Acting
Tom Hanks
EN, FR, DE, IT cinema · 215 credits
Born
9 July 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Concord, California, USA
Also known as Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
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
Filmography
Greyhound 2
Greyhound 2
as Captain Krause, Screenplay
Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo
as Abraham Lincoln, Producer
Theo of Golden
Theo of Golden
as Theo, Producer
Beautiful
Producer
The Comebacker
2027
The Comebacker
Actor, Producer
Toy Story 5
as Woody (voice)
The Americas: A Wild 250th
as Narrator
Tom Hanks, un héros ordinaire
as Self (archive footage)
The Shut Up Fairy
as Self (archival footage)
Band of Brothers: Legacy
Executive Producer
Odyssey
2026
Odyssey
Executive Producer
Freaky Tales
as Hank, Video Store Owner
The Phoenician Scheme
as Leland
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, Splash
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
as Self - Interviewee
Carrie Underwood: Reflection
Executive Producer
Here
as Richard
The Bloody Hundredth
as Self - Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary
Executive Producer
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
as Self (archive footage)
The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks
as Narrator, Writer, Executive Producer
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
as Self - ‘Colonel Tom Parker’
Asteroid City
as Stanley Zak
How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest
as Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy
as Self (archive footage)
A Man Called Otto
as Otto Anderson, Producer
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
as Woody (voice) (archive footage)
Halftime
as Self
Elvis
as Colonel Tom Parker
Pinocchio
as Geppetto
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
as Self - Commentator, Executive Producer
Die Tom Hanks Story
as Self (archive footage)
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Finch
as Finch
Celebrating America
as Self - Host
Greyhound
as Commander Krause, Screenplay
News of the World
as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self (archive footage)
Toy Story 4
as Woody (voice)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
as Fred Rogers
The Mayo Clinic
as Will Mayo (voice)
Quincy
as Self
The Last Mile
as Self
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
as Self (archive footage)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Executive Producer
The Circle
as Eamon Bailey, Producer
The Post
as Ben Bradlee
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
as David S. Pumpkins (voice)
Spielberg
as Self
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive footage)
A Hologram for the King
as Alan Clay
Inferno
as Robert Langdon
Sully
as Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
as Waitstill Sharp (voice)
The Walk
as Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
Bridge of Spies
as James B. Donovan
Ithaca
as Mr. Macauley, Executive Producer
Toy Story That Time Forgot
as Woody (voice)
All In
2014
All In
as Self
Walking the Mile
as Self, Thanks
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Actor
Saving Mr. Banks
as Walt Disney
Captain Phillips
as Captain Richard Phillips
Killing Lincoln
as Self - Narrator
Toy Story of Terror!
as Woody (Voice)
Parkland
Producer
The Assassination of President Kennedy
Executive Producer
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
Cloud Atlas
as Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Partysaurus Rex
as Woody (voice)
Radioman
as Self
The Road We've Traveled
as Self - Narrator
Game Change
Executive Producer
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
as Thomas Schell
Small Fry
as Woody (voice)
Larry Crowne
as Larry Crowne, Director, Producer, Writer
Hawaiian Vacation
as Woody (voice)
The Extraordinary Voyage
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage), Thanks
Boatlift
as Narrator
Toy Story 3
as Woody (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Allen Bauer (archive footage)
Angels & Demons
as Robert Langdon
Beyond All Boundaries
as Narrator
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Host, Executive Co-Producer
My Life in Ruins
Executive Producer
The Great Buck Howard
as Mr. Gable, Producer
A Timeless Call
as Self / Narrator (voice)
Mamma Mia!
Executive Producer
City of Ember
Producer
The Simpsons Movie
as Tom Hanks (voice)
Charlie Wilson's War
as Charlie Wilson, Producer
The Pixar Story
as Self - Woody / Scott Turner
Spielberg on Spielberg
as Self (archive footage)
Evan Almighty
Executive Producer
The Da Vinci Code
as Robert Langdon
Who Killed the Electric Car?
as Self (archive footage)
Who Needs Sleep?
as Self
Cars
as Woody Car (voice)
The Ant Bully
Producer
Starter for 10
Producer
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Narrator (voice), Writer
Earth to America
as Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Live 8
as Self
Passport to the Universe
as Narrator
The Terminal
as Viktor Navorski
The Polar Express
as Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus, Executive Producer
The Ladykillers
as Professor G.H. Dorr
Elvis Has Left the Building
as Mailbox-Elvis
Making a 'Splash'
as Self / Allen Bauer
Connie and Carla
Producer
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
as Horatio Nelson Jackson (voice)
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
as Self - Interviewee
Concert for George
as Mountie
Catch Me If You Can
as Carl Hanratty
Road to Perdition
as Michael Sullivan
The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
2002
The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
Executive Producer
We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company
Executive Producer
Shooting War
as Narrator
Cast Away
as Chuck Noland, Producer
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self / Paul Edgecomb
The Green Mile
as Paul Edgecomb
Return with Honor
as Narrator
Toy Story 2
as Woody (voice)
Saving Private Ryan
as Captain Miller
You've Got Mail
as Joe Fox
The Harryhausen Chronicles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That Thing You Do!
as Mr. White, Screenplay, Director
The Universal Story
as Self (archive footage)
Toy Story
as Woody (voice)
Apollo 13
as Jim Lovell
Forrest Gump
as Forrest Gump
Vault of Horror I
as Baxter (archive footage), Director
Sleepless in Seattle
as Sam Baldwin
Philadelphia
as Andrew Beckett
Radio Flyer
as Older Mike (uncredited)
A League of Their Own
as Jimmy Dugan
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Joe Banks
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Sherman McCoy
Turner & Hooch
as Scott Turner
The 'Burbs
as Ray Peterson
Big
as Josh
Punchline
as Steven Gold
Dragnet
as Pep Streebeck
The Money Pit
as Walter Fielding, Jr.
Nothing in Common
as David Basner
The Man with One Red Shoe
as Richard
Volunteers
as Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
Splash
as Allen Bauer
Bachelor Party
as Rick Gassko
Mazes and Monsters
as Robbie Wheeling
He Knows You're Alone
as Elliot