C. Thomas Howell
C. Thomas Howell
Born 07/12/1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

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.

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Filmography (Movies)

One Mile: Chapter Two

One Mile: Chapter Two

Character:Stanley Dixon

Release Date:27/02/2026

One Mile: Chapter One

One Mile: Chapter One

Character:Stanley Dixon

Release Date:20/02/2026

Reagan

Reagan

Character:Caspar Weinberger

Release Date:29/08/2024

Ride

Ride

Character:John Hawkins

Release Date:14/06/2024

The Open Door

The Open Door

Character:Mr. Sapp

Release Date:01/01/2024

Old Dads

Old Dads

Character:Ed Cameron

Release Date:20/10/2023

Crimson Point

Crimson Point

Character:Frank

Release Date:17/10/2022

Because We're Family

Because We're Family

Character:Peter

Release Date:16/10/2022

The Wrong Path

The Wrong Path

Character:Dr. Eric Peselowe

Release Date:06/04/2021

Beast Mode

Beast Mode

Character:Breen Nash

Release Date:01/12/2020

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

Character:Captain Miles Browning

Release Date:22/10/2019

Control

Control

Character:Control (voice)

Release Date:30/08/2019

I Am Patrick Swayze

I Am Patrick Swayze

Character:Self

Release Date:18/08/2019

Urban Country

Urban Country

Character:Jim Craft

Release Date:03/08/2018

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

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

Character:Narrator

Release Date:29/07/2018

Dirty Dealing

Dirty Dealing

Character:Carter

Release Date:19/06/2018

The Rack Pack

The Rack Pack

Character:Ted

Release Date:05/05/2018

Rich Boy, Rich Girl

Rich Boy, Rich Girl

Character:Blake

Release Date:24/04/2018

Deadman Standing

Deadman Standing

Character:The Stranger

Release Date:15/04/2018

Shifting Gears

Shifting Gears

Character:Jenkins

Release Date:23/03/2018

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

Character:Zoom (voice)

Release Date:23/03/2018

LBJ

LBJ

Character:Walter Jenkins

Release Date:03/11/2017

A Question of Faith

A Question of Faith

Character:John Danielson

Release Date:29/09/2017

Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure

Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure

Character:

Release Date:17/06/2017

Disconnected

Disconnected

Character:Robert Crawford

Release Date:01/03/2017

The Shadow People

The Shadow People

Character:Kaine

Release Date:28/02/2017

My B.F.F.

My B.F.F.

Character:Ben Wilkins

Release Date:12/12/2016

Advance & Retreat

Advance & Retreat

Character:Nathan Shapiro

Release Date:05/11/2016

Attack of the Killer Donuts

Attack of the Killer Donuts

Character:Officer Roberts

Release Date:17/07/2016

Blood Lust

Blood Lust

Character:Ryan

Release Date:15/01/2016

Magic Hour

Magic Hour

Character:Tom Worthy

Release Date:01/12/2015

A Christmas Eve Miracle

A Christmas Eve Miracle

Character:Jack Carter

Release Date:24/11/2015

Woodlawn

Woodlawn

Character:George 'Shorty' White

Release Date:15/10/2015

Lazarus Rising

Lazarus Rising

Character:Silent Cal

Release Date:22/09/2015

Rivers 9

Rivers 9

Character:Sheriff Quentin

Release Date:30/06/2015

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

Character:Dr. Will Magnus (voice)

Release Date:18/06/2015

Spirit Riders

Spirit Riders

Character:Keith

Release Date:09/05/2015

Borrowed Moments

Borrowed Moments

Character:Jack

Release Date:07/02/2015

A Magic Christmas

A Magic Christmas

Character:Jack Carter

Release Date:28/10/2014

Fruits De Mer

Fruits De Mer

Character:

Release Date:11/09/2014

Confessions of a Womanizer

Confessions of a Womanizer

Character:Tony

Release Date:06/09/2014

Rescuing Madison

Rescuing Madison

Character:Rad

Release Date:04/09/2014

Category 5

Category 5

Character:Charlie DuPuis

Release Date:21/05/2014

Bigfoot Wars

Bigfoot Wars

Character:Zeke

Release Date:10/03/2014

Christmas Belle

Christmas Belle

Character:Rex Everhart

Release Date:08/12/2013

Storm Rider

Storm Rider

Character:Mitch Fielding

Release Date:22/10/2013

Lost on Purpose

Lost on Purpose

Character:Delbert Furgeson

Release Date:04/10/2013

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Character:Professor Eobard 'Zoom' Thawne / Reverse-Flash (voice)

Release Date:30/07/2013

Don't Pass Me By

Don't Pass Me By

Character:Jack

Release Date:12/01/2013

An Amish Murder

An Amish Murder

Character:Nathan Detrick

Release Date:06/01/2013

MoniKa

MoniKa

Character:Double

Release Date:14/12/2012

Chilly Christmas

Chilly Christmas

Character:Patrick Cole

Release Date:05/11/2012

The 'E.T.' Journals

The 'E.T.' Journals

Character:Self

Release Date:09/10/2012

Home Invasion

Home Invasion

Character:Ray

Release Date:08/09/2012

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man

Character:Jack's Father

Release Date:23/06/2012

Wedding Day

Wedding Day

Character:Russ

Release Date:15/06/2012

Escape

Escape

Character:Paul Jordan

Release Date:21/01/2012

Restitution

Restitution

Character:John Youngstown

Release Date:28/10/2011

Cross

Cross

Character:Jake

Release Date:21/05/2011

Camel Spiders

Camel Spiders

Character:Sheriff Beaumont

Release Date:04/03/2011

Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood!

Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood!

Character:David

Release Date:18/05/2010

The Terror Experiment

The Terror Experiment

Character:Chief Grasso

Release Date:01/04/2010

Cupid's Arrow

Cupid's Arrow

Character:Professor Grimes

Release Date:01/01/2010

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

Character:Alumnus Guy #2

Release Date:02/12/2009

The Grind

The Grind

Character:Luke

Release Date:22/09/2009

The Land That Time Forgot

The Land That Time Forgot

Character:Frost Michaels

Release Date:28/07/2009

The Jailhouse

The Jailhouse

Character:Seth Delray

Release Date:01/05/2009

Secret at Arrow Lake

Secret at Arrow Lake

Character:

Release Date:01/01/2009

The Day the Earth Stopped

The Day the Earth Stopped

Character:Josh Myron

Release Date:09/12/2008

A Gunfighter's Pledge

A Gunfighter's Pledge

Character:Horn

Release Date:20/09/2008

Big Game

Big Game

Character:Sully

Release Date:07/07/2008

Toxic

Toxic

Character:LIttle Joe

Release Date:01/03/2008

House of Fallen

House of Fallen

Character:Thomas

Release Date:01/03/2008

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave

Character:George Herbert

Release Date:01/02/2008

Xenophobia

Xenophobia

Character:Stone

Release Date:01/01/2008

The Thirst: Blood War

The Thirst: Blood War

Character:Jed

Release Date:01/01/2008

The Haunting of Marsten Manor

The Haunting of Marsten Manor

Character:Captain Williams

Release Date:17/01/2007

Cold Ones

Cold Ones

Character:K.C. Corcoran

Release Date:01/01/2007

Fighting Words

Fighting Words

Character:David Settles

Release Date:25/12/2006

The Da Vinci Treasure

The Da Vinci Treasure

Character:Michael Archer

Release Date:23/05/2006

Hoboken Hollow

Hoboken Hollow

Character:Clayton Connelly

Release Date:04/01/2006

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

Character:Doctor Ballard

Release Date:20/11/2005

Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'

Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'

Character:Self

Release Date:20/09/2005

Glass Trap

Glass Trap

Character:Curtis

Release Date:02/08/2005

H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds

Character:George Herbert

Release Date:28/06/2005

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

Character:Coach Fielding

Release Date:10/06/2005

Crimson Force

Crimson Force

Character:Capt. Baskin

Release Date:04/06/2005

The Lost Angel

The Lost Angel

Character:Kuratha

Release Date:26/04/2005

Ordinary Miracles

Ordinary Miracles

Character:Jim Powell

Release Date:01/01/2005

The Hillside Strangler

The Hillside Strangler

Character:Kenneth Bianchi

Release Date:12/11/2004

A Killer Within

A Killer Within

Character:Addison Terrill

Release Date:06/11/2004

Zolar

Zolar

Character:Hedion

Release Date:01/05/2004

Nursie

Nursie

Character:Zack

Release Date:23/02/2004

Hidalgo

Hidalgo

Character:Preston Webb

Release Date:04/02/2004

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

Character:Jim Halsey

Release Date:15/07/2003

The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?

The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?

Character:

Release Date:04/03/2003

Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals

Character:Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain

Release Date:21/02/2003

Net Games

Net Games

Character:Adam Vance

Release Date:02/02/2003

Killer Bees

Killer Bees

Character:Sheriff Lyndon Harris

Release Date:19/11/2002

WillFull

WillFull

Character:Nat Wolff

Release Date:29/08/2002

Night of the Wolf

Night of the Wolf

Character:Sheriff Wade Messer

Release Date:15/04/2002

Askari

Askari

Character:Joss Mckinley

Release Date:01/12/2001

Asylum Days

Asylum Days

Character:Nathan Devine

Release Date:10/11/2001

XCU: Extreme Close Up

XCU: Extreme Close Up

Character:Geoffrey Liddy

Release Date:28/05/2001

Separate Ways

Separate Ways

Character:Tom Milton

Release Date:25/03/2001

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House

Character:Concierge

Release Date:07/02/2001

Lawless: Dead Evidence

Lawless: Dead Evidence

Character:Dean Riley

Release Date:01/01/2001

The Million Dollar Kid

The Million Dollar Kid

Character:Valentino

Release Date:18/01/2000

Hot Boyz

Hot Boyz

Character:Officer Roberts

Release Date:15/01/2000

The Prince and the Surfer

The Prince and the Surfer

Character:Dean

Release Date:21/12/1999

Escape from Alaska

Escape from Alaska

Character:Jack

Release Date:28/07/1999

Fatal Affair

Fatal Affair

Character:Malcolm 'Mack' Maddox

Release Date:07/05/1999

Red Team

Red Team

Character:J.B. Gaines

Release Date:03/04/1999

Hitman's Run

Hitman's Run

Character:Tom Holly

Release Date:01/01/1999

Cybermaster: Shepherd II

Cybermaster: Shepherd II

Character:Dakota

Release Date:01/01/1999

Enemy Action

Enemy Action

Character:John Reed

Release Date:01/01/1999

Charades

Charades

Character:Evan

Release Date:17/12/1998

Matter of Trust

Matter of Trust

Character:Michael D'Angelo

Release Date:06/10/1998

The Shepherd

The Shepherd

Character:Boris Dakota

Release Date:28/08/1998

Sealed with a Kiss

Sealed with a Kiss

Character:Detective Mick Cullen

Release Date:24/02/1998

Last Lives

Last Lives

Character:Aaron

Release Date:18/10/1997

The Big Fall

The Big Fall

Character:Blaise Rybeck

Release Date:14/10/1997

Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs

Character:Sanchez Boon

Release Date:12/10/1997

Dead Fire

Dead Fire

Character:Tucker

Release Date:19/07/1997

Laws of Deception

Laws of Deception

Character:Evan Marino

Release Date:08/03/1997

Hourglass

Hourglass

Character:Michael Jardine

Release Date:26/02/1997

Dilemma

Dilemma

Character:Thomas 'Quin' Quinlan

Release Date:01/01/1997

Pure Danger

Pure Danger

Character:Johnie Dean

Release Date:10/09/1996

The Sweeper

The Sweeper

Character:Mark Goddard

Release Date:25/06/1996

Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson

Character:Baby Face Nelson

Release Date:25/01/1996

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

Character:Mike

Release Date:02/06/1995

Dangerous Indiscretion

Dangerous Indiscretion

Character:Jim Lomax

Release Date:21/02/1995

Payback

Payback

Character:Oscar Bonsetter

Release Date:10/01/1995

Suspect Device

Suspect Device

Character:Dan Jericho

Release Date:01/01/1995

Teresa's Tattoo

Teresa's Tattoo

Character:Carl

Release Date:15/03/1994

Natural Selection

Natural Selection

Character:Ben Braden / Alex Connelly

Release Date:10/01/1994

Jailbait

Jailbait

Character:Sergeant Lee Teffler

Release Date:22/10/1993

Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Character:Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain

Release Date:08/10/1993

Treacherous

Treacherous

Character:Micky Stewert

Release Date:27/09/1993

Tattle Tale

Tattle Tale

Character:Bernard Sprat

Release Date:21/07/1993

Acting on Impulse

Acting on Impulse

Character:Paul Stevens

Release Date:10/07/1993

To Protect and Serve

To Protect and Serve

Character:Egan

Release Date:28/10/1992

Breaking the Rules

Breaking the Rules

Character:Gene Michaels

Release Date:09/10/1992

That Night

That Night

Character:Rick

Release Date:04/08/1992

Nickel & Dime

Nickel & Dime

Character:Jack Stone

Release Date:01/01/1992

Kid

Kid

Character:Kid

Release Date:02/11/1990

Curiosity Kills

Curiosity Kills

Character:Cat Thomas

Release Date:27/06/1990

Far Out Man

Far Out Man

Character:Himself

Release Date:11/05/1990

Side Out

Side Out

Character:Monroe Clark

Release Date:30/03/1990

The Eyes of the Panther

The Eyes of the Panther

Character:Jenner Brading

Release Date:26/11/1989

The Return of the Musketeers

The Return of the Musketeers

Character:Raoul

Release Date:12/04/1989

Young Toscanini

Young Toscanini

Character:Arturo Toscanini

Release Date:07/10/1988

A Tiger's Tale

A Tiger's Tale

Character:Bubber Drumm

Release Date:12/02/1988

Into the Homeland

Into the Homeland

Character:Tripp Wilson

Release Date:01/01/1987

Soul Man

Soul Man

Character:Mark Watson

Release Date:24/10/1986

The Hitcher

The Hitcher

Character:Jim Halsey

Release Date:17/01/1986

Secret Admirer

Secret Admirer

Character:Michael Ryan

Release Date:14/06/1985

Red Dawn

Red Dawn

Character:Robert

Release Date:10/08/1984

Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A.

Character:Tim Pearson

Release Date:03/08/1984

Tank

Tank

Character:Billy

Release Date:16/03/1984

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

Character:Ponyboy Curtis

Release Date:25/03/1983

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Character:Tyler

Release Date:11/06/1982

Television Appearances

Obliterated

Obliterated

Character:Hagerty

Will Trent

Will Trent

Character:Warden Sturgill Hardly

1923

1923

Character:Anders

Creepshow

Creepshow

Character:Sam Spinster

The Good Cop

The Good Cop

Character:

The Terror

The Terror

Character:Major Bowen

Marvel's The Punisher

Marvel's The Punisher

Character:Carson Wolf

SEAL Team

SEAL Team

Character:Ash Spenser

MacGyver

MacGyver

Character:Vasil

Ties That Bind

Ties That Bind

Character:Mr. Witherspoon

Stitchers

Stitchers

Character:Daniel Stinger

Bosch

Bosch

Character:Louis Degner

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

Character:Earl Fagen

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

Character:SAC Mick Granger

Revolution

Revolution

Character:Bounty Hunter

Longmire

Longmire

Character:Ray Stewart

Grimm

Grimm

Character:Weston Steward

Alphas

Alphas

Character:Eli Aquino

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

Character:Roy

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

Character:Hilltop Resident

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

Character:Alex Polanski

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

Character:Martin Cordova

The Glades

The Glades

Character:Peyton Robinson

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Character:Self

Southland

Southland

Character:Officer Dewey Dudek

Castle

Castle

Character:John Campbell

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy

Character:Agent Frank Eagan

Celebracadabra

Celebracadabra

Character:

Torchwood

Torchwood

Character:The Gentleman

Psych

Psych

Character:Camden Driggs

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

Character:The Reaper / George Foyet

Summerland

Summerland

Character:Kyle Bale

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Character:Self

24

24

Character:Barry Landes

The District

The District

Character:Chris Gunner

Son of the Beach

Son of the Beach

Character:

Amazon

Amazon

Character:Dr. Alex Kennedy

Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

Character:Tony Tremaine / Phil Barlow

V.I.P.

V.I.P.

Character:Phil Sherman

Kindred: The Embraced

Kindred: The Embraced

Character:Det. Frank Kohanek

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Character:Capt. Miles Davidow

ER

ER

Character:Vincent Jansen

Nightmare Classics

Nightmare Classics

Character:Jenner Brading

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

Character:Waiter (uncredited)

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

Character:Gerald

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