C. Thomas Howell

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

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Adult: No

Birthday: December 07, 1966

Age: 58 years old

Gender: Male

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Known For:

The Outsiders
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Net Games
Red Dawn
Hidalgo
Fatal Affair
A Killer Within
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
The Land That Time Forgot
Tank
Big Game
Acting on Impulse
The Hillside Strangler
Secret Admirer
My B.F.F.
Far Out Man
Soul Man
The Hitcher
Toxic
That Night
Glass Trap
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
The Poseidon Adventure
Killer Bees
The Grind
WillFull
Sleeping Dogs
The Return of the Musketeers
Last Lives
Hoboken Hollow
Gods and Generals
The Day the Earth Stopped
Fighting Words
War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
The Terror Experiment
The Shepherd
Side Out
Camel Spiders
Escape from Alaska
Payback
Grandview, U.S.A.
The Da Vinci Treasure
A Tiger's Tale
Restitution
The Eyes of the Panther
Ordinary Miracles
MoniKa
The Sweeper
Kid
A Gunfighter's Pledge
Dilemma
Xenophobia
Lawless: Dead Evidence
Chilly Christmas
Hitman's Run
Dead Fire
Hourglass
The Prince and the Surfer
Home Invasion
An Amish Murder
Breaking the Rules
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Teresa's Tattoo
Askari
Asylum Days
Red Team
Charades
Suspect Device
Pure Danger
Lost on Purpose
Baby Face Nelson
Storm Rider
Cybermaster: Shepherd II
Treacherous
Enemy Action
Sealed with a Kiss
Nursie
Burning Down the House
Don't Pass Me By
Young Toscanini
Christmas Belle
Confessions of a Womanizer
Curiosity Kills
The Amazing Spider-Man
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Crimson Point
Bigfoot Wars
Dangerous Indiscretion
Because We're Family
Dirty Dealing
Category 5
House of Fallen
Old Dads
Mia's Father
Jailbait
Borrowed Moments
Woodlawn
Wedding Day
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Laws of Deception
Rivers 9
The Big Fall
The Jailhouse
LBJ
Ride
Spirit Riders
Hot Boyz
Crimson Force
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Blood Lust
Where The Wind Blows
Natural Selection
Escape
Rescuing Madison
Cupid's Arrow
Attack of the Killer Donuts
Advance & Retreat
Matter of Trust
Magic Hour
One Mile
One More Mile
Cross
Nickel & Dime
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
The Shadow People
To Protect and Serve
Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood!
A Question of Faith
Fruits De Mer
Tattle Tale
Cold Ones
Disconnected
Rich Boy, Rich Girl
Beast Mode
Urban Country
Shifting Gears
Separate Ways
Detroit Under S.T.R.E.S.S.
Deadman Standing
The Rack Pack
Zolar
A Magic Christmas
Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure
Dauntless: The Battle of Midway
The Haunting of Marsten Manor
The 'E.T.' Journals
I Am Patrick Swayze
The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?
The Thirst: Blood War
Gettysburg
Night of the Wolf
Control
Into the Homeland
The Lost Angel
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Lazarus Rising
The Wrong Path
XCU: Extreme Close Up
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Reagan
The Open Door
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
A Christmas Eve Miracle