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Henry Thomas
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Henry Jackson Thomas Jr.
September 9, 1971 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1981–present |
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| Children | 3 |
Henry Jackson Thomas Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician. His breakout role is in Steven Spielberg's film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
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Personal life
Thomas was born in San Antonio, Texas. His mother, Carolyn L. (née Davis), is a homemaker and his father, Henry Jackson Thomas Sr., is a hydraulic machinist. He attended East Central High School and Blinn College. Thomas married Marie Zielcke on May 10, 2004. They had a daughter, Hazel. The couple were divorced in 2007. Thomas also has two children with his current wife Annalee.
Music
Thomas wrote songs and played guitar for the San Antonio band, The Blue Heelers (named for the breed of dog), in the 1990s. Although the band was not signed to a record label, its self-produced album Twister was warmly received and enjoyed statewide radio play. Thomas continued to write and record songs. In 1998, his song "Truckstop Coffee" (recorded with the Blue Heelers) appeared on V2's soundtrack for Niagara, Niagara. In 2003, Thomas and Nikki Sudden collaborated on the music for Mika Kaurismäki's film Honey Baby, which featured four original songs written and performed by Thomas as the fictional musician Tom Brackett. An album was in the works, but Sudden died unexpectedly in 2006.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1981 | Raggedy Man | Harry | Film debut |
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Elliott | |
| 1984 | Misunderstood | Andrew | |
| 1984 | Cloak & Dagger | Davey Osborne | |
| 1985 | Frog Dreaming (The Quest) | Cody | |
| 1989 | Valmont | Raphael Danceny | |
| 1993 | Fire in the Sky | Greg Hayes | |
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class | Wesley Tate | |
| 1994 | Legends of the Fall | Samuel Ludlow | |
| 1997 | Niagara, Niagara | Seth | |
| 1997 | Suicide Kings | Avery Chasten | |
| 1997 | Bombshell | Buck Hogan | |
| 1999 | Fever | Nick Parker | |
| 2000 | The House That Screamed | Jack Gillton | Direct-to-video |
| 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 | 11:14 | Jack | |
| 2004 | Dead Birds | William | |
| 2006 | The Hard Easy | Paul Weston | |
| 2007 | The Last Sin Eater | Man of God | |
| 2007 | Suffering Man's Charity | Eric Rykell | |
| 2008 | Red Velvet | Aaron | |
| 2010 | Dear John | Tim | |
| 2011 | The Last Ride | Hank Williams Sr. | |
| 2013 | Big Sur | Philip Whalen | |
| 2016 | Ouija: Origin of Evil | Father Tom Hogan | |
| 2017 | Gerald's Game | Tom |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Psycho IV: The Beginning | Young Norman Bates | Movie |
| 1992 | A Taste for Killing | Cary Sloan | Movie |
| 1995 | Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Ray Buckey | Movie |
| 1996 | Riders of the Purple Sage | Bern Venters | Movie |
| 1998 | Moby Dick | Ishmael | Miniseries |
| 1999 | Happy Face Murders | Dylan McCarthy | Movie |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror | Jamie | Episode: "Chocolate" |
| 2006 | Desperation | Peter Jackson | Movie |
| 2006 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Robert Fornoy | Episode: "The End of the Whole Mess" |
| 2007–08 | Without a Trace | Franklin Romar | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jeremy Kent | Episode: "If I Had a Hammer" |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Thomas Lisbon | Episode: "Where in the World is Carmine O'Brien?" |
| 2013–14 | Betrayal | T.J. Karsten | 13 episodes |
| 2015 | Sons of Liberty | John Adams | Miniseries |
| 2016 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sean Roberts | Episode: "Making a Rapist" |
| 2017 | Better Things | Robin | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | The Haunting of Hill House | Young Hugh Crain | Series Regular |
| 2018 | Girl in the Bunker | Vinson Filyaw | Movie |
| 2019 | Stargirl | Charles McNider / Doctor Mid-Nite |
Accolades
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 1982 | Young Artist Award | Best Actor | Raggedy Man | Nominated |
| 1983 | Young Artist Award | Best Actor | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| Saturn Award | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| 1985 | Young Artist Award | Best Actor | Cloak & Dagger | Nominated |
| 1996 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Nominated |
Other honors
- VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
- 2005, ranked #4, E!'s "50 Cutest Child Stars All Grown-up"
- 2013, inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame.
