- Birth Date:December 17th, 1970 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Credits: Acting
Full Bio
A talented actor who began to win due notice in the late '90s, Sean Patrick Thomas broke through to mainstream audiences with winning turns in such films as Cruel Intentions (1999) and Save the Last Dance (2001). The son of immigrants from Guyana, Thomas was born in Wilmington, DE, in 1970. While attending the University of Virginia, where he studied English and planned to become a lawyer, Thomas decided to pursue a career in acting after auditioning for a student production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.
Thomas broke into film with small roles in productions that included Courage Under Fire (1996), Conspiracy Theory (1997), and Can't Hardly Wait (1998). In 1996, he further added to his acting credentials by earning an M.A. in drama from New York University. Relative fame and even a blush of notoriety greeted the actor in 1999, with a pivotal role in Cruel Intentions, Roger Kumble's free and loose adaptation of Choderlos De Laclos' -Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Co-starring alongside alpha-teens Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon, and Ryan Phillippe in the torrid tale of lust, betrayal, and negligent parenting on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Thomas earned (literal) exposure as the cello teacher/illicit lover of one of the film's principle characters.
Even greater exposure followed for Thomas the subsequent year, when he was cast in a substantial role as Detective Temple Page on the critically acclaimed TV series The District. Riding high, he then won his first starring role on the big screen in Save the Last Dance (2001), an interracial love story set in Chicago's South Side that featured him as a black high school student in love with a white classmate (Julia Stiles). Although the film earned mixed reviews, it found an appreciative audience, and with it, a growing fan base for the young actor. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx
Thomas broke into film with small roles in productions that included Courage Under Fire (1996), Conspiracy Theory (1997), and Can't Hardly Wait (1998). In 1996, he further added to his acting credentials by earning an M.A. in drama from New York University. Relative fame and even a blush of notoriety greeted the actor in 1999, with a pivotal role in Cruel Intentions, Roger Kumble's free and loose adaptation of Choderlos De Laclos' -Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Co-starring alongside alpha-teens Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon, and Ryan Phillippe in the torrid tale of lust, betrayal, and negligent parenting on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Thomas earned (literal) exposure as the cello teacher/illicit lover of one of the film's principle characters.
Even greater exposure followed for Thomas the subsequent year, when he was cast in a substantial role as Detective Temple Page on the critically acclaimed TV series The District. Riding high, he then won his first starring role on the big screen in Save the Last Dance (2001), an interracial love story set in Chicago's South Side that featured him as a black high school student in love with a white classmate (Julia Stiles). Although the film earned mixed reviews, it found an appreciative audience, and with it, a growing fan base for the young actor. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx
ACTING CREDITS
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Ringer TV (3 episodes)-
It’s Easy to Cry, When This Much Cash Is Involved
...Solomon Vessida
Feb 14, 2012 -
What Are You Doing Here, Ho-Bag?
...Solomon
Feb 7, 2012 -
It Just Got Normal
...Solomon
Jan 31, 2012
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It’s Easy to Cry, When This Much Cash Is Involved
...Solomon Vessida
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Lie to Me TV (3 episodes)-
Sacrifice
...Karl Dupree
May 13, 2009 -
Undercover
...Dupree
Apr 29, 2009 -
Love Always
...Karl Dupree
Feb 18, 2009
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Sacrifice
...Karl Dupree
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Reaper TV (3 episodes)-
The Home Stretch
...Alan Townsend
Apr 21, 2009 -
The Good Soil
...Alan Townsend
Apr 14, 2009 -
Dirty Sexy Mongol
...Alan Townsend
Mar 10, 2009
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The Home Stretch
...Alan Townsend
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The Burrowers (2009) ...Walnut Callaghan
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Honeydripper (2007) ...Dex
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