# Tom Kiesche

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{{short description|American actor (born 1967)}}

{{Infobox person
| name               = Tom Kiesche
| image              = Tom Kiesche on RealTVfilms.jpg
| caption            = Kiesche in 2009
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1967|10|2}}
| birth_place        = [Hackensack, New Jersey](/source/Hackensack%2C_New_Jersey), U.S.
| occupation         =Actor, novelist
| years_active       =1997–present
| organization       =Big Quiche Productions
| website            =
}}

'''Thomas Joseph Kiesche''' (born October 2, 1967) is an American film, television and stage actor, and novelist. In the [AMC](/source/AMC_(TV_channel)) series ''[Breaking Bad](/source/Breaking_Bad)'', he played the role of [Clovis](/source/List_of_characters_in_the_Breaking_Bad_franchise) in seasons 2 and 3.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canyon-news.com/big-tom-kiesche-an-exclusive-interview/34542|title=Big Tom Kiesche, An Exclusive Interview|date=Feb 26, 2011|website=[Canyon News](/source/Canyon_News)}}</ref>

== Television ==
Kiesche has had recurring roles in ''[Monk](/source/Monk_(TV_series))'', ''[Breaking Bad](/source/Breaking_Bad)'' and [''Lights Out''](/source/Lights_Out_(2011_TV_series)). His television guest appearances include ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)'', ''[Diagnosis Murder](/source/Diagnosis_Murder)'', ''[3rd Rock from the Sun](/source/3rd_Rock_from_the_Sun)'', ''[Angel](/source/Angel_(1999_TV_series))'', [''ER''](/source/ER_(TV_series)), ''[Buffy the Vampire Slayer](/source/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)'', [''Alias''](/source/Alias_(TV_series)), [''JAG''](/source/JAG_(TV_series)), ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian_(TV_series))'', ''[Judging Amy](/source/Judging_Amy)'', ''[That '70s Show](/source/That_'70s_Show)'', ''[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation](/source/CSI%3A_Crime_Scene_Investigation)'', ''[The Drew Carey Show](/source/The_Drew_Carey_Show)'', ''[Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas_(TV_series))'', ''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))'', ''[Big Love](/source/Big_Love)'', [''Weeds''](/source/Weeds_(TV_series)), [''NCIS''](/source/NCIS_(TV_series)), ''[Without a Trace](/source/Without_a_Trace)'', ''[CSI: Miami](/source/CSI%3A_Miami)'', ''[Criminal Minds](/source/Criminal_Minds)'', [''Chuck''](/source/Chuck_(TV_series)), ''[NCIS: Los Angeles](/source/NCIS%3A_Los_Angeles)'', ''[The Mentalist](/source/The_Mentalist)'' and ''[Masters of Sex](/source/Masters_of_Sex)''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tom-kiesche/credits/274896/|title=Tom Kiesche|website=[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide)}}</ref>

===Television credits===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1997
| ''[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)''
| Fed #2
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)''
| Court Clerk
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[LateLine](/source/LateLine)''
| State Trooper
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[Diagnosis Murder](/source/Diagnosis_Murder)''
| Dino Valenti
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[Chicago Hope](/source/Chicago_Hope)''
| Pilgrim
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[3rd Rock from the Sun](/source/3rd_Rock_from_the_Sun)''
| Large Man
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[18 Wheels of Justice](/source/18_Wheels_of_Justice)''
| Jenks
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[Angel](/source/Angel_(1999_TV_series))''
| Detective Broomfield
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[Arrest & Trial](/source/Arrest_%26_Trial)''
| Defense Lawyer
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))''
| Officer Monroe
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[Buffy the Vampire Slayer](/source/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)''
| Vampire
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[Passions](/source/Passions)''
| Burly Guy
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[Alias](/source/Alias_(TV_series))''
| Agent Cooper
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[JAG](/source/JAG_(TV_series))''
| Security Guard
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian_(TV_series))''
| Leo Widenski
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[Judging Amy](/source/Judging_Amy)''
| Officer Cooke
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[24](/source/24_(TV_series))''
| Prison guard
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[Grounded for Life](/source/Grounded_for_Life)''
| Customer
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[Arrested Development](/source/Arrested_Development_(TV_series))''
| Umpire/Guard
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[That '70s Show](/source/That_'70s_Show)''
| Mr. Romine
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation](/source/CSI%3A_Crime_Scene_Investigation)''
| Larry Coombs
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[The Drew Carey Show](/source/The_Drew_Carey_Show)''
| Carl, the Dinosaur Guy
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas_(TV_series))''
| Drew Higgins
|
|-
| 2003
| ''McBride: Murder Past Midnight ''
| Homicide Detective
| TV movie
|-
| 2005
| ''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))''
| Sheriff Chris Scutter
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[Desolation Canyon](/source/Desolation_Canyon_(film))''
| Billy McAllister
| TV movie
|-
| 2006
| ''[Big Love](/source/Big_Love)''
| Officer Chuck Tuttle
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[The Unit](/source/The_Unit)''
| Gerald Thomas
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[Weeds](/source/Weeds_(TV_series))''
| Plumber
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service](/source/NCIS%3A_Naval_Criminal_Investigative_Service)''
| Bob Whitehead
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[Without a Trace](/source/Without_a_Trace)''
| Jake West
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[CSI: Miami](/source/CSI%3A_Miami)''
| Walter Dunley
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[Criminal Minds](/source/Criminal_Minds)''
| Lt. Nellis
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[Monk](/source/Monk_(TV_series))''
| Annoyed Mover
| Recurring
|-
| 2006
| ''[The Unit](/source/The_Unit)''
| Gerald Thomas
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[Chuck](/source/Chuck_(TV_series))''
| Julius
|
|-
| 2009-2010
| ''[Breaking Bad](/source/Breaking_Bad)''
| [Clovis](/source/List_of_characters_in_the_Breaking_Bad_franchise)
| Recurring
|-
| 2010
| ''[Justified](/source/Justified_(TV_series))''
| Drunk #1
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Warrior Showdown''
| Gladiator
| Also associate producer
|-
| 2011
| ''[Lights Out](/source/Lights_Out_(2011_TV_series))''
| Big Yuppie
| Recurring
|-
| 2012
| ''[Ben and Kate](/source/Ben_and_Kate)''
| Bouncer
|
|-
| 2010
| ''School and Board''
| Nelson Tuttleson
| Recurring
|-
| 2012
| ''[NCIS: Los Angeles](/source/NCIS%3A_Los_Angeles)''
| Remo the Receptionist
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[The Glades](/source/The_Glades_(TV_series))''
| Dave Hartwell
|
|-
| 2013
| ''2 Hopeful Spinsters''
| Single Guy
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[The Mentalist](/source/The_Mentalist)''
| Ronald Hendricks
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Romantically Speaking''
| Kenny the Driver
| TV movie
|-
| 2016
| ''[Masters of Sex](/source/Masters_of_Sex)''
| Jerry
|
|-
|2020
|''Into The Arms of Danger''
|Sheriff Langford
|TV movie
|}

== Film ==

Kiesche's film roles include Logan in ''[Alien Raiders](/source/Alien_Raiders)'', Captain Hank Garrison in ''[W.M.D.](/source/W.M.D.)''<ref name="Garrett 2015">{{cite web|url=http://highlighthollywood.com/2015/05/indican-pictures-presents-w-m-d-it-dont-gitmo-bettern-this-incredible-drama-available-on-dvd-and-streaming-now-highlight-hollywood-news//|title=Indican Pictures Presents ‘W.M.D.,’ It Don’t Gitmo Better’N This, Incredible Drama Available On DVD And Streaming Now|last=Garrett|first=Tommy|date=May 5, 2015|website=Highlight Hollywood|access-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> and Zimmer in ''[Resilience](/source/Resilience_(film))''.

===Film credits===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2001
| ''[The Animal](/source/The_Animal)''
| Bar Patron
|
|-
| 2005
| ''Crazylove''
| Market Manager
|
|-
| 2006
| ''True Men''
| Cop
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[Resilience](/source/Resilience_(film))''
| Zimmer
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[Alien Raiders](/source/Alien_Raiders)''
| Logan
|
|-
| 2009
| ''Alpha Males Experiment''
| Commercial Cop
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[W.M.D.](/source/W.M.D.)''
| Captain Hank Garrison
|
|-
| 2016
| ''She's Allergic to Cats''
| Exterminator
|
|-
| 2017
| ''Watch the Sky''
| Jurassic Bob
|
|-
| 2017
| ''The Purple Rose''
| Detective Bill Hansen
|
|}

===Youtube show credits===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes

|-
| 2018
| ''A Girl Named Jo''
| Russel Fitzroy
|
|}

==Novelist ==
Kiesche's published works include ''Park Ranger Park'',<ref name="Woods 2017">{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@jwoods1103/actor-tom-kiesche-breaking-bad-releases-new-highly-acclaimed-novel-park-ranger-park-ee5279194ff6|title=Actor Tom Kiesche ( Breaking Bad ) Releases New Highly Acclaimed Novel Park Ranger Park!|last=Woods|first=Jennifer|date=August 20, 2017|website=[Medium](/source/Medium_(website))|access-date=May 6, 2018}}</ref> ''Sympathy for the Devil'' and ''Weakday Drifter & Other Writings''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.alibris.co.uk/search/books/author/Tom-Kiesche|title=Author: Tom Kiesche|website=[Alibris](/source/Alibris)}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0452622}}

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Category:Writers from Hackensack, New Jersey

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