Henry Jackson Thomas was born September 9, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas, USA, the son of a hydraulics mechanic. Thomas is most famous for his role in the Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
After E.T., he returned to Texas, acting in film and on TV from time to time while attending school and generally leading the life of a regular kid. He attended Blinn College in College Station, Texas.
Thomas returned to film in the late 1980's and early 1990's, and he began to prove himself in adult roles. He is currently both an actor and musician, and performs with the band The Blueheelers .
Filmography
- Vinyl (2005) (pre-production) .... David
- Hard Easy, The (2005) (post-production) .... Paul Weston
- Dead Birds (2004) .... William
- Honey Baby (2003) .... Tom
- (2003) .... Jack
- Briar Patch (2003) .... Edgar MacBeth
- I Capture the Castle (2003) .... Simon Cotton
- Gangs of New York (2002) .... Johnny Sirocco
- I'm with Lucy (2002) .... Barry
- Dead in the Water (2002) .... Jeff
- Quickie, The (2001) .... Alex
- All the Pretty Horses (2000) .... Lacey Rawlins
- A Good Baby (2000) .... Raymond Toker
- Happy Face Murders (1999) (TV) .... Dylan McCarthy
- Fever (1999) .... Nick Parker
- Moby Dick (TV movie) (1998) (TV) .... Ishmael
- Suicide Kings (1997) .... Avery Chasten
- Niagara, Niagara (1997) .... Seth
- Hijacking Hollywood (1997) .... Kevin
- Bombshell (1996) .... Buck Hogan
- Riders of the Purple Sage (1996) (TV) .... Bern Venters
- (1995) (TV) .... Ray Buckey
- Legends of the Fall (1994) .... Samuel Ludlow
- Curse of the Starving Class (1994) .... Wesley Tate
- Beyond Obsession (1994) (TV) .... John Thompson
- Fire in the Sky (1993) .... Greg Hayes
- A Taste for Killing (1992) (TV) .... Cary Sloan
- (1990) (TV) .... Young Norman Bates
- Valmont (1989) .... Raphael Danceny
- Murder One (1988) .... Billy Isaacs
- The Quest (1986) .... Cody
- Cloak and Dagger (1984) .... Davey Osborne
- Misunderstood (1984) .... Andrew
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) .... Elliott
- The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid (1981) (TV) .... The Kid
- Raggedy Man (1981) .... Harry
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