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Tom Hanks
Actor

Tom Hanks

9 Jul 1956Born
70Age
124Credits
Concord, California, USABirthplace

Biography

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, Hanks is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is widely regarded as an American cultural icon.

Hanks made his breakthrough with leading roles in the comedies Splash (1984) and Big (1988). He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor for starring as a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in Philadelphia (1993) and a young man with below-average IQ in Forrest Gump (1994).

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Hanks collaborated with film director Steven Spielberg on five films: Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017), as well as the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers, which launched him as a director, producer, and screenwriter.

Hanks' other notable films include the romantic comedies Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998); the dramas Apollo 13 (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), and Cloud Atlas (2012); and the biographical dramas Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Captain Phillips (2013), Sully (2016), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). He has also appeared as the title character in the Robert Langdon film series, and has voiced Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 124 credits.

  1. TBAGreyhound 2Film: Captain Krause, Screenplay
  2. TBALincoln in the BardoFilm: Abraham Lincoln
  3. TBAToy Story 6Film: Woody (voice)
  4. TBATheo of GoldenFilm: Theo
  5. 2027The ComebackerFilm
  6. 2026The Americas: A Wild 250thFilm: Narrator
  7. 2026Toy Story 5Film: Woody (voice)
  8. 2025The American RevolutionSeries: (voice) (6 episodes)
  9. 2025The Phoenician SchemeFilm: Leland
  10. 2025Freaky TalesFilm: Hank, Video Store Owner
  11. 2024HereFilm: Richard
  12. 2023The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom HanksFilm: Narrator, Writer
  13. 2023Asteroid CityFilm: Stanley Zak
  14. 2023How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential ContestFilm: Narrator (voice)
  15. 2022A Man Called OttoFilm: Otto Anderson
  16. 2022Tis the Season: The Holidays on ScreenSeries: Creator
  17. 2022PinocchioFilm: Geppetto
  18. 2022ElvisFilm: Colonel Tom Parker
  19. 2022Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to LightyearFilm: Woody (voice) (archive footage)
  20. 20211883Series: General George Meade (1 episode)
  21. 2021FinchFilm: Finch
  22. 2020News of the WorldFilm: Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd
  23. 2020GreyhoundFilm: Commander Krause, Screenplay
  24. 2019A Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodFilm: Fred Rogers
  25. 2019Toy Story 4Film: Woody (voice)
  26. 2018The Mayo ClinicFilm: Will Mayo (voice)
  27. 2017The PostFilm: Ben Bradlee
  28. 2017The David S. Pumpkins Halloween SpecialFilm: David S. Pumpkins (voice)
  29. 2017The NinetiesSeries: Creator (7 episodes)
  30. 2017The CircleFilm: Eamon Bailey
  31. 2016InfernoFilm: Robert Langdon
  32. 2016Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' WarFilm: Waitstill Sharp (voice)
  33. 2016SullyFilm: Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger
  34. 2016A Hologram for the KingFilm: Alan Clay
  35. 2015IthacaFilm: Mr. Macauley
  36. 2015Bridge of SpiesFilm: James B. Donovan
  37. 2015The WalkFilm: Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
  38. 2015The SeventiesSeries: Director, Creator (8 episodes)
  39. 2014Toy Story That Time ForgotFilm: Woody (voice)
  40. 2013Saving Mr. BanksFilm: Walt Disney
  41. 2013Toy Story of Terror!Film: Woody (Voice)
  42. 2013Captain PhillipsFilm: Captain Richard Phillips
  43. 2012Cloud AtlasFilm: Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry
  44. 2012Partysaurus RexFilm: Woody (voice)
  45. 2012Electric CitySeries: Cleveland Carr (voice), Writer, Creator (20 episodes)
  46. 2012Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenFilm: (archive footage)
  47. 2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseFilm: Thomas Schell
  48. 2011Small FryFilm: Woody (voice)
  49. 2011ProhibitionSeries: Reader / Roy Olmstead (voice) (3 episodes)
  50. 2011BoatliftFilm: Narrator
  51. 2011Larry CrowneFilm: Larry Crowne, Screenplay, Director
  52. 2011Hawaiian VacationFilm: Woody (voice)
  53. 2010Toy Story 3Film: Woody (voice)
  54. 2010The PacificSeries: Narrator (voice) (10 episodes)
  55. 2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ConcertsFilm: Host
  56. 2009Beyond All BoundariesFilm: Narrator
  57. 2009The National Parks: America's Best IdeaSeries (6 episodes)
  58. 2009Waking Sleeping BeautyFilm: Allen Bauer (archive footage)
  59. 2009Angels & DemonsFilm: Robert Langdon
  60. 2008The Great Buck HowardFilm: Mr. Gable
  61. 2007Charlie Wilson's WarFilm: Charlie Wilson
  62. 2007The WarSeries: Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice) (7 episodes)
  63. 2007The Simpsons MovieFilm: Tom Hanks (voice)
  64. 200630 RockSeries: Tom Hanks (1 episode)
  65. 2006CarsFilm: Woody Car (voice)
  66. 2006The Da Vinci CodeFilm: Robert Langdon
  67. 2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the MoonFilm: Narrator (voice), Writer
  68. 2005Passport to the UniverseFilm: Narrator
  69. 2004The Polar ExpressFilm: Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus
  70. 2004Elvis Has Left the BuildingFilm: Mailbox-Elvis
  71. 2004The TerminalFilm: Viktor Navorski
  72. 2004The LadykillersFilm: Professor G.H. Dorr
  73. 2003Horatio's Drive: America's First Road TripFilm: Horatio Nelson Jackson (voice)
  74. 2003Concert for GeorgeFilm: Mountie
  75. 2002Catch Me If You CanFilm: Carl Hanratty
  76. 2002Life with BonnieSeries: Tom Hanks (1 episode)
  77. 2002Road to PerditionFilm: Michael Sullivan
  78. 2001Band of BrothersSeries: Director (10 episodes)
  79. 2000Cast AwayFilm: Chuck Noland
  80. 2000Shooting WarFilm: Narrator

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