David Tom

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David Tom
Born
Charles David Tom

(1978-03-23) March 23, 1978 (age 46)
Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
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Charles David Tom (born March 23, 1978) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless (1999 to 2002, 2013 to 2014) and Paul Cramer on One Life to Live (2004). He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in 2000 for his work on The Young and the Restless.

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Early life

Tom was born in Hinsdale, Illinois. [2] He is the twin brother of actress Nicholle Tom, who played Maggie Sheffield on The Nanny . He guest-starred with her on an episode of Criminal Minds in 2008. They have one older sibling, Heather Tom, who played Tom's sister on One Life to Live and co-starred with him on The Young and the Restless . [3]

When Tom was eight, his family moved from Chicago, Illinois to Seattle, Washington because of his father's work. A year later, his mother brought all three children to Los Angeles for pilot season. They relocated there permanently, with Tom's father staying behind in Seattle and his parents divorcing. His mother got a job as a speech therapist for the Pasadena school system, while the children pursued acting. [4] Tom studied at the Young Actors Space and worked with acting teacher Diane Hardin. [2]

Career

After appearing in print advertisements and television commercials, Tom made his film debut with an uncredited role in Plain Clothes in 1988. He then landed a regular role as Bart McCray on the NBC series Brand New Life (1989-1990). [1] He made guest starring appearances on Get a Life and Just the Ten of Us . [5] [1] [2] Tom was cast as Sponge in the pilot episode of the Nickelodeon series Salute Your Shorts . [2]

Tom played Andy, a young boy suffering from psychosomatic paralysis, in the 1992 TV Movie Stepfather III . [6] He played Darryl Knable in the film Stay Tuned, co-starring with John Ritter. [7] Tom received Young Artist Award nominations for his roles in both films. [8]

In 1993, Tom played Willi in the historical film Swing Kids, garnering another Young Artist Award nomination. [9] [10] He had recurring roles on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and Quantum Leap . [5] [1] Tom appeared in the TV movies A Place to Be Loved and Summertime Switch. [11] [12]

Tom starred as Jacob McKay, a young boy who gets stranded in the Rocky Mountains, in the 1995 film Walking Thunder . [13] He played a younger version of D.B. Sweeney's character in the comedy-drama film Roommates and guest starred on Sister, Sister. [2]

He appeared as Whitey in the 1998 comedy-drama film Pleasantville, co-starring with Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon. Tom also had a role in the NBC TV mini-series The 60s. [1] He played David Cass in the TV movie Man of Miracles (also known as Holy Joe), co-starring again with John Ritter. [14] In 1999, Tom had recurring roles on Cousin Skeeter and Party of Five. [2] [1]

Tom played the role of Billy Abbott on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless , from June 1999 to August 2002. [15] He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor for his role on The Young and the Restless in 2000. [16] He was nominated again in the same category in 2001. [17] He also won a Soap Opera Digest Award in 2000 for Outstanding Male Newcomer. [18] He received a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Lead Actor in 2001. [2]

In February 2004, it was announced that he would be joining the cast of One Life to Live as Paul Cramer, replacing Brock Cuchna. His real-life sister, Heather Tom, played his half-sister, Kelly Cramer. [19] He was involved in a crossover storyline with All My Children , making several appearances on that show. He took a temporary leave of absence from OLTL in July 2004 before a permanent departure was announced in September 2004. [20]

Tom played Jacob Sterling in the 2004 horror film The Hazing. [21] He had a recurring role as Chip Diller on Veronica Mars (2006 to 2007). [22] In 2010, he played Daniel Whittaker in the Hallmark Channel movie Love Begins. [23] He also appeared in the 2013 film Pendejo (Idiot). [5] He had guest starring roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , 90210, Supernatural and Criminal Minds . [5] [24]

It was announced in November 2013 that he would be reprising the role of Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless , replacing Billy Miller. [24] Four months after his return, he was abruptly fired and replaced with Burgess Jenkins. Tom said he was replaced because he looked too young when paired with his love interest, Cady McClain. [25] [26]

Tom guest-starred in episodes of NCIS: New Orleans and NCIS in 2015. [5] He also played the role of Tobey in the film Chasing Yesterday. [27] In 2019, Tom played Staff Sgt. Kuhn in the film D-Day: Battle of Omaha Beach. [28]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Plain Clothes Uncredited
1992 Stay Tuned Darryl Knable
1993 Swing Kids Willi
1995 Roommates Michael (age 15)
1997 Walking Thunder Jacob McKay
1998 Pleasantville Whitey
2004The HazingJacob
2013Pendejo (Idiot)George
2015Chasing YesterdayTobey
2019D-Day: Battle of Omaha BeachStaff Sgt. Kuhn

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Just the Ten of Us KidEpisode: "A Couple of Swells"
1989–1990 Brand New Life Bart McCrayMain cast

6 episodes

1990 Get a Life OttoEpisode: "Dadicus"
Salute Your Shorts "Sponge" HarrisEpisode: "Welcome to Bunk 13" (Pilot)
1992 Stepfather III Andy DavisTelevision film
1993 Quantum Leap Daniel Burke2 episodes
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Lewis Bing3 episodes
A Place to Be Loved Brian RussTelevision film
1994Summertime SwitchToddTelevision film
1995 Sister, Sister DennyEpisode: "Private School"
1998 Nothing Sacred RudyEpisode: "Sex, God and Reality"
Maggie Billy DreyerEpisode: "The Other Woman"
1999 Party of Five Heath2 episodes
Cousin Skeeter Joe Steele2 episodes
The '60sTommyTelevision mini-series
Holy JoeDavid CassTelevision film

Also known as: Man of Miracles

1999–2002;2013-2014 The Young and the Restless Billy Abbott Contract role

243 episodes;
57 episodes

2003TitletownUnaired pilot
2004–2005 One Life to Live Paul Cramer Contract role
2004 All My Children Paul Cramer Recurring role

16 episodes

2006–2007 Veronica Mars Chip Diller7 episodes
2007 Supernatural CurtisEpisode: "Tall Tales"
2008 Criminal Minds Georgie GalenEpisode: "Damaged"
Good BehaviorCozy BoyUnaired pilot
2010 Roommates Brady6 episodes
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Allen KrickEpisode: "73 Seconds"
Love BeginsDaniel WhittakerTelevision film
2012 90210 Club ManagerEpisode: "Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot?"
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Phil BurkeEpisode: "Rock-a-Bye-Baby"
NCIS MapleEpisode: "Lockdown"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
1992 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a Cable Movie Stepfather III Nominated [8]
Young Artist Award Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture Stay Tuned Nominated [8]
1993 Young Artist Award Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture (shared with Christian Bale, Robert Sean Leonard, and Frank Whaley) Swing Kids Nominated [9]
2000 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won [16]
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Male Newcomer The Young and the Restless Won [18]
2001 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [17]
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actor The Young and the Restless Nominated [2]

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