and the Furious," "Rules of Engagement," "Air Force One," "Ghosts of Mississippi," "Major League: Back to the Minors," "Independence Day," "The American President" and "Congo."

Barry's television credits include the movies "The President's Man: A Line in the Sand" and "Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy," as well as guest appearances in the series "Without a Trace" and "JAG," both on CBS, "The West Wing," "The Practice" and "NYPD Blue."

Barry was born in Cleveland and lives in Los Angeles. His birth date is Dec. 6.
(courtesy of CBS)
With his distinct appearance, the bald and imposing African-American player Thom Barry made a seemingly perfect character actor, and thus found himself frequently cast as guards, police detectives, and heavies in mainstream Hollywood features, from the early '90s on. He landed a bit part as a guard in Rob Reiner's The American President (1995), appeared as Samahani in Congo (1995), and played Sgt. Marcus in the Shaquille O'Neal-headlined superhero picture Steel (1997). Barry maintained a higher profile as Agent Bilkins in two Jerry Bruckheimer-produced action pictures, The Fast and the Furious (2001) and its sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). Additionally, after years of guest-acting work on the small screen, he signed for his first regular role -- that of homicide investigator Will Jeffries -- on the popular detective series Cold Case (2006). Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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