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Photo: Dani Werner
Tom Reed works on stage and screen as a performer and creator. 

On stage, Tom's credits include Theater Latte Da, Ten Thousand Things, Guthrie Theater, Jungle Theater, Brave New Workshop, Mixed Blood, Open Eye, History Theatre, and HUGE Improv Theater.

On screen Tom appears in Netflix's Lady Dynamite, Shudder's V/H/S/85, History Channel, along with commercials and numerous award-winning short films including "The Retirement Party" which was selected to screen as part of the Short Film Corner at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

As a writer for screen and stage, in addition to short films and several years writing sketch comedy for the Brave New Workshop's mainstage, Tom has written and performed acclaimed one-man musical parodies of Harry Potter, Twilight, The Hunger Games, Game of Thrones and Stranger Things ("Drop-dead funny" -Star Tribune), penned a horror show on bikes that City Pages called "spine-tinglingly relatable" and created a truly ridiculous comedy about the sultry side of plant life (Erotica for Houseplants) which Star Tribune called a "Fringe winner." 

Tom loves biking and grew up on an organic garlic farm. 

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What does the "B" stand for?

Tom plays Doug Simon in Gutenberg! The Musical! at Theater Latte Da - opens April 4th, 2026

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Winner "Best Film" and "Best Acting in a leading role" (Tom) in the Twin Cities 2025 48 Hour Film Project. Screening as part of Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival!
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Tom's a citizen of Whoville in CTC's "Grinch" through January 4th, 2026
Tom was nominated for Best Lead Actor for The Family We Chose (which had a total of 10 nominations including Best Film!) at the Z-Fest Film Festival 2022. Produced by Above-the-line Entertainment. Directed by Justin & Kristin Schaack. 
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​MillionDollarTP.com 

A ​fully functional parody website created by Tom in the early days of the pandemic when toilet paper shortages were novel and a lifestyle brand selling really expensive toilet paper seemed nearly plausible and like a welcome distraction from reality.