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C. Thomas Howell

Acting · Born December 7, 1966 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies with C. Thomas Howell

• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) — Jack's Father
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — Tyler
• The Outsiders (1983) — Ponyboy Curtis
• The Hitcher (1986) — Jim Halsey
• One Mile: Chapter One (2026) — Stanley Dixon
• American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009) — Alumnus Guy #2
• Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013) — Professor Zoom / Thawne (voice)
• Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018) — Zoom (voice)
• Red Dawn (1984) — Robert
• Hidalgo (2004) — Preston Webb
• Old Dads (2023) — Ed Cameron
• Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015) — Dr. Will Magnus (voice)

TV shows with C. Thomas Howell

• Criminal Minds (2005) — The Reaper / George Foyet
• Grimm (2011) — Weston Steward
• SEAL Team (2017) — Ash Spenser
• Southland (2009) — Officer Dewey Dudek
• The Terror (2018) — Major Bowen
• Stitchers (2015) — Daniel Stinger
• Obliterated (2023) — Hagerty
• Kindred: The Embraced (1996) — Det. Frank Kohanek