C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

actor, producer, director

C. Thomas Howell was born on Dec 07, 1966 in USA. C. Thomas Howell's big-screen debut came with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial directed by Steven Spielberg in 1982, strarring Tyler (as Tom Howell). C. Thomas Howell is known for Lego DC Super-Villains directed by Andrew Holt, Anthony Ingruber stars as Johnny Quick and Armin Shimerman as Psycho-Pirate. The most recent award C. Thomas Howell achieved is Independent Shorts Awards. The upcoming new movie C. Thomas Howell plays is Beast Mode which will be released on Sep 30, 2020.

After an eye-catching performance in the teen coming-of-age epic Outsiders (1983), ex-child rodeo star C. Thomas Howell was one a promising young actor in the mid-1980s.Christopher Thomas Howell was born in Los Angeles to Candice (Webb) and Chris Howell (a professional bull rider turned stuntman). He started working in the film industry at the age of seven. In 1981, he was cast as Tyler in Steven Spielberg's E.T. l'extra-terrestre (1982). Shortly thereafter, he nabbed the lead in Francis Ford Coppola's classic Outsiders (1983). Earmarked as an up-and-coming actor, his career soon skyrocketed with roles in films including the comedy Grandview, U.S.A. (1984), alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, and the violent Cold War invasion drama L'Aube rouge (1984). His career was not helped by the controversial racial comedy Soul Man (1986), which was not well-received. However, he did meet and fall in love with his co-star from that movie, Rae Dawn Chong, whom he later married. He has notched up in excess of 90 feature film appearances. including starring roles in Side Out (1990), Gettysburg (1993), Baby Face Nelson (1996), Fatal Affair (1998), Asylum Days (2001) and Hoboken Hollow (2006).He played unpredictable Officer Bill "Dewey" Dudek in the TNT drama series Southland (2009) and as the sadistic serial killer "The Reaper" on CBS's Esprits criminels (2005). More recent television appearances include The Glades (2010) (A&E) and Torchwood (2006) (Starz Channel). He appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) (Sony). A budding film director, he has directed a number of films, including The Big Fall (1997), Pur danger (1996), Lost Time, Monde Perdu (2009), and Space Destructors (2008).Outside his acting career, Howell is an accomplished team roper. He lives with his wife Sylvie, and their three children (Isabelle, Dashiell and Liam).

  • Birthday

    Dec 07, 1966
  • Place of Birth

    Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Also known

    Christopher Thomas Howell, Tom Howell

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Awards

3 wins & 0 nominations

Independent Shorts Awards
2021
Best Actor
Winner - Annual Award
Milledgeville-Eatonton Film Festival, US
2018
Best Supporting Actor
Winner - Jury Prize
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