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Tom Hanks

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Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks is an actor born on July 9, 1956 in Concord, California, USA. He is known for Forrest Gump, Toy Story and The Green Mile. GloboWatch shows where to watch 6 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
July 9, 1956
Place of birth
Concord, California, USA
Also known as
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks

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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Hanks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2026Toy Story 5as Woody (voice)
  2. 2023Asteroid Cityas Stanley Zak
  3. 2022A Man Called Ottoas Otto Anderson · Producer
  4. 2022Pinocchioas Geppetto
  5. 2022Elvisas Colonel Tom Parker
  6. 2021Finchas Finch
  7. 2020News of the Worldas Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd
  8. 2020Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstanas Self
  9. 2020Greyhoundas Commander Krause · Screenplay
  10. 2019A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhoodas Fred Rogers
  11. 2019Toy Story 4as Woody (voice)
  12. 2018Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainExecutive producer
  13. 2017The Postas Ben Bradlee
  14. 2017The Circleas Eamon Bailey · Producer
  15. 2016Infernoas Robert Langdon
  16. 2016Sullyas Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger
  17. 2016A Hologram for the Kingas Alan Clay
  18. 2015Bridge of Spiesas James B. Donovan
  19. 2015The Walkas Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
  20. 2013Saving Mr. Banksas Walt Disney
  21. 2013Captain Phillipsas Captain Richard Phillips
  22. 2012Cloud Atlasas Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry
  23. 2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly Closeas Thomas Schell
  24. 2011Larry Crowneas Larry Crowne · Screenplay · Director · Producer
  25. 2010Toy Story 3as Woody (voice)
  26. 2010The Pacificas Narrator (voice) · 10 episodes · Executive producer
  27. 2009Where the Wild Things AreProducer
  28. 2009Angels & Demonsas Robert Langdon
  29. 2008City of EmberProducer
  30. 2008Mamma Mia!Executive producer
  31. 2007Charlie Wilson's Waras Charlie Wilson · Producer
  32. 2007The Simpsons Movieas Tom Hanks (voice)
  33. 2007Evan AlmightyExecutive producer
  34. 2006The Ant BullyProducer
  35. 2006Carsas Woody Car (voice)
  36. 2006The Da Vinci Codeas Robert Langdon
  37. 2004The Polar Expressas Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus · Executive producer
  38. 2004The Terminalas Viktor Navorski
  39. 2004The Ladykillersas Professor G.H. Dorr
  40. 2002Catch Me If You Canas Carl Hanratty
  41. 2002Road to Perditionas Michael Sullivan
  42. 2002My Big Fat Greek WeddingProducer
  43. 2001Band of BrothersDirector · Executive producer
  44. 2000Cast Awayas Chuck Noland · Producer
  45. 1999The Green Mileas Paul Edgecomb
  46. 1999Toy Story 2as Woody (voice)
  47. 1998You've Got Mailas Joe Fox
  48. 1998Saving Private Ryanas Captain Miller
  49. 1995Toy Storyas Woody (voice)
  50. 1995Apollo 13as Jim Lovell
  51. 1994Forrest Gumpas Forrest Gump
  52. 1993Philadelphiaas Andrew Beckett
  53. 1993Sleepless in Seattleas Sam Baldwin
  54. 1992A League of Their Ownas Jimmy Dugan
  55. 1989The Simpsonsas Tom Hanks (voice) · 1 episode
  56. 1989Turner & Hoochas Scott Turner
  57. 1989The 'Burbsas Ray Peterson
  58. 1988Bigas Josh
  59. 1986The Money Pitas Walter Fielding, Jr.
  60. 1984Splashas Allen Bauer