Richard Thomas is an Emmy Award-winning actor who starred as Elliott Emerson in the Broadway premiere of The Balusters. His Broadway career began at age seven with Sunrise at Campobello and includes numerous productions such as The Little Foxes, You Can't Take It with You, An Enemy of the People, The Front Page, Fifth of July, Race, Democracy, and The Great Society. He received a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for The Little Foxes and has starred in the national touring production of The Humans.
Thomas is best known for his iconic role as John-Boy Walton on the CBS drama The Waltons, for which he won the Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. His other notable screen credits include the television miniseries It, the FX series The Americans, and Netflix's Ozark. He has received multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award nominations throughout his distinguished career.