Tom Hanks

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

259

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-07-09 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Concord, California, USA

Tom Hanks

Biography

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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The View

    The View

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Forrest Gump

    Forrest Gump

  • The Green Mile

    The Green Mile

  • Toy Story

    Toy Story

  • 1883

    1883

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Die Harald Schmidt Show

    Die Harald Schmidt Show

  • Family Ties

    Family Ties

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Toy Story 2

    Toy Story 2

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • Toy Story 3

    Toy Story 3

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Simpsons Movie

    The Simpsons Movie

  • Saving Private Ryan

    Saving Private Ryan

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Sully

    Sully

  • Cars

    Cars

  • The Pacific

    The Pacific

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • Toy Story 4

    Toy Story 4

  • Taff

    Taff

  • Big

    Big

  • Cast Away

    Cast Away

  • Small Fry

    Small Fry

  • Freaky Tales

    Freaky Tales

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Da Vinci Code

    The Da Vinci Code

  • A Man Called Otto

    A Man Called Otto

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • Halftime

    Halftime

  • Toy Story 5

    Toy Story 5

  • Angels & Demons

    Angels & Demons

  • Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

  • Pinocchio

    Pinocchio

  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

  • The Naked Truth

    The Naked Truth

  • Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

    Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

  • The Terminal

    The Terminal

  • Celebrating America

    Celebrating America

  • Life with Bonnie

    Life with Bonnie

  • OK! TV

    OK! TV

  • Live 8

    Live 8

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • Cloud Atlas

    Cloud Atlas

  • The Polar Express

    The Polar Express

  • Apollo 13

    Apollo 13

  • Radioman

    Radioman

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • Greyhound

    Greyhound

  • Captain Phillips

    Captain Phillips

  • Inferno

    Inferno

  • Bridge of Spies

    Bridge of Spies

  • You've Got Mail

    You've Got Mail

  • Walking the Mile

    Walking the Mile

  • Sleepless in Seattle

    Sleepless in Seattle

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • The Greatest Event in Television History

    The Greatest Event in Television History

  • Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

    Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

  • Asteroid City

    Asteroid City

  • The War

    The War

  • Elvis

    Elvis

  • The Post

    The Post

  • Misery Loves Comedy

    Misery Loves Comedy

  • Bosom Buddies

    Bosom Buddies

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Finch

    Finch

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

  • The Nineties

    The Nineties

  • Philadelphia

    Philadelphia

  • Today

    Today

  • The 'Burbs

    The 'Burbs

  • That Thing You Do!

    That Thing You Do!

  • Bachelor Party

    Bachelor Party

  • A League of Their Own

    A League of Their Own

  • The Americas

    The Americas

  • The Extraordinary Voyage

    The Extraordinary Voyage

  • Here

    Here

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • He Knows You're Alone

    He Knows You're Alone

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Larry Crowne

    Larry Crowne

  • Hawaiian Vacation

    Hawaiian Vacation

  • Road to Perdition

    Road to Perdition

  • Splash

    Splash

  • Tales from the Crypt - Uncut

    Tales from the Crypt - Uncut

  • Prohibition

    Prohibition

  • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

    Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

  • Major Matt Mason

    Major Matt Mason

  • Primetime Glick

    Primetime Glick

  • Toy Story That Time Forgot

    Toy Story That Time Forgot

  • The Money Pit

    The Money Pit

  • Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

  • Carina Bergfeldt

    Carina Bergfeldt

  • The Mayo Clinic

    The Mayo Clinic

  • The Walk

    The Walk

  • The Circle

    The Circle

  • The Ladykillers

    The Ladykillers

  • Vault of Horror I

    Vault of Horror I

  • Charlie Wilson's War

    Charlie Wilson's War

  • Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

    Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

  • Partysaurus Rex

    Partysaurus Rex

  • Saving Mr. Banks

    Saving Mr. Banks

  • Turner & Hooch

    Turner & Hooch

  • Inventing David Geffen

    Inventing David Geffen

  • California Typewriter

    California Typewriter

  • The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

    The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

  • Ruby Wax Meets

    Ruby Wax Meets

  • The Sixties

    The Sixties

  • John Candy: I Like Me

    John Candy: I Like Me

  • The Pixar Story

    The Pixar Story

  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

    A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

  • When Ruby Wax Met...

    When Ruby Wax Met...

  • The 2010s

    The 2010s

  • The Seventies

    The Seventies

  • News of the World

    News of the World

  • The National Parks: America's Best Idea

    The National Parks: America's Best Idea

  • The Man with One Red Shoe

    The Man with One Red Shoe

  • Volunteers

    Volunteers

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

  • Koschwitz

    Koschwitz

  • Joe Versus the Volcano

    Joe Versus the Volcano

  • The Real Mary Poppins

    The Real Mary Poppins

  • The Entertainment Biz

    The Entertainment Biz

  • A Hologram for the King

    A Hologram for the King

  • Radio Flyer

    Radio Flyer

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • Punchline

    Punchline

  • Maya & Marty

    Maya & Marty

  • Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

  • Electric City

    Electric City

  • Mike Nichols: An American Master

    Mike Nichols: An American Master

  • Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera

    Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera

  • Pennis from Heaven

    Pennis from Heaven

  • Nothing in Common

    Nothing in Common

  • The Celluloid Closet

    The Celluloid Closet

  • Quincy

    Quincy

  • Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

    Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

  • The Great Buck Howard

    The Great Buck Howard

  • There's Something About Romcoms

    There's Something About Romcoms

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • A Timeless Call

    A Timeless Call

  • Who Killed the Electric Car?

    Who Killed the Electric Car?

  • Untitled Greyhound Sequel

    Untitled Greyhound Sequel

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • The Bloody Hundredth

    The Bloody Hundredth

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

  • And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • Killing Lincoln

    Killing Lincoln

  • Making 'Toy Story'

    Making 'Toy Story'

  • Ithaca

    Ithaca

  • Every Time We Say Goodbye

    Every Time We Say Goodbye

  • America | A Tribute to Heroes

    America | A Tribute to Heroes

  • Mazes and Monsters

    Mazes and Monsters

  • Close Up

    Close Up

  • Concert for George

    Concert for George

  • Earth to America

    Earth to America

  • Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

    Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

  • A Night at the Academy Museum

    A Night at the Academy Museum

  • Clint Eastwood : la légende

    Clint Eastwood : la légende

  • Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

    Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

  • Elvis Has Left the Building

    Elvis Has Left the Building

  • The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

    The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

  • The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

    The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

  • Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20

    Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

  • A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys

    A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys

  • The Concert for Valor

    The Concert for Valor

  • We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

    We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

  • Tom Hanks: The Nomad

    Tom Hanks: The Nomad

  • Rescued from the Closet

    Rescued from the Closet

  • Beyond All Boundaries

    Beyond All Boundaries

  • Everything Is Copy

    Everything Is Copy

  • Making a 'Splash'

    Making a 'Splash'

  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

  • How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest

    How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest

  • We Are Cinema

    We Are Cinema

  • Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

    Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

  • Tom Hanks: A League of His Own

    Tom Hanks: A League of His Own

  • Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

    Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

  • Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy

    Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy

  • Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

    Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

  • Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle

    Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle

  • Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan

    Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan

  • People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

    People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

  • Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

    Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

  • Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

    Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

  • The Universal Story

    The Universal Story

  • Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

    Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

  • Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

    Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

  • Electric City

    Electric City

  • The Harryhausen Chronicles

    The Harryhausen Chronicles

  • All In

    All In

  • Die Clint Eastwood Story

    Die Clint Eastwood Story

  • The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

    The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

  • Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis

    Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis

  • Passport to the Universe

    Passport to the Universe

  • 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

    'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

  • What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

    What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

  • Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

    Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Who Needs Sleep?

    Who Needs Sleep?

  • The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

    The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

  • The Last Mile

    The Last Mile

  • Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen

    Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen

  • The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

    The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

  • Making That Thing You Do

    Making That Thing You Do

  • Shooting War

    Shooting War

  • Boatlift

    Boatlift

  • Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s

    Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s

  • Die Tom Hanks Story

    Die Tom Hanks Story

  • A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

    A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

  • Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20

    Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20

  • The Road We've Traveled

    The Road We've Traveled

  • Return with Honor

    Return with Honor

  • The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over

    The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over

  • Toy Story of Terror!

    Toy Story of Terror!