Tom Hanks

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

251

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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Die Harald Schmidt Show

    Die Harald Schmidt Show

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

  • 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

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • John Candy: I Like Me

    John Candy: I Like Me

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Taff

    Taff

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Forrest Gump

    Forrest Gump

  • Toy Story

    Toy Story

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Family Ties

    Family Ties

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Toy Story 2

    Toy Story 2

  • The Green Mile

    The Green Mile

  • Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

    Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Toy Story 3

    Toy Story 3

  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

  • Saving Private Ryan

    Saving Private Ryan

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • 1883

    1883

  • A Man Called Otto

    A Man Called Otto

  • Toy Story 4

    Toy Story 4

  • Cars

    Cars

  • The Simpsons Movie

    The Simpsons Movie

  • Angels & Demons

    Angels & Demons

  • The Da Vinci Code

    The Da Vinci Code

  • The Polar Express

    The Polar Express

  • The Pacific

    The Pacific

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Finch

    Finch

  • Koschwitz

    Koschwitz

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • Today

    Today

  • The Naked Truth

    The Naked Truth

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Apollo 13

    Apollo 13

  • The 'Burbs

    The 'Burbs

  • Captain Phillips

    Captain Phillips

  • Greyhound

    Greyhound

  • A League of Their Own

    A League of Their Own

  • The Bloody Hundredth

    The Bloody Hundredth

  • Freaky Tales

    Freaky Tales

  • Cast Away

    Cast Away

  • The Terminal

    The Terminal

  • Pinocchio

    Pinocchio

  • Cloud Atlas

    Cloud Atlas

  • Life with Bonnie

    Life with Bonnie

  • Road to Perdition

    Road to Perdition

  • Toy Story 5

    Toy Story 5

  • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

    Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

  • You've Got Mail

    You've Got Mail

  • The Pixar Story

    The Pixar Story

  • Sully

    Sully

  • Making 'Toy Story'

    Making 'Toy Story'

  • Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

    Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

  • Big

    Big

  • Bridge of Spies

    Bridge of Spies

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

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

  • Asteroid City

    Asteroid City

  • Elvis

    Elvis

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

  • Bachelor Party

    Bachelor Party

  • Charlie Wilson's War

    Charlie Wilson's War

  • Sleepless in Seattle

    Sleepless in Seattle

  • Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

    Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

  • Inferno

    Inferno

  • Hawaiian Vacation

    Hawaiian Vacation

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • Concert for George

    Concert for George

  • Larry Crowne

    Larry Crowne

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • The Great Buck Howard

    The Great Buck Howard

  • Every Time We Say Goodbye

    Every Time We Say Goodbye

  • Nothing in Common

    Nothing in Common

  • Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

    Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

  • 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

  • Splash

    Splash

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Primetime Glick

    Primetime Glick

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • Small Fry

    Small Fry

  • That Thing You Do!

    That Thing You Do!

  • Bosom Buddies

    Bosom Buddies

  • OK! TV

    OK! TV

  • Philadelphia

    Philadelphia

  • America | A Tribute to Heroes

    America | A Tribute to Heroes

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

  • Toy Story That Time Forgot

    Toy Story That Time Forgot

  • Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

    Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

  • Who Needs Sleep?

    Who Needs Sleep?

  • Here

    Here

  • Partysaurus Rex

    Partysaurus Rex

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • Walking the Mile

    Walking the Mile

  • Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

    Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

  • Prohibition

    Prohibition

  • The Money Pit

    The Money Pit

  • California Typewriter

    California Typewriter

  • Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

    Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • The Circle

    The Circle

  • There's Something About Romcoms

    There's Something About Romcoms

  • The Americas

    The Americas

  • Volunteers

    Volunteers

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

  • Halftime

    Halftime

  • And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

  • The Universal Story

    The Universal Story

  • Tom Hanks: The Nomad

    Tom Hanks: The Nomad

  • The Nineties

    The Nineties

  • Earth to America

    Earth to America

  • Vault of Horror I

    Vault of Horror I

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • The Seventies

    The Seventies

  • The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

    The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

  • Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

    Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

  • The Ladykillers

    The Ladykillers

  • Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

    Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

  • Shooting War

    Shooting War

  • Everything Is Copy

    Everything Is Copy

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

    A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

  • The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

    The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

  • Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

  • The Sixties

    The Sixties

  • The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

    The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

  • Carina Bergfeldt

    Carina Bergfeldt

  • A Night at the Academy Museum

    A Night at the Academy Museum

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

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

  • Joe Versus the Volcano

    Joe Versus the Volcano

  • Saving Mr. Banks

    Saving Mr. Banks

  • The Extraordinary Voyage

    The Extraordinary Voyage

  • The Man with One Red Shoe

    The Man with One Red Shoe

  • The War

    The War

  • A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

    A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

  • Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

    Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

  • The Post

    The Post

  • Mazes and Monsters

    Mazes and Monsters

  • Ruby Wax Meets

    Ruby Wax Meets

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • The Mayo Clinic

    The Mayo Clinic

  • Killing Lincoln

    Killing Lincoln

  • The Celluloid Closet

    The Celluloid Closet

  • Ithaca

    Ithaca

  • Electric City

    Electric City

  • The Greatest Event in Television History

    The Greatest Event in Television History

  • Punchline

    Punchline

  • News of the World

    News of the World

  • Inventing David Geffen

    Inventing David Geffen

  • Radioman

    Radioman

  • Radio Flyer

    Radio Flyer

  • Return with Honor

    Return with Honor

  • The Entertainment Biz

    The Entertainment Biz

  • The Concert for Valor

    The Concert for Valor

  • The National Parks: America's Best Idea

    The National Parks: America's Best Idea

  • Who Killed the Electric Car?

    Who Killed the Electric Car?

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Close Up

    Close Up

  • Turner & Hooch

    Turner & Hooch

  • The Walk

    The Walk

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

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

  • Clint Eastwood : la légende

    Clint Eastwood : la légende

  • When Ruby Wax Met...

    When Ruby Wax Met...

  • Live 8

    Live 8

  • A Hologram for the King

    A Hologram for the King

  • Rescued from the Closet

    Rescued from the Closet

  • Maya & Marty

    Maya & Marty

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

    Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

  • Misery Loves Comedy

    Misery Loves Comedy

  • Tom Hanks: A League of His Own

    Tom Hanks: A League of His Own

  • 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

    'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

  • Celebrating America

    Celebrating America

  • Making a 'Splash'

    Making a 'Splash'

  • Electric City

    Electric City

  • Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera

    Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera

  • A Timeless Call

    A Timeless Call

  • Beyond All Boundaries

    Beyond All Boundaries

  • The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

    The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

  • The 2010s

    The 2010s

  • Elvis Has Left the Building

    Elvis Has Left the Building

  • We Are Cinema

    We Are Cinema

  • Quincy

    Quincy

  • Major Matt Mason

    Major Matt Mason

  • Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

  • He Knows You're Alone

    He Knows You're Alone

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan

    Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan

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

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

  • People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

    People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

  • The Road We've Traveled

    The Road We've Traveled

  • Making That Thing You Do

    Making That Thing You Do

  • The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

    The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

  • Untitled Greyhound Sequel

    Untitled Greyhound Sequel

  • Die Clint Eastwood Story

    Die Clint Eastwood Story

  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

  • A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys

    A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys

  • Mike Nichols: An American Master

    Mike Nichols: An American Master

  • The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over

    The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over

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

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

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

    The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

  • The Harryhausen Chronicles

    The Harryhausen Chronicles

  • Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

    Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

  • Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis

    Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis

  • The Real Mary Poppins

    The Real Mary Poppins

  • Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle

    Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle

  • Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20

    Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20

  • Passport to the Universe

    Passport to the Universe

  • Pennis from Heaven

    Pennis from Heaven

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • The Last Mile

    The Last Mile

  • Die Tom Hanks Story

    Die Tom Hanks Story

  • Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy

    Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy

  • All In

    All In

  • Toy Story of Terror!

    Toy Story of Terror!

  • Boatlift

    Boatlift