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.
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.
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External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0000158
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2263
Facebook: https://facebook.com/TomHanks
Instagram: https://instagram.com/tomhanks
Filmography (Movies)
Toy Story 5
Character:Woody (voice)
Release Date:17/06/2026
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:23/12/2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Character:Self - Actor, Splash
Release Date:04/09/2025
The Phoenician Scheme
Character:Leland
Release Date:23/05/2025
Clint Eastwood : la légende
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2025
Freaky Tales
Character:Hank, Video Store Owner
Release Date:04/04/2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:14/02/2025
Here
Character:Richard
Release Date:30/10/2024
The Bloody Hundredth
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:14/03/2024
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2023
The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks
Character:Narrator
Release Date:06/12/2023
Asteroid City
Character:Stanley Zak
Release Date:08/06/2023
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/05/2023
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
Character:Self
Release Date:09/04/2023
How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/03/2023
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
Character:Self - ‘Colonel Tom Parker’
Release Date:08/01/2023
A Man Called Otto
Character:Otto Anderson
Release Date:28/12/2022
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
Character:Self
Release Date:27/11/2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Character:Self
Release Date:22/09/2022
Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2022
Pinocchio
Character:Geppetto
Release Date:07/09/2022
Elvis
Character:Colonel Tom Parker
Release Date:22/06/2022
Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20
Character:Self
Release Date:21/06/2022
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Character:Woody (voice) (archive footage)
Release Date:10/06/2022
Halftime
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/2022
Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/01/2022
We Are Cinema
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/12/2021
Finch
Character:Finch
Release Date:04/11/2021
A Night at the Academy Museum
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2021
Die Tom Hanks Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/07/2021
Celebrating America
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:20/01/2021
News of the World
Character:Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd
Release Date:25/12/2020
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Character:Self
Release Date:23/10/2020
Greyhound
Character:Commander Krause
Release Date:09/07/2020
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/10/2019
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Character:Fred Rogers
Release Date:07/09/2019
Toy Story 4
Character:Woody (voice)
Release Date:19/06/2019
The Last Mile
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2018
The Mayo Clinic
Character:Will Mayo (voice)
Release Date:25/09/2018
Quincy
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2018
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/08/2018
Die Clint Eastwood Story
Character:Self
Release Date:07/02/2018
The Post
Character:Ben Bradlee
Release Date:22/12/2017
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
Character:David S. Pumpkins (voice)
Release Date:28/10/2017
Spielberg
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2017
California Typewriter
Character:Self
Release Date:18/08/2017
The Circle
Character:Eamon Bailey
Release Date:27/04/2017
Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle
Character:Self
Release Date:20/12/2016
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2016
Inferno
Character:Robert Langdon
Release Date:13/10/2016
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
Character:Waitstill Sharp (voice)
Release Date:20/09/2016
Sully
Character:Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger
Release Date:07/09/2016
There's Something About Romcoms
Character:Self
Release Date:20/08/2016
A Hologram for the King
Character:Alan Clay
Release Date:22/04/2016
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
Character:Self
Release Date:02/02/2016
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Character:Self
Release Date:29/01/2016
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/2015
Ithaca
Character:Mr. Macauley
Release Date:29/10/2015
Bridge of Spies
Character:James B. Donovan
Release Date:15/10/2015
The Walk
Character:Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:30/09/2015
Everything Is Copy
Character:Self
Release Date:29/09/2015
Misery Loves Comedy
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/2015
Walking the Mile
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2014
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Character:Woody (voice)
Release Date:02/12/2014
The Concert for Valor
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2014
All In
Character:Self
Release Date:27/05/2014
The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over
Character:Self
Release Date:13/05/2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:01/02/2014
The Real Mary Poppins
Character:Self
Release Date:17/01/2014
Saving Mr. Banks
Character:Walt Disney
Release Date:29/11/2013
Toy Story of Terror!
Character:Woody (Voice)
Release Date:16/10/2013
Captain Phillips
Character:Captain Richard Phillips
Release Date:10/10/2013
Killing Lincoln
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:16/02/2013
Radioman
Character:Self
Release Date:07/12/2012
Inventing David Geffen
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2012
Cloud Atlas
Character:Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry
Release Date:26/10/2012
Close Up
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/09/2012
Partysaurus Rex
Character:Woody (voice)
Release Date:14/09/2012
Electric City
Character:Voice Actor (voice)
Release Date:17/07/2012
The Road We've Traveled
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:15/03/2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:04/02/2012
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Character:Thomas Schell
Release Date:25/12/2011
The Extraordinary Voyage
Character:Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Release Date:08/12/2011
Small Fry
Character:Woody (voice)
Release Date:23/11/2011
Boatlift
Character:Narrator
Release Date:08/09/2011
Larry Crowne
Character:Larry Crowne
Release Date:30/06/2011
Hawaiian Vacation
Character:Woody (voice)
Release Date:16/06/2011
Toy Story 3
Character:Woody (voice)
Release Date:16/06/2010
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Character:Host
Release Date:29/11/2009
Beyond All Boundaries
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/11/2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Character:Allen Bauer (archive footage)
Release Date:05/09/2009
Angels & Demons
Character:Robert Langdon
Release Date:20/04/2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/2009
A Timeless Call
Character:Self / Narrator (voice)
Release Date:27/08/2008
The Great Buck Howard
Character:Mr. Gable
Release Date:18/01/2008
Charlie Wilson's War
Character:Charlie Wilson
Release Date:19/12/2007
The Pixar Story
Character:Self - Woody / Scott Turner
Release Date:28/08/2007
The Simpsons Movie
Character:Tom Hanks (voice)
Release Date:25/07/2007
Making That Thing You Do
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Character:Self
Release Date:06/05/2007
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/08/2006
Cars
Character:Woody Car (voice)
Release Date:08/06/2006
The Da Vinci Code
Character:Robert Langdon
Release Date:17/05/2006
Who Needs Sleep?
Character:Self
Release Date:19/01/2006
Earth to America
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2005
Live 8
Character:Self
Release Date:07/11/2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:23/09/2005
Passport to the Universe
Character:Narrator
Release Date:02/04/2005
Pennis from Heaven
Character:Self
Release Date:28/03/2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/03/2005
The Polar Express
Character:Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus
Release Date:10/11/2004
Elvis Has Left the Building
Character:Mailbox-Elvis
Release Date:27/08/2004
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Character:Self
Release Date:19/07/2004
The Terminal
Character:Viktor Navorski
Release Date:17/06/2004
Making a 'Splash'
Character:Self / Allen Bauer
Release Date:30/03/2004
The Ladykillers
Character:Professor G.H. Dorr
Release Date:25/03/2004
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/2003
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Character:Horatio Nelson Jackson (voice)
Release Date:06/10/2003
Concert for George
Character:Mountie
Release Date:03/10/2003
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:16/08/2003
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
Character:Self
Release Date:06/05/2003
Catch Me If You Can
Character:Carl Hanratty
Release Date:16/12/2002
Road to Perdition
Character:Michael Sullivan
Release Date:12/07/2002
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/2001
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2001
Rescued from the Closet
Character:Self
Release Date:29/05/2001
Cast Away
Character:Chuck Noland
Release Date:22/12/2000
Shooting War
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/12/2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Character:Self / Paul Edgecomb
Release Date:13/06/2000
The Green Mile
Character:Paul Edgecomb
Release Date:10/12/1999
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
Character:Self
Release Date:02/11/1999
Toy Story 2
Character:Woody (voice)
Release Date:30/10/1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:25/09/1999
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/1999
Return with Honor
Character:Narrator
Release Date:11/06/1999
You've Got Mail
Character:Joe Fox
Release Date:18/12/1998
Saving Private Ryan
Character:Captain Miller
Release Date:24/07/1998
The Harryhausen Chronicles
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1997
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Character:Self
Release Date:18/12/1996
That Thing You Do!
Character:Mr. White
Release Date:04/10/1996
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Character:Self
Release Date:16/07/1996
The Universal Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/04/1996
The Celluloid Closet
Character:Self
Release Date:15/03/1996
Making 'Toy Story'
Character:Self
Release Date:02/12/1995
Toy Story
Character:Woody (voice)
Release Date:22/11/1995
Apollo 13
Character:Jim Lovell
Release Date:30/06/1995
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/1994
Vault of Horror I
Character:Baxter (archive footage)
Release Date:02/07/1994
Forrest Gump
Character:Forrest Gump
Release Date:23/06/1994
Philadelphia
Character:Andrew Beckett
Release Date:22/12/1993
Sleepless in Seattle
Character:Sam Baldwin
Release Date:24/06/1993
A League of Their Own
Character:Jimmy Dugan
Release Date:01/07/1992
Radio Flyer
Character:Older Mike (uncredited)
Release Date:21/02/1992
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/1991
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Character:Sherman McCoy
Release Date:21/12/1990
Joe Versus the Volcano
Character:Joe Banks
Release Date:09/03/1990
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/1989
Turner & Hooch
Character:Scott Turner
Release Date:28/07/1989
The 'Burbs
Character:Ray Peterson
Release Date:17/02/1989
Punchline
Character:Steven Gold
Release Date:07/10/1988
Big
Character:Josh Baskin
Release Date:03/06/1988
Dragnet
Character:Pep Streebeck
Release Date:26/06/1987
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Character:David
Release Date:14/11/1986
Nothing in Common
Character:David Basner
Release Date:29/07/1986
The Money Pit
Character:Walter Fielding, Jr.
Release Date:26/03/1986
Volunteers
Character:Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
Release Date:16/08/1985
The Man with One Red Shoe
Character:Richard
Release Date:18/07/1985
Bachelor Party
Character:Rick Gassko
Release Date:29/06/1984
Splash
Character:Allen Bauer
Release Date:09/03/1984
Mazes and Monsters
Character:Robbie Wheeling
Release Date:27/12/1982
He Knows You're Alone
Character:Elliot
Release Date:29/08/1980
Television Appearances
The American Revolution
Character:
The American Revolution
Character:voice
Woody and Friends Tales
Character:Woody
The Americas
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Character:Self
The 2010s
Character:Self - Actor
1883
Character:General George Meade
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Character:Self
When Ruby Wax Met...
Character:Self (archive footage)
Carina Bergfeldt
Character:Self - Guest
Reunited Apart
Character:Self
The Nineties
Character:Self
Maya & Marty
Character:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
The Seventies
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
The Sixties
Character:Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Greatest Event in Television History
Character:Self
Electric City
Character:Cleveland Carr (voice)
Prohibition
Character:Reader / Roy Olmstead (voice)
OK! TV
Character:
Conan
Character:Self
The Pacific
Character:Narrator (voice)
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
Character:
The War
Character:Narrator / Al McIntosh (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self - Guest
30 Rock
Character:Tom Hanks
The Colbert Report
Character:Self
The Colbert Report
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
Kulturplatz
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Life with Bonnie
Character:Tom Hanks
Primetime Glick
Character:
Koschwitz
Character:Self
From the Earth to the Moon
Character:Jean-Luc Despont
From the Earth to the Moon
Character:Host
The Entertainment Biz
Character:Self
Parkinson
Character:Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:
The View
Character:Self
Scene by Scene
Character:Self
Taff
Character:self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Ruby Wax Meets
Character:
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Character:Self
The Naked Truth
Character:Tom Hanks
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Fallen Angels
Character:Trouble Boy #1
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
Character:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self
The Simpsons
Character:Tom Hanks (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Baxter (segment "None But the Lonely Heart")
American Experience
Character:Narrator (voice)
This Morning
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:
Family Ties
Character:Ned Donnelly
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
Bosom Buddies
Character:Kip Wilson / Buffy
Taxi
Character:Gordon
The Love Boat
Character:Rick Martin
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Happy Days
Character:
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Grammys
Character:Self - Presenter
The Oscars
Character:Self
Today
Character:Self
Bambi
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Audience Member
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter / Nominee
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