Cast
C. Thomas Howell
Acting
Cast
C. Thomas Howell
Known for
Acting
Born
1966-12-07
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Christopher Thomas Howell, Tom Howell, Си Томас Хауэлл
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.
The Amazing Spider-Man
as Jack's Father
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
as Tyler
The Outsiders
as Ponyboy Curtis
The Hitcher
as Jim Halsey
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
as Alumnus Guy #2
Red Dawn
as Robert
One Mile: Chapter One
as Stanley Dixon
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
as Professor Zoom / Thawne (voice)
Hidalgo
as Preston Webb
Gettysburg
as Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain
One Mile: Chapter Two
as Stanley Dixon
Reagan
as Caspar Weinberger
Old Dads
as Ed Cameron
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
as Zoom (voice)
Secret Admirer
as Michael Ryan
LBJ
as Walter Jenkins
Where the Wind Blows
as Nathan
Soul Man
as Mark Watson
Tank
as Billy
The Poseidon Adventure
as Doctor Ballard
Payback
as Oscar Bonsetter
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Dr. Will Magnus (voice)
Glass Trap
as Curtis
Toxic
as LIttle Joe
Urban Country
as Jim Craft
Gods and Generals
as Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain
Woodlawn
as George 'Shorty' White
Home Invasion
as Ray
Restitution
as John Youngstown
That Night
as Rick
Side Out
as Monroe Clark
Dead Fire
as Tucker
Wedding Day
as Russ
Lazarus Rising
as Silent Cal
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
as George Herbert
Separate Ways
as Tom Milton
The Return of the Musketeers
as Raoul
Ride
as John Hawkins
Cross
as Jake
Fighting Words
as David Settles
A Question of Faith
as John Danielson
Hot Boyz
as Officer Roberts
A Killer Within
as Addison Terrill
The Land That Time Forgot
as Frost Michaels
Askari
as Joss Mckinley
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
as Jim Halsey
I Am Patrick Swayze
as Self
Tattle Tale
as Bernard Sprat
Into the Homeland
as Tripp Wilson
The Shepherd
as Boris Dakota
Last Lives
as Aaron
The Jailhouse
as Seth Delray
Crimson Force
as Capt. Baskin
Jailbait
as Sergeant Lee Teffler
Zolar
as Hedion
Acting on Impulse
as Paul Stevens
Bigfoot Wars
as Zeke
The Hillside Strangler
as Kenneth Bianchi
Rivers 9
as Sheriff Quentin
The Sweeper
as Mark Goddard
Camel Spiders
as Sheriff Beaumont
War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
as George Herbert
Shifting Gears
as Jenkins
Curiosity Kills
as Cat Thomas
Grandview, U.S.A.
as Tim Pearson
Deadman Standing
as The Stranger
Attack of the Killer Donuts
as Officer Roberts
Nursie
as Zack
Ordinary Miracles
as Jim Powell
Spirit Riders
as Keith
Category 5
as Charlie DuPuis
The Shadow People
as Kaine
Rescuing Madison
as Rad
Big Game
as Sully
Treacherous
as Micky Stewert
A Tiger's Tale
as Bubber Drumm
Enemy Action
as John Reed
Natural Selection
as Ben Braden / Alex Connelly
MoniKa
as Double
An Amish Murder
as Nathan Detrick
Dangerous Indiscretion
as Jim Lomax
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
as Self
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
as Mike
Beast Mode
as Breen Nash
Cold Ones
as K.C. Corcoran
Blood Lust
as Ryan
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
as Self
Dilemma
as Thomas 'Quin' Quinlan
Nickel & Dime
as Jack Stone
Dauntless: The Battle of Midway
as Captain Miles Browning
The Terror Experiment
as Chief Grasso
Kid
as Kid
The Grind
as Luke
Teresa's Tattoo
as Carl
Net Games
as Adam Vance
The Day the Earth Stopped
as Josh Myron
Burning Down the House
as Concierge
Killer Bees
as Sheriff Lyndon Harris
Breaking the Rules
as Gene Michaels
The Million Dollar Kid
as Valentino
Hoboken Hollow
as Clayton Connelly
Sleeping Dogs
as Sanchez Boon
Young Toscanini
as Arturo Toscanini
Storm Rider
as Mitch Fielding
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
as Coach Fielding
Pure Danger
as Johnie Dean
Hitman's Run
as Tom Holly
The 'E.T.' Journals
as Self
A Gunfighter's Pledge
as Horn
Christmas Belle
as Rex Everhart
Magic Hour
as Tom Worthy
Suspect Device
as Dan Jericho
Disconnected
as Robert Crawford
Asylum Days
as Nathan Devine
Far Out Man
as Himself
The Wrong Path
as Dr. Eric Peselowe
A Christmas Eve Miracle
as Jack Carter
Baby Face Nelson
as Baby Face Nelson
Red Team
as J.B. Gaines
The Lost Angel
as Kuratha
The Big Fall
as Blaise Rybeck
Rich Boy, Rich Girl
as Blake
Charades
as Evan
Confessions of a Womanizer
as Tony
Escape from Alaska
as Jack
Borrowed Moments
as Jack
Don't Pass Me By
as Jack
Hourglass
as Michael Jardine
The Prince and the Surfer
as Dean
Laws of Deception
as Evan Marino
The Da Vinci Treasure
as Michael Archer
Advance & Retreat
as Nathan Shapiro
Secret at Arrow Lake
Night of the Wolf
as Sheriff Wade Messer
WillFull
as Nat Wolff
Xenophobia
as Stone
My B.F.F.
as Ben Wilkins
Fatal Affair
as Malcolm 'Mack' Maddox
Escape
as Paul Jordan
Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood!
as David
Cybermaster: Shepherd II
as Dakota
Chilly Christmas
as Patrick Cole
The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?
Dirty Dealing
as Carter
A Magic Christmas
as Jack Carter
Cupid's Arrow
as Professor Grimes
Lost on Purpose
as Delbert Furgeson
The Open Door
as Mr. Sapp
House of Fallen
as Thomas
Matter of Trust
as Michael D'Angelo
Sealed with a Kiss
as Detective Mick Cullen
XCU: Extreme Close Up
as Geoffrey Liddy
The Thirst: Blood War
as Jed
Control
as Control (voice)
Crimson Point
as Frank
To Protect and Serve
as Egan
Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure
Fruits De Mer
The Greatest Actress in the World
Lawless: Dead Evidence
as Dean Riley
The Haunting of Marsten Manor
as Captain Williams
Because We're Family
as Peter
The Rack Pack
as Ted
The Eyes of the Panther
as Jenner Brading
Detroit Under S.T.R.E.S.S.
as Narrator