10.0
10.0
The 'E.T.' Journals
2012
as Self
C. Thomas Howell
Also known as: Tommy Howell
Acting
Born:December 7, 1966(age 59)
Birthplace:Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Saugus High School
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CommunityBiography
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.
Notable Works
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialThe OutsidersRed Dawn
Filmography (165 movies)
10.0
10.0
Burning Down the House
2001
as Concierge
8.0
8.0
Secret at Arrow Lake
2009
7.9
7.9
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
2013
as Professor Eobard 'Zoom' Thawne / Reverse-Flash (voice)
7.8
7.8
Ride
2024
as John Hawkins
7.5
7.5
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
as Tyler
7.4
7.4
A Question of Faith
2017
as John Danielson
7.3
7.3
One Mile: Chapter Two
2026
as Stanley Dixon
7.2
7.2
The Outsiders
1983
as Ponyboy Curtis
7.2
7.2
One Mile: Chapter One
2026
as Stanley Dixon
7.1
7.1
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2015
as Dr. Will Magnus (voice)
7.1
7.1
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
as Eobard Thawne / Professor Zoom (voice)
7.0
7.0
I Am Patrick Swayze
2019
as Self
7.0
7.0
The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?
2003
7.0
7.0
The Hitcher
1986
as Jim Halsey
6.9
6.9
Woodlawn
2015
as George 'Shorty' White
6.9
6.9
Gettysburg
1993
as Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain
6.9
6.9
Hidalgo
2004
as Preston Webb
6.8
6.8
Asylum Days
2001
as Nathan Devine
6.8
6.8
Treacherous
1993
as Micky Stewert
6.8
6.8
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
as Jack's Father
6.7
6.7
Secret Admirer
1985
as Michael Ryan
6.7
6.7
Baby Face Nelson
1996
as Baby Face Nelson
6.5
6.5
Shifting Gears
2018
as Jenkins
6.5
6.5
WillFull
2002
as Nat Wolff
6.4
6.4
Storm Rider
2013
as Mitch Fielding
6.4
6.4
Urban Country
2018
as Jim Craft
6.4
6.4
Suspect Device
1995
as Dan Jericho
6.4
6.4
Spirit Riders
2015
as Keith
6.4
6.4
LBJ
2017
as Walter Jenkins
6.4
6.4
Home Invasion
2012
as Ray
6.3
6.3
Red Dawn
1984
as Robert
6.3
6.3
Ordinary Miracles
2005
as Jim Powell
6.3
6.3
That Night
1992
as Rick
6.3
6.3
Gods and Generals
2003
as Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain
6.3
6.3
Reagan
2024
as Caspar Weinberger
6.3
6.3
Advance & Retreat
2016
as Nathan Shapiro
6.2
6.2
Old Dads
2023
as Ed Cameron
6.2
6.2
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
as Raoul
6.0
6.0
Nickel & Dime
1992
as Jack Stone
6.0
6.0
Into the Homeland
1987
as Tripp Wilson
6.0
6.0
Fatal Affair
1999
as Malcolm 'Mack' Maddox
5.9
5.9
Rescuing Madison
2014
as Rad
5.9
5.9
Young Toscanini
1988
as Arturo Toscanini
5.9
5.9
MoniKa
2012
as Double
5.8
5.8
Rich Boy, Rich Girl
2018
as Blake
5.8
5.8
Kid
1990
as Kid
5.8
5.8
Cupid's Arrow
2010
as Professor Grimes
5.8
5.8
An Amish Murder
2013
as Nathan Detrick
5.7
5.7
Christmas Belle
2013
as Rex Everhart
5.7
5.7
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
as Tim Pearson
5.7
5.7
Tank
1984
as Billy
5.6
5.6
Rivers 9
2015
as Sheriff Quentin
5.6
5.6
The Big Fall
1997
Director
5.5
5.5
Category 5
2014
as Charlie DuPuis
5.5
5.5
Askari
2001
as Joss Mckinley
5.4
5.4
Beast Mode
2020
as Breen Nash
5.3
5.3
Far Out Man
1990
as Himself
5.3
5.3
Night of the Wolf
2002
as Sheriff Wade Messer
5.3
5.3
Soul Man
1986
as Mark Watson
5.3
5.3
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009
as Alumnus Guy #2
5.3
5.3
A Gunfighter's Pledge
2008
as Horn
5.2
5.2
Side Out
1990
as Monroe Clark
5.2
5.2
Breaking the Rules
1992
as Gene Michaels
5.2
5.2
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
2005
as George Herbert
5.2
5.2
The Poseidon Adventure
2005
as Doctor Ballard
5.1
5.1
Natural Selection
1994
as Ben Braden / Alex Connelly
5.0
5.0
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
2005
as Coach Fielding
5.0
5.0
Cold Ones
2007
as K.C. Corcoran
5.0
5.0
XCU: Extreme Close Up
2001
as Geoffrey Liddy
5.0
5.0
Deadman Standing
2018
as The Stranger
5.0
5.0
Because We're Family
2022
as Peter
5.0
5.0
The Hillside Strangler
2004
as Kenneth Bianchi
4.9
4.9
A Killer Within
2004
as Addison Terrill
4.9
4.9
Hitman's Run
1999
as Tom Holly
4.9
4.9
A Magic Christmas
2014
Executive Producer
4.9
4.9
Blind Injustice
2005
Producer
4.8
4.8
Payback
1995
as Oscar Bonsetter
4.8
4.8
Curiosity Kills
1990
as Cat Thomas
4.7
4.7
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
2003
as Jim Halsey
4.7
4.7
Escape
2012
as Paul Jordan
4.7
4.7
Chilly Christmas
2012
as Patrick Cole
4.6
4.6
Hot Boyz
2000
as Officer Roberts
4.6
4.6
Teresa's Tattoo
1994
as Carl
4.5
4.5
Hourglass
1997
Screenplay
4.5
4.5
Lawless: Dead Evidence
2001
as Dean Riley
4.5
4.5
Net Games
2003
as Adam Vance
4.4
4.4
To Protect and Serve
1992
as Egan
4.4
4.4
Dauntless: The Battle of Midway
2019
as Captain Miles Browning
4.4
4.4
Crimson Force
2005
as Capt. Baskin
4.4
4.4
The Shadow People
2017
as Kaine
4.4
4.4
Camel Spiders
2011
as Sheriff Beaumont
4.3
4.3
The Sweeper
1996
as Mark Goddard
4.3
4.3
Blood Lust
2016
as Ryan
4.3
4.3
A Christmas Eve Miracle
2015
Executive Producer
4.3
4.3
Lost on Purpose
2013
as Delbert Furgeson
4.3
4.3
Escape from Alaska
1999
as Jack
4.2
4.2
A Tiger's Tale
1988
as Bubber Drumm
4.2
4.2
The Terror Experiment
2010
as Chief Grasso
4.2
4.2
Attack of the Killer Donuts
2016
as Officer Roberts
4.0
4.0
Killer Bees
2002
as Sheriff Lyndon Harris
4.0
4.0
Cross
2011
as Jake
4.0
4.0
The Wrong Path
2021
as Dr. Eric Peselowe
4.0
4.0
Magic Hour
2015
as Tom Worthy
4.0
4.0
Don't Pass Me By
2013
as Jack
4.0
4.0
Bigfoot Wars
2014
as Zeke
4.0
4.0
Wedding Day
2012
as Russ
4.0
4.0
The Jailhouse
2009
as Seth Delray
3.9
3.9
Sleeping Dogs
1997
as Sanchez Boon
3.9
3.9
Big Game
2008
as Sully
3.9
3.9
Hope Ranch
2002
Producer
3.8
3.8
Dead Fire
1997
as Tucker
3.8
3.8
Acting on Impulse
1993
as Paul Stevens
3.7
3.7
The Rack Pack
2018
as Ted
3.7
3.7
War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
2008
Director
3.6
3.6
Hoboken Hollow
2006
as Clayton Connelly
3.6
3.6
The Land That Time Forgot
2009
Director
3.5
3.5
The Day the Earth Stopped
2008
Director
3.5
3.5
Restitution
2011
as John Youngstown
3.5
3.5
Disconnected
2017
as Robert Crawford
3.5
3.5
Dirty Dealing
2018
as Carter
3.4
3.4
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
1995
as Mike
3.4
3.4
The Lost Angel
2005
as Kuratha
3.4
3.4
Pure Danger
1996
Director
3.4
3.4
The Prince and the Surfer
1999
as Dean
3.4
3.4
Borrowed Moments
2015
as Jack
3.4
3.4
The Grind
2009
as Luke
3.3
3.3
Dangerous Indiscretion
1995
as Jim Lomax
3.3
3.3
Glass Trap
2005
as Curtis
3.3
3.3
Charades
1998
as Evan
3.2
3.2
The Shepherd
1998
as Boris Dakota
3.2
3.2
Matter of Trust
1998
as Michael D'Angelo
3.1
3.1
The Thirst: Blood War
2008
as Jed
3.1
3.1
House of Fallen
2008
as Thomas
3.0
3.0
Laws of Deception
1997
as Evan Marino
3.0
3.0
Last Lives
1997
as Aaron
3.0
3.0
Lazarus Rising
2015
as Silent Cal
3.0
3.0
Red Team
1999
as J.B. Gaines
2.9
2.9
Confessions of a Womanizer
2014
as Tony
2.8
2.8
Dilemma
1997
as Thomas 'Quin' Quinlan
2.7
2.7
Jailbait
1993
as Sergeant Lee Teffler
2.7
2.7
Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood!
2010
as David
2.6
2.6
The Da Vinci Treasure
2006
as Michael Archer
2.5
2.5
Separate Ways
2001
as Tom Milton
2.5
2.5
Nursie
2004
as Zack
2.5
2.5
The Genesis Code
2010
Director
2.3
2.3
Sealed with a Kiss
1998
as Detective Mick Cullen
2.2
2.2
The Haunting of Marsten Manor
2007
as Captain Williams
2.0
2.0
Enemy Action
1999
as John Reed
2.0
2.0
The Million Dollar Kid
2000
as Valentino
2.0
2.0
Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure
2017
1.0
1.0
Zolar
2004
as Hedion
Tattle Tale
1993
as Bernard Sprat
The Eyes of the Panther
1989
as Jenner Brading
Control
2019
as Control (voice)
Detroit Under S.T.R.E.S.S.
2018
as Narrator
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005
as Self
Cybermaster: Shepherd II
1999
as Dakota
Fighting Words
2006
as David Settles
My B.F.F.
2016
as Ben Wilkins
Crimson Point
2022
as Frank
Xenophobia
2008
as Stone
Fruits De Mer
2014
Where the Wind Blows
TBA
as Nathan
The Open Door
2024
as Mr. Sapp
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