Thom Michael Mulligan

Thomas Michael Mulligan is an American actor, film producer, executive director, and playwright. He appeared in two plays, True West and Burn This, and Sweet Taste of Souls, a 2020 horror movie. Mulligan is executive director of submissions at New Hope Film Festival, wrote the play Just Dirty Laundry and won Best Picture for Callous at the Oceanside International Film Festival in 2009.

Thom Michael Mulligan
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Occupations
Years active1983–present
Known for
  • Callous
  • Just Dirty Laundry
  • New Hope Film Festival
  • Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll
Notable credits
Children1
Parents
  • Janet Mulligan
  • John Mulligan
Awards2009 Best Picture Oceanside International Film Festival

Early life and education

Mulligan grew up in New York City[1] as the son of Janet and John Mulligan.[2] He became interested in acting at the age of seven, and played sports in high school and college.[3]

Mulligan attended Irvington High School. In 1967, he entered the United States Navy as an Electrician's mate 3rd class aboard the USS Luiseno stationed at Newport, Rhode Island.[2] He later served in the Vietnam War from 1969-1970. Mulligan initially pursued a career as a Major League Baseball pitcher but by the time he was 30, he had taken up acting in full-time in New York City.[3]

Career

Mulligan appeared in a charity performance as a guest artist for Fantasies at New Oxford High School in 1983.[1] In 1986, his first submitted play, Just Dirty Laundry, took place at Theatre on the Towpath in New Hope, Pennsylvania.[4] He had his voice recorded in 1993 for educational purposes about artifacts at the Historical Museum in Clinton, New Jersey.[5] In 1994, Mulligan moved to California to further his acting career.[3]

Mulligan produced and acted in Callous[6] which premiered at Riverside International Film Festival in 2009.[7] In 2011, he directed a short play called Code 7 that tied for first place at New Vision Theatre Company's Summer Shorts program.[8]

Since its inauguration in 2010, Mulligan has been the executive director of submissions[9][10] of the New Hope Film Festival in New Hope, Pennsylvania[11][12] and hosted their award ceremony in 2017.[13] In 2020, he starred in Sweet Taste of Souls with Honey Lauren.[14] Mulligan is based in Oceanside, California.[6]

Stage credits
Year Title Role Location Notes
1982 Anna Christie Unknown New York
1986 Ghost of a Chance Unknown Theatre on the Towpath, New Hope, Pennsylvania [15]
Just Dirty Laundry Randy Miller Theatre on the Towpath, New Hope, Pennsylvania playwright[4]
Camelot Various Theatre on the Towpath, New Hope, Pennsylvania [15]
True West Lee Theatre on the Towpath, New Hope, Pennsylvania [15][16][17][18]
1989 Same Time, Next Year George Highpoint Dinner Theatre, Chalfont, Pennsylvania [19][20]
1990 Burn This Pale N.J. Public Theatre, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey [21]
1992 Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll Various Towpath House Restaurant, New Hope, Pennsylvania by Eric Bogosian[22][23][24]
The Woolgatherer Cliff Towpath House Restaurant, New Hope, Pennsylvania [25]
1993 Drinking In America Unknown Theatre on the Towpath, New Hope, Pennsylvania [26]
1995 Guilty Conscience Arthur Jamison OnStage Playhouse, Chula Vista, California [27]

Filmography
Year Title Role Ref.
2009 Callous Pete Young [6]
2018 The Witching Hour Jimmy Callahan [3]
2019 RoboWoman Detective Murphy
2020 Sweet Taste of Souls Barney [14]
Arachnado Kathi
2021 Rattlers 2 Bridger
Apex Predators Dr. Juke Westwin
Night Hunter Lee Jackson Sr.
Angel Mountain Frank
Amityville in the Hood Detective White
2022 The Boss Man Soldier
American Bigfoot Red Stone
DumbFellas Sonny Clamato
List of awards and nominations
Accolades
Event Year Award Title Result Ref.
New Vision Theatre Company's Summer Shorts 2011 1st Place Code 7 Won [8]
Big Bear Lake International Film Festival 2009 Best Feature Callous Won
Riverside International Film Festival Best Feature Callous Won [7]
Oceanside International Film Festival Best Picture Callous Won [28]

References
  1. "Dance concert benefits library". Hanover Evening Sun. 1983-04-28. p. 45. Retrieved 2023-06-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Engagements: Mulligan-Klinsky". The Keyport Weekly. 1967-06-01. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  3. "Meet Thom Michael Mulligan". SDVoyager. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  4. Mazzei, Marsha (1986-04-03). Just Dirty Laundry in progress at Towpath Theatre. New Hope Gazette, 17.
  5. Kleczynski, Jennifer (1993-04-16). "Historical Museum listens to the past". The Courier-News. p. 71. Retrieved 2023-06-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Nadel, Laurie (2012-06-27). "New Hope Film Festival Gives Emerging Filmmakers New Hope". HuffPost. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  7. Hlapcich, Sharon (2009-05-11). "Local's film gets rave reviews". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  8. Cox, Lillian (2011-08-12). "Local playwrights earn kudos". The Coast News. 25 (31): 10 – via Issuu.
  9. Vineberg, Andy (2015-07-23). "New Hope Film Festival has worldwide appeal". Burlington County Times. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  10. Rogerson, Riley (2019-06-20). "Record filmmaker turnout expected at New Hope Film Festival". Philly Burbs. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  11. Bentman, Hilary (2010-06-28). First film fest attracts attention. The Intelligencer, 13.
  12. Gaul, Lou (2010-06-16). "New Hope Film Festival founder banking on staff's experience". Philly Blurbs: 11 – via Issuu.
  13. Menno, Christian (2017-07-31). "Independent films star at New Hope Film Festival". Philly Burbs. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  14. McNeely, Kelli Marchman (2020-12-17). "Actress Honey Lauren Discusses 'Sweet Taste Of Souls' & 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'". Horror Fuel. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  15. Seida, Linda (1986-11-27). The 'little boy' in Thom Mulligan. New Hope Gazette, 29.
  16. Seida, Linda (1986-10-17). True West is gripping. Bucks County Courier Times, 16.
  17. "News of the Theatres". Town Topics. 46 (18): 23. 1991-07-10 – via Internet Archive.
  18. "New Hope visits the 'True West'". The Morning Call. 1991-06-23. p. 98. Retrieved 2023-06-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. Ulkoski, June (1989-02-09). Refreshing Same Time Next Year at Highpoint. The Doylestown Patriot, 17.
  20. "Nunsense' at Easton Stars Dody Goodman Curtain Rises". The Morning Call (3rd ed.). 1989-01-22. Retrieved 2023-06-12 – via ProQuest.
  21. "'Burn This' now on stage at N.J. Public" (PDF). The Reporter. 22 (11): 7, 10. 1990-03-15 – via DigiFind-It.
  22. Ulkoski, June (1992-07-23). A masterful acting job for Towpath drama. New Hope Gazette, 24.
  23. Hedgpeth, Steve (1992-07-10). Multiple personalities in New Hope. The Courier Times, 3.
  24. Gehman, Geoff (1992-07-19). "Tickets Available for Gap Arts Celebration". The Morning Call (3rd ed.) – via ProQuest.
  25. Ulkoski, June (1992-11-26). Woolgatherer performances are an acting treat. New Hope Gazette, 34.
  26. "Tiny Tim is Dead, Other Plays Opening in Philadelphia". The Morning Call (3rd ed.). 1993-01-03. Retrieved 2023-06-12 – via ProQuest.
  27. Urrea, Yvette (1995-03-11). "OnStage unveils suspense mystery 'Guilty Conscience'". The Star-News. pp. A5. Retrieved 2023-06-19 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. "2009 Highlights". Oceanside International Film Festival. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
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