As an actor of mixed-race heritage, Thom has been for four decades an activist for diversity, equity and inclusion in every aspect of the entertainment industry. Since his Broadway debut in La Cage Aux Folles in 1984, he’s spent most of his life in rehearsal studios, on large and small stages in New York and around the country, on Broadway and off, in major regional theaters and summer stock barns, in front of cameras on tv and film sets, in works ranging from classical theatre, contemporary dramas and musicals, to police procedurals, soaps and sitcoms. Since the COVID shutdown he’s accumulated many remote live-stream digital credits (including HVSF’s Paradise Lost) in plays, musicals, concerts and works in development as well as taught a popular course in “Acting on Zoom”. He continues to teach and coach in New York, where he resides with his wife, Broadway company manager Penelope Daulton. For more details, visit thomsesma.com.
