Thomas Carter

Biography

Thomas Carter (born July 17, 1953) is an American film and television director known for Swing Kids, Save the Last Dance with Julia Stiles, and Coach Carter with Samuel L. Jackson. As an actor, Carter is probably best known for his work on the television series The White Shadow, playing James "Hollywood" Hayward, a high school basketball star with a high IQ for justice.

Career Overview

Thomas Carter has 47 screen credits in a career dating back to 1972. Signature works include Coach Carter, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Save the Last Dance. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 47
Birth Date: 1953-07-17 00:00:00
Birth Place: Austin, Texas, USA

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Peter E. Berger (4 collaborations)
Roland Tabor (2 collaborations)
Claire Simon (2 collaborations)
Gerrit Dangremond (2 collaborations)
Jeff Canavan (2 collaborations)
Scarlett Lacey (2 collaborations)
Marie Cantin (2 collaborations)
Douglas Curtis (2 collaborations)
Ken Kugler (2 collaborations)
Duane Adler (2 collaborations)

Credits

visual effects (1 credits)
- The Color of You
  
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  2021
directing (33 credits)
- The Morning Show
  
  - White Noise (2023) ... director directing
  
  2019
- Project Blue Book
  
  - War Games (2019) ... director directing
  
  - The Scoutmaster (2019) ... director directing
  
  2019
- New Amsterdam
  
  - Preventable (2019) ... director directing
  
  2018
- The Resident
  
  - Family Affair (2018) ... director directing
  
  2018
- American Gods
  
  - Ashes and Demons (2021) ... director directing
  
  2017
- SEAL Team
  
  - Prisoner's Dilemma (2018) ... director directing
  
  2017
- Colony
  
  - Fallout (2017) ... director directing
  
  2016
- Animal Kingdom
  
  - Karma (2017) ... director directing
  
  2016
- Shades of Blue
  
  - Unforgiven (2017) ... director directing
  
  2016
- Roots
  
  - Part 3 (2016) ... director directing
  
  2016
- Bosch
  
  - Chapter Ten: Us and Them (2015) ... director directing
  
  2015
- When the Game Stands Tall
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- The Strain
  
  - Ouroboros (2017) ... director directing
  
  2014
- Nashville
  
  - Nobody Said It Was Going to Be Easy (2014) ... director directing
  
  2012
- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Damages
  
  - Do You Regret What We Did? (2007) ... director directing
  
  2007
- Hitched
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Coach Carter
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Save the Last Dance
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Metro
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- Divas
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1995
- Swing Kids
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- Under the Influence
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- Amazing Stories
  
  - Dorothy and Ben (1986) ... director directing
  
  - One For the Road (1986) ... director directing
  
  1985
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  
  - Gigolo (1985) ... director directing
  
  - Final Escape (1985) ... director directing
  
  1985
- Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
- Call to Glory
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
- Miami Vice
  
  - Brother's Keeper (1984) ... director directing
  
  1984
- Remington Steele
  
  - Your Steele the One For Me (1982) ... director directing
  
  1982
- St. Elsewhere
  
  - Legionnaires (2) (1982) ... director directing
  
  - Samuels and the Kid (1982) ... director directing
  
  - Bypass (1982) ... director directing
  
  - Pilot (1982) ... director directing
  
  1982
- Fame
  
  - The Strike (1982) ... director directing
  
  - The Sell-Out (1982) ... director directing
  
  - Tomorrow's Farewell (1982) ... director directing
  
  1982
- Hill Street Blues
  
  - The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall (1984) ... director directing
  
  - Nichols from Heaven (1984) ... director directing
  
  - Midway to What? (1983) ... director directing
  
  - Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart? (1983) ... director directing
  
  - Stan the Man (1982) ... director directing
  
  1981
production (5 credits)
- Coach Carter
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Don King: Only in America
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- Five Desperate Hours
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- The Uninvited
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1996
- Divas
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1995
camera (1 credits)
- UC: Undercover
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2001
writing (1 credits)
- Divas
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1995
actors (6 credits)
- Whose Life Is It Anyway?
  Orderly John
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Full Moon High
  High School Student
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Hill Street Blues
  
  - Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers (1982) ... actor actors
  
  1981
- Almost Summer
  Dean Hampton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1978
- The Monkey Hustle
  Player
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976
- M*A*S*H
  
  - The Winchester Tapes (1977) ... actor actors
  
  1972