Tom McCarthy

Thomas McCarthy (1966, New Jersey, USA) studied acting at the Yale School of Drama and has amassed an extensive list of credits, both on stage and on screen. The Station Agent (2003) marked McCarthy's directorial debut and brought him the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and a BAFTA Film Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2009 he won Best Director at the Independent Spirit Awards for his second film, The Visitor (2007). His third film, Win Win (2011), won the Humanitas Prize at Sundance. The Cobbler (2014) premiered at the Toronto IFF. Finally, Spotlight took home Brian Award and Silver Mouse award from this year's Venice IFF.

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