Thomas — The Art of Self-Defense Character Profile

About Thomas

Dojo student initially promoted to black belt over Anna. He is exiled for showing up uninvited to night classes and later found dead, eventually killed by Casey's German Shepherd.

Character Facts

Played by

Steve Terada

Appears in

The Art of Self-Defense (2019)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Thomas — Conflict Opponent — Anna (Imogen Poots)

  Their promotion contest exposes the dojo's gender-biased competition.

  Thomas is promoted to black belt over Anna, and Anna brutally defeats him to prove her worth.

• Thomas — Power Master — Sensei (Alessandro Nivola)

  Sensei commands Thomas within the dojo's violent hierarchy.

  Thomas is a dojo student, is promoted to black belt, and is shown being ordered by Sensei to kill Casey.

• Thomas — Social Fellow Student — Casey (Jesse Eisenberg)

  They share membership in the dojo before becoming enemies.

  Casey and Thomas are both students at the dojo, and Thomas appears in the dojo's recorded attacks.

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• Sensei (Alessandro Nivola)
• Anna (Imogen Poots)
• Grant (Hauke Bahr)
• Henry (David Zellner)
• Manuel (Dallas Edwards)
• Store Cashier (Katherine Smith-Rodden)
• Veterinarian (Louis Robert Thompson)
• French Guy (Frederic Spitz)
• New White Belt (Cameron Murphy)
• Bakery Woman (Katherine Martin)
• Pickup Truck Driver (Nicholas Hulstine)