Tom Lipinski


Tom Lipinski is an American actor, writer, director and producer known for many recurring television roles, and perhaps best known for his role as Trevor Evans on Suits.

Early life and education

Lipinski was an All-American athlete in high school but did not pursue it as a career. Lipinski's father Joseph hoped his son would enter into the medical profession, but Tom became interested in the performing arts while in an experimental theater troupe at Brown University, where he majored in history from 2000 to 2004. After earning a degree, Lipsinki explored experimental stage performance at The Theatre of the Two-Headed Calf in Rhode Island, among other venues. During his early acting career, he worked as a building manager at Limewire in Tribeca.

Career

Lipinski's first film role in The Wrestler was cut, after which he appeared in a few short films in 2009. Beginning in 2010, his career gained traction with a television debut in the Law & Order franchise, and the TV movie The Wonderful Maladys.
Prominent directors under which Lipsinki has worked include Jason Reitman, Steven Soderbergh, and Paolo Sorrentino.
Besides acting, Lipsinki has become a writer, director, and producer, making his directorial debut in Ben, a 2013 short film. In 2021, he co-created and produced twenty-one episodes of Gone South, a journalism podcast series that has investigated high-profile cases, such as the unsolved murder of a New Orleans Assistant District Attorney.

Awards

The podcast Gone South, which Lipinski co-created and produced, was given an Edward R. Murrow Award by the Radio Television Digital News Association in 2022.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011CertaintyDom McGuire
2013Labor DayYoung Frank
2015Dial a PrayerChase
2015Don't Worry BabyLenny
2015YouthScreenwriter in Love
2016Blood StripeThe Fisherman
2021The Spine of NightFalconhawk
2023Nobody's HomeCarl-
2024Dark My LightDreyfus Trier

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Law & OrderDerek FanningEpisode: "Blackmail"
2010Law & Order: Criminal IntentDr. Maynard Curtis / Andy Quinn / TommyEpisode: "Three-In-One"
2010The Wonderful MaladysSethTV movie
2011A Gifted ManHank1 episode
2011Blue BloodsJohnny TeslaEpisode: "Moonlighting"
2011SuitsTrevor11 episodes
2013DeceptionBen Preswick8 episodes
2013The FollowingCharlie Mead4 episodes
2014Pan AmStefanEpisode: "New Frontiers"
2014Broad CityBenEpisode: "Stolen Phone"
2014–2015The KnickPhillip Showalter11 episodes
2015The Key of AwesomeBoyfriend1 episode
2016–2020BlindspotCade4 episodes
2016MadoffMark MadoffTV mini series
2016BullDr. Terrence RobesonEpisode Bedside Manner
2017Orange is the New BlackReg King2 episodes
2017Odd Mom OutLockhartEpisode: "Children in the Corn Pudding"
2018BillionsTim Dones6 episodes
2018–2019Tell Me a StoryBruce3 episodes
2019The BlacklistMarcus Duncan1 episode
2019The CodeCapt. William DyerEpisode: "Above the Knee"
2019When They See UsDetective FarrellTV mini series
2021–2022SnowpiercerKevin McMahon9 episodes
2023Chicago P.D.BorkowskiEpisode: "This Job"
2025FBI: Most WantedPatrick HendersonEpisode: "68 Seconds"
2025TiresBrock Majors1 Episode-
2026Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJoseph DahlsonnSeason 27, Episode 9