C. Thomas Howell
Acting
Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966), usually credited as C. Thomas Howell, is an American actor and film director. He starred in the films The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis and in The Hitcher as Jim Halsey. He has appeared in Soul Man, Red Dawn, Secret Admirer, Gettysburg, H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stopped and Gods and Generals. Howell was born in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles to Christopher N. and Candice Howell. He has three siblings. His father worked as a stunt coordinator and rodeo performer. He played the role of the Red Knight in Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King. As a young boy, Howell wanted to be a stuntman and was a child stunt performer. He was also a rodeo star. When Howell was young, his parents divorced. Howell graduated from Saugus High School in 1984. In 1982, Howell made his film debut as Tyler in Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. At the age of 15 in 1981, Howell was cast in Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders (1983). Howell played the lead role of Ponyboy Curtis, "the soulful tagalong greaser through whose eyes we see the events of the 1960s-set film unfold." Based on S.E. Hinton's bestselling 1967 novel of the same name,the coming-of-age film went on to become a cult classic. Howell's portrayal of Ponyboy was his breakthrough role, and it earned him a Young Artist Award. In 1984, Howell and his Outsiders co-star Patrick Swayze reunited for Grandview, U.S.A. and Red Dawn. Howell also had a pivotal role in Tank (1984). In 1985, he starred in Secret Admirer. After filming The Outsiders, Howell co-starred in his own television series Two Marriages, which ended after four episodes, but letters of support got it back on air. He later expressed disappointment in the series. Howell was one of two final actors in the running for the lead role of Marty McFly in Back to the Future (1985); the other was Eric Stoltz. Ultimately, Michael J. Fox was cast as Marty after Stoltz was deemed wrong for the part. In 1986, Howell was a hitchhiker's target in the film The Hitcher. He also starred in the sequel, which was released in 2003. In 1986, Howell starred in Soul Man, a film in which Howell appears in Blackface. Rounding out the 1980s , Howell played the young Arturo Toscanini in Franco Zeffirelli's 1988 film Young Toscanini.
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
as Professor Zoom / Thawne (voice)
Age 46 (now 59)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Dr. Will Magnus (voice)
Age 48 (now 59)
Dauntless: The Battle of Midway
as Captain Miles Browning
Age 52 (now 59)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Dr. Will Magnus (voice)
Age 48 (now 59)
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
as Professor Zoom / Thawne (voice)
Age 46 (now 59)
Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood!
as David
Age 43 (now 59)
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
as Alumnus Guy #2
Age 42 (now 59)
War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
Director
Age 41 (now 59) War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
as George Herbert
Age 41 (now 59)
The Haunting of Marsten Manor
as Captain Williams
Age 40 (now 59)
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
as Self
Age 38 (now 59)
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
as George Herbert
Age 38 (now 59)
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
as Coach Fielding
Age 38 (now 59)
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
as Jim Halsey
Age 36 (now 59)
The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?
Twice in a Lifetime
as Tony Tremaine / Phil Barlow
Age 32 (now 59)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Christopher Thomas Howell, Tom Howell, Си Томас Хауэлл, C·湯瑪斯·哈威爾, سی توماس هاول
IMDB
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