Thomas Carter
Directing
Thomas Carter (born July 17, 1953) is an American film and television director known for Swing Kids, Save the Last Dance with Julia Stiles, and Coach Carter with Samuel L. Jackson. As an actor, Carter is probably best known for his work on the television series The White Shadow, playing James "Hollywood" Hayward, a high school basketball star with a high IQ for justice.
Born: July 17, 1953 · Austin, Texas, USA
Filmography (53)
TV
The Morning Show
2019
Director
TV
Project Blue Book
2019
Director
TV
New Amsterdam
2018
Director
TV
Five Points
2018
Director
TV
Gone
2018
Director
TV
The Resident
2018
Director
TV
SEAL Team
2017
Director
TV
American Gods
2017
Director
TV
Ice
2016
Director
TV
Animal Kingdom
2016
Director
TV
Roots
2016
Director
TV
Colony
2016
Director
TV
Shades of Blue
2016
Director
TV
Bosch
2015
Director
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
Director
TV
The Strain
2014
Director
TV
Nashville
2012
Director
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009
Director
TV
Damages
2007
Director
TV
Brotherhood
2006
Director
Coach Carter
2005
DirectorExecutive Producer
TV
Hack
2002
DirectorExecutive Producer
TV
UC: Undercover
2001
Director
Save the Last Dance
2001
Director
Don King: Only in America
1997
Executive Producer
Metro
1997
Director
The Uninvited
1996
Executive Producer
TV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Actor
Swing Kids
1993
Director
TV
Equal Justice
1990
DirectorCreator
TV
Midnight Caller
1988
Director
TV
A Year in the Life
1987
Director
Under the Influence
1986
Director
TV
Heart of the City
1986
Director
TV
Amazing Stories
1985
Director
TV
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Director
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
Director
TV
Miami Vice
1984
Director
TV
Call to Glory
1984
Director
TV
Trauma Center
1983
Director
TV
St. Elsewhere
1982
Director
TV
Remington Steele
1982
Director
TV
Fame
1982
Director
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1981
Actor: Orderly John
TV
Bret Maverick
1981
Director
Full Moon High
1981
Actor: High School Studen…
TV
Hill Street Blues
1981
ActorDirector
TV
The White Shadow
1978
Actor: James HaywardDirector
The Monkey Hustle
1976
Actor: Player
TV
What's Happening!!
1976
Actor
TV
Isis
1975
Actor: Fabian
TV
Good Times
1974
Actor
TV
M*A*S*H
1972
Actor