Tom Pelphrey
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Armchair Umbrella
4.6 • 69.9K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2026
⏱️ 115 minutes
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Summary
Tom Pelphrey (Task, Ozark, Love and Death) is an Emmy-winning actor and mental health advocate. He joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in New Jersey near the Shore, the impact of his intense high school acting teacher, and how he maintains lifelong childhood friendships. Tom and Dax talk about early success colliding with addiction, the relentless pace of daytime television, and rebuilding a life through sobriety. Tom explains why tying identity to achievement can be dangerous, how awareness unlocks real change, and why fatherhood is the ultimate ego reset.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, welcome, welcome to armchair expert. |
| 0:02.3 | I'm Dan Shepard and I'm joined by Monica Mous. |
| 0:04.9 | Hi. |
| 0:05.8 | Today we have, for me, a revelation of last year for others not, old news because he's been |
| 0:12.4 | great so many times. |
| 0:13.5 | Yes. |
| 0:13.8 | But I was exposed to him in Task last year. |
| 0:16.4 | What a show. |
| 0:17.5 | Tom Pelfrey. |
| 0:18.3 | He's an Emmy nominated actor. |
| 0:54.7 | He was the bad guy with a heart of gold and task. He also was mind blowing on Ozark. Love and Death, Iron Fist, and Guiding Light at the beginning. Guiding Light. I probably watched him in Guiding Light because I used to watch that with my grandma. Was that one of your shows? It was. It was one of my shows. I probably watched a young him. If you've not seen Tass, get on it. It streams on HBO right now and it's just a beautiful show. And then in addition to him, you have Mark Ruffalo. She's Louise Kay. It's such a good show all around. |
| 0:55.4 | Powerhouse. |
| 0:58.3 | Please enjoy Tom Pelfrey. |
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