Brooklyn native Thom Bishops moved to Los Angeles after graduating from New York University drama school.
In 2015, Thom shot the Jennifer Fox directed film, The Tale, opposite Laura Dern and Ellen Burstyn.
In 2014, Thom shot the Oren Movermen drama, Time Out of Mind, opposite Richard Gere, Steve Buscemi and Kyra Sedgwick, which won the Fibresci critics choice award at the 2014 Toronto International film festival and was distributed by IFC films in 2015. The same year he shot a series regular role in the ABC pilot, Dangerous Liaisons, written by Richard LaGravanese and directed by Taylor Hackford. opposite Rufus Sewell, Katie Holmes and Melissa George.
Thom also shot the comedy Barely Lethal directed by Kyle Newman and produced by Brett Ratner, starring, Hailee Stienfeld, Samuel L. Jackson and Jessica Alba which was also released in 2015.
In 2013, Thom landed the lead role in Berlin -7, directed by acclaimed director, Ramtin Lavafipour, Thom also shot the ensemble drama, Dream in American and the comedy, Only in New York, opposite Hiam Abbass, which premiered in the, Abu Dhabi International Film Festival and won the "audience award" in Montpellier International Film Festival 2013. In 2011, Thom shot the lead role in A Seven Hour Difference which world premiered at the 2011 Dubai International Film Festival, won "Best International Feature" in the 2012 Manhattan Film Festival and won the "Grand Jury Prize" at the 2012 Malmo International Film Festival in Sweden, and for which Thom was nominated for "Best Actor" in the Tenerife International Film Festival in Spain.
Bishops first gained notice in the Lions Gate sci-if thriller The Final Cut starring opposite Oscar winners' Robin Williams and Mira Sorvino, alongside Jim Caviezel. The film world premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, followed by a win for "Best Screenplay" at the Deauville International Film Festival. Bishops' follow up feature was the cult classic comedy Fanboys, co-starring Kristen Bell and Seth Rogen for The Weinstein Company. Next was a supporting role in What We Do is Secret, a music biopic chronicling the iconic LA punk band TheGerms. Thom's subsequent supporting role landed him opposite Simon Baker and Winona Ryder in the provocative dark comedy, Sex and Death 101. Thom has guest starred on top rated Emmy award winning shows including NBC's "Law and Order: SVU" and Fox's "House M.D. Thom just wrapped the web series, "The Break Up Diaries" and filmed a recurring role this past fall on the series, "Susanna", directed by Jon Avnet, starring Maggie Grace, Anna Paquin and Virginia Madsen.
His online presence came to the forefront when Thom starred in and produced several segments for Will Ferrrell's Funny or Die website. " Additionally, Thom has over 10k Twitter followers.
In theatre, he has performed in several Off-Broadway plays in NYC, most notably, Shadows in the Sun opposite the late, great stage and screen actress Kim Hunter (Street Car Named Desire) and Marisa Berenson. This role lead to a "Best Actor" award in the New York Winter Play Festival. ! Thom was raised in Brooklyn, New York, by an entrepreneur father and a chef mother, whose restaurant, Tanoreen, is the top reviewed, Michelin rated restaurant in New York City.
