Trivia

He contracted Malaria as a child and as an adult became involved in a charity called Nothing But Nets that procures and distributes mosquito nets to prevent the spread of Malaria.

Graduated from Queens University in Ontario, with 3 degrees - in English, biology and education.

He is severely allergic to avocados. He became aware of the allergy while working on the Yogi Bear film, but later had a dangerous reaction to guacamole while doing a MATES podcast.

Starred in a very popular Canadian TV commercial for Labatt's Blue beer. His line was: "If I wanted water, I would have asked for water."

He and Maureen welcomed their first child, daughter Alice Ann, on February 10, 2006.

His parents worked as teachers in Third World countries for most of his childhood. He spent many years in Ghana. In 1989, he appeared in the Broadway revival of "Shenandoah" which gained him some recognition.

Wife Maureen Grise was the photo editor of Sports Illustrated for twenty years.

Played on the basketball team at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.

In season one of The Flash (2014), he and Matt Letscher both play Reverse-Flash; he plays Reverse-Flash after he assumes Dr. Wells' identity, and Letscher plays Eobard Thawne. The actors previously played father and son on Eli Stone (2008).

Played on the international team for the NBA 2002 All Star Weekend's 3 on 3 Tournament.

Welcomed second child, son Thomas Cavanagh, Jr., on June 29, 2007.

Tom and Maureen have four children (two girls and two boys) as of June 2016: Alice, Thomas, James, and Katie.

He has played the same characters (Dr. Harrison "Harry" Wells and Eobard Thawne) in five different series: Batwoman (2019), Arrow (2012), The Flash (2014), Supergirl (2015) and Legends of Tomorrow (2016).

He has 3 sisters. One lives in London, UK the other 2 in Canada.

Second son, James Joseph, born August 5, 2009. He weighed 7.8 lbs.

He and Maureen welcomed their fourth child, daughter Katie Cavanagh. Date of birth unknown.

His brother is a crown attorney in Ottawa, Ontario.

Filming "Trust Me" with Eric McCormack for the TNT Network. (2009)