Shows+ Discover & Track Series
Download Search New Upcoming Discover Home
Tom Hanks
32 FOLLOWERS • 150 CREDITS • JUL 9, 1956 • 68
Follow
Biography
more
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, Hanks is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is widely regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks made his breakthrough with leading roles in the comedies Splash (1984) and Big (1988). He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor for starring as a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in Philadelphia (1993) and a young man with below-average IQ in Forrest Gump (1994). Hanks collaborated with film director Steven Spielberg on five films: Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017), as well as the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers, which launched him as a director, producer, and screenwriter. Hanks' other notable films include the romantic comedies Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998); the dramas Apollo 13 (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), and Cloud Atlas (2012); and the biographical dramas Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Captain Phillips (2013), Sully (2016), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). He has also appeared as the title character in the Robert Langdon film series, and has voiced Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Hanks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Overview
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, Hanks is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is widely regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks made his breakthrough with leading roles in the comedies Splash (1984) and Big (1988). He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor for starring as a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in Philadelphia (1993) and a young man with below-average IQ in Forrest Gump (1994). Hanks collaborated with film director Steven Spielberg on five films: Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017), as well as the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers, which launched him as a director, producer, and screenwriter. Hanks' other notable films include the romantic comedies Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998); the dramas Apollo 13 (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), and Cloud Atlas (2012); and the biographical dramas Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Captain Phillips (2013), Sully (2016), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). He has also appeared as the title character in the Robert Langdon film series, and has voiced Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Hanks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Graham Norton Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Love Boat
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Oscars
Golden Globe Awards
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Entertainment Tonight
30 Rock
Taxi
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Colbert Report
Tales from the Crypt
Parkinson
Happy Days
Today
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Daily Show
Celebrities Uncensored
Family Ties
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Honest Trailers
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Greatest Event in Television History
Fallen Angels
1883
Primetime Glick
Ruby Wax Meets
The Naked Truth
Maya & Marty
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Waking Sleeping Beauty
The Walk
Cars
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
The Simpsons Movie
The Pacific
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Freaky Tales
Prohibition
The Celluloid Closet
Halftime
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
The Concert for Valor
The Phoenician Scheme
Quincy
Toy Story of Terror!
Asteroid City
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Dragnet
The Post
You've Got Mail
Catch Me If You Can
Partysaurus Rex
Elvis
The Circle
Pinocchio
Sleepless in Seattle
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The War
Saving Mr. Banks
Madden
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Toy Story
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
From the Earth to the Moon
The Polar Express
Toy Story 3
The Bloody Hundredth
Larry Crowne
Angels & Demons
California Typewriter
Charlie Wilson's War
Toy Story 4
Greyhound
Sully
A Man Called Otto
Forrest Gump
The Americas
Philadelphia
The Da Vinci Code
Bridge of Spies
Road to Perdition
Big
A League of Their Own
Cloud Atlas
News of the World
The Money Pit
Captain Phillips
Apollo 13
A Hologram for the King
Hawaiian Vacation
Toy Story 2
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Joe Versus the Volcano
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Small Fry
Saving Private Ryan
Finch
Cast Away
Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy
Inferno
Here
Toy Story 5
The Green Mile
The 'Burbs
The Man with One Red Shoe
Splash
Production Credits
Olive Kitteridge
Where the Wild Things Are
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Larry Crowne
Cast Away
The Polar Express
Band of Brothers
The Movies
Parkland
Greyhound
The Pacific
We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
The Bloody Hundredth
Fallen Angels
Evan Almighty
Alex
Masters of the Air
City of Ember
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
A Man Called Otto
John Adams
News of the World
Charlie Wilson's War
The Ant Bully
The Circle
Big Love
Billy Joel: And So It Goes
Tales from the Crypt
From the Earth to the Moon
Shows+ Discover & Track Series
Stay on top of your TV schedule with Shows+, the effortless tracker that keeps you informed about new episodes, season releases, and where to watch, stream, rent, or buy your favorite shows, ensuring you never miss out again!
Get