C. Thomas Howell
Acting
Born: December 7, 1966 (age 59) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
The Walking Dead
2010
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
Criminal Minds
2005
The Blacklist
2013
Grimm
2011
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Marvel's The Punisher
2017
Castle
2009
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
2013
Hawaii Five-0
2010
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009
Photos (4)
Movies (159)
The Amazing Spider-Man
Jack's Father
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Tyler
One Mile: Chapter One
Stanley Dixon
The Outsiders
Ponyboy Curtis
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Professor Zoom / Thawne (voice)
The Hitcher
Jim Halsey
One Mile: Chapter Two
Stanley Dixon
Red Dawn
Robert
Old Dads
Ed Cameron
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Zoom (voice)
Hidalgo
Preston Webb
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Alumnus Guy #2
Reagan
Caspar Weinberger
The Poseidon Adventure
Doctor Ballard
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Dr. Will Magnus (voice)
Gettysburg
Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain
Secret Admirer
Michael Ryan
A Question of Faith
John Danielson
Cross
Jake
LBJ
Walter Jenkins
Gods and Generals
Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain
Tank
Billy
Soul Man
Mark Watson
Woodlawn
George 'Shorty' White
War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
George Herbert
The Return of the Musketeers
Raoul
That Night
Rick
Dirty Dealing
Carter
Urban Country
Jim Craft
Dangerous Indiscretion
Jim Lomax
Killer Bees
Sheriff Lyndon Harris
Ordinary Miracles
Jim Powell
Grandview, U.S.A.
Tim Pearson
Toxic
LIttle Joe
The Land That Time Forgot
Frost Michaels
Payback
Oscar Bonsetter
Natural Selection
Ben Braden / Alex Connelly
A Killer Within
Addison Terrill
Nickel & Dime
Jack Stone
Attack of the Killer Donuts
Officer Roberts
Baby Face Nelson
Baby Face Nelson
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
George Herbert
The Open Door
Mr. Sapp
Kid
Kid
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Jim Halsey
Camel Spiders
Sheriff Beaumont
Dauntless: The Battle of Midway
Captain Miles Browning
Hot Boyz
Officer Roberts
Big Game
Sully
Side Out
Monroe Clark
Where the Wind Blows
Nathan
Ride
John Hawkins
Spirit Riders
Keith
A Gunfighter's Pledge
Horn
Chilly Christmas
Patrick Cole
Escape
Paul Jordan
Category 5
Charlie DuPuis
An Amish Murder
Nathan Detrick
The Day the Earth Stopped
Josh Myron
The Terror Experiment
Chief Grasso
Deadman Standing
The Stranger
Rescuing Madison
Rad
To Protect and Serve
Egan
A Magic Christmas
Jack Carter
The Sin Seer
Detective Riggers
A Christmas Eve Miracle
Jack Carter
Breaking the Rules
Gene Michaels
Hoboken Hollow
Clayton Connelly
Curiosity Kills
Cat Thomas
Restitution
John Youngstown
Sleeping Dogs
Sanchez Boon
MoniKa
Double
Storm Rider
Mitch Fielding
The Million Dollar Kid
Valentino
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Mike
Dead Fire
Tucker
Home Invasion
Ray
Beast Mode
Breen Nash
Enemy Action
John Reed
Young Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini
Net Games
Adam Vance
A Tiger's Tale
Bubber Drumm
Christmas Belle
Rex Everhart
The Lost Angel
Kuratha
Glass Trap
Curtis
The Sweeper
Mark Goddard
The Grind
Luke
Burning Down the House
Concierge
Jailbait
Sergeant Lee Teffler
Secret at Arrow Lake
2009
Laws of Deception
Evan Marino
Teresa's Tattoo
Carl
The Thirst: Blood War
Jed
Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood!
David
Suspect Device
Dan Jericho
Magic Hour
Tom Worthy
Hitman's Run
Tom Holly
The Eyes of the Panther
Jenner Brading
The Big Fall
Blaise Rybeck
The Hillside Strangler
Kenneth Bianchi
Shifting Gears
Jenkins
Into the Homeland
Tripp Wilson
Pure Danger
Johnie Dean
Acting on Impulse
Paul Stevens
Cold Ones
K.C. Corcoran
My B.F.F.
Ben Wilkins
Last Lives
Aaron
House of Fallen
Thomas
The Da Vinci Treasure
Michael Archer
The Jailhouse
Seth Delray
Fatal Affair
Malcolm 'Mack' Maddox
Askari
Joss Mckinley
Rich Boy, Rich Girl
Blake
Lazarus Rising
Silent Cal
The Shadow People
Kaine
Wedding Day
Russ
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
Coach Fielding
Fighting Words
David Settles
The Prince and the Surfer
Dean
Red Team
J.B. Gaines
Don't Pass Me By
Jack
Treacherous
Micky Stewert
Escape from Alaska
Jack
Blood Lust
Ryan
Rivers 9
Sheriff Quentin
Cupid's Arrow
Professor Grimes
The Shepherd
Boris Dakota
Advance & Retreat
Nathan Shapiro
Nursie
Zack
WillFull
Nat Wolff
Hourglass
Michael Jardine
Dilemma
Thomas 'Quin' Quinlan
Confessions of a Womanizer
Tony
Charades
Evan
Crimson Force
Capt. Baskin
Lost on Purpose
Delbert Furgeson
XCU: Extreme Close Up
Geoffrey Liddy
Asylum Days
Nathan Devine
Separate Ways
Tom Milton
Bigfoot Wars
Zeke
Night of the Wolf
Sheriff Wade Messer
The Wrong Path
Dr. Eric Peselowe
Matter of Trust
Michael D'Angelo
The Rack Pack
Ted
The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?
2003
Cybermaster: Shepherd II
Dakota
Tattle Tale
Bernard Sprat
Crimson Point
Frank
Fruits De Mer
2014
Sealed with a Kiss
Detective Mick Cullen
Lawless: Dead Evidence
Dean Riley
Because We're Family
Peter
Disconnected
Robert Crawford
Zolar
Hedion
The Haunting of Marsten Manor
Captain Williams
Detroit Under S.T.R.E.S.S.
Narrator
Control
Control (voice)
The Glass Jar
Lanois
Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure
2017
TV Shows (43)
Criminal Minds
The Reaper / George Foyet · 7 eps
The Walking Dead
Roy · 2 eps
The Walking Dead
Hilltop Resident · 1 eps
The Blacklist
Earl Fagen · 2 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Martin Cordova · 1 eps
Blue Bloods
Alex Polanski · 1 eps
SEAL Team
Ash Spenser · 12 eps
24
Barry Landes · 2 eps
Castle
John Campbell · 1 eps
Grimm
Weston Steward · 5 eps
Sons of Anarchy
Agent Frank Eagan · 1 eps
Psych
Camden Driggs · 1 eps
Marvel's The Punisher
Carson Wolf · 3 eps
ER
Vincent Jansen · 1 eps
Bosch
Louis Degner · 3 eps
V.I.P.
Phil Sherman · 1 eps
Will Trent
Warden Sturgill Hardly · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Capt. Miles Davidow · 1 eps
Moonlighting
Waiter (uncredited) · 1 eps
MacGyver
Vasil · 1 eps
Sleepy Hollow
SAC Mick Granger · 1 eps
Longmire
Ray Stewart · 1 eps
1923
Anders · 3 eps
The District
Chris Gunner · 1 eps
Southland
Officer Dewey Dudek · 14 eps
Torchwood
The Gentleman · 1 eps
The Terror
Major Bowen · 5 eps
The Glades
Peyton Robinson · 1 eps
Creepshow
Sam Spinster · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Gerald · 1 eps
Obliterated
Hagerty · 8 eps
Alphas
Eli Aquino · 1 eps
Revolution
Bounty Hunter · 1 eps
Twice in a Lifetime
Tony Tremaine / Phil Barlow · 1 eps
Stitchers
Daniel Stinger · 5 eps
Son of the Beach
1 eps
Summerland
Kyle Bale · 2 eps
The Good Cop
Businessman · 1 eps
Kindred: The Embraced
Det. Frank Kohanek · 8 eps
Amazon
Dr. Alex Kennedy · 22 eps
Ties That Bind
Mr. Witherspoon · 1 eps
Nightmare Classics
Jenner Brading · 4 eps
Celebracadabra
9 eps
