Biography
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Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in more than 40 films, but is probably best known for his role as Elliot in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and his part in the 1984 movie Cloak & Dagger.
Thomas was born September 9, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas, USA, the son of Carolyn L. Davis and Henry Jackson Thomas, a hydraulics mechanic.
After E.T., Thomas returned to Texas, acting in film and on TV from time to time while attending school and generally leading the life of a regular kid. He attended East Central High School in San Antonio, Texas and Blinn College in College Station, Texas.
Thomas returned to film in the late 1980's and early 1990's and began to prove himself in adult roles. He is currently both an actor and musician, and performs with the band The Blueheelers.
Thomas's first marriage to Kelly Hill ended in divorce. He married German actress Marie Zielcke in May 2004. They have a daughter, Hazel.
Filmography
- Suffering Man's Charity (2006) ... Eric
- Desperation (2006) (TV) ... Peter Jackson
- Hard Easy, The (2005) .... Paul Weston
- Dead Birds (2004) .... William
- Honey Baby (2003) .... Tom
- 11:14 (2003) .... Jack
- Briar Patch (2003) .... Edgar MacBeth
- I Capture the Castle (2003) .... Simon Cotton
- Gangs of New York (2002) .... Johnny Sirocco
- I'm with Lucy (2002) .... Barry
- Dead in the Water (2002) .... Jeff
- Quickie, The (2001) .... Alex
- All the Pretty Horses (2000) .... Lacey Rawlins
- A Good Baby (2000) .... Raymond Toker
- Happy Face Murders (1999) (TV) .... Dylan McCarthy
- Fever (1999) .... Nick Parker
- Moby Dick (TV movie) (1998) (TV) .... Ishmael
- Suicide Kings (1997) .... Avery Chasten
- Niagara, Niagara (1997) .... Seth
- Hijacking Hollywood (1997) .... Kevin
- Bombshell (1996) .... Buck Hogan
- Riders of the Purple Sage (1996) (TV) .... Bern Venters
- Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV) .... Ray Buckey
- Legends of the Fall (1994) .... Samuel Ludlow
- Curse of the Starving Class (1994) .... Wesley Tate
- Beyond Obsession (1994) (TV) .... John Thompson
- Fire in the Sky (1993) .... Greg Hayes
- A Taste for Killing (1992) (TV) .... Cary Sloan
- Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) (TV) .... Young Norman Bates
- Valmont (1989) .... Raphael Danceny
- Murder One (1988) .... Billy Isaacs
- Frog Dreaming aka The Quest (1986) .... Cody
- Cloak and Dagger (1984) .... Davey Osborne
- Misunderstood (1984) .... Andrew
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) .... Elliott
- The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid (1981) (TV) .... The Kid
- Raggedy Man (1981) .... Harry
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