Tom McCarthy

Tom McCarthy (Writer and Director) wrote and directed the critically acclaimed film The Station Agent, released in 2003 by Miramax Films. The Station Agent premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The film was also awarded the BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay and two Independent Spirit Awards, including the John Cassavetes Award (given to the best feature made for $500,000 or less). The National Board of Review named it third on their list of the Ten Best Films of the Year. It was nominated for three SAG Awards, including Best Ensemble, and was also nominated by the WGA for Best Original Screenplay. The film won awards at many film festivals, including San Sebastian, Stockholm, Mexico City and Aspen.

As an actor, some of McCarthy's feature credits include Flags of our Fathers, Syriana, Good Night and Good Luck, Year of the Dog, and Meet the Parents. He will also be featured in the final season of HBO's critically acclaimed series "The Wire." He recently completed filming Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones and is currently working on Mammoth, a drama starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Michelle Williams, with Lukas Moodysson directing.