C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1966-12-07 (58 years old)

Biography

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.

Filmography

all 214

Movies 171

TV Shows 43

Director 7

self 6

Voice 4

Producer 4

Narrator 2

Caspar Weinberger
Reagan

Reagan (2024)

Movie
John Hawkins
Ride

Ride (2024)

Movie
Warden Sturgill Hardly
Will Trent

Will Trent (2023)

TV
Control (voice)
Control

Control (2019)

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

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)

Movie
8
Walter Jenkins
LBJ

LBJ (2017)

Movie
6
Jack Carter / Executive Producer
A Christmas Eve Miracle

A Christmas Eve Miracle (2015)

Movie
George 'Shorty' White
Woodlawn

Woodlawn (2015)

Movie
Detective Riggers
The Sin Seer

The Sin Seer (2015)

Movie
Sheriff Quentin
Rivers 9

Rivers 9 (2015)

Movie
Daniel Stinger
Stitchers

Stitchers (2015)

TV
6
Jack Carter / Executive Producer
A Magic Christmas

A Magic Christmas (2014)

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

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)

Movie
5.39
Weston Steward
Grimm

Grimm (2011)

TV
6.35
Roy / Hilltop Resident
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead (2010)

TV
7.01
Peyton Robinson
The Glades

The Glades (2010)

TV
1
Frost Michaels / Director
The Land That Time Forgot

The Land That Time Forgot (2009)

Movie
Officer Dewey Dudek
Southland

Southland (2009)

TV
6.8
John Campbell
Castle

Castle (2009)

TV
6.96
Camden Driggs
Psych

Psych (2006)

TV
6.27
Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain
Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals (2003)

Movie
Sheriff Lyndon Harris
Killer Bees

Killer Bees (2002)

Movie
Screenplay / Producer
Hope Ranch

Hope Ranch (2002)

Movie
Joss Mckinley
Askari

Askari (2001)

Movie
Barry Landes
24

24 (2001)

TV
6.11
Officer Roberts
Hot Boyz

Hot Boyz (2000)

Movie
Dr. Alex Kennedy
Amazon

Amazon (1999)

TV
Malcolm 'Mack' Maddox
Fatal Affair

Fatal Affair (1999)

Movie
Phil Sherman
V.I.P.

V.I.P. (1998)

TV
6
Detective Mick Cullen
Sealed with a Kiss

Sealed with a Kiss (1998)

Movie
Blaise Rybeck / Director
The Big Fall

The Big Fall (1997)

Movie
Michael Jardine / Director / Screenplay
Hourglass

Hourglass (1997)

Movie
Thomas 'Quin' Quinlan
Dilemma

Dilemma (1997)

Movie
Johnie Dean / Director
Pure Danger

Pure Danger (1996)

Movie
Capt. Miles Davidow
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits (1995)

TV
6
Oscar Bonsetter
Payback

Payback (1995)

Movie
Vincent Jansen
ER

ER (1994)

TV
5.44
Ben Braden / Alex Connelly
Natural Selection

Natural Selection (1994)

Movie
Sergeant Lee Teffler
Jailbait

Jailbait (1993)

Movie
Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain
Gettysburg

Gettysburg (1993)

Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Moonlighting

Moonlighting (1985)

TV
5.99
Stanley Dixon
One More Mile

One More Mile

Movie
Stanley Dixon
One Mile

One Mile

Movie
C. Thomas HowellC. Thomas Howell

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1966-12-07 (58 years old)

Birth Name
Christopher Thomas Howell

Birth Place
Van Nuys, United States

Relationships
Rae Dawn Chong (1989 - 1990)

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Christopher Thomas Howell, Tom Howell, Си Томас Хауэлл, C·湯瑪斯·哈威爾, سی توماس هاول

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