| Celebrated Name: | Tom Cavanagh |
| Real Name/Full Name: | Thomas Cavanagh |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 61 years old |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Maureen Grise (m. 2004) |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes (James Joseph Cavanagh, Katie Cavanagh, Alice Ann Cavanagh, Thomas Cavanagh, Jr.) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Is Tom Cavanagh Gay?: | No |
| Profession: | Actor |
| Salary: | N/A |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $5 million |
| Last Updated: | October 2024 |
Thomas Cavanagh is a well-known actor for his diverse roles in American TV shows and movies. His most famous plays include ‘Love Monkey,’ ‘Trust Me,’ and ‘Ed,’ for which he was nominated several times and won a TV Guide Award for the ‘Actor of the Year in a New Series’ in 2001. Apart from being an actor, Tom Cavanagh also directed episodes in his ongoing TV series ‘The Flash’ and his self-written movie ‘Tom and Grant (2018).
Maybe you know about Tom Cavanagh very well, but do you know how old and tall is he and what is his net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Tom’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.
Early Life & Biography
Tom Cavanagh was born in a Roman Catholic Family in Ottawa, Ontario. His parents, Rosemary and Thomas Cavanagh Senior moved to a small city of Winneba and then to Lennoxville, Quebec, when he was just a teenager where he did his high schooling. He went to Champlain College, Lennoxville, to pursue higher education at the CEGEP level.
In Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, he developed an interest in theatre and music as he graduated with degrees in English, Biology, and education in 1987. Sports were also a significant part of young Tom Cavanagh’s life since high school.
Personal Life
Tom Cavanagh dated wife Maureen Grise for two years before they tied the knot on 31 July 2004 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was a photo editor for an American sports magazine, and they met at a basketball court, New York City, for the first time. Two years after marriage, the couple welcomed their first daughter, Alice Ann Cavanagh, on 10 February 2006 and then a year later, their son, Thomas Cavanagh Jr., on 29 June 2007. Their third child, James Joseph, came into the world on 5 August 2009 to brighten their lives even more, and they completed their family by welcoming their youngest Katie Cavanagh.
Two years before he met Maureen Grise, Tom dated an American actress Paula Cale and his ‘Providence’ co-star.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 26 October 1963, Tom Cavanagh is 61 years old as of today’s date 31st October 2024. His height is 1.83 m tall, and his weight is 73 kg.
Career
Before being noticed for his recurring role as Doug the Guy in NBC Television program ‘Providence,’ Tom Cavanagh appeared in some commercials and many Canadian TV dramas.
In 2000, Cavanagh was cast as a title character in NBC program ‘Ed’ for which he won a TV Guide Award. Since 2005, Cavanagh filmed ‘Love Monkey,’ appeared in ‘Eli Stone,’ ‘Trust Me,’ hosted ‘Stories from the Vaults’, and made a guest appearance in the mid-season premiere of the USA Network show ‘Royal Pains.’ In 2012, he starred in Lifetime’s ‘A Killer among Us’ remake.
From 2014, Cavanagh has been a series regular on The CW’s live-action television series ‘The Flash.’ In 2006, he appeared in ‘Gray Matters’ and ‘Breakfast with Scot’ (2007). Cavanagh also co-hosted podcasts and played Broadway theatre roles during his career.
Awards & Achievements
Tom Cavanagh won eight awards for his movie ‘Tom and Grant’ in 2018. Six of these were from Best Shorts Competition and one each from the Jersey Shore Film Festival, US and Manhattan Film Festival.
In 2001, he won three awards for the TV series ‘Ed.’ These awards were: Family Television Award (Actor), OFTA Television Award (Best actor in a new comedy series), and TV Guide Award (Actor of the year in new series). In 2005, he bagged Gold Derby TV Award (Comedy guest actor) for ‘Scrubs’ (2001).
Net Worth & Salary of Tom Cavanagh in 2024
As of October 2024, The total estimated net worth of ‘The Flash’ actor is $5 million. It had been revealed in some places that Tom Cavanagh is paid 100k per episode of ‘The Flash’ for acting. Apart from that, he played the title character in ‘Ed’ and directed some episodes of both. Also, his movie ‘Tom and Grant’ was a huge success and bagged many awards. Therefore, the net worth of Tom Cavanagh isn’t surprising.
Tom Cavanagh is popularly known for his parts in the on-going TV series ‘The Flash,’ ‘Ed’ and the movie ‘Tom and Grant.’ He leads a happy life with his wife and four children. He believes in making life better for others, thus works with ‘Nothing but Nets’. One of his most popular lines is from a TV commercial for Labatt’s Blue Beer: “If I wanted water, I would have asked for water.”