Sean Patrick Thomas

Biography: A talented actor who began to win due notice in the late '90s, Sean Patrick Thomas broke through to mainstream audiences with winning turns in such films as Cruel Intentions (1999) and Save the Last Dance (2001). The son of immigrants from Guyana, Thomas was born in Wilmington, DE, in 1970. While attending the University of Virginia, where he studied English and planned to become a lawyer, Thomas decided to pursue a career in acting after auditioning for a student production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. Thomas broke into film with small roles in productions that included Courage Under Fire (1996), Conspiracy Theory (1997), and Can't Hardly Wait (1998). In 1996, he further added to his acting credentials by earning an M.A. in drama from New York University. Relative fame and even a blush of notoriety greeted the actor in 1999, with a pivotal role in Cruel Intentions, Roger Kumble's free and loose adaptation of Choderlos De Laclos' Les Liaisons Dangereuses.A talented actor who began to win due notice in the late '90s, Sean Patrick Thomas broke through to mainstream audiences with winning turns in such films as Cruel Intentions (1999) and Save the Last Dance (2001). The son of immigrants from Guyana, Thomas was born in Wilmington, DE, in 1970. While attending the University of Virginia, where he studied English and planned to become a lawyer, Thomas decided to pursue a career in acting after auditioning for a student production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. Thomas broke into film with small roles in productions that included Courage Under Fire (1996), Conspiracy Theory (1997), and Can't Hardly Wait (1998). In 1996, he further added to his acting credentials by earning an M.A. in drama from New York University. Relative fame and even a blush of notoriety greeted the actor in 1999, with a pivotal role in Cruel Intentions, Roger Kumble's free and loose adaptation of Choderlos De Laclos' Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Co-starring alongside alpha-teens Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon, and Ryan Phillippe in the torrid tale of lust, betrayal, and negligent parenting on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Thomas earned (literal) exposure as the cello teacher/illicit lover of one of the film's principle characters. Even greater exposure followed for Thomas the subsequent year, when he was cast in a substantial role as Detective Temple Page on the critically acclaimed TV series The District. Riding high, he then won his first starring role on the big screen in Save the Last Dance (2001), an interracial love story set in Chicago's South Side that featured him as a black high school student in love with a white classmate (Julia Stiles). Although the film earned mixed reviews, it found an appreciative audience, and with it, a growing fan base for the young actor. Expand

Sean Patrick Thomas' Scores

Average career score: 63
Highest Metascore: 76 Reasonable Doubt (2022): Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 54 The District: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
8 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
73 Gen V: Season 1 Sep 28, 2023 Sean Patrick Thomas tbd
76 Reasonable Doubt (2022): Season 1 Sep 27, 2022 Sean Patrick Thomas 2.0
tbd Madam Secretary: Season 5 Oct 7, 2018 Claude Galbert 4.4
tbd NCIS: Season 16 Sep 25, 2018 Navy Commander Ian Rackham 6.4
59 Kevin (Probably) Saves the World: Season 1 Oct 3, 2017 Rick Thomas 7.4
tbd Vixen: Season 2 Oct 13, 2016 Professor Macalester / Prof. Macalester tbd
tbd Bones: Season 11 Oct 1, 2015 Dr. John Cruz 5.3
tbd NCIS: New Orleans: Season 2 Sep 22, 2015 Navy Lieutenant Commander Mark Jacoby 3.6
tbd Vixen: Season 1 Aug 25, 2015 Prof. Macalester tbd
64 Trophy Wife: Season 1 Sep 24, 2013 Sean Patrick Thomas 7.0
tbd Reed Between the Lines: Season 1 Oct 11, 2011 Kenneth tbd
59 Ringer: Season 1 Sep 13, 2011 Solomon Vessida 6.6
56 Reaper: Season 2 Mar 3, 2009 Alan 8.5
64 Lie to Me: Season 1 Jan 21, 2009 Dupree / Karl Dupree 8.8
tbd The District: Season 4 Sep 27, 2003 Detective Temple Page / Det. Temple Page tbd
tbd The District: Season 3 Sep 28, 2002 Detective Temple Page / Det. Temple Page tbd
tbd The District: Season 2 Sep 29, 2001 Detective Temple Page / Det. Temple Page tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 9 Oct 9, 2000 Guest tbd
54 The District: Season 1 Oct 7, 2000 Detective Temple Page / Det. Temple Page tbd
tbd The View: Season 4 Jul 28, 1998 Sean Patrick Thomas tbd