Tommy Harkness
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Tommy Harkness was born and raised in the Bay Area. He is a multi-faceted artist - he acts, directs, writes for the screen and stage, creates electronic music and is an abstract painter.
In recognition of his work as a filmmaker, Tommy's short films Infinite Color and Devil in the Dark were named finalists at the Lift-Off Online Film Festival (2018 & 2019). At the Academy of Art University's annual NXTUPfest, he has been nominated seven times for Best Actor (2020-24) and for his films After Midnight and How to Disappear Completely, Tommy received nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (2023 & 2024), with After Midnight winning the Audience Award for Best Picture (2023).
As a painter, he has had multiple exhibitions of his work in San Francisco, including an exclusive show at Laszlo/Foreign Cinema with his frequent collaborator Joel Gerhardson in October of 2022.
Tommy lives in the Mission district of San Francisco and has a BFA and MFA in Acting from the Academy of Art. When not being creative, he spends his time obsessing over his cat Chloe.
In recognition of his work as a filmmaker, Tommy's short films Infinite Color and Devil in the Dark were named finalists at the Lift-Off Online Film Festival (2018 & 2019). At the Academy of Art University's annual NXTUPfest, he has been nominated seven times for Best Actor (2020-24) and for his films After Midnight and How to Disappear Completely, Tommy received nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (2023 & 2024), with After Midnight winning the Audience Award for Best Picture (2023).
As a painter, he has had multiple exhibitions of his work in San Francisco, including an exclusive show at Laszlo/Foreign Cinema with his frequent collaborator Joel Gerhardson in October of 2022.
Tommy lives in the Mission district of San Francisco and has a BFA and MFA in Acting from the Academy of Art. When not being creative, he spends his time obsessing over his cat Chloe.
