C. Thomas Howell
Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actor and film director .
life and career
In his childhood the son of the stuntman Christopher Howell first attracted attention as a rodeo rider and won several junior tournaments. He appeared as an actor in the early 1980s and played roles in the hit movies ET and The Outsider . These appearances made him a teen star and a member of the Brat Pack .
As an adult, he now appears mainly in guest roles in television series such as Emergency Room and is co-owner of the production company Buckwheat Films .
Howell is also active as a director, he made his debut in 1995 with the film Im Netz der Verführung (Original title: Hourglass ). He also wrote a script for the first time. The following year he directed the action films The Big Fall and Pure Danger - Vanishing Point LA. In 2008, War of the Worlds 2 - The Next Wave of Attacks, was his fourth film as a director. He then staged The Day the Earth Stood Still 2 - Attack of the Robots , and in 2009 he shot The Land That Time Forgot . Howell also played the leading role in all of these productions. Most recently, he was involved as a director on The Genesis Code (2010).
Since 2009 he played the officer Billy "Dewey" Dudek in the police series Southland . In the first four seasons he worked in 17 episodes recurring as a supporting actor until 2012, in the fifth and final season Howell was part of the main cast of the series.
His work as an actor includes around 200 film and television productions.
Personal
C. Thomas Howell was married to actress Rae Dawn Chong , whom he met on the set of the film Soul Man , from 1989 to 2002 , and has been married to Sylvie Anderson since 2002. The two have three children.
Filmography (selection)
As an actor
Movies
- 1977: It Happened One Christmas (TV movie)
- 1982: ET - The Extra-Terrestrial ( ET: The Extra-Terrestrial )
- 1983: The Outsiders (The Outsiders)
- 1984: The Tank (Tank)
- 1984: Speedway Trio (Grandview, USA)
- 1984: The Red Tide (Red Dawn)
- 1985: Crazy Love - love in black and white (Secret Admirer)
- 1986: Hitcher, the Highway Killer (The Hitcher)
- 1986: Soul Man
- 1987: Into the Homeland (TV movie)
- 1988: A Tiger's Tale
- 1988: Il giovane Toscanini
- 1989: The Return of the Musketeers (The Return of the Musketeers)
- 1990: Breathless Summer (Side Out)
- 1990: Kid - One against all (Kid)
- 1990: Far Out Man
- 1992: The Magic of a Summer (That Night)
- 1993: Gettysburg
- 1995: Baby Face Nelson
- 1995: Mystery Model (Teresa's Tattoo)
- 1995: Hell's Passion (Payback)
- 1996: Judge Man - Blutrausch (The Sweeper)
- 1998: The Price of Desire (Fatal Affair)
- 1998: Fellows - For Life and Death (Charades / Felons / First Degree)
- 1999: Hot Boyz
- 1999: The Prince and the Surfer
- 2001: WillFull
- 2001: Askari
- 2002: killer bees! (Killer bees)
- 2003: Net Games - Deadly Game (Net Games)
- 2003: Gods and Generals
- 2003: Hitcher Returns (The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting)
- 2004: Hidalgo - 3000 miles to fame (Hidalgo)
- 2004: The Hillside Strangler
- 2004: A Killer Within
- 2005: The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
- 2005: The Poseidon Adventure ( The Poseidon Adventure , TV movie)
- 2005: War of the Worlds 3 - How it all began (HG Wells' War of the Worlds)
- 2006: The Last Knights Templar and the Treasure of Christianity (Da Vinci Treasure)
- 2006: The Far Side of Jericho
- 2007: The Stolen Moments of September
- 2008: Big Game
- 2008: War of the Worlds 2 - The Next Wave (War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave)
- 2008: The Day the Earth Stopped 2 - The Robots Attack (The Day the Earth Stopped)
- 2008: Toxic
- 2009: American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
- 2009: The Land That Time Forgot
- 2010: Flatline
- 2011: Camel Spiders - attack of the monster spiders (Camel Spiders)
- 2012: Commander in Chief
- 2012: Wedding Day
- 2012: The Amazing Spider-Man
- 2013: Storm Rider - Fast as the Wind (Storm Rider)
- 2014: Category 5 (TV movie)
- 2014: A Magic Christmas
- 2015: Magic Hours
- 2015: All In or Nothing
- 2016: Attack of the Killer Donuts
- 2016: LBJ
- 2017: The Shadow People
- 2018: Beast Mode
- 2018: Hyde Park
TV Shows
- 1996: Embraced - Clan der Vampire ( Kindred: The Embraced , seven episodes)
- 1998: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension ( The Outer Limits , episode 4x13)
- 1999–2000: Amazonas - Prisoners of the Jungle ( Amazon , 22 episodes)
- 2004–2005: Summerland Beach ( Summerland , episodes 1x03, 2x11)
- 2005: Emergency Room - The emergency room ( ER , episode 12x07)
- 2006: 24 (episodes 5x12–5x13)
- 2009, 2013, 2020: Criminal Minds (six episodes)
- 2009-2013: Southland (27 episodes)
- 2010: Psych (episode 5x09)
- 2011: Torchwood (episode 4x04)
- 2011: The Glades (episode 2x08)
- 2012: Castle (episode 5x07)
- 2012: Longmire (episode 1x03)
- 2012: Revolution (episode 1x02)
- 2012: Alphas (episode 2x02)
- 2013: Hawaii Five-0 (episode 3x09)
- 2013: Sons of Anarchy (episode 6x02)
- 2013: Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York ( Blue Bloods , episode 4x08)
- 2014: Grimm (five episodes)
- 2014–2015: Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (four episodes)
- 2015: Motive (episode 3x08)
- 2015-2017: Stitchers (five episodes)
- 2015: Sleepy Hollow (episode 3x01)
- 2016: Animal Kingdom (eight episodes)
- 2017: Outcast (three episodes)
- 2017: Ray Donovan (four episodes)
- 2017: Marvel's The Punisher (three episodes)
- 2017, 2019: SEAL Team (six episodes)
- 2018: The Blacklist (two episodes)
- 2019: Bosch (three episodes)
- 2019: The Terror (five episodes)
As a director
- 1995: Hourglass
- 1996: Pure Danger
- 1997: The Big Fall
- 2008: War of the Worlds 2 - The Next Wave (War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave)
- 2008: The Day the Earth Stopped 2 - The Robots Attack (The Day the Earth Stopped)
- 2009: The Land That Time Forgot
- 2010: The Genesis Code
Individual evidence
- ^ Adam Arndt: Southland: C. Thomas Howell promoted to leading actor . Serienjunkies.de . November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ↑ Chong at filmreference
Web links
- C. Thomas Howell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Howell, C. Thomas |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Howell, Christopher Thomas (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 7th December 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California, United States |