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Henry Thomas is a Actor American born on 9 september 1971 at San Antonio (USA)
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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Birth name Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 9 september 1971 (52 years) at San Antonio (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 9 september 1971 (52 years) at San Antonio (USA)
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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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. He attended East Central High School in San Antonio and Blinn College in Brenham. Thomas is of Welsh descent.Best films
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Desperation (2006)
, 2h11Directed by Mick Garris
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Ron Perlman, Tom Skerritt, Charles Durning, Steven Weber, Annabeth Gish, Shane Haboucha
Roles Peter Jackson
Rating52%
In the Nevada desert, a couple, Peter and Mary Jackson are driving just as they are stopped by a sheriff, Collie Entragian. He soon learns they are in possession of marijuana. In response, he takes them to jail. After they enter the police station, they see a little girl, dead, on the floor and Entragian shoots and kills Peter. Mary is thrown in a jail cell along with a young boy, David Carver, his parents, Ralph and Ellen, and an old man, Tom Billingsley. It's also learned the little girl is the Carver's daughter named Pie. In jail. David is praying to God, which he's been doing since his best friend Brian was struck by a drunk driver. In a flashback sequence, David and Brian are bike riding when a drunk driver strikes Brian, the impact causing Brian to fly through the air and into a building. Brian has suffered severe head trauma and injuries to his face. David immediately begins praying to God, offering to sacrifice anything, and to do what ever is asked of him in order to save Brian. At which point, Brian, who was on the brink of death, miraculously regains consciousness. The doctor at the hospital describes Brian's recovery as "miraculous".
The Hard Easy (2006)
, 1h45Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Heist films
Actors Henry Thomas, Vera Farmiga, David Boreanaz, Bruce Dern, Peter Weller, Gary Busey
Roles Paul Weston
Rating56%
In Los Angeles, the gambler Paul Weston (Henry Thomas) is a loser, and owes a lot of money to the dangerous mobster Freddie (Rae Allen). When he is brutally beaten and the life of his former wife is threatened by Freddie, his acquaintance bartender Vinnie (Gary Busey) sends him to Dr. Charlie Brooks (Vera Farmiga), and then convinces him to participate in a heist in the jewelry district, with the professional thief Gene (Bruce Dern), to raise the necessary money to pay off his debt.
Honey Baby (2006)
, 1h45Directed by Mika Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films based on mythology, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Henry Thomas, Irina Björklund, Helmut Berger, Kari Väänänen, Kai Wiesinger
Roles Tom Brackett
Rating56%
Un artiste sans le sou s'entiche d'une jeune mariée aux noces de laquelle il aurait dû jouer de la musique. Ensemble, ils vont parcourir l'immense URSS, passant par l'expérience d'un cirque ambulant, avant de redécouvrir le bordel pour riches dont elle avait été sortie en vue du mariage avec un riche truand.
Derrière le Mensonge (2006)
Origin Espagne
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Actors Penelope Ann Miller, Henry Thomas, Abel Folk, Dean Stockwell, Lorena Bernal
Roles Frank
Rating45%
Laura, une américaine, vit en Espagne avec sa famille. Un terrible incendie entraine la mort de son mari et de sa fille. Alors qu'elle décide de retourner vivre aux États-Unis, Franck, un membre de l'ambassade américaine, lui révèle que l'incendie n'était pas un accident...
Dead Birds (2004)
, 1h31Directed by Alex Turner
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Henry Thomas, Nicki Aycox, Isaiah Washington, Patrick Fugit, Michael Shannon, Mark Boone Junior
Roles William
Rating56%
William is the leader of a group of Confederate deserters during the American Civil War which includes his younger brother Sam, Clyde, and Joseph. With the help of Todd, an escaped slave, and Annabelle, an army nurse, they stage a robbery at a bank holding a cache of rebel gold.
11:14 (2003)
, 1h35Directed by Greg Marcks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée
Actors Rachael Leigh Cook, Henry Thomas, Blake Heron, Colin Hanks, Barbara Hershey, Clark Gregg
Roles Jack
Rating70%
The film involves a series of interconnected events that converge up to the same time at 11:14 p.m. The connections between the events are not apparent at first, but are gradually revealed by a series of progressively receding flashbacks:
I Capture the Castle (2003)
, 1h53Directed by Tim Fywell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Romola Garai, Rose Byrne, Bill Nighy, Henry Thomas, Marc Blucas, Tara Fitzgerald
Roles Simon Cotton
Rating67%
The film follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain (Romola Garai), and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in genteel poverty in a decaying English castle. The characters include: Cassandra's father (Bill Nighy), a writer who hasn't written anything in the twelve years since the spectacular success of his first novel; her exquisite older sister Rose (Rose Byrne) who rails against their fate and hopes to marry for money; and their bohemian stepmother, Topaz (Tara Fitzgerald), an ex-model still apt to sun-bathe in the nude. The possibility of salvation seems to loom in the form of their wealthy American landlord Simon Cotton (Henry Thomas) and his brother Neil (Marc Blucas). Although Simon initially turns her away, Rose is determined to make him fall in love with her and succeeds. A wedding is arranged and Cassandra appears left on the sidelines. But events spiral out of control, and before the summer ends many expectations will have been overturned.
I'm with Lucy (2002)
, 1h30Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Monica Potter, David Boreanaz, Anthony LaPaglia, Craig Bierko, Julianne Nicholson, Henry Thomas
Roles Date 4 - Barry
Rating58%
Lucy is a journalist who is dumped by her "perfect" boyfriend and then goes on a series of dates with five different men—Doug, an entomologist; Gabriel, a playwright; Bobby, a baseball player; Barry, a computer store owner; and Luke, a doctor. She acts differently around each of the men—she is drunk on her date with Doug; she uncharacteristically jumps into bed with Gabriel; she is, at first, irritated with but then moved by ex-baseball star Bobby; her date with Barry gets off to a rough start, but then while on their date, they run into her parents and end up having dinner with them; and her date with Luke is sidetracked when they see a colleague of Luke's who is with his daughter, Eve, who appears to have her own eye on Luke.
Gangs of New York (2002)
, 2h47Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Mafia films, Films about racism, Films about sexuality, La précarité, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Political films, Erotic thriller films, Gangster films
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Nicole Kidman, Henry Thomas, Jim Broadbent
Roles Johnny Sirocco
Rating74%
On February 6, 1846, at Paradise Square in Lower Manhattan's Five Points, a territorial battle of hand-to-hand combat between Bill "the Butcher" Cutting's U.S.-born nativist gang, the Natives, and "Priest" Vallon's Irish Catholic immigrant gang, the Dead Rabbits, concludes when Cutting kills Vallon, witnessed by Vallon's young son, Amsterdam. Cutting declares the Dead Rabbits outlawed but orders that Vallon's body be buried with honor. Amsterdam seizes the knife used to kill his father, races off, and buries it along with a medal his father gave him. He is later raised at Hellgate orphanage.
Dead in the Water (2002)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Henry Thomas, Dominique Swain, Scott Bairstow, José Wilker, Lavínia Vlasak, Renata Fronzi
Roles Jeff
Rating48%
Gloria (Dominique Swain) is the spoiled daughter of a Brazilian businessman who is bankrupt. Her father asks her to take Marcos (Sebastian DeVicente), the son of her father's business partner, out for a swim in the ocean. She does so, using her father's yacht and accompanied by her boyfriend Danny (Scott Bairstow) and their buddy Jeffrey (Henry Thomas). Gloria is caught kissing Marcos. Danny is jealous and throws Marcos in the water with a life preserver. To scare Marcos, he then drives the boat to a distant island. When they return to where they left him, Marcos has disappeared. Afraid of the consequences of his possible drowning, they discuss alibis and try to figure a way out of their predicament, first destroying their relationships and then themselves.
The Quickie (2001)
, 1h39Directed by Sergueï Bodrov
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brenda Bakke, Vladimir Machkov, Sergei Bodrov, Jr., Dean Stockwell, Jsu Garcia
Roles Alex
Rating56%
Oleg, un séduisant milliardaire de la mafia russe, entretient une bonne partie de sa famille et de ses amis, même si ses affaires ne sont plus aussi florissantes que par le passé. Dans la grande villa de Malibu qu'il vient d'acquérir, il organise une fête pour le réveillon et annonce qu'il veut changer de vie. Le même soir, Oleg reçoit une lettre de menace. Le lendemain, alors que la cuisine est envahie de cafards, il fait appel à une société de désinfection. Arrive alors Lisa, une séduisante jeune femme qui lui propose un quickie, "un petit coup vite fait", pour quelques dollars de plus.
A Good Baby (2000)
, 1h27Origin USA
Actors Henry Thomas, David Strathairn, Cara Seymour
Roles Raymond Toker
Rating67%
A young loner wandering the back roads of North Carolina comes across an abandoned baby. He immediately starts seeking the baby's parents, but starts developing a bond with the child that explores his own isolated roots. In true bad guy fashion, a traveling salesman appears and truths about the baby's origin start to unravel.
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
, 1h56Directed by Billy Bob Thornton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film
Actors Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz, Henry Thomas, Lucas Black, Sam Shepard, Robert Patrick
Roles Rawlins
Rating58%
In 1949, young cowboy John Grady Cole's maternal grandfather dies. John had grown up on his grandfather's ranch, but it was put up for sale when the old man died. His mother has no ties to it anymore, and would rather have the money. With no home, John asks his best friend Lacey Rawlins to leave his family ranch in San Angelo, Texas and join him to travel on horseback to cross the border 150 miles south, to seek work in Mexico. They encounter a peculiar 13-year-old boy named Jimmy Blevins on the trail to Mexico, whom they befriend but from whom they then separate. Later on they meet a young aristocrat's daughter, Alejandra Villarreal, with whom Cole falls in love.
The House That Screamed (2000)
Directed by Mark Polonia
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Henry Thomas
Roles Jack
Rating35%
En s'installant à Wingate Road, l'écrivain Marty Beck pense trouver ce qui manque à son inspiration : une maison où les portes grincent, habitée par des chats noirs et pleine de macabres souvenirs. Ce qu'il rencontre le plonge au coeur même de ses romans fantastiques. Des fantômes, des visions cauchemardesques, une atmosphère terriblement stressante... Au fil des nuits blanches et des apparitions spectrales, Marty Beck se rend compte qu'il vit désormais l'horreur qu'il faisait vivre hier à ses personnages...
Happy Face Murders (1999)
Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Ann-Margret, Marg Helgenberger, Henry Thomas, Nicholas Campbell, Rick Peters, Bruce Gray
Roles Dylan McCarthy
Rating55%