Tom Hanks
123 movies · 36 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 9, 1956 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Concord, California, USA
- Also known as
- Thomas Jeffrey 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.
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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.
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Known for
Tom Hanks: movies and TV shows
Acting (117)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Greyhound 2
as Captain Krause
- Upcoming Lincoln in the Bardo
as Abraham Lincoln
- Upcoming Toy Story 6
as Woody (voice)
- Upcoming Theo of Golden
as Theo
- 2026 The Americas: A Wild 250th
as Narrator
- 2026 Toy Story 5
as Woody (voice)
- 2025
- 2025 The Phoenician Scheme
as Leland
- 2025 Freaky Tales
as Hank, Video Store Owner
- 2024 Here
as Richard
- 2023 The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks
as Narrator
- 2023 Asteroid City
as Stanley Zak
- 2023 How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest
as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 A Man Called Otto
as Otto Anderson
- 2022 Pinocchio
as Geppetto
- 2022 Elvis
as Colonel Tom Parker
- 2022 Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
as Woody (voice) (archive footage)
- 2021
- 2021 Finch
as Finch
- 2020 News of the World
as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd
- 2020 Greyhound
as Commander Krause
- 2019 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
as Fred Rogers
- 2019 Toy Story 4
as Woody (voice)
- 2018 The Mayo Clinic
as Will Mayo (voice)
- 2017 The Post
as Ben Bradlee
- 2017 The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
as David S. Pumpkins (voice)
- 2017 The Circle
as Eamon Bailey
- 2016 Inferno
as Robert Langdon
- 2016 Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
as Waitstill Sharp (voice)
- 2016 Sully
as Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger
- 2016 A Hologram for the King
as Alan Clay
- 2015 Ithaca
as Mr. Macauley
- 2015 Bridge of Spies
as James B. Donovan
- 2015 The Walk
as Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
- 2014 Toy Story That Time Forgot
as Woody (voice)
- 2013 Saving Mr. Banks
as Walt Disney
- 2013 Toy Story of Terror!
as Woody (Voice)
- 2013 Captain Phillips
as Captain Richard Phillips
- 2012 Cloud Atlas
as Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry
- 2012 Partysaurus Rex
as Woody (voice)
- 2012
- 2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
- 2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
as Thomas Schell
- 2011 Small Fry
as Woody (voice)
- 2011
- 2011 Boatlift
as Narrator
- 2011 Larry Crowne
as Larry Crowne
- 2011 Hawaiian Vacation
as Woody (voice)
- 2010 Toy Story 3
as Woody (voice)
- 2010 Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Allen Bauer (archive footage)
- 2010
- 2009 Beyond All Boundaries
as Narrator
- 2009
- 2009 Angels & Demons
as Robert Langdon
- 2008 The Great Buck Howard
as Mr. Gable
- 2007 Charlie Wilson's War
as Charlie Wilson
- 2007
- 2007 The Simpsons Movie
as Tom Hanks (voice)
- 2006
- 2006 Cars
as Woody Car (voice)
- 2006 The Da Vinci Code
as Robert Langdon
- 2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 Passport to the Universe
as Narrator
- 2004 The Polar Express
as Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus
- 2004 Elvis Has Left the Building
as Mailbox-Elvis
- 2004 The Terminal
as Viktor Navorski
- 2004 The Ladykillers
as Professor G.H. Dorr
- 2003 Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
as Horatio Nelson Jackson (voice)
- 2003 Concert for George
as Mountie
- 2002 Catch Me If You Can
as Carl Hanratty
- 2002
- 2002 Road to Perdition
as Michael Sullivan
- 2000 Cast Away
as Chuck Noland
- 2000 Shooting War
as Narrator
- 1999 The Green Mile
as Paul Edgecomb
- 1999 Toy Story 2
as Woody (voice)
- 1999 Return with Honor
as Narrator
- 1998 You've Got Mail
as Joe Fox
- 1998 Saving Private Ryan
as Captain Miller
- 1997
- 1996 That Thing You Do!
as Mr. White
- 1996
- 1995 Toy Story
as Woody (voice)
- 1995
- 1995 Apollo 13
as Jim Lovell
- 1994 Vault of Horror I
as Baxter (archive footage)
- 1994 Forrest Gump
as Forrest Gump
- 1993 Philadelphia
as Andrew Beckett
- 1993
- 1993 Sleepless in Seattle
as Sam Baldwin
- 1992 A League of Their Own
as Jimmy Dugan
- 1992 Radio Flyer
as Older Mike (uncredited)
- 1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Sherman McCoy
- 1990 Joe Versus the Volcano
as Joe Banks
- 1989
- 1989 Turner & Hooch
as Scott Turner
- 1989
- 1989 The 'Burbs
as Ray Peterson
- 1988 Punchline
as Steven Gold
- 1988
- 1988 Big
as Josh
- 1987 Dragnet
as Pep Streebeck
- 1986 Every Time We Say Goodbye
as David
- 1986 Nothing in Common
as David Basner
- 1986 The Money Pit
as Walter Fielding, Jr.
- 1985 Volunteers
as Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
- 1985 The Man with One Red Shoe
as Richard
- 1984 Bachelor Party
as Rick Gassko
- 1984 Splash
as Allen Bauer
- 1982 Mazes and Monsters
as Robbie Wheeling
- 1982
- 1980
- 1980 He Knows You're Alone
as Elliot
- 1978
- 1977
- 1974
Behind the camera (74)
- Upcoming The Comebacker
Producer
- Upcoming Greyhound 2
Screenplay
- Upcoming Lincoln in the Bardo
Producer
- Upcoming Theo of Golden
Producer
- Upcoming Beautiful
Producer
- Upcoming In the Garden of Beasts
Producer
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 Band of Brothers: Legacy
Executive Producer
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026 Odyssey
Executive Producer
- 2025
- 2025 Carrie Underwood: Reflection
Executive Producer
- 2024 Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary
Executive Producer
- 2024 The Bloody Hundredth
Executive Producer
- 2024
- 2023 The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks
Writer, Executive Producer
- 2023 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Producer
- 2023
- 2023 How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest
Executive Producer
- 2022 A Man Called Otto
Producer
- 2022 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
Executive Producer
- 2022
- 2020 Greyhound
Screenplay
- 2019
- 2018 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Executive Producer
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017 The Circle
Producer
- 2016
- 2016 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Producer
- 2015 Ithaca
Executive Producer
- 2015
- 2014 Walking the Mile
Thanks
- 2014
- 2014
- 2013 The Assassination of President Kennedy
Executive Producer
- 2013 Parkland
Producer
- 2012
- 2012 Game Change
Executive Producer
- 2011 The Extraordinary Voyage
Thanks
- 2011 Larry Crowne
Director, Producer, Writer
- 2010 I'm Still Here
Thanks
- 2010
- 2009 The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Executive Co-Producer
- 2009 Where the Wild Things Are
Producer
- 2009 My Life in Ruins
Executive Producer
- 2008 City of Ember
Producer
- 2008 Mamma Mia!
Executive Producer
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008 The Great Buck Howard
Producer
- 2007 Charlie Wilson's War
Producer
- 2007 Evan Almighty
Executive Producer
- 2006 Starter for 10
Producer
- 2006 The Ant Bully
Producer
- 2006
- 2006 Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Producer
- 2005
- 2004 The Polar Express
Executive Producer
- 2004 Connie and Carla
Producer
- 2003
- 2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Producer
- 2002 The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
Executive Producer
- 2001 We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company
Executive Producer
- 2001
- 2000 Cast Away
Producer
- 1998
- 1996 That Thing You Do!
Screenplay, Director
- 1994 Vault of Horror I
Director
- 1993
- 1989
Talk shows and appearances (142)
- Upcoming
- 2026 We're Back! With Brian Williams
1 episode
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026 World War II with Tom Hanks
20 episodes
- 2026
- 2026
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025 The Americas
10 episodes
- 2025
- 2025 SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
1 episode
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021
- 2021 Last Meals
1 episode
- 2021
- 2021 Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
9 episodes
- 2021 When Ruby Wax Met...
1 episode
- 2021
- 2021
- 2021 Carina Bergfeldt
1 episode
- 2020
- 2020 Reunited Apart
1 episode
- 2019
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
1 episode
- 2018
- 2018
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016 Maya & Marty
1 episode
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
7 episodes
- 2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2 episodes
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
1 episode
- 2015
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2 episodes
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
5 episodes
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012 The Greatest Event in Television History
1 episode
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2011 OK! TV
1 episode
- 2010 Conan
3 episodes
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
11 episodes
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 The Colbert Report
2 episodes
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
1 episode
- 2004 Kulturplatz
1 episode
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
1 episode
- 2003
- 2003 Celebrities Uncensored
1 episode
- 2003
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
8 episodes
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001 Primetime Glick
1 episode
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000 Koschwitz
1 episode
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998 The Entertainment Biz
2 episodes
- 1998 Parkinson
1 episode
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1997 Scene by Scene
1 episode
- 1997 Taff
1 episode
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996 The Daily Show
3 episodes
- 1996
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1 episode
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995 Die Harald Schmidt Show
1 episode
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio
1 episode
- 1994
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
3 episodes
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman
2 episodes
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 episode
- 1991
- 1989
- 1988 This Morning
1 episode
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1984 Jeopardy!
1 episode
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight
2 episodes
- 1981 Wetten, dass..?
2 episodes
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
21 episodes
- 1971 Film '72
4 episodes
- 1967 Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
2 episodes
- 1959 The Grammys
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
15 episodes
- 1952 Today
3 episodes
- 1948 Bambi
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
9 episodes