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.
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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Academy Awards
Best Actor
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Known For
Toy Story
(1995)
Woody (voice)
Forrest Gump
(1994)
Forrest Gump
The 'Burbs
(1989)
Ray Peterson
Toy Story 4
(2019)
Woody (voice)
The Circle
(2017)
Eamon Bailey
The Post
(2017)
Ben Bradlee
Toy Story 2
(1999)
Woody (voice)
The Green Mile
(1999)
Paul Edgecomb
A Man Called Otto
(2022)
Otto Anderson
Saving Private Ryan
(1998)
Captain John H. Miller
Elvis
(2022)
Colonel Tom Parker
The Simpsons Movie
(2007)
Tom Hanks (voice)
Greyhound
(2020)
Commander Krause
You've Got Mail
(1998)
Joe Fox
Catch Me If You Can
(2002)
Carl Hanratty
Toy Story 3
(2010)
Woody (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
He Knows You're Alone
(1980)
Elliot
Mazes and Monsters
(1982)
Robbie Wheeling
Bachelor Party
(1984)
Rick Gassko
Splash
(1984)
Allen Bauer
Volunteers
(1985)
Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
The Man with One Red Shoe
(1985)
Richard
Every Time We Say Goodbye
(1986)
David
The Money Pit
(1986)
Walter Fielding, Jr.
Nothing in Common
(1986)
David Basner
Dragnet
(1987)
Pep Streebeck
Big
(1988)
Josh Baskin
Punchline
(1988)
Steven Gold
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
(1989)
Self
The 'Burbs
(1989)
Ray Peterson
Turner & Hooch
(1989)
Scott Turner
Joe Versus the Volcano
(1990)
Joe Banks
The Bonfire of the Vanities
(1990)
Sherman McCoy
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
(1991)
Radio Flyer
(1992)
Older Mike (uncredited)
A League of Their Own
(1992)
Jimmy Dugan
Philadelphia
(1993)
Andrew Beckett
Sleepless in Seattle
(1993)
Sam Baldwin
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
(1994)
Self
Forrest Gump
(1994)
Forrest Gump
Vault of Horror I
(1994)
Baxter
Making 'Toy Story'
(1995)
Self
Toy Story
(1995)
Woody (voice)
Apollo 13
(1995)
Jim Lovell
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
(1996)
Himself
The Universal Story
(1996)
Himself (archive footage)
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
(1996)
Self
The Celluloid Closet
(1996)
Self
That Thing You Do!
(1996)
Mr. White
The Harryhausen Chronicles
(1997)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saving Private Ryan
(1998)
Captain John H. Miller
You've Got Mail
(1998)
Joe Fox
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(1999)
Self
The Green Mile
(1999)
Paul Edgecomb
Toy Story 2
(1999)
Woody (voice)
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
(1999)
Self
Return with Honor
(1999)
Narrator
Shooting War
(2000)
Narrator
Cast Away
(2000)
Chuck Noland
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
(2000)
Self / Paul Edgecomb
Rescued from the Closet
(2001)
Self
Road to Perdition
(2002)
Michael Sullivan
Catch Me If You Can
(2002)
Carl Hanratty
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
(2003)
Self
Concert for George
(2003)
Self
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
(2003)
Horatio Nelson Jackson (voice)
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
(2003)
Self
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
(2003)
Self - Interviewee
Elvis Has Left the Building
(2004)
Mailbox-Elvis
The Polar Express
(2004)
Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus
The Ladykillers
(2004)
Professor G.H. Dorr
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
(2004)
Self
The Terminal
(2004)
Viktor Navorski
Making a 'Splash'
(2004)
Self / Allen Bauer
Making 'Saving Private Ryan'
(2004)
Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
(2005)
Narrator (voice)
Live 8
(2005)
Self
Earth to America
(2005)
Self
Pennis from Heaven
(2005)
Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
(2005)
Self
Cars
(2006)
Woody Car (voice)
Who Killed the Electric Car?
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Who Needs Sleep?
(2006)
Self
The Da Vinci Code
(2006)
Robert Langdon
The Pixar Story
(2007)
Self / Woody / Scott Turner
Charlie Wilson's War
(2007)
Charlie Wilson
The Simpsons Movie
(2007)
Tom Hanks (voice)
A Timeless Call
(2008)
Self - Narrator
The Great Buck Howard
(2008)
Mr. Gable
Beyond All Boundaries
(2009)
Narrator
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(2009)
Allen Bauer (archive footage)
Angels & Demons
(2009)
Robert Langdon
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
(2009)
Host
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
(2009)
Self
Toy Story 3
(2010)
Woody (voice)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Larry Crowne
(2011)
Larry Crowne
Small Fry
(2011)
Woody (voice)
Hawaiian Vacation
(2011)
Woody (voice)
The Extraordinary Voyage
(2011)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Boatlift
(2011)
Narrator
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
(2011)
Thomas Schell
Partysaurus Rex
(2012)
Woody (voice)
Inventing David Geffen
(2012)
Self
Cloud Atlas
(2012)
Dr. Henry Goose / Hotel Manager / Isaac Sachs / Dermot Hoggins / Cavendish Look-a-Like Actor / Zachry
Radioman
(2012)
Self
The Road We've Traveled
(2012)
Self - Narrator
Close Up
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Toy Story of Terror!
(2013)
Woody (Voice)
Killing Lincoln
(2013)
Himself - Narrator
Captain Phillips
(2013)
Captain Richard Phillips
Saving Mr. Banks
(2013)
Walt Disney
The Concert for Valor
(2014)
Self
All In
(2014)
Himself
Toy Story That Time Forgot
(2014)
Woody (voice)
The Real Mary Poppins
(2014)
Self
Walking the Mile
(2014)
Self
The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over
(2014)
Self
The Walk
(2015)
Security Guard (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
(2015)
Self
Misery Loves Comedy
(2015)
Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
(2015)
Self
Everything Is Copy
(2015)
Self
Ithaca
(2015)
Mr. Macauley
Bridge of Spies
(2015)
James B. Donovan
Electric City
(2016)
Voice Actor (voice)
Sully: Sully Sullenberger - The Man Behind the Miracle
(2016)
Self
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
(2016)
Waitstill Sharp (voice)
Sully
(2016)
Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger
Mike Nichols: An American Master
(2016)
Self
There's Something About Romcoms
(2016)
Self
Inferno
(2016)
Robert Langdon
A Hologram for the King
(2016)
Alan Clay
Spielberg
(2017)
Self
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
(2017)
David S. Pumpkins
The Post
(2017)
Ben Bradlee
California Typewriter
(2017)
Self
The Circle
(2017)
Eamon Bailey
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Quincy
(2018)
Self
The Mayo Clinic
(2018)
Will Mayo
The Last Mile
(2018)
Himself
Die Clint Eastwood Story
(2018)
Self
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
(2019)
Fred Rogers
Toy Story 4
(2019)
Woody (voice)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
News of the World
(2020)
Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd
Greyhound
(2020)
Commander Krause
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
(2020)
Self
Finch
(2021)
Finch
We Are Cinema
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Academy Museum
(2021)
Self
Celebrating America
(2021)
Self - Host
Die Tom Hanks Story
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Elvis
(2022)
Colonel Tom Parker
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
(2022)
Self
Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20
(2022)
Self
Halftime
(2022)
Self
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
(2022)
Self
Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy
(2022)
Himself (archive footage)
A Man Called Otto
(2022)
Otto Anderson
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
(2022)
Woody (voice) (archive footage)
Pinocchio
(2022)
Geppetto
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
(2023)
Self
'Saving Private Ryan': Boot Camp
(2023)
Self
Asteroid City
(2023)
Stanley Zak
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
(2023)
Self - ‘Colonel Tom Parker’
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20
(2023)
Self
The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks
(2023)
Narrator
Here
(2024)
Freaky Tales
(2024)
The Bloody Hundredth
(2024)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Toy Story 5
(2026)
Woody (voice)
Directing
Writing
That Thing You Do!
(1996)
Screenplay
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
(2005)
Writer
Larry Crowne
(2011)
Screenplay
Electric City
(2016)
Idea
Greyhound
(2020)
Screenplay
The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks
(2023)
Writer
Production
Cast Away
(2000)
Producer
We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company
(2001)
Producer
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
(2002)
Producer
Connie and Carla
(2004)
Producer
The Polar Express
(2004)
Executive Producer
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
(2006)
Producer
Starter for 10
(2006)
Producer
The Ant Bully
(2006)
Producer
Charlie Wilson's War
(2007)
Producer
Evan Almighty
(2007)
Executive Producer
City of Ember
(2008)
Producer
Mamma Mia!
(2008)
Executive Producer
David McCullough: Painting with Words
(2008)
Producer
The Great Buck Howard
(2008)
Producer
Where the Wild Things Are
(2009)
Producer
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
(2009)
Executive Co-Producer
My Life in Ruins
(2009)
Executive Producer
Larry Crowne
(2011)
Producer
Game Change
(2012)
Executive Producer
The Assassination of President Kennedy
(2013)
Executive Producer
Parkland
(2013)
Producer
Ithaca
(2015)
Executive Producer
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
(2016)
Producer
The Circle
(2017)
Producer
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
(2018)
Executive Producer
A Man Called Otto
(2022)
Producer
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
(2022)
Producer
Hung Up on a Dream
(2023)
Executive Producer
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
(2023)
Producer
The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks
(2023)
Executive Producer
Here
(2024)
Producer
The Bloody Hundredth
(2024)
Executive Producer
Crew