C. Thomas Howell

57 · Born: Dec 7, 1966

Personal Details

Born Dec 7, 1966 Los Angeles, California, USA

Spouse

Sylvie Anderson
( Jul 25, 1992 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Rae Dawn Chong
( Jul 11, 1989 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Candice Webb
Chris Howell

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. He is scheduled to appear in 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man.

Career

acting

2024

2023

Obliterated as Hagerty

2021

The Wrong Path as Dr. Eric Peselowe

Creepshow as Sam Spinster

2020

Beast Mode as Breen Nash

2019

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway as Captain Miles Browning

The Terror as Major Bowen

2018

Urban Country as Jim Craft

Deadman Standing

Deadman Standing as The Stranger

Shifting Gears as Jenkins

Dirty Dealing 3D

Dirty Dealing 3D as Carter

Detroit Under S.T.R.E.S.S.

Detroit Under S.T.R.E.S.S. as Narrator

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay as Eobard Thawne / Professor Zoom (voice)

The Rack Pack as Ted

Rich Boy, Rich Girl

Rich Boy, Rich Girl as Blake

MacGyver as Vasil

2017

LBJ as Walter Jenkins

The Shadow People

The Shadow People as Kaine

A Question of Faith

A Question of Faith as John Danielson

Disconnected as Robert Crawford

Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure

Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure

The Punisher as Carson Wolf

SEAL Team as Ash Spenser

The Blacklist as Earl Fagen

2016

My B.F.F. as Ben Wilkins

Siren Song as Ryan

Attack of the Killer Donuts

Attack of the Killer Donuts as Officer Roberts

Advance & Retreat

Advance & Retreat as Nathan Shapiro

2015

Magic Hour as Tom Worthy

Woodlawn as George 'Shorty' White

The Sin Seer as Detective Riggers

A Christmas Eve Miracle

A Christmas Eve Miracle as Jack Carter

Spirit Riders as Keith

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

Justice League: Gods and Monsters as Dr. Will Magnus (voice)

Lazarus Rising as Silent Cal

Rivers 9 as Sheriff Quentin

Stitchers as Daniel Stinger

Sleepy Hollow as SAC Mick Granger

2014

Bigfoot Wars as Zeke

Rescuing Madison

Rescuing Madison as Rad

Confessions of a Womanizer

Confessions of a Womanizer as Tony

Category 5 as Charlie DuPuis

A Magic Christmas

A Magic Christmas as Jack Carter

2013

Don't Pass Me By

Don't Pass Me By as Jack

Storm Rider as Mitch Fielding

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Professor Eobard 'Zoom' Thawne / Reverse-Flash (voice)

An Amish Murder

An Amish Murder as Nathan Detrick

Lost on Purpose

Lost on Purpose as Delbert Furgeson

Christmas Belle

Christmas Belle as Rex Everhart

Grimm as Weston Steward

2012

Wedding Day as Russ

Escape as Paul Jordan

MoniKa as Double

Chilly Christmas

Chilly Christmas as Patrick Cole

Home Invasion as Ray

Longmire as Ray Stewart

Alphas as Eli Aquino

Castle as John Campbell

2011

Restitution as John Youngstown

Camel Spiders as Sheriff Beaumont

Cross as Jake

The Glades as Peyton Robinson

Torchwood as The Gentleman

2010

Cupid's Arrow as Professor Grimes

Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood!

Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood!

Fight or Flight

Fight or Flight as Chief Grasso

Flatline as Teacher

Psych as Camden Driggs

2009

The Land That Time Forgot

The Land That Time Forgot as Frost Michaels

The Grind as Luke

The Jailhouse as Seth Delray

2008

Big Game as Sully

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave as George Herbert

The Thirst: Blood War

The Thirst: Blood War as Jed

House of Fallen

House of Fallen as Thomas

A Gunfighter's Pledge

A Gunfighter's Pledge as Horn

The Day the Earth Stopped

The Day the Earth Stopped as Josh Myron

2007

Cold Ones as K.C. Corcoran

Fighting Words as David Settles

The Haunting of Marsten Manor

The Haunting of Marsten Manor as Captain Williams

2006

The Da Vinci Treasure

The Da Vinci Treasure as Michael Archer

The Far Side of Jericho

The Far Side of Jericho as Little Jemmy Thornton

Hoboken Hollow as Clayton Connelly

2005

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure as Doctor Ballard

Ordinary Miracles

Ordinary Miracles as Jim Powell

Crimson Force as Capt. Baskin

Glass Trap as Curtis

The Lost Angel as Kuratha

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam as Coach Fielding

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds as George Herbert

2004

A Killer Within

A Killer Within as Addison Terrill

Hidalgo as Preston Webb

Zolar as Hedion

Nursie as Zack

The Hillside Strangler

The Hillside Strangler as Kenneth Bianchi

2003

Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals as Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain

The Hitcher: 'How Do These Movies Get Made?'

The Hitcher: 'How Do These Movies Get Made?'

Net Games as Adam Vance

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting as Jim Halsey

2002

Killer Bees as Sheriff Lyndon Harris

Night of the Wolf

Night of the Wolf as Sheriff Wade Messer

WillFull as Nat Wolff

2001

Askari as Joss McKinley

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House as Concierge

XCU: Extreme Close Up

XCU: Extreme Close Up as Geoffrey Liddy

Asylum Days as Nathan Devine

Lawless: Dead Evidence

Lawless: Dead Evidence as Dean Riley

Separate Ways as Tom Milton

2000

Hot Boyz as Officer Roberts

The Million Dollar Kid

The Million Dollar Kid as Valentino

1999

The Prince and the Surfer

The Prince and the Surfer as Dean

Avalanche as Jack

Enemy Action as John Reed

Red Team as J.B. Gaines

Fatal Affair as Malcolm 'Mack' Maddox

Shepherd as Boris Dakota

Hitman's Run as Tom Holly

Shepherd II as Dakota

Amazon as Dr. Alex Kennedy

1998

Matter of Trust

Matter of Trust as Michael D'Angelo

Charades as Evan

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits as Capt. Miles Davidow

1997

The Big Fall as Blaise Rybeck

Dilemma as Thomas 'Quin' Quinlan

Sleeping Dogs as Sanchez Boon

Last Lives as Aaron

Hourglass as Michael Jardine

Laws of Deception

Laws of Deception as Evan Marino

1996

Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson as Baby Face Nelson

The Sweeper as Mark Goddard

Pure Danger as Johnie Dean

Kindred: The Embraced

Kindred: The Embraced as Det. Frank Kohanek

1995

Suspect Device as Dan Jericho

Payback as Oscar Bonsetter

Dangerous Indiscretion

Dangerous Indiscretion as Jim Lomax

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

Mad Dogs and Englishmen as Mike

1994

Teresa's Tattoo

Teresa's Tattoo as Carl

Natural Selection

Natural Selection as Ben Braden / Alex Connelly

1993

Treacherous as Micky Stewert

Tattle Tale as Bernard Sprat

Jailbait as Sergeant Lee Teffler

Gettysburg as Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain

Acting on Impulse

Acting on Impulse as Paul Stevens

1992

That Night as Rick

Nickel & Dime as Jack Stone

To Protect and Serve

To Protect and Serve as Egan

Breaking the Rules

Breaking the Rules as Gene Michaels

1990

Curiosity Kills

Curiosity Kills

Kid as Kid

Side Out as Monroe Clark

1989

The Return of the Musketeers

The Return of the Musketeers as Raoul

1988

Young Toscanini

Young Toscanini as Arturo Toscanini

1987

A Tiger's Tale as Bubber Drumm

Into the Homeland

Into the Homeland as Tripp Wilson

1986

Soul Man as Mark Watson

The Hitcher as Jim Halsey

1985

Secret Admirer as Michael Ryan

1984

Red Dawn as Robert

Tank as Billy

Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A. as Tim Pearson

1983

The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis

1982

E.T. as Tyler

appearances

2019

I Am Patrick Swayze

I Am Patrick Swayze

2005

Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'the Outsiders'

Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'the Outsiders'

1990

writing

2005

Blind Injustice

Blind Injustice as Story

2002

Hope Ranch as Screenplay

directing

2010

The Genesis Code

The Genesis Code as Director

2009

The Land That Time Forgot

The Land That Time Forgot as Director

2008

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave as Director

The Day the Earth Stopped

The Day the Earth Stopped as Director

1997

Hourglass as Director, Screenplay

The Big Fall as Director

1996

Pure Danger as Director