Tom McLaren (actor/author)
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Tom McLaren is an American actor and published author, best known for his roles in the feature films Expelled (film), The Exorcism of Molly Hartley, and Santa's Little Helper (film) and in the Netflix television series Lost in Space (2018 TV series). McLaren co-authored the award-winning book Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive[1], and Thornsby by Fred McLaren: the Complete Comic Collection[2].
Early Life
McLaren was born in Springfield, Illinois, the son of artist and comic creator Fred McLaren. He spent his childhood years in New Lenox, Illinois[3] before moving to London, Ontario and then Royal Oak, Michigan where he met and married his wife Mary.[4] McLaren holds a BBA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Wayne State University.[5] He started his adult life as a corporate finance executive at Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox, and in 2012 he made a mid-life career change and began acting in film, television and commercials.[6]
Career
Actor
In the fall of 2011, following a successful career as a corporate finance executive, McLaren embraced his creative side and started taking acting classes. He signed with his first agent in January 2012, and then booked his first commercial (for Toyota) one month later. More commercials, short films, independent movies, and television shows followed[5]. In 2014, McLaren's feature film career began when he starred as the father of internet superstar Cameron Dallas in Expelled (film)|Expelled, produced by Awesomeness (company)|Awesomeness TV.[7] Expelled (film)|Expelled astounded the industry when it debuted in the number one spot on the digital sales charts on its first day of release.[8][9] Roles in the Fox horror movie The Exorcism of Molly Hartley with Devon Sawa,[10] the holiday film Santa's Little Helper (film)|Santa's Little Helper[11] with WWE superstar The Miz, and the comedy All American Bikini Car Wash[12] soon followed. McLaren has also starred in numerous indie feature films including Death Pool[13], As I Am[14], S'ids Lake[15], Miss Arizona[6], and There's No Such Thing as Vampires|There's No Such Thing as Vampires.[12] In 2019, McLaren guest-starred on the Netflix series Lost in Space (2018 TV series)|Lost in Space.[16]
Author
in 2014, McLaren co-authored the book Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures From the Twentieth Century Fox Archive with actress Angela Cartwright.[17][18] [19] CBS This Morning interviewed McLaren about the book on the October 25, 2014 show.[20] The book received the IBPA 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award[21] and appeared on numerous 'Best Gift' lists.[22] [23][24] In 2020, McLaren authored his second book, Thornsby by Fred McLaren: The Complete Comic Collection, a tribute to his father Fred McLaren.[25][26]
Filmography
Film[27]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Monster & Me | Dr. Collier | |
| 2013 | City of Dreams | Professor Simon | |
| 2014 | A Day of Havoc | Mark Stewart | |
| 2014 | Expelled | Phil | |
| 2015 | Mac Daddy & the Lovers | Dr. Geoffrey | |
| 2015 | It's In the Streets | Fred | |
| 2015 | Miles Away | Dr. Brown | |
| 2015 | All American Bikini Car Wash | Professor Dugan | |
| 2015 | The Exorcism of Molly Hartley | Father James | |
| 2015 | Santa's Little Helper | Harvey | |
| 2016 | Quadrant 9EV9 | Dr. Gerard Phillips | |
| 2016 | Supercar Man | Father | Int'l Independent FIlm Award winner, Hollywood Int'l Film Festival winner, LA Shorts Award winner |
| 2016 | The Purging Hour | Chris Carter | aka Home Video |
| 2017 | Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure | Dr. Coleman | |
| 2017 | Death Pool | Mr. Taylor | |
| 2017 | Lana Golan | Professor Madden | |
| 2017 | Caged | Dave | |
| 2017 | Vermin Town | Mr. Morton | |
| 2018 | Swipe Left | Kevin Herald | |
| 2018 | Miss Arizona | Officer Stephen | IndieFEST Film Award Winner,Bentonville Film Festival Award wInner |
| 2018 | The Opiate Diaries | Preacher | |
| 2018 | Killer Looks | Dr. Tom Baker | |
| 2019 | S'ids Lake | Mr. Gabriel | American Golden Picture Int'l Film Festival Winner |
| 2019 | Blue Pig | Scientist | USA FIlm Festival winner, Top Shorts Film Festival winner, Hollywood Film Competition winner |
| 2019 | As I Am | Charles | |
| 2020 | The Wolfsbane Case | Bart | |
| 2020 | Tidy Tim's | Loan Ranger Agent | |
| 2020 | There's No Such Thing as Vampires | Detective Sykes |
Television[27]
| Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 2012 | Harry's Law | Lawyer | |
| 2012 | Diagnosis: Dead or Alive | Family Doctor | |
| 2012 | Heroine Legends | Dr. Parrish | recurring |
| 2012 | Unusual Suspects | Lou Eliopulos, ME | |
| 2013 | Justice for All | Dr. Ronald Noble | |
| 2014 | CBS This Morning | Self | |
| 2014 | Tabloid | Dr. Howard Appledorf | |
| 2014 | My Crazy Ex | Detective Daniels | |
| 2017 | Chat Like Love | Teacher | recurring |
| 2016 | Back Stabber | Ricky Knight | recurring |
| 2018 | High School Drama | Mr. Wesley | TV Movie |
| 2019 | Lost in Space | Resolute Officer |
Books and Publications
- Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive (2014) Hardcover[1]
- Styling the Stars, Independent Book Publishers Association|IBPA 2015 Benjamin Franklin Awards, Gold Winner, Cover Design: Large Format[21]
- Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive (2017) Softcover[28]
- Thornsby by Fred McLaren: The Complete Comic Collection (2020) Hardcover[2]
- Thornsby by Fred McLaren: The Complete Comic Collection (2020) Softcover[29]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures From the Twentieth Century Fox Archive. United States: Insight Editions. 2014. ISBN 978-1608872572.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thornsby by Fred McLaren: The Complete Comic Collection. Next Chapter Publishing. 2020. ISBN 978-1735621500.
- ↑ Unland, Denise (October 9, 2014). "Former New Lenox man collaborates on book of rare celebrity photographs". The Herald News. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ↑ Robertson, Nicole (October 14, 2014). "New book reveals stars behind the scenes at Fox Studio". The Oakland Press. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pougnet, Evan (November 24, 2014). "Camera Ready". Michigan Today. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dmitrovic, Lorraine (April 23, 2018). "Tom McLaren, Actor and Author, Looking Forward to Upcoming Releases (Interview)". YeahFlix. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Connelly, Sherilyn (December 10, 2014). "Teen Comedy Expelled Brings a Vine Star to the Big Screen". Village Voice. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Graser, Marc (December 17, 2014). "Movie Tops Digital Sales Charts in First Day of Release". Variety. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ↑ Gutelle, Sam (December 18, 2014). "'Expelled', Starring Cameron Dallas, Reaches #1 Spot On iTunes Movie Charts". Tubefilter. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Haberfelner, Mike (October 15, 2015). "An Interview with Tom McLaren, Star of The Exorcism of Molly Hartley". SearchMyTrash.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Wheat, Phil (November 28, 2015). "'Santa's Little Helper' Review". Nerdly. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Tom McLaren Filmography". MovieFone. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Haberfelner, Mike (June 1, 2017). "An Interview with Tom McLaren, Star of Death Pool". SearchmyTrash.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "On Demand: As I Am". Here TV. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tom McLaren Filmography". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Lost in Space Wiki". Fandom.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ King, Susan (October 5, 2014). "Actors ready for close-ups in 'Styling the Stars'". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch (help) - ↑ Jacobs, Alexandra (December 7, 2014). "Hollywood Glamour: Books that Parce the Notion of Celebrity". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ↑ Berk, Nancy (December 11, 2014). "Actors'New Book Reveals Hidden Images of Old Hollywood". Huffington Post. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "CBS This Morning: New Book Unearths Treasure Trove of Hollywood Photos". CBS News. October 25, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 "IBPA 2015 Benjamin Franklin Awards™ Winners". Independent Book Publishers Association. 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ Rea, Stephen (December 20, 2014). [Our movie critic's pick of the week "Our movie critic's pick of the week"]. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help) - ↑ Berk, Nancy (November 24, 2014). "Celebrity Gift Books for 2014". Parade. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Best fashion photography books". UK Telegraph. October 16, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ↑ Unland, Denise (May 28, 2021). "Son preserves father's life's dream in new book 'Thornsby by Fred McLaren: The Complete Comic Collection' is part biography, part single-panel cartoons". The Herald News. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ↑ Unland, Denise (June 7, 2021). "An Extraordinary Life: Former New Lenox man, cartoonist realized dream of national syndication". The Herald News. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Tom McLaren - Actor". IMDB. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures From the Twentieth Century Fox Archive. Insight Editions. 2017. ISBN 978-1683830061.
- ↑ Thornsby by Fred McLaren: The Complete Comic Collection. Next Chapter Publishing. 2020. ISBN 978-1735621517.
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