C. Thomas Howell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

12/7/1966

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Christopher Thomas HowellTom HowellСи Томас Хауэлл

C. Thomas Howell

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 Gi...

Career Timeline

2024

Reagan

as Caspar Weinberger

Ride

as John Hawkins

The Open Door

as Mr. Sapp

2023

Obliterated

as Hagerty

Old Dads

as Ed Cameron

Will Trent

as Warden Sturgill Hardly

2022

1923

as Anders

Crimson Point

as Frank

Because We're Family

as Peter

2021

The Wrong Path

as Dr. Eric Peselowe

2020

Beast Mode

as Breen Nash

2019

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

as Captain Miles Browning

Creepshow

as Sam Spinster

Control

as Control (voice)

I Am Patrick Swayze

as Self

2018

The Good Cop

Role unknown

Urban Country

as Jim Craft

Detroit Under S.T.R.E.S.S.

as Narrator

Dirty Dealing

as Carter

The Rack Pack

as Ted

Rich Boy, Rich Girl

as Blake

Deadman Standing

as The Stranger

The Terror

as Major Bowen

Shifting Gears

as Jenkins

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

as Eobard Thawne / Professor Zoom (voice)

2017

Marvel's The Punisher

as Carson Wolf

LBJ

as Walter Jenkins

A Question of Faith

as John Danielson

SEAL Team

as Ash Spenser

Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure

Role unknown

Disconnected

as Robert Crawford

The Shadow People

as Kaine

2016

My B.F.F.

as Ben Wilkins

Advance & Retreat

as Nathan Shapiro

MacGyver

as Vasil

Attack of the Killer Donuts

as Officer Roberts

Blood Lust

as Ryan

2015

Magic Hour

as Tom Worthy

A Christmas Eve Miracle

as Jack Carter

Woodlawn

as George 'Shorty' White

Lazarus Rising

as Silent Cal

Ties That Bind

as Mr. Witherspoon

Rivers 9

as Sheriff Quentin

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

as Dr. Will Magnus (voice)

Stitchers

as Daniel Stinger

Spirit Riders

as Keith

Borrowed Moments

as Jack

Bosch

as Louis Degner

2014

A Magic Christmas

as Jack Carter

Fruits De Mer

Role unknown

Confessions of a Womanizer

as Tony

Rescuing Madison

as Rad

Category 5

as Charlie DuPuis

Bigfoot Wars

as Zeke

2013

Christmas Belle

as Rex Everhart

Storm Rider

as Mitch Fielding

Lost on Purpose

as Delbert Furgeson

The Blacklist

as Earl Fagen

Sleepy Hollow

as SAC Mick Granger

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

as Professor Eobard 'Zoom' Thawne / Reverse-Flash (voice)

Don't Pass Me By

as Jack

An Amish Murder

as Nathan Detrick

2012

MoniKa

as Double

Chilly Christmas

as Patrick Cole

The 'E.T.' Journals

as Self

Revolution

as Bounty Hunter

Home Invasion

as Ray

The Amazing Spider-Man

as Jack's Father

Wedding Day

as Russ

Longmire

as Ray Stewart

Escape

as Paul Jordan

2011

Restitution

as John Youngstown

Grimm

as Weston Steward

Alphas

as Eli Aquino

Cross

as Jake

Camel Spiders

as Sheriff Beaumont

2010

The Walking Dead

as Roy

The Walking Dead

as Hilltop Resident

Blue Bloods

as Alex Polanski

Hawaii Five-0

as Martin Cordova

The Glades

as Peyton Robinson

Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood!

as David

The Terror Experiment

as Chief Grasso

Cupid's Arrow

as Professor Grimes

2009

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

as Alumnus Guy #2

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

The Grind

as Luke

The Land That Time Forgot

as Frost Michaels

The Jailhouse

as Seth Delray

Southland

as Officer Dewey Dudek

Castle

as John Campbell

Secret at Arrow Lake

Role unknown

2008

The Day the Earth Stopped

as Josh Myron

A Gunfighter's Pledge

as Horn

Sons of Anarchy

as Agent Frank Eagan

Big Game

as Sully

Celebracadabra

Role unknown

Toxic

as LIttle Joe

House of Fallen

as Thomas

War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave

as George Herbert

Xenophobia

as Stone

The Thirst: Blood War

as Jed

2007

The Haunting of Marsten Manor

as Captain Williams

Cold Ones

as K.C. Corcoran

2006

Fighting Words

as David Settles

Torchwood

as The Gentleman

Psych

as Camden Driggs

The Da Vinci Treasure

as Michael Archer

Hoboken Hollow

as Clayton Connelly

2005

The Poseidon Adventure

as Doctor Ballard

Criminal Minds

as The Reaper / George Foyet

Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'

as Self

Glass Trap

as Curtis

H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds

as George Herbert

The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam

as Coach Fielding

Crimson Force

as Capt. Baskin

The Lost Angel

as Kuratha

Ordinary Miracles

as Jim Powell

2004

The Hillside Strangler

as Kenneth Bianchi

A Killer Within

as Addison Terrill

Summerland

as Kyle Bale

Zolar

as Hedion

Nursie

as Zack

Hidalgo

as Preston Webb

2003

The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting

as Jim Halsey

The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?

Role unknown

Gods and Generals

as Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain

Net Games

as Adam Vance

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2002

Killer Bees

as Sheriff Lyndon Harris

WillFull

as Nat Wolff

Night of the Wolf

as Sheriff Wade Messer

2001

Askari

as Joss Mckinley

Asylum Days

as Nathan Devine

24

as Barry Landes

XCU: Extreme Close Up

as Geoffrey Liddy

Separate Ways

as Tom Milton

Burning Down the House

as Concierge

Lawless: Dead Evidence

as Dean Riley

2000

The District

as Chris Gunner

Son of the Beach

Role unknown

The Million Dollar Kid

as Valentino

Hot Boyz

as Officer Roberts

1999

The Prince and the Surfer

as Dean

Amazon

as Dr. Alex Kennedy

Twice in a Lifetime

Role unknown

Escape from Alaska

as Jack

Fatal Affair

as Malcolm 'Mack' Maddox

Red Team

as J.B. Gaines

Hitman's Run

as Tom Holly

Cybermaster: Shepherd II

as Dakota

Enemy Action

as John Reed

1998

Charades

as Evan

Matter of Trust

as Michael D'Angelo

V.I.P.

as Phil Sherman

The Shepherd

as Boris Dakota

Sealed with a Kiss

as Detective Mick Cullen

1997

Last Lives

as Aaron

The Big Fall

as Blaise Rybeck

Sleeping Dogs

as Sanchez Boon

Dead Fire

as Tucker

Laws of Deception

as Evan Marino

Hourglass

as Michael Jardine

Dilemma

as Thomas 'Quin' Quinlan

1996

Pure Danger

as Johnie Dean

The Sweeper

as Mark Goddard

Kindred: The Embraced

as Det. Frank Kohanek

Baby Face Nelson

as Baby Face Nelson

1995

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

as Mike

The Outer Limits

as Capt. Miles Davidow

Dangerous Indiscretion

as Jim Lomax

Payback

as Oscar Bonsetter

Suspect Device

as Dan Jericho

1994

ER

as Vincent Jansen

Teresa's Tattoo

as Carl

Natural Selection

as Ben Braden / Alex Connelly

1993

Jailbait

as Sergeant Lee Teffler

Gettysburg

as Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain

Treacherous

as Micky Stewert

Tattle Tale

as Bernard Sprat

Acting on Impulse

as Paul Stevens

1992

To Protect and Serve

as Egan

Breaking the Rules

as Gene Michaels

That Night

as Rick

Nickel & Dime

as Jack Stone

1990

Kid

as Kid

Curiosity Kills

as Cat Thomas

Far Out Man

as Himself

Side Out

as Monroe Clark

1989

The Eyes of the Panther

as Jenner Brading

Nightmare Classics

as Jenner Brading

The Return of the Musketeers

as Raoul

1988

Young Toscanini

as Arturo Toscanini

A Tiger's Tale

as Bubber Drumm

1987

Into the Homeland

as Tripp Wilson

1986

Soul Man

as Mark Watson

The Hitcher

as Jim Halsey

1985

Secret Admirer

as Michael Ryan

Moonlighting

as Waiter (uncredited)

1984

Red Dawn

as Robert

Grandview, U.S.A.

as Tim Pearson

Tank

as Billy

1983

The Hitchhiker

as Gerald

The Outsiders

as Ponyboy Curtis

1982

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

as Tyler