Thomas John Guiry (born October 12, 1981) is an American actor. He is best known for his lead performance as Scott "Scotty" Smalls in the coming-of-age film The Sandlot, which was filmed when he was 12, and his role in NBC crime drama The Black Donnellys. Guiry has appeared in numerous high-profile films and television series, including U-571, Black Hawk Down, Mystic River, Black Irish, and The Revenant.

Early life

Guiry was born in Toms River, New Jersey, and attended St. Gregory the Great school in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey from kindergarten through eighth grade, and then high school at Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

Career

Guiry's most notable appearances were in The Sandlot, U-571, The Mudge Boy, Black Hawk Down, Mystic River, and The Four Diamonds. He played Jimmy Donnelly on the NBC drama The Black Donnellys.

Personal life

In 2009, Guiry married his wife, Janelle, at the Crown Reef in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In August 2013, he was arrested at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, for allegedly head-butting a police officer after he was told he was too drunk to board a flight. On June 2, 2024, Guiry was arrested in Horry County, South Carolina for throwing a dumbbell that weighed 35 pounds (16 kg) onto a neighbor's Jeep.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993The SandlotScotty Smalls
1994LassieMatthew Turner
1996The Last Home RunYoung Jonathan
1998Wrestling with AlligatorsPete
1998All I Wanna Do'Frosty' Frost
1999Ride with the DevilRiley Crawford
2000U-571Trigger
2000TigerlandPvt. Cantwell
2001Scotland, PAMalcolm Duncan
2001Black Hawk DownYurek
2003The Mudge BoyPerry Foley
2003JusticeThe Red Anarchist
2003Mystic RiverBrendan Harris
2005Strangers with CandyP John
2005The Sandlot 2Scotty SmallsFlashback scene
2006Steel CityPJ Lee
2006Bristol BoysLittle Man
2007Black IrishTerry McKay
2007PrisonerBob
2008Yonkers JoeJoe Jr.
2011The BanditDanny Wilson
2012The Fitzgerald Family ChristmasCyril Fitzgerald
2014Mahjong and the WestStewart
2015The RevenantBilly Brother Trapper
2016Culling HensWilliam
2017Brawl in Cell Block 99Wilson
2017Sollers PointAaron
2017Wonder WheelFlirtatious Man at Ruby's
2020The PromJames Cordon
2021Roe v. WadeJames T. McHugh
2021The UnforgivableKeith Whelan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993A Place to Be LovedGregory KTelevision film
1995The Four DiamondsChristopher 'Chris' Millard
1998, 2008Law & OrderRyan Emerson / Kevin Stanton2 episodes
2000Songs in Ordinary TimeNorman FermoyleTelevision film
2002We Were the MulvaneysJudd Mulvaney, Narrator
2002Law & Order: Special Victims UnitGavin SipesEpisode: "Disappearing Acts"
2004Strip SearchGerry SykesTelevision film
2004The JuryCarl DonnerEpisode: "Memories"
2006Law & Order: Criminal IntentMarcus RandolphEpisode: "The Good"
2007The Black DonnellysJimmy Donnelly13 episodes
2009CSI: MiamiDoug BensonEpisode: "Head Case"
2009KingsEthan Shepherd2 episodes
2011UnforgettableKen HerbertEpisode: "Pilot"
2013ElementaryBrent GarveyEpisode: "Dead Man's Switch"
2017Chicago JusticeEric CatesEpisode: "Fool Me Twice"

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