Thomas McDonell

Birth Name:

Thomas Hunter Campbell McDonell

Birth Place:

Manhattan, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Director

Trained as an artist at New York University before getting into acting
Born to Joan, a novelist and writer, and Terry, editor of "Sports Illustrated․"
Got his first role in "The Forbidden Kingdom" when he went to an open casting call in Shanghai, China, where he was studying art
Quote: "I didn't study acting in the way that many actors I admire did․ I have observed classes and met with coaches - but the thing that I find most useful is to be around other actors - good ones - and to try to pay close attention to the way they work․"
Quote: "(On being an artist, actor, and musician): "A good trick is to try and think about a way to use material from one for the other․․․using what is around, transforming that to create meaning and make art․ Trying to take nothing and make․․․something․""
Best known for his role as Jesse Richter in "Prom" and as Aaron Riley in "Fun Size․"
Is a member of the rock band Moon, which contributed the song "Time Stand" to his film "Prom․"
Curated artist Borna Sammak's exhibition at a Best Buy store on Broadway in New York
He is a visual artist whose work has been exhibited in New York, Ghana, and Shanghai
Appeared in the music video "This Kiss" by Carly Rae Jepsen
Had a part in the 2010 film "Twelve," which was based on a novel by his brother, Nick McDonell

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