Tom Gilroy is an American writer, director, producer, and actor from Ridgefield, Connecticut.He has appeared in over 30 films, including Girls Town (1996) and Land and Freedom in 1996, Ratchet in 1998, Wedding Photo in 2004 and Harry + Max in 2005.He has written, directed and produced two award winning films—the short Touch Base (IFC/BRAVO) and the critically acclaimed feature Spring Forward (IFC/MGM) starring Liev Schreiber, Ned Beatty, and Campbell Scott, which won a Toronto International Film Festival Discovery Award. Wikipedia