Henry Thomas
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| Henry Thomas | |
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| Born | Henry Jackson Thomas Jr. September 9, 1971 San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Years active | 1981 ─ present |
| Spouse(s) | Marie Zielcke (2004–present) Kelly Hill (2000 - 2002) |
Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in more than 40 films and is best known for his role as Elliott in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Thomas was born an only child in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Carolyn L. (née Davis), a homemaker, and Henry Jackson Thomas, a hydraulic machinist.[1] In San Antonio he attended East Central High School, in the ECISD district, and Blinn College in College Station, Texas.[2]
Thomas' first marriage to Kelly Hill ended in divorce. He married Marie Zielcke in May 2004. They have a daughter, Hazel. The couple are currently separated.[citation needed]
[edit] Career
Shortly after his appearance in E.T., Thomas also made some appearances in commercials for the Intellivision console by Mattel, alongside George Plimpton,[3] whom he always referred to as "Mr. Intellivision". In all these commercials, Plimpton always asked what Thomas's name is, but is never mentioned. According to Intellivision Products, Inc., Atari threatened to sue Mattel if Thomas was identified in the commercials, since Atari was securing at that time the rights for the Atari 2600 E.T. video game.
After E.T., Thomas returned to Texas, acting in film and on TV from time to time while attending school.
Thomas returned to film in the late 1980s and early 1990s and began to prove himself in adult roles. His most prominent adult role to date was as Samuel Ludlow in 1994's Legends of the Fall. He is currently both an actor and musician. Moving to Los Angeles in 1998, the band The Blueheelers called it quits but Thomas continues to write and record songs. He posts them on his MySpace page.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 1981 | Raggedy Man | Harry, Jr. | |
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Elliott | |
| 1984 | Misunderstood | Andrew | |
| 1984 | Cloak & Dagger | Davey Osborne | |
| 1986 | Frog Dreaming (aka The Quest) | Cody | |
| 1988 | Murder One | Billy Isaacs | |
| 1989 | Valmont | Raphael Danceny | |
| 1990 | Psycho IV: The Beginning | Young Norman Bates | |
| 1993 | Fire in the Sky | Greg Hayes | |
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class | Wesley Tate | |
| 1994 | Legends of the Fall | Samuel Ludlow | |
| 1996 | Bombshell | Buck Hogan | |
| 1997 | Hijacking Hollywood | Kevin | |
| 1997 | Niagara, Niagara | Seth | |
| 1997 | Suicide Kings | Avery Chasten | |
| 1999 | Fever | Nick Parker | |
| 2000 | A Good Baby | Raymond Toker | |
| 2000 | All the Pretty Horses | Lacey Rawlins | |
| 2001 | The Quickie | Alex | |
| 2002 | Dead in the Water | Jeff | |
| 2002 | I'm with Lucy | Barry | |
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Johnny Sirocco | |
| 2003 | I Capture the Castle | Simon Cotton | |
| 2003 | Briar Patch (aka Plain Dirty) | Edgar MacBeth | |
| 2003 | 11:14 | Jack | |
| 2003 | Honey Baby | Tom | |
| 2004 | Dead Birds | William | |
| 2005 | The Hard Easy | Paul Weston | |
| 2006 | Desperation | Peter Jackson | TV movie |
| 2007 | The Last Sin Eater | Man of God | |
| 2007 | Suffering Man's Charity | Aaron | |
| 2009 | Red Velvet | Eric Rykell | |
| 2009 | Don't Look Up | in production | |
| 2009 | Dear John | Tim | in production |
| 2009 | Sweet Flame | Bill | in production |
| Television | |||
| 1981 | The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid | The Kid | |
| 1990 | Psycho IV: The Beginning | Young Norman Bates | |
| 1992 | A Taste for Killing | Cary Sloan | |
| 1994 | Beyond Obsession | John Thompson | |
| 1995 | Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Ray Buckey | |
| 1996 | Riders of the Purple Sage | Bern Venters | |
| 1998 | Moby Dick | Ishmael | |
| 1999 | Happy Face Murders | Dylan McCarthy | |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror | Jamie | One episode |
| 2007–2008 | Without a Trace | Franklin Romar | Two episodes |
| 2009 | "CSI" | Jeremy Kent | Episodes Number 214 |
