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NEWSFLASH!!! Into Temptation was accepted by AMPAS for Oscar consideration as Best Live Action Short Film for the 2022 Academy Awards! Our award-winning film festival run was completed in Oct. 22 & general release will be in Nov. 22. Broadway World - September 16, 2021 Tom McLaren Stars in New Theatrical Film INTO TEMPTATION Tom McLaren stars in the new film "Into Temptation," now playing for an exclusive one week engagement at the Cinelounge in Hollywood through September 23rd. McLaren is cast as Father Graham in this two character drama, dealing with dark and controversial subject matter. "I had to dismiss thoughts of right and wrong, to bring this psychologically disturbed character to life," McLaren states. "The key, for me, was not to play this character as evil. He thinks he is a flawed man, but not an evil man." Read the full Article . . . Watch me in Lost in Space Season 2 ep. 6 "Severed", I'm the XO - Kamal's Executive Officer on the Resolute. Now streaming on Netflix. Many feature films in current wide release, including: "S'ids Lake" - Amazon, Tubi, Youtube. "As I Am" - iTunes, Amazon, HereTV. "Death Pool" - digital & dvd, Tubi, Redbox. "Santa's Little Helper" from Twentieth Century Fox & WWE Studios - digital & dvd, worldwide release, USA Network cable TV, Hulu, Universal HD Channel, Redbox. "The Exorcism of Molly Hartley" from Twentieth Century Fox - digital, blu ray & dvd, worldwide release, Netflix, Starz Channel cable TV, Redbox. "Expelled" from Awesomeness - theatrical & digital, worldwide release, a #1 iTunes best selling movie, also on Netflix. "All American Bikini Car Wash" - digital, dvd & blu ray, worldwide release, also on the Sony HD Channel. Hardcover (now sold out!) & softcover (still available) editions of my award-winning and best-selling book "Styling the Stars - Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archives", published by Insight Editions, are now available worldwide. Watch my national TV interview on CBS This Morning! |
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Tom McLaren SAG Actor / Author / Model
Background
An accomplished actor, Tom McLaren has filmed over 200 projects since the start of his career in 2012. From Lost in Space (Netflix) to the studio feature films Expelled (Awesomeness, a #1 best-selling movie on iTunes), Exorcism of Molly Hartley (Fox), and Santa's Little Helper (Fox/WWE), Tom has filmed 30 feature films, 38 short films, 49 television & new media projects, and over 90 commercials. In 2021 he starred in the award-winning drama Into Temptation and earned five acting awards for his complex portrayal of Father Graham.
A published author, Tom co-authored the award-winning book "Styling the Stars - Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive," which was published by Insight Editions in both hardcover and softcover formats. He was interviewed on CBS This Morning and profiled in numerous print and web publications including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, Parade, Huffington Post, Closer Weekly, and more. His second co-authored book “Thornsby by Fred McLaren: The Complete Comic Collection” was published in 2020.
Also a filmmaker and publisher, Tom is Co-Head of Next Chapter Entertainment's Production and Publishing divisions. One feature film is currently in active pre-production, with a planned start date in 2023. The hardcover book “Lost (and Found) in Space 2: Blast Off Into the Expanded Edition” was published in 2021. The hardcover book "Danger, Will Robinson: The Full Mumy" was published in 2022.
Tom holds a BBA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Wayne State University. He relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles in the 1990s where he enjoyed a successful corporate finance career behind the scenes at both Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. Studios. In pursuit of his true passion, Tom made the leap in front of the camera in the 2010s, and is now a busy working actor and filmmaker.
A published author, Tom co-authored the award-winning book "Styling the Stars - Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive," which was published by Insight Editions in both hardcover and softcover formats. He was interviewed on CBS This Morning and profiled in numerous print and web publications including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, Parade, Huffington Post, Closer Weekly, and more. His second co-authored book “Thornsby by Fred McLaren: The Complete Comic Collection” was published in 2020.
Also a filmmaker and publisher, Tom is Co-Head of Next Chapter Entertainment's Production and Publishing divisions. One feature film is currently in active pre-production, with a planned start date in 2023. The hardcover book “Lost (and Found) in Space 2: Blast Off Into the Expanded Edition” was published in 2021. The hardcover book "Danger, Will Robinson: The Full Mumy" was published in 2022.
Tom holds a BBA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Wayne State University. He relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles in the 1990s where he enjoyed a successful corporate finance career behind the scenes at both Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. Studios. In pursuit of his true passion, Tom made the leap in front of the camera in the 2010s, and is now a busy working actor and filmmaker.