Chris Barnes (as Tom Byrd) — Wet Gold Character Profile

About Chris Barnes (as Tom Byrd)

Laura's boyfriend who initially dismisses Sampson's stories as false. He eventually agrees to join the expedition sailing from Key West. His discomfort over Keating's interest in Laura fuels the interpersonal tensions during the voyage.

Character Facts

Played by

Thomas Byrd

Appears in

Wet Gold (1984)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Wet Gold

• Laura (Brooke Shields)
• Sampson (Burgess Meredith)
• Jack, Coast Guard Capt. (William Bronder)
• Ben Keating, the Diver (Brian Kerwin)
• Expatriate (as Dave Cass) (David S. Cass Sr.)
• Freddy (as Willis Knickerbocker) (Will Knickerbocker)
• Expatriate's Wife (Deborah Atkinson)