
Richard Thomas
Known For
Acting
Born
1951-06-13 in New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor, best known as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama The Waltons. During his career, Thomas won an Emmy Award, and received nominations for another Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. During his career, Thomas won an Emmy Award, and received nominations for another Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.Thomas was born in Manhattan, the son of Barbara (née Fallis) and Richard S. Thomas, in 1951. His parents were dancers with the New York City Ballet and owned the New York School of Ballet. He attended The Allen Stevenson School and the McBurney School in Manhattan. Thomas was seven when he made his Broadway debut in Sunrise at Campobello (1958) playing John Roosevelt, son of future U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Most Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Nat Randolph

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Daniel Varney

Law & Order
as Roger Jenkins

The Blacklist
as David Foy

Chicago P.D.
as Adam Ames

Blue Bloods
as Richard Walters

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

The Good Wife
as Ed Pratt

Elementary
as Mitch Barrett

The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host

The Mike Douglas Show
as Self

Rizzoli & Isles
as Prof. Dwayne Kravitz

Bonanza
as Billy

The Americans
as Frank Gaad

White Collar
as William Wolcott

Ozark
as Nathan Davis

Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter

American Experience
as Narrator (voice)

The Practice
as Walter 'The Hummer' Arens

NCIS: New Orleans
as Ezra Van Cleef