Henry Thomas
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| Henry Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. September 9, 1971 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Hill (2000–2002) Marie Zielcke (2004–2007) |
Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in over 40 films and is best known for his role as Elliott Taylor in Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). He is also known for his roles in films such as Cloak & Dagger (1984), Legends of the Fall (1994), and Gangs of New York (2002). Among Star Wars fans, he is well known as the narrator of three Star Wars: X-Wing books: Rogue Squadron (1996), Wedge's Gamble (1996), and The Krytos Trap (1996).
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Personal life
Thomas was born an only child in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Carolyn L. (née Davis), a homemaker, and Henry Jackson Thomas, a hydraulic machinist.[1] He attended East Central High School in San Antonio and Blinn College in Brenham.[2] Thomas is of Welsh descent.[3]
Career
Acting career
Aged nine, Thomas had already been in one film, Raggedy Man, when he auditioned for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He won the part by giving a genuinely tearful performance, during which he had drawn upon the trauma of having seen his pet dog being killed by a neighbor’s dog.[4] The film’s success exceeded expectations, and Thomas was troubled by the sometimes extreme reaction of the public.[4]
After E.T., Thomas returned to Texas and only occasionally acted (Cloak & Dagger and on TV) while attending school. He returned to film in the late 1980s and early 1990s and began to prove himself in adult roles, most notably as the younger version of Anthony Perkins' Norman Bates character in Psycho IV: The Beginning.[5]
His most prominent adult role to date was as "Samuel Ludlow" in Legends of the Fall (1994). In 2002, he starred as supporting character Johnny Sirocco in the Martin Scorsese historical fiction film Gangs of New York. He is currently both an actor and musician and starred in the 2011 film The Last Ride (2011) as musician Hank Williams Sr. In the ABC series Betrayal, he plays T.J. Karsten.[5]
Music
Thomas wrote songs, sang, and played guitar for the San Antonio, Texas band The Blue Heelers (named for the breed of dog) from the mid to late 1990s. Although the band was never signed to a record label, its self-produced album Twister was warmly received and enjoyed statewide radio play.[citation needed] Moving to Los Angeles in 1998, the band dissolved, but Thomas continued to write and record songs. In 1998, his song "Truckstop Coffee" (recorded with the Blue Heelers) appeared on V2's soundtrack to the film Niagara, Niagara in which Thomas appeared.[citation needed]
In 2003, Thomas worked with Nikki Sudden on the music for Mika Kaurismäki's film Honey Baby, which featured four original songs written and performed by Thomas as the fictitious musician Tom Brackett. An album was in the works, but Sudden died in 2006.[citation needed]
Awards and honors
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid | The Kid | TV movie |
| 1990 | Psycho IV: The Beginning | Young Norman Bates | TV movie |
| 1992 | A Taste for Killing | Cary Sloan | TV movie |
| 1994 | Beyond Obsession | John Thompson | TV movie |
| 1995 | Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Ray Buckey | TV movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| 1996 | Riders of the Purple Sage | Bern Venters | TV movie |
| 1998 | Moby Dick | Ishmael | TV movie |
| 1999 | Happy Face Murders | Dylan McCarthy | TV movie |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror | Jamie | Episode: "Chocolate" |
| 2006 | Desperation | Peter Jackson | TV movie |
| 2007–2008 | Without a Trace | Franklin Romar | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | CSI | Jeremy Kent | Episode: "If I Had a Hammer" |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Thomas Lisbon | Episode: "Where in the World is Carmine O'Brien?" |
| 2013–2014 | Betrayal | T.J. Karsten | Series regular |
| 2015 | Sons of Liberty | John Adams | Miniseries |
References
- ↑ Henry Thomas profile at FilmReference.com
- ↑ East Central High School website, hs.ecisd.net; accessed October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Profile, bbc.co.uk; accessed October 23, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “E.T sent my world crazy” - boy actor Henry Thomas from E.T. on how hit film changed his life - by Deirdre O’Brien - Mirror.co.uk - 2 June 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Henry Thomas at the Internet Movie Database
External links
- Articles with hCards
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- Articles with unsourced statements from December 2014
- Articles with unsourced statements from June 2012
- 1971 births
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male musicians
- American people of Welsh descent
- Living people
- Male actors from San Antonio, Texas
- Musicians from San Antonio, Texas
