Tom Hanks | |
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Hanks in 2023 | |
| Born | Thomas Jeffrey Hanks July 9, 1956 |
| Nationality | American, Greek |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Samantha Lewes (m. 1978–1987) |
| Children | 4, including Colin Hanks |
| Parent(s) | Amos Hanks Janet Marylyn (née Frager) |
| Relatives | Jim Hanks (brother) |
| Awards | Academy Awards
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Tom Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and writer.
Many of Hanks' early movies were comedies. He was made famous by his roles in Splash and Big. He made his way into drama with A League of Their Own and Philadelphia. He combined the two genres with Forrest Gump. Hanks has starred in many more famous movies since, including Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, Toy Story (only his voice was used), Cast Away, The Terminal, The Da Vinci Code, The Green Mile, Captain Phillips, Sully, Bridge of Spies and The Post.
Hanks played Fred Rogers in Marielle Heller's biographical movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), a role which earned him a Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations.
In 2022, Hanks played Colonel Tom Parker in the Elvis Presley biopic Elvis. That same year, he also played Geppetto in the Disney live-action remake Pinocchio.
Hanks has won several awards for acting. He won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia. He also won a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's Choice Award for Best Actor for his role in Forrest Gump.
In 2014, he received a Kennedy Center Honor and, in 2016, he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama, as well as the French Legion of Honor.
For his role in Saving Private Ryan, Hanks was honored as an honorary member of the United States Army Rangers Hall of Fame.
In December 2019, he was naturalized as an honorary Greek citizen by the President of Greece.
On March 12, 2020, Hanks announced that he and his wife Rita had tested positive for COVID-19 while shooting Elvis in Australia.
Hanks is a typewriter and model train enthusiast.


| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | |||
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| Actor | Producer | Other | Role(s) | ||||
| He Knows You're Alone | 1980 | Yes | Elliot | ||||
| Splash | 1984 | Yes | Allen Bauer | ||||
| The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | 1984 | Yes | Buckaroo Banzai | ||||
| The Man with One Red Shoe | 1985 | Yes | Richard Harlan Drew | ||||
| Volunteers | 1985 | Yes | Lawrence Whatley Bourne III | ||||
| The Money Pit | 1986 | Yes | Walter Fielding, Jr. | ||||
| Nothing in Common | 1986 | Yes | David Basner | ||||
| Every Time We Say Goodbye | 1986 | Yes | David Bradley | Limited release | |||
| Dragnet | 1987 | Yes | Det. Pep Streebek | ||||
| Throw Momma from the Train | 1987 | Yes | Larry Donner | ||||
| Big | 1988 | Yes | Josh Baskin | ||||
| The 'Burbs | 1989 | Yes | Ray Peterson | ||||
| Turner & Hooch | 1989 | Yes | Det. Scott Turner | ||||
| Joe Versus the Volcano | 1990 | Yes | Joe Banks | ||||
| The Bonfire of the Vanities | 1990 | Yes | Sherman McCoy | ||||
| Radio Flyer | 1992 | Yes | Older Mike/Narrator | Cameo | |||
| A League of Their Own | 1992 | Yes | Jimmy Dugan | ||||
| Sleepless in Seattle | 1993 | Yes | Sam Baldwin | ||||
| Philadelphia | 1993 | Yes | Andrew Beckett | ||||
| Forrest Gump | 1994 | Yes | Forrest Gump | ||||
| Apollo 13 | 1995 | Yes | Jim Lovell | ||||
| Toy Story | 1995 | Yes | Sheriff Woody | Voice only | |||
| That Thing You Do! | 1996 | Yes | Director and screenwriter | Mr. White | |||
| Cats Don't Dance | 1997 | Yes | Albert Wellington | Voice only | |||
| Saving Private Ryan | 1998 | Yes | Captain John H. Miller | ||||
| The Rugrats Movie | 1998 | Yes | Spike | Voice only | |||
| You've Got Mail | 1998 | Yes | Joe Fox | ||||
| I Hate County | 1999 | Yes | Sheriff Woody | Voice only | |||
| Toy Story 2 | 1999 | Yes | Sheriff Woody | Voice only | |||
| The Green Mile | 1999 | Yes | Paul Edgecomb | ||||
| Cast Away | 2000 | Yes | Yes | Chuck Noland | |||
| Vanilla Sky | 2001 | Yes | Walter Shelby | ||||
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2002 | Yes | — | ||||
| Road to Perdition | 2002 | Yes | Michael Sullivan, Sr. | ||||
| Catch Me If You Can | 2002 | Yes | FBI Agent Carl Hanratty | ||||
| The Ladykillers | 2004 | Yes | Professor G.H. Dorr | ||||
| Connie and Carla | 2004 | Yes | — | ||||
| The Terminal | 2004 | Yes | Viktor Navorski | ||||
| Elvis Has Left the Building | 2004 | Yes | Mailbox Elvis | Cameo | |||
| The Polar Express | 2004 | Yes | Yes | The Conductor/Hero Boy/Father/Scrooge/Santa Claus/Hobo | Voice and motion capture Executive producer |
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| Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D | 2005 | Yes | Screenwriter and narrator | — | IMAX only | ||
| The Da Vinci Code | 2006 | Yes | Professor Robert Langdon | ||||
| Cars | 2006 | Yes | Woody Car | Voice cameo |
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| The Ant Bully | 2006 | Yes | — | ||||
| Starter for 10 | 2006 | Yes | — | ||||
| For Your Consideration | 2006 | Yes | Fozzie Bear | Voice only | |||
| Evan Almighty | 2007 | Yes | — | Executive producer | |||
| Charlie Wilson's War | 2007 | Yes | Yes | Charlie Wilson | |||
| The Simpsons Movie | 2007 | Yes | Himself | Cameo Voice only |
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| Mamma Mia! | 2008 | Yes | — | Executive producer | |||
| City of Ember | 2008 | Yes | — | ||||
| The Great Buck Howard | 2009 | Yes | Yes | Mr. Gable | Limited release | ||
| My Life in Ruins | 2009 | Yes | — | Executive producer | |||
| Angels & Demons | 2009 | Yes | Professor Robert Langdon | ||||
| Where the Wild Things Are | 2009 | Yes | — | ||||
| Beyond All Boundaries | 2009 | Yes | Narrator | — | Short film Executive producer |
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| Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Yes | Sheriff Woody | Voice only | |||
| Hawaiian Vacation | 2011 | Yes | Sheriff Woody | Short film Voice only |
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| Larry Crowne | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Director and screenwriter | Larry Crowne | ||
| Small Fry | 2011 | Yes | Sheriff Woody | Short film Voice only |
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| Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | 2011 | Yes | Thomas Schell Jr. | ||||
| Cloud Atlas | 2012 | Yes | Dr. Henry Goose/Hotel Manager/Isaac Sachs/ Dermot Hoggins/Cavendish Look-A-Like Actor/Zachry |
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| Partysaurus Rex | 2012 | Yes | Sheriff Woody | Short film Voice only |
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| Parkland | 2013 | Yes | — | ||||
| Captain Phillips | 2013 | Yes | Captain Richard Phillips | ||||
| Saving Mr. Banks | 2013 | Yes | Walt Disney | ||||
| Bridge of Spies | 2015 | Yes | James B. Donovan | ||||
| Ithaca | 2015 | Yes | Yes | TBA | Post-production Executive producer |
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| A Hologram for the King | 2015 | Yes | Alan Clay | Post-production | |||
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | 2016 | Yes | — | Post-production Producer |
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| Inferno | 2016 | Yes | Professor Robert Langdon | Post-production | |||
| Sully | 2016 | Yes | Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger | Filming | |||
| The Circle | 2017 | Yes | Yes | Bailey | Filming Producer |
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| Toy Story 4 | 2019 | Yes | Sheriff Woody | Voice only | |||
| Toy Story 5 | 2026 | Yes | Woody | Voice only | |||
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | |||
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| Actor | Producer | Other | Role(s) | ||||
| The Love Boat | 1980 | Yes | Rick Martin | Episode: "Friends and Lovers/Sergeant Bull/Miss Mother" | |||
| Bosom Buddies | 1980–82 | Yes | Kip/Buffy Wilson | ||||
| Mazes and Monsters | 1982 | Yes | Robbie Wheeling | Television film | |||
| Taxi | 1982 | Yes | Gordon | Episode: "The Road Not Taken: Part 1" | |||
| Happy Days | 1982 | Yes | Dr. Dwayne Twitchell | Episode: "A Little Case of Revenge" | |||
| Family Ties | 1983–84 | Yes | Ned Donnelly | Episode: "The Fugitive Part 1" Episode: "The Fugitive Part 2" Episode: "Say Uncle" |
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| Saturday Night Live | 1985– 2015 |
Yes | Host | Various characters | 8 times as host (1985–2006) 8 times as guest/ cameo (2001–15) |
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| Tales from the Crypt | 1992 | Yes | Director | Baxter | Episode: "None but the Lonely Heart" | ||
| Rugrats | 1992 | Yes | Charlie The SWAT Officer | Episode: "Garage Sale" | |||
| Fallen Angels | 1993 | Yes | Director | Trouble Boy #1 | Episode: "I'll Be Waiting" | ||
| A League of Their Own | 1993 | Director | — | Episode: "The Monkey's Curse" | |||
| From the Earth to the Moon | 1998 | Yes | Yes | Director and screenwriter | Jean-Luc Despont | Episode: "Le voyage dans la lune" (actor) Episode: ""Can We Do This?" (director) 4 episodes (writer) Executive producer |
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| Band of Brothers | 2001 | Yes | Yes | Director and screenwriter | British Officer | Miniseries Executive producer Episode: "Crossroads" (director) Episode: "Currahee" (screenwriter) Cameo |
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| Freedom: A History of US | 2003 | Yes | Abraham Lincoln/Charles E. Wood/Daniel Boone | 7 episodes | |||
| Big Love | 2006–11 | Yes | — | Executive producer | |||
| Mona the Vampire | 2006 | Yes | Sheriff Woody | Episode: "Mona and the Talking Mice/The Ogre Hunters" | |||
| The Pacific | 2010 | Yes | Narrator | — | Miniseries; 6 episodes Executive producer |
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| 30 Rock | 2011 | Yes | Himself | Cameo | |||
| Killing Lincoln | 2013 | Narrator | — | Television film | |||
| Toy Story of Terror! | 2013 | Yes | Sheriff Woody | Halloween Special Voice only |
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| The Assassination of President Kennedy | 2013 | Yes | — | Documentary Executive producer |
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| The Sixties | 2014 | Yes | — | Documentary series Executive producer |
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| Olive Kitteridge | 2014 | Yes | — | Miniseries Executive producer |
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| Toy Story That Time Forgot | 2014 | Yes | Sheriff Woody | Christmas Special Voice only |
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| The Seventies | 2015 | Yes | — | Documentary series Executive producer |
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| Title | Year | Artist | Ref. |
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| I Really Like You | 2015 | Carly Rae Jepsen | |
| Girls Night In | 2015 | Rita Wilson |
| Production | Year | Theatre | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| The Taming of the Shrew | 1977 | Lakewood Civic Auditorium | Grumio | ||
| Hamlet | 1977 | Lakewood Civic Auditorium | Soldier, Reynaldo | ||
| Polly | 1978 | Lakewood Civic Auditorium | Hacker | ||
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 1978 | Lakewood Civic Auditorium | Proteus | ||
| The Wild Oats | 1978 | Lakewood Civic Auditorium | Muz | ||
| King John | 1978 | Lakewood Civic Auditorium | Robert Faulconbridge | ||
| Twelfth Night | 1979 | Lakewood Civic Auditorium | Fabian | ||
| Juno and the Paycock | 1979 | Lakewood Civic Auditorium | Jerry Devine | ||
| Do Me a Favorite | 1979 | Lakewood Civic Auditorium | Harold | ||
| The Mandrake | 1979 | Riverside Shakespeare Theater | Callimaco | ||
| Lucky Guy | 2013 | Broadhurst Theatre | Mike McAlary | ||
| New Toy Story | 2020 | Disney Theatrical Productions | Sheriff Woody | Voice only |