David Tom Biography

David Tom is an American actor best known for playing a role as Billy Abbott on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless, from 1999 to 2002.

In 1993, he was nominated for two Young Artist Awards for his roles in Stepfather III and Stay Tuned. In 1994, Tom was again nominated for “Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture” for Swing Kids, alongside co-stars Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale and Frank Whaley.

He received two Daytime Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Younger Actor” in 2000 and 2001, winning in the former year. Tom also won a Soap Opera Digest Award for “Outstanding Male Newcomer” in 2000 and was consecutively nominated in 2001 for “Outstanding Younger Lead Actor”.

It was announced in November 2013 that he would be reprising the role of Billy, taking over the role from Billy Miller, who had portrayed the character since 2008. David Tom returned as Billy on Y&R in February 2014. Four months later, he was fired from the show and the role of Billy was recast yet again with primetime television actor Burgess Jenkins.

In 2004, David portrayed Paul Cramer (the half-brother of Kelly Cramer, portrayed by his sister, Heather) on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, a role he played from March of that year to October 2004. David’s character was crucial to a year-long baby-switch storyline on One Life to Live and its sister series, All My Children.

Tom played Whitey, Tobey Maguire’s adversary in the Reese Witherspoon/Tobey Maguire movie Pleasantville in 1998. Tom also had a small role in the made-for-TV movie The 60s in 1999, and a recurring role on The CW television network in its series Veronica Mars in 2006.

David Tom Age

Tom was born on March 23, 1978 in Hinsdale, Illinois, United States. He is 46 years old as of 2024.

David Tom Height

Tom stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches tall.

David Tom Family | David Tom Siblings

Tom is the son of Charles and Marie Tom. He has a twin sister, Nicholle Tom, who is an actress. Tom and Nicholle guest-starred together as siblings in a 2008 episode of Criminal Minds.

His other sister, Heather Tom, appeared on The Young and the Restless as well, as Victoria Newman, but the two almost never appeared together in the same scene. (After other actors assumed the roles, their characters were married for a time.)

Tom’s musical background includes formerly being the lead singer of the indie rock band Eudora.

David Tom Relationship

Tom is private about his personal life, he has not revealed any information about his dating life to the public.

David Tom Net Worth

Tom has an estimated bet worth of around $5 million

David Tom Movies and Tv Shows

Movies

2015: Chasing Yesterday playing a role as Tobey
2013: Pendejo playing a role as George
2011: Love Begins playing a role as Daniel Whittaker
2008: Good Behavior playing a role as Cozy Boy
2004: The Hazing playing a role as Jacob
2003: Titletown
1999: The ’60s playing a role as Tommy

Tv Shows

2015: NCIS: New Orleans playing a role as Phil Burke
2015: NCIS playing a role as Maple
2012: 90210 playing a role as Club Manager
2011: CSI playing a role as Allen Krick
2010: Roommates playing a role as Brady
2008: Criminal Minds playing a role as Georgie Galen
2007: Supernatural playing a role as Curtis
2006–2007: Veronica Mars playing a role as Chip Diller
2004: All My Children playing a role as Paul Cramer
1999–2002,
2014: The Young and the Restless playing a role as Billy Abbott