Thomas Floyd

Washington, D.C.

Writer-editor covering arts and sports

Education: University of Maryland, BA in journalism

Thomas Floyd is an arts and sports journalist for The Washington Post. He contributes features on theater, movies, television, books and comedy for the Weekend and Style sections, and also writes theater, film and literary criticism. He was a senior editor for the soccer site Goal before joining The Post in 2018 as the entertainment editor at Washington Post Express. Since 2020, he has been a digital editor and contributing soccer reporter for the Sports desk and a multiplatform editor for sections across the paper. In 2021, he copy edited coverage of the Capitol insurrection featured in The P
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Latest from Thomas Floyd

U.S. ousted from Gold Cup after semifinal loss to Panama

After a scoreless 90 minutes, each team tallies in extra time, but Matt Turner runs out of answers in penalty kicks.

July 12, 2023

With ‘Theater Camp,’ Molly Gordon bets on herself. And doubles down.

The 27-year-old scene stealer steps into the spotlight as a director and Ben Platt’s co-star.

July 12, 2023

Jesús Ferreira, the USMNT’s atypical striker, just keeps producing

The FC Dallas star may not fit the mold of a conventional striker, but that hasn't stopped him from posting eye-popping numbers.

July 11, 2023

After delays, a stripped-down ‘Fela!’ finds its way to Washington

Lili-Anne Brown directs the first professional production of the Afrobeat musical "Fela!" since its Tony-winning Broadway tour ended more than a decade ago.

July 11, 2023

USMNT denies upstart Canadians on penalties, reaches Gold Cup semifinals

A flurry at the end of the second half and in extra time sent the teams to penalties to decide it, and keeper Matt Turner's heroics lifted the Americans.

July 10, 2023

For Canada, Gold Cup match vs. USMNT is ‘David and Goliath in Cincinnati’

Three weeks after the United States topped Canada in the Concacaf Nations League final, the teams meet again in the Gold Cup quarterfinals.

July 8, 2023

The best movies of 2023 so far

"Joy Ride," "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, Part One," and "The Little Mermaid” all make our evolving critics’ list of 2023’s best films.

July 7, 2023

Meet the female and trans actors playing Founding Fathers in ‘1776’

Gisela Adisa, Liz Mikel, Kassandra Haddock and Sav Souza star in the touring production of the nontraditionally cast Broadway revival of "1776," now onstage at the Kennedy Center.

June 30, 2023

USMNT smashes St. Kitts and Nevis to get Gold Cup campaign back on track

The United States rode a first-half scoring spree and Jesús Ferreira's hat trick to an emphatic victory Wednesday night in St. Louis.

June 29, 2023

‘Gravid Water’ rocks the boat by throwing ‘yes, and’ to the wind

Jason Mantzoukas and a team of comics headline the Kennedy Center show, which combines theater and improv to gleefully unpredictable results.

June 28, 2023