Henry Thomas (actor)

Henry Jackson Thomas (born September 9, 1971 in San Antonio , Texas ) is an American actor .

Career

In his role as Elliott in ET , Henry Thomas became known around the world at the age of 11 and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Young Actor . In the following years Thomas was seen in various children's roles, mostly in fantasy films, including the lead role in the Australian film The Ghostbusters in 1986 until he appeared in the 1989 movie Valmont , directed by Miloš Forman . In 1994 he played alongside Brad Pitt in Legends of Passion . As a result, Henry Thomas was seen in both psychological thrillers such as Lethal Obsession and in various TV productions, such as a TV version of Moby Dick . He was also a member of the cast in the 2002 gangster epic Gangs of New York by Martin Scorsese . In 2013 he was seen in the television series Betrayal . In 2015, he played founding father John Adams in the miniseries Sons of Liberty .

Private life

Thomas was married to the German actress Marie Zielcke , but divorced her since 2007. The couple has one child.

Filmography (selection)

• 1981: Raggedy Man
• 1981: The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid (TV movie)
• 1982: ET The Extra-Terrestrial
• 1984: Misunderstood (Misunderstood)
• 1984: A Deadly Game (Cloak & Dagger)
• 1986: Frog Dreaming
• 1987: Murder One
• 1989: Valmont
• 1990: Psycho IV - The Beginning (TV movie)
• 1992: A Murderous Friendship ( A Taste for Killing , TV movie)
• 1993: Fire in the Sky
• 1993: Date for murder (Beyond Obsession)
• 1994: Legends of the Fall (Legends of the Fall)
• 1995: On indictment: The McMartin Case ( Indictment: The McMartin Trial , TV movie)
• 1996: Lassiter: Merciless and Dangerous ( Riders of the Purple Sage , TV movie)
• 1997: Hijacking Hollywood
• 1997: Niagara, Niagara
• 1997: Suicide Kings
• 1998: Moby Dick (TV movie)
• 1999: Kill And Smile (Happy Face Murders)
• 2000: All the Pretty Horses
• 2002: Gangs of New York
• 2002: Everyone loves Lucy (I'm with Lucy)
• 2003: I Capture the Castle
• 2003: Dead in the Water
• 2003: 11:14
• 2004: Dead Birds
• 2004: Honey Baby
• 2005: Desperation ( Stephen King's Desperation , miniseries)
• 2005: Masters of Horror (TV series, episode 1x05 Chocolate )
• 2005: The Hard Easy
• 2006: Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King)
• 2006: Appointment with Death (The Deal)
• 2007: The Secret of the small farm ( The Last Sin Eater )
• 2007: Without a Trace ( Without a Trace , TV series, two episodes)
• 2009: Red Velvet
• 2009: Don't Look Up
• 2009: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series, episode 9x21)
• 2010: The Shine of Silence (Dear John)
• 2011: The Mentalist (TV series, episode 4x06)
• 2012: The Last Ride
• 2013: Big Sur
• 2013–2014: Betrayal (TV series, 13 episodes)
• 2015: Sons of Liberty (Miniseries)
• 2016: Ouija : Origin of Evil
• 2017: The Game (Gerald's Game)
• 2018: Spuk in Hill House ( The Haunting of Hill House , TV series, 10 episodes)
• 2019: Doctor Sleeps Awakening (Doctor Sleep)
• 2020: Stargirl (TV series)

Awards

• Golden Globe Award
  • 1983: Nomination for the best young actor in a movie ( ET - The Extra Terrestrial )
  • 1996: Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series, Miniseries or TV Movie ( Indictment - The McMartin Trial )
• BAFTA Award
  • 1983: Nomination as best newcomer ( ET - The Extra Terrestrial )

Web links

• Henry Thomas in the Internet Movie Database (English)