Biography
A. Troy Thomas graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1986 with a BS in Mass Communications/Advertising. Troy later was a founding member of the Richmond-based production company Delmar Communications, working there from 1988-92, rising to the position of Production Supervisor.
In 1992 Troy accepted a position in Cincinnati as Director of Production for VideoWorks, a full-service production facility. In March 1993 Troy Thomas founded Inertia Films on a dining room table in his Cincinnati, Ohio apartment. Work in the early years was provided by many corporate clients like Procter & Gamble, and daily news magazine programs including "Inside Edition", "American Journal", "Entertainment Tonight", "Oprah" and "Extra".
Inertia Films grew in visibility after landing a two and a half year project shooting the reality-based program "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol." It was during this time from 1994-96 that Troy honed his skills shooting for a nationally distributed television show. Inertia Films other credits now include "American Idol", "Auction Kings", "NFL Thursday Night Football", "Hard Knocks", "Meet The Press" and "Talking Dead."
September 1996 saw him move the Inertia Films' headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia to leverage the post-Olympic boom that the city was experiencing. Since the move to Atlanta, Troy has added several high profile television series to his camera resume including: "Biography", "History's Mysteries", "Gangland", "Investigative Reports", Discovery's "National Body Challenge", "PGA Tour Sunday", "Storm Stories", "NFL Total Access" etc.
In June 2003, he realized a life-long dream by finally moving Inertia Films into their new production facility near downtown Atlanta.
In 2003 Troy earned a Southeast Emmy Award for his camera work on the Inertia Films original program "Forgiven for Life" chronicling the life of David Berkowitz, formerly known as the "Son of Sam." His co-producing efforts with David Druckenmiller on the same project earned both of them a Southeast Emmy Award nomination for Best Documentary.
In 2009 Troy won another Southeast Emmy Award for his cinematography work on the PBS documentary '"Papa said, 'We Should Never Forget.'"
In 2018 Troy won a Capital Emmy Awards for his PBS documentary "Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America's Founding Fathers."
In 2023 Troy added another Capital Emmy, as producer, for his work on "James Bell Kitchen Table: The Embassy of Norway."
In addition to the (4) Emmy Awards, Troy has won 195+ awards in various film festivals/video competitions including (30) Tellys, two CINDYs and (5) Worldfest Houston Awards. His location credits now include 38 US states and 12 countries on four continents.
He is the founder and president of Storyteller Ministries, an Atlanta-based organization.
40 wins and 5 nominations
