Thom Mathews
Actor
Hollywood, CA, USA
Biography:
Thomas Mathews is an American actor who is best known for his roles as Tommy Jarvis in the Friday the 13th franchise (1986) and Freddy in The Return of the Living Dead (1985). His other film roles include Dangerously Close (1986), Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988), and Nemesis (1992).
Mathews began his acting career in the early 1980s as a model and commercial actor, starring in national television commercials for Le Tigre, Sprite and Tostitos. From 1982 to 1984, Mathews guest starred on a string of soap operas including Falcon Crest (1982; 1984), Dynasty (1983) and Paper Dolls (1984). In 1984, Mathews portrayed Erik in the romantic comedy film The Woman in Red although he was uncredited.
His first major role was Freddy in the 1985 cult film The Return of the Living Dead. The following year, Mathews starred in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, being the third actor to portray Tommy Jarvis after Corey Feldman and John Shepherd. In 1987, he starred as Francis Kelly in the television film The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission. The same year, Mathews starred in the film Down Twisted and guest starred on the sitcom Mr. President. In 1988, he starred as Joey in Return of the Living Dead Part II and Charmin' in Alien from L.A.. In 1989, Mathews guest starred on an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse.
In 1990, he portrayed Tim Murphy in the television film Rock Hudson, Sonny Hilderbrand in the television pilot Sporting Chance, and David in the film Midnight Cabaret. The following year, Mathews starred in the films Bloodmatch and Born to Ride and the television short The Letters from Moab. In 1992, he starred in the film Nemesis. In 1994, he portrayed Bill in Kickboxer 4 and Dan Donahue in In the Living Years. The following year, Mathews starred in Heatseeker. The same year, he guest starred on an episode of ER. In 1996, Mathews starred in the television films If Looks Could Kill and Raven Hawk.
He reprised the role of Tommy Jarvis twice in 2017, providing his voice and likeness to the video game Friday the 13th: The Game and making a cameo appearance in the unofficial fan film Never Hike Alone and its 2020 prequel, Never Hike in the Snow. Mathews now owns a construction company, Hammer and Trowel. Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne hired his company to remodel their home during the filming of their MTV reality show The Osbournes.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Morgue and Krypt Horror Fest 2024 - September 27-29, 2024 in Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Gathering Of The Ghouls 2024 - August 24-25, 2024 in Mesa, AZ, USA
- Georgia Pop Culture & Horror Con 2024 - August 2-4, 2024 in Columbus, GA, USA
- Carolina Fear Fest 2024 - May 24-26, 2024 in Raleigh, NC, USA 2023
- HorrorCon Los Angeles 2023 - September 30 - October 1, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- OKC's Horror Con 2023 - August 5-6, 2023 in Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Morgue and Krypt Horror Fest 2023 - July 7-9, 2023 in Albuquerque, NM, USA
- FrankenCon 2023 - June 9-10, 2023 in Alcoa, TN, USA 2022
- Frightmare In The Falls 2022 - October 28-29, 2022 in Niagara Falls, ON
- ScareFest 2022 - October 21-23, 2022 in Lexington, KY, USA
- Horror-Rama Toronto 2022 - October 1-2, 2022 in Toronto, ON
- Soda City Comic Con 2022 - August 20-21, 2022 in Columbia, SC, USA 2016
- Monster-Mania Con 2016 - August 12-14, 2016 in Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
13 confirmed guest appearances