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Many Canadian entertainers owe their rise to fame and success to American television, and Tom Cavanagh is one of them. Cavanagh is a versatile performer who has appeared not only on television but also in films and plays.
He is also a director, having directed several episodes of The CW superhero television series The Flash, in which he has played several versions, or doppelgängers, of Harrison Wells. He has played Harrison Wells on other DC Comics-based superhero shows such as Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow.
What is the net worth of Tom Cavanagh?
Tom Cavanagh broke into the mainstream in 2000 and has seen his career skyrocket since then.
The Flash, for which he is best known, has been a huge success in recent years, with him directing some episodes, including the 100th episode “What’s Past Is Prologue” in the show’s eighth season.
Tom Cavanagh: Birth, Parents, Siblings & Education
Tom Cavanagh was born on October 26, 1963, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Roman Catholic Irish parents.
His parents, both teachers, volunteered to work in third-world countries such as Ghana, where Cavanagh spent a portion of his childhood.
Cavanagh contracted malaria during his stay in Winneba, Ghana, which influenced his decision to become an active donor to Nothing But Nets, a United Nations Foundation that raises awareness and funds to combat malaria in African countries.
Cavanagh has four siblings, including a brother who works as a crown attorney in Ottawa, Ontario, and three sisters, two of whom live in Canada and one in the United Kingdom.
Cavanagh and his parents moved from Ghana to Lennoxville, Quebec, where he attended the Séminaire de Sherbrooke, a private high school.
He was an athletic kid in high school, playing basketball for the varsity Barons team. At school, he also learned French and is now bilingual, speaking both French and English.
Tom Cavanagh attended Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and graduated in 1987 with degrees in English, Biology, and Education.
Tom Cavanagh: Professional Career
Despite his hectic academic schedule, Cavanagh found time to participate in extracurricular activities. He was a member of both the college basketball and ice hockey teams.
Tom became interested in acting while studying at Queens. He developed an interest in theater and music, and after graduating, he landed a role in the 1989 Broadway revival of “Shenandoah,” gaining some exposure.
Cavanagh has never looked back since. He continued to play theatric roles and, in the early 1990s, added TV and film roles in his home country of Canada. One of his most well-known roles was in a television commercial for Labatt’s Blue beer.
As the years passed, Tom Cavanagh transitioned to American television, with one of his first roles as Doug the Dog Guy in NBC’s Providence.
In his first lead role as Ed Stevens in Ed, an NBC TV series that premiered in 2000, he received critical acclaim.
Before the show ended in 2004, he received a TV Guide Award and a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.
Cavanagh’s breakthrough role was Ed, and after the show ended, he began to get bigger roles. In the 2004 thriller Heart of the Storm, he made his film debut as a lead actor.
Other notable film credits include Breakfast with Scot (2006), the Raw Feed horror film series, Yogi Bear (2010), and 400 Days (2015), among others. Scrubs, Love Monkey, Eli Stone, Trust Me, Royal Pains, and, of course, The Flash were among Cavanagh’s other notable TV shows.
Tom Cavanagh: Relationship Status
Tom Cavanagh has been planning a family for a long time. On July 31, 2004, the actor married Maureen Grise.
Though she is not a household name in the media, Cavanagh’s wife has spent more than two decades working for one of the most prestigious sports magazines – Sports Illustrated.
Maureen works as a photographer/image editor at SI. The couple married in a Catholic church on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Cavanagh and his wife have four children as of this writing. Their first child, a daughter named Alice Ann, was born on February 10, 2006.
On June 29, 2007, Thomas Cavanagh, Jr. joined the family. Their other two children are a son named James Joseph, born on August 5, 2009, and a daughter named Katie Cavanagh, the birthdate of whom is unknown to the media.
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Tom Cavanagh: Height
Tom Cavanagh is a striking man; in addition to his trademark clear blue eyes and end-to-end smile, the Canadian actor stands at 6 feet (1.83 m) tall.
