Tom Skerritt

Born in Detroit, two-time Golden Globe nominee and Best Actor Emmy Award for series, PICKET FENCES, Skerritt enlisted in the US Air Force after finishing  high school. When discharged, he went to Wayne State University as an English major, then transferred to UCLA as an English major. He first experienced acting as a necessity for effective screenwriting and directing.  A performance in theater, led to an acting role in WAR HUNT , where he met young NY hopefuls, Robert Redford and the late Sydney Pollock. 

Skerritt’s early fortune was in Robert Altman’s classic, M*A*S*H. It led to several other classics, including; THE TURNING POINT, ALIEN, A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, TOP GUN, CONTACT. Skerritt also performed in John Grisham’s, A TIME TO KILL, on Broadway and performed with the Pacific NW Ballet as Don Quixote 2012 and 2015.  

His mentors were directors Robert Altman, Hal Ashby, Ridley and Tony Scott.  

Along with screenwriter, Stuart Stern, Skerritt and other story educators, founded The Film School in Seattle, to engage the art and craft of storytelling in film.   Expanding the program to transitioning PTS vets at JBLM, Fort Lewis. The program, RED BADGE PROJECT, also working in several Veteran Centers in Washington state, helping women and Vietnam vets re-connect with themselves.  

He is currently developing Seattle centered, media content provider, TRIPLE SQUIRRELS, focused on media entertainment from the PNW corridor.