# Tom Guiry

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{{Short description|American actor (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox person
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| birth_name         = Thomas John Guiry
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1981|10|12}}
| birth_place        = [Toms River](/source/Toms_River%2C_New_Jersey), [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey), U.S.
| occupation         = Actor
| yearsactive        = 1992–present
| spouse             = {{marriage |Janelle Bloodsworth |June 21, 2009}}
| children           = 3
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'''Thomas John Guiry''' (born October 12, 1981) is an American actor. He is best known for his lead performance as Scott "Scotty" Smalls in the [coming-of-age](/source/Coming-of-age_story) film ''[The Sandlot](/source/The_Sandlot),''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/07/26/sandlot-stars-meet-fan-t-shirt/|title=You're killing me, Smalls! 'Sandlot' actors have amazing run-in with unsuspecting fan|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://doublegsports.com/patriots-to-host-the-sandlot-25th-anniversary-with-tom-guiry-appearance/|title=Patriots To Host The Sandlot 25th Anniversary With Tom Guiry Appearance • Double G Sports|last=Patriots|first=Somerset|date=2018-06-07|website=Double G Sports|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-20}}</ref> which was filmed when he was 12, and his role in [NBC](/source/NBC) crime drama ''[The Black Donnellys](/source/The_Black_Donnellys).''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/photo-gallery/45018152/image/45018162/Tom-Guiry-Now|title=Tom Guiry Now|last=Carhart|first=Rebecca|work=POPSUGAR Entertainment|access-date=2019-01-20|language=en-US}}</ref> Guiry has appeared in numerous high-profile films and television series, including ''[U-571](/source/U-571_(film)), [Black Hawk Down](/source/Black_Hawk_Down_(film)), [Mystic River](/source/Mystic_River_(film)),'' [''Black Irish''](/source/Black_Irish_(film)), and [''The Revenant''](/source/The_Revenant_(2015_film)).

==Early life==
Guiry was born in [Toms River, New Jersey](/source/Toms_River%2C_New_Jersey), and attended St. Gregory the Great school in [Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey](/source/Hamilton_Township%2C_Mercer_County%2C_New_Jersey) from kindergarten through eighth grade, and then high school at [Notre Dame High School](/source/Notre_Dame_High_School_(New_Jersey)) in [Lawrenceville, New Jersey](/source/Lawrenceville%2C_New_Jersey).<ref>{{Cite web|title=NDHS {{!}} Private Catholic High School in Lawrenceville NJ|url=https://www.ndnj.org/|access-date=2019-07-11|website=www.ndnj.org}}</ref>

== Career ==
Guiry's most notable appearances were in ''[The Sandlot](/source/The_Sandlot)'' (1993), ''[''Lassie''](/source/Lassie_(1994_film))'' (1994), ''[The Four Diamonds](/source/The_Four_Diamonds)'' (1995), ''[U-571](/source/U-571_(film))'' (2000), ''[The Mudge Boy](/source/The_Mudge_Boy)'' (2003), ''[Black Hawk Down](/source/Black_Hawk_Down_(film))'' (2001), ''[Mystic River](/source/Mystic_River_(film))'' (2003), ''[''Black Irish''](/source/Black_Irish_(film))'' (2007) and ''[''The Revenant''](/source/The_Revenant_(2015_film))'' (2015). He played Jimmy Donnelly on the [NBC](/source/NBC) drama ''[The Black Donnellys](/source/The_Black_Donnellys).''

== Personal life ==
In 2009, Guiry married his wife, Janelle, at the Crown Reef in [Myrtle Beach, South Carolina](/source/Myrtle_Beach%2C_South_Carolina).<ref>{{cite web|title=Janelle and Tom Guiry|url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.308691734775.146568.49914484775&type=3|access-date=1 April 2019|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> In August 2013, he was arrested at [George Bush Intercontinental Airport](/source/George_Bush_Intercontinental_Airport) in [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston%2C_Texas), for allegedly head-butting a police officer after he was told he was too drunk to board a flight.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/showbiz/thomas-guiry-arrested/ 'Sandlot' actor Thomas Guiry head-butts officer, police say] (CNN.com)</ref> On June 2, 2024, Guiry was arrested in [Horry County, South Carolina](/source/Horry_County%2C_South_Carolina) for throwing a dumbbell that weighed {{Convert|35|lb|kg}} onto a neighbor's Jeep.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Harrison|first1=Scoop|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tom-guiry-k-smalls-sandlot-151558275.html|title=Tom Guiry, A.K.A. Smalls from The Sandlot, Arrested After Throwing Dumbbell onto Neighbor’s Jeep|date=June 16, 2024|website=Yahoo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Nelson|first1=Kristen|url=https://www.wmbfnews.com/2024/06/20/sandlot-star-accused-throwing-dumbbell-neighbors-jeep-horry-county/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3dnK7xubRkPAN87dzOeeI7n8lc9UXcD5kyxPEveQqgZ4Bjym8koxgyZpU_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw|title=‘Sandlot’ star accused of throwing dumbbell at neighbor’s Jeep in Horry County|date=June 20, 2024|website=[WMBF](/source/WMBF).com}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1993
|''[The Sandlot](/source/The_Sandlot)''
|Scotty Smalls
|
|-
|1994
|[''Lassie''](/source/Lassie_(1994_film))
|Matthew Turner
|
|-
|1996
|''[The Last Home Run](/source/The_Last_Home_Run)''
|Young Jonathan
|
|-
|1998
|''Wrestling with Alligators''
|Pete 
|
|-
|1998
|[''All I Wanna Do''](/source/All_I_Wanna_Do_(1998_film))
|'Frosty' Frost 
|
|-
|1999
|[''Ride with the Devil''](/source/Ride_with_the_Devil_(film))
|Riley Crawford
|
|-
|2000
|[''U-571''](/source/U-571_(film))
|Trigger
|
|-
|2000
|''[Tigerland](/source/Tigerland)''
|Pvt. Cantwell
|
|-
|2001
|''[Scotland, PA](/source/Scotland%2C_PA)''
|Malcolm Duncan
|
|-
|2001
|[''Black Hawk Down''](/source/Black_Hawk_Down_(film))
|Yurek
|
|-
|2003
|''[The Mudge Boy](/source/The_Mudge_Boy)''
|Perry Foley
|
|-
|2003
|''Justice''
|The Red Anarchist
|
|-
|2003
|[''Mystic River''](/source/Mystic_River_(film))
|Brendan Harris
|
|-
|2005
|[''Strangers with Candy''](/source/Strangers_with_Candy_(film))
|P John
|
|-
|2005
|''[The Sandlot 2](/source/The_Sandlot_2)''
| Scotty Smalls
| Flashback scene
|-
|2006
|''[Steel City](/source/Steel_City)''
|PJ Lee
|
|-
|2006
|''[Bristol Boys](/source/Bristol_Boys)''
|Little Man
|
|-
|2007
|[''Black Irish''](/source/Black_Irish_(film))
|Terry McKay
|
|-
|2007
|''Prisoner''
|Bob
|
|-
|2008
|''[Yonkers Joe](/source/Yonkers_Joe)''
|Joe Jr.
|
|-
|2011
|''The Bandit''
|Danny Wilson
|
|-
|2012
|''[The Fitzgerald Family Christmas](/source/The_Fitzgerald_Family_Christmas)''
|Cyril Fitzgerald
|
|-
|2014
|''Mahjong and the West''
|Stewart
|
|-
|2015
|[''The Revenant''](/source/The_Revenant_(2015_film))
|Billy Brother Trapper
|
|-
|2016
|''Culling Hens''
|William
|
|-
|2017
|''[Brawl in Cell Block 99](/source/Brawl_in_Cell_Block_99)''
|Wilson
|
|-
|2017
|''[Sollers Point](/source/Sollers_Point)''
|Aaron
|
|-
|2017
|[''Wonder Wheel''](/source/Wonder_Wheel_(film))
|Flirtatious Man at Ruby's
|
|-
|2020
|[''The Prom''](/source/The_Prom_(film)) 
|James Cordon 
|
|-
|2021
|[''Roe v. Wade''](/source/Roe_v._Wade_(film))
|[James T. McHugh](/source/James_T._McHugh)
|
|-
|2021
|''[The Unforgivable](/source/The_Unforgivable) ''
|Keith Whelan
|
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1993
|''[A Place to Be Loved](/source/A_Place_to_Be_Loved)''
|Gregory K
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|1995
|''The Four Diamonds''
|Christopher 'Chris' Millard
|-
|1998, 2008
|''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)''
|Ryan Emerson / Kevin Stanton
|2 episodes
|-
|2000
|[''Songs in Ordinary Time''](/source/Songs_in_Ordinary_Time_(film))
|Norman Fermoyle
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|2002
|[''We Were the Mulvaneys''](/source/We_Were_the_Mulvaneys_(film))
|Judd Mulvaney, Narrator
|-
|2002
|''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)''
|Gavin Sipes
|Episode: "Disappearing Acts"
|-
|2004
|[''Strip Search''](/source/Strip_Search_(film))
|Gerry Sykes
|Television film
|-
|2004
|[''The Jury''](/source/The_Jury_(TV_series))
|Carl Donner
|Episode: "Memories"
|-
|2006
|''[Law & Order: Criminal Intent](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Criminal_Intent)''
|Marcus Randolph
|Episode: "The Good"
|-
|2007
|''[The Black Donnellys](/source/The_Black_Donnellys)''
|Jimmy Donnelly
|13 episodes
|-
|2009
|''[CSI: Miami](/source/CSI%3A_Miami)''
|Doug Benson
|Episode: "Head Case"
|-
|2009
|[''Kings''](/source/Kings_(American_TV_series))
|Ethan Shepherd
|2 episodes
|-
|2011
|[''Unforgettable''](/source/Unforgettable_(American_TV_series))
|Ken Herbert
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|2013
|[''Elementary''](/source/Elementary_(TV_series))
|Brent Garvey
|Episode: "Dead Man's Switch"
|-
|2017
|''[Chicago Justice](/source/Chicago_Justice)''
|Eric Cates
|Episode: "Fool Me Twice"
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0347509}}

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