| Date Of Birth | 1941, Griffin, Georgia, United States |
| Profession | Actor, Producer |
| Education | California Institute of the Arts |
| Nominations | Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play |
| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | Was nominated for Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for a revival of August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Chi-Raq | 2015 | | Apollo (as Thomas J. Byrd) |
| DayBlack | 2014 | Short | Vick |
| Da Sweet Blood of Jesus | 2014 | | Bishop Zee |
| Red Hook Summer | 2012 | | Deacon Zee |
| Bronx Paradise | 2010 | | Jimmy |
| Brooklyn's Finest | 2009 | | Uncle Jeb |
| Lackawanna Blues | 2005 | TV Movie | Numb Finger Pete |
| Ray | 2004/I | | Jimmy |
| X, Y | 2004 | | Marcus |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2004 | TV Series | Curtis Romney |
| The Kudzu Christmas | 2002 | Video | Reverend Burton (as Thomas Byrd) |
| Never Get Outta the Boat | 2002 | | William Ellis |
| Boycott | 2001 | TV Movie | Raymond Parks |
| MacArthur Park | 2001 | | Cody |
| Bamboozled | 2000 | | Honeycutt |
| Trois | 2000 | | Thomas (as Thom Byrd) |
| Passing Glory | 1999 | TV Movie | |
| Bulworth | 1998 | | Uncle Rafeeq |
| He Got Game | 1998 | | Sweetness |
| Mama Flora's Family | 1998 | TV Mini-Series | Flora's Pa |
| Touch Me | 1997 | | Country Doctor (as Tom Byrd) |
| Living Single | 1997 | TV Series | Mr. Leon |
| Set It Off | 1996 | | Luther (as Thom Byrd) |
| Get on the Bus | 1996 | | Evan Thomas Sr. |
| Girl 6 | 1996 | | Caller #18 (as Tom Byrd III) |
| Clockers | 1995 | | Errol Barnes (as Tom Byrd) |
| I'll Fly Away: Then and Now | 1993 | TV Movie | Panhandler (as Thomas Byrd III) |
| In the Heat of the Night | 1992 | TV Series | Louis Arthur |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| MacArthur Park | 2001 | associate producer | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The 57th Annual Tony Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Play |
| The Making of 'Bamboozled' | 2001 | Video documentary | |
$1.6 Million
