
Henry Thomas
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1971-09-09 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Henry Jackson Thomas Jr. · 亨利·托馬斯
Biography
Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in more than 40 films and is best known for his role as Elliott in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Thomas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (19)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sean Roberts

The Mentalist
2008
as Tommy Lisbon

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Jeremy Kent

Without a Trace
2002
as Franklin Romar

The View
1997
as Self

FBI: Most Wanted
2020
as Dr. Justin Brock

Masters of Horror
2005
as Jamie

DC's Stargirl
2020
as Chuck (voice) / Charles McNider / Dr. Mid-Nite

The Haunting of Hill House
2018
as Young Hugh Crain

Midnight Mass
2021
as Ed Flynn

Better Things
2016
as Robin

The Fall of the House of Usher
2023
as Frederick Usher

The Haunting of Bly Manor
2020
as Henry Wingrave

Just Beyond
2021
as Crazy Chris

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006
as Robert Foncy

The Midnight Club
2022
as Freedom Jack

Sons of Liberty
2015
as John Adams

Moby Dick
1998
as Ishmael

Betrayal
2013
as T.J. Karsten
Movies (75)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
as Elliott

Legends of the Fall
1994
as Samuel Ludlow

Gangs of New York
2002
as Johnny Sirocco

Valmont
1989
as Danceny

Doctor Sleep
2019
as The Bartender

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)

Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016
as Father Tom

Gerald's Game
2017
as Tom

Dear John
2010
as Tim Wheddon

Fire in the Sky
1993
as Greg Hayes

To All the Boys: Always and Forever
2021
as Mr. Kavinsky

The Curse of the Necklace
2024
as Frank Davis

11:14
2004
as Jack

Girl in the Bunker
2018
as Vinson Filyaw

High Ground
2025
as Nathaniel Matheson

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
2023
as Dan Crandall

Crawlspace
2022
as Robert

All the Pretty Horses
2000
as Rawlins

Suicide Kings
1997
as Avery Chasten

Psycho IV: The Beginning
1990
as Young Norman Bates

Don't Look Up
2009
as Josh Petri

The Quickie
2001
as Alex

Dead Birds
2005
as William

Desperation
2006
as Peter Jackson

Sam & Kate
2022
as Ron

The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
2011
as John St. Helens

In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
2013
as Self

Riders of the Purple Sage
1996
as Bern Venters

The Hard Easy
2006
as Paul Weston

Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995
as Ray Buckey

The Great Alaskan Race
2019
as Thompson

Cloak & Dagger
1984
as Davey Osborne

I Capture the Castle
2003
as Simon Cotton

Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self

Showbiz Kids
2020
as Self

Dreamkatcher
2020
as Luke

Suffering Man's Charity
2007
as Eric Rykell

The Last Ride
2012
as Hank Williams / "Mr. Wells" / Luke

Raggedy Man
1981
as Harry

Niagara, Niagara
1998
as Seth

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
as Self

A Taste for Killing
1992
as Cary Sloan

Dead in the Water
2002
as Jeff

I'm with Lucy
2002
as Date 4 - Barry

The Last Sin Eater
2007
as Man of God

Big Sur
2013
as Philip Whalen

Chocolate
2006
as Jamie

Frog Dreaming
1986
as Cody

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self

Tennis Anyone?
2006
as Matt Erhorn

The Deal: El trato
2006
as Frank

Happy Face Murders
1999
as Dylan McCarthy

Fever
1999
as Nick Parker

Hijacking Hollywood
1997
as Kevin

Misunderstood
1983
as Andrew

Plain Dirty
2003
as Edgar Macbeth

Beyond Obsession
1994
as John Thompson

Due West
2025
as Pastor Mike

Curse of the Starving Class
1994
as Wesley Tate

Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon Spielberg
2023
as Self

The 'E.T.' Journals
2012
as Self

Generation Angst
as Tim Grinnell

Bombshell
1997
as Buck

Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
2020
as Self

Red Velvet
2009
as Aaron

The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid
1981
as Nick

Murder One
1988
as Billy Isaacs

The Psycho Legacy
2010
as Self

A Good Baby
2000
as Raymond Toker

Honey Baby
2004
as Tom Brackett
Three People in the Woods
Normal with a Capital N
as Milo Whynot

E.T.: A Holiday Reunion
2019
as Elliott
The Asylum
as Axel
About Henry Thomas
Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in more than 40 films and is best known for his role as Elliott in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Thomas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 94 credits spanning from 1981 to 2025, Henry Thomas has appeared in 75 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Henry Thomas Movies
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — as Elliott
- Legends of the Fall (1994) — as Samuel Ludlow
- Gangs of New York (2002) — as Johnny Sirocco
- Valmont (1989) — as Danceny
- Doctor Sleep (2019) — as The Bartender
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