Tom Hanks is a popular American actor and is one of the highest-paid all-time box office stars. He stole the limelight through his performance in 'Splash,' a romantic comedy directed by Ron Howard. With his role as Robert Langdon in the movies' The Da Vinci Code' and 'Angels & Demons,' he earned widespread commercial success as one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. His charm and upbeat attitude earned him instant stardom and he was also frequently being compared to the likes of Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, and Gary Cooper—all of whom were Hollywood legends. He has established himself not only as an actor, but also as a writer and director with films like 'That Thing You Do!' and 'Larry Crowne.' He has produced many films and documentaries like 'From the Earth to the Moon,' 'Band of Brothers', and 'The Pacific.' He is a man who shows interest in worldly activities, is an active humanitarian and has also boldly voiced his opinions on same-sex marriages. As an environmentalist, he realizes the need for alternative fuels for which he has expressed his interest to invest a handsome sum of money to promote electric vehicles. His original intention of becoming an astronaut has made him a fervent supporter of NASA's manned space program.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
1883 (2021)
Guest starring as General George Meade
- Episode 1x02: Behind Us, A Cliff (Dec 19, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x185: Too Much Good Stuff: Allison Brie, Ben Affleck, Amy Poehler, Tom Hanks, Jason Aldean (Sep 17, 2020)
- Episode 1x60: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson (Dec 3, 2019)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x205: Tom Hanks, Kristen Bell (Jul 7, 2020)
- Episode 2x45: Chef Curtis Stone, Candace Cameron-Bure, Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper, Marielle Heller (Nov 22, 2019)
The Axe Files with David Axelrod (2017)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 2017-12-02: Tom Hanks (Dec 2, 2017)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2021-01-08: George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, The Mountain Goats (Jan 8, 2021)
- Episode 2020-12-16: Tom Hanks, Leslie Odom Jr. (Dec 16, 2020)
- Episode 2020-07-14: Stephen Colbert from home, with Tom Hanks (Jul 14, 2020)
- Episode 2017-12-15: Jodie Foster, Tom Hanks, Run the Jewels (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2017-12-12: Tom Hanks, Katy Tur, Mac DeMarco (Dec 12, 2017)
- Episode 2017-04-28: Tom Hanks, Anna Baryshnikov (Apr 28, 2017)
- Episode 2016-10-24: Tom Hanks; Adam Conover (Oct 24, 2016)
- Episode 2016-04-21: Tom Hanks; Leslie Odom Jr.; The Strumbellas; Roy Haynes (Apr 21, 2016)
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter (2015)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 5x10: Actors (Jan 19, 2020)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 2019-06-17: Tom Hanks, Gillian Anderson, David Blaine, Michelle Obama (Jun 17, 2019)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2023-01-10: Tom Hanks, Jessie Buckley, Stephen Markley, Fab Moretti (Jan 10, 2023)
- Episode 2022-06-21: Tom Hanks, Elliot Page, Mason Hereford, Ralph Alexander (Jun 21, 2022)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 2015-10-15: Tom Hanks, Jessica Chastain, Pentatonix (Oct 15, 2015)
Celebrity Page (2013)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 5x89: Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, Iliza Shlesinger (May 4, 2017)
Brain Games (2011)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(2 episodes)
- Episode 8x06: Mark Cuban: Power and Money (Feb 17, 2020)
- Episode 8x03: Drew Brees: Performance (Jan 27, 2020)
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 5x01: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Cilla Black, James Arthur (Oct 12, 2013)
7.30 (2011)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2023-05-15: On Ice (May 15, 2023)
- Episode 2022-12-14: 'Reputation on the Line' (Dec 14, 2022)
The Andrew Marr Show (2007)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 2018-01-14: 14/01/2018 (Jan 14, 2018)
Talking Movies (2007)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 2019-09-20: Film Festival Season Review (Sep 20, 2019)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(8 episodes)
- Episode 31x09: Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Timothée Chalamet, Cher (Dec 1, 2023)
- Episode 30x11: Tom Hanks, Naomi Ackie, Suranne Jones, Richard Osman, Rina Sawayama (Dec 16, 2022)
- Episode S28 Special: New Year's Eve Show - Tom Hanks, Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Nish Kumar, Jessica Chastain, Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Dec 31, 2020)
- Episode S26 Special: New Year's Eve Show - Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Motsi Mabuse, Stephen Graham, Florence Pugh, Anthony Joshua, Melanie C, Sink the Pink (Dec 31, 2019)
- Episode 25x12: Tom Hanks, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Stormzy (Jun 21, 2019)
- Episode 22x13: Anthony Joshua, Tom Hanks, Maisie Williams, First Aid Kit (Jan 12, 2018)
- Episode 20x08: Tom Hanks, Gemma Arterton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mo Farah, Olly Murs (Nov 25, 2016)
- Episode 18x08: Tom Hanks, Peter Capaldi, David Walliams, Duran Duran (Nov 20, 2015)
30 Rock (2006)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 5x21: 100: Part 2 (Apr 21, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
The Colbert Report (2005)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 2012-10-25: Gov. Mitch Daniels (Oct 25, 2012)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2004-11-24: America's Soldier Tribute/Tom Hanks/Gwen Stefani (Nov 24, 2004)
- Episode 2004-03-26: Tom Hanks/Jamie Oliver (Mar 26, 2004)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2021-11-02: Tom Hanks, June Diane Raphael (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 2019-11-25: Tom Hanks, Jameela Jamil, Brittany Howard (Nov 25, 2019)
- Episode 2019-06-13: Tom Hanks, Pamela Adlon, Koffee (Jun 13, 2019)
- Episode 2016-09-08: Tom Hanks, Kaleo (Sep 8, 2016)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(2 episodes)
- Episode 16x14: Tom Hanks, Coleen Nolan, Carol McGiffin, Jane McDonald, Dizzee Rascal (May 8, 2009)
- Episode 14x01: Tom Hanks, Chris Rock, Hannah Spearritt, Andrew Lee Potts, Reverend & The Makers (Jan 11, 2008)
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Starring as Host
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Le Voyage Dans La Lune (May 10, 1998)
- Episode 1x11: The Original Wives' Club (May 10, 1998)
- Episode 1x10: Galileo Was Right (May 3, 1998)
- Episode 1x09: For Miles and Miles (May 3, 1998)
- Episode 1x08: We Interrupt This Program (Apr 26, 1998)
- Episode 1x07: That's All There Is (Apr 26, 1998)
- Episode 1x06: Mare Tranquilitatis (Apr 19, 1998)
- Episode 1x05: Spider (Apr 19, 1998)
- Episode 1x04: 1968 (Apr 12, 1998)
- Episode 1x03: We Have Cleared the Tower (Apr 12, 1998)
- Episode 1x02: Apollo 1 (Apr 5, 1998)
- Episode 1x01: Can We Do This? (Apr 5, 1998)
The Naked Truth (1995)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 1x02: Bald Star in Hot Oil Fest! (Sep 20, 1995)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1998-12-09: Tom Hanks, Brooklyn Philharmonic (Dec 9, 1998)
- Episode 1998-04-03: Tom Hanks, Matt Medenweldt, Scott Weiland (Apr 3, 1998)
- Episode 1996-10-01: Tom Hanks, Gina Gershon, Riverdance (Oct 1, 1996)
- Episode 1996-05-06: Tom Hanks, Steve Young (May 6, 1996)
- Episode 1995-06-29: Tom Hanks, Van Morrison (Jun 29, 1995)
- Episode 1994-07-07: Tom Hanks, Toad the Wet Sprocket (Jul 7, 1994)
- Episode 1993-12-16: Tom Hanks, Gipsy Kings, Joan Plowright (Dec 16, 1993)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Guest starring as Dating Service Owner
- Episode 4x01: None But the Lonely Heart (Jun 27, 1992)
American Experience (1988)
Guest starring as Narrator
- Episode 13x04: Return with Honor (Nov 13, 2000)
Family Ties (1982)
Guest starring as Ned Donnelly
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x14: Say Uncle (Jan 26, 1984) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x15: The Fugitive (2) (Jan 26, 1983)
- Episode 1x14: The Fugitive (1) (Jan 19, 1983)
Bosom Buddies (1980)
Starring as Kip Wilson/Buffy
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: The Grandfather (Feb 4, 1982)
- Episode 2x11: Cablevision (Jan 22, 1982)
- Episode 1x12: How Great Thou Art (Feb 19, 1981)
- Episode 1x09: Amy's Career (Jan 29, 1981)
Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 2019-12-15: The 42st Annual Kennedy Center Honors (Dec 15, 2019)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Rick Martin
- Episode 4x01: Friends and Lovers / Sergeant Bull / Miss Mother (Oct 25, 1980)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(13 episodes)
- Episode 48x04: Jack Harlow (Oct 29, 2022)
- Episode 47x09: Paul Rudd (Dec 18, 2021)
- Episode 45x16: SNL at Home: Tom Hanks / Chris Martin (Apr 11, 2020)
- Episode 42x04: Tom Hanks / Lady Gaga (Oct 22, 2016)
- Episode 31x17: Tom Hanks / Red Hot Chili Peppers (May 6, 2006)
- Episode 22x01: Tom Hanks / Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (Sep 28, 1996)
- Episode 17x19: Tom Hanks / Bruce Springsteen (May 9, 1992)
- Episode 16x08: Tom Hanks / Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (Dec 8, 1990)
- Episode 15x13: Tom Hanks / Aerosmith (Feb 17, 1990)
- Episode 14x01: Tom Hanks / Keith Richards (Oct 8, 1988)
- Episode 13x12: Tom Hanks / Randy Travis (Feb 20, 1988)
- Episode 11x05: Tom Hanks / Sade (Dec 14, 1985)
- Episode S40 Special: Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary (Feb 15, 2015)
Guest starring as David S. Pumpkins
- Episode S43 Special: The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special (Oct 28, 2017)
Happy Days (1974)
Guest starring as Dr. Dwayne Twitchell
- Episode 10x05: Little Case of Revenge (Nov 9, 1982)
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
- Episode 2002-06-27: A Tribute to Tom Hanks (Jun 27, 2002)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(19 episodes)
- Episode 2020-02-09: The 92nd Annual Academy Awards (Feb 9, 2020)
- Episode 2012-02-26: The 84th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 26, 2012)
- Episode 2011-02-27: The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (Feb 27, 2011)
- Episode 2010-03-07: The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 7, 2010)
- Episode 2008-02-24: The 80th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 24, 2008)
- Episode 2007-02-25: The 79th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 25, 2007)
- Episode 2006-03-05: The 78th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 5, 2006)
- Episode 2004-02-29: The 76th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 29, 2004)
- Episode 2002-03-24: The 74th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 24, 2002)
- Episode 2001-03-25: The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 25, 2001)
- Episode 1999-03-21: The 71st Annual Academy Awards (Mar 21, 1999)
- Episode 1996-03-25: The 68th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 25, 1996)
- Episode 1995-03-27: The 67th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 27, 1995)
- Episode 1994-03-21: The 66th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 21, 1994)
- Episode 1993-03-29: The 65th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 29, 1993)
- Episode 1992-03-30: The 64th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 30, 1992)
- Episode 1990-03-26: The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 26, 1990)
- Episode 1989-03-29: The 61st Annual Academy Awards (Mar 29, 1989)
- Episode 1987-03-30: The 59th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 30, 1987)
Guest starring as Woody
- Episode 2000-03-26: The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 26, 2000)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
Guest starring as Tom Hanks
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2020-01-05: The 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2020 (Jan 5, 2020)
- Episode 2018-01-07: The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2018 (Jan 7, 2018)
Crew Credits
The 2010s (2023)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: 2020: The Year That Changed Everything (Jul 2, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: The Social Media Boom (Jun 18, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: Taking it to the Streets (Jun 11, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Trump: The Disrupter (May 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Obama: Legacy on the Line (May 21, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Music on Demand (May 14, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Peak TV (May 7, 2023)
The Movies (2019)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: The Golden Age (Aug 18, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: The Sixties (Aug 11, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: The Seventies (Jul 28, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: The 2000s To Today (Jul 21, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: The Nineties (Jul 14, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: The Eighties (Jul 7, 2019)
The 2000s (2018)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: I Want My MP3 (Aug 19, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Yes We Can (Aug 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: The Financial Crisis (Aug 5, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: The i Decade (Jul 29, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Quagmire: Bush's 2nd Term (Jul 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Mission Accomplished (Jul 15, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: The Platinum Age of Television (Jul 8, 2018)
The Nineties (2017)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Isn't It Ironic? (Aug 20, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: The Information Age (Aug 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Terrorism Hits Home (Aug 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: New World Order (Jul 30, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Can We All Get Along? (Jul 23, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Clinton: The Comeback Kid (Jul 16, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: The One About TV (Jul 9, 2017)
The Seventies (2015)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: What's Goin' On (Aug 13, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: Terrorism at Home and Abroad (Jul 30, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: Battle of the Sexes (Jul 23, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: The State of the Union is Not Good (Jul 16, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Crimes and Cults (Jul 9, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Peace with Honor (Jun 25, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: United States vs. Nixon (Jun 18, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Television Gets Real (Jun 11, 2015)
The Sixties (2014)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Sex, Drugs, and Rock N' Roll (1960–1969) (Aug 14, 2014)
- Episode 1x09: The Times, They are A-Changin' (1960–1969) (Aug 7, 2014)
- Episode 1x08: 1968 (1968) (Jul 31, 2014)
- Episode 1x07: The Space Race (1960–1969) (Jul 24, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: The British Invasion (1964-1967) (Jul 10, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: A Long March to Freedom (1960–1968) (Jun 26, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: The War in Vietnam (1961–1968) (Jun 19, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: The Assassination of President Kennedy (1963-1969) (Jun 12, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: The World on the Brink (1960–1963) (Jun 5, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Television Comes of Age (1960-1969) (May 29, 2014)
The Pacific (2010)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Part Ten (May 16, 2010)
- Episode 1x09: Part Nine (May 9, 2010)
- Episode 1x08: Part Eight (May 2, 2010)
- Episode 1x07: Part Seven (Apr 25, 2010)
- Episode 1x06: Part Six (Apr 18, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: Part Five (Apr 11, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Part Four (Apr 4, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Part Three (Mar 28, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Part Two (Mar 21, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Part One (Mar 14, 2010)
Band of Brothers (2001)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Points (Nov 4, 2001)
- Episode 1x09: Why We Fight (Oct 28, 2001)
- Episode 1x08: The Last Patrol (Oct 21, 2001)
- Episode 1x07: The Breaking Point (Oct 14, 2001)
- Episode 1x06: Bastogne (Oct 7, 2001)
- Episode 1x05: Crossroads (Sep 30, 2001)
- Episode 1x04: Replacements (Sep 23, 2001)
- Episode 1x03: Carentan (Sep 16, 2001)
- Episode 1x02: Day of Days (Sep 9, 2001)
- Episode 1x01: Currahee (Sep 9, 2001)
Episode crew as Teleplay
- Episode 1x01: Currahee (Sep 9, 2001)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 1x05: Crossroads (Sep 30, 2001)
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Le Voyage Dans La Lune (May 10, 1998)
- Episode 1x11: The Original Wives' Club (May 10, 1998)
- Episode 1x10: Galileo Was Right (May 3, 1998)
- Episode 1x09: For Miles and Miles (May 3, 1998)
- Episode 1x08: We Interrupt This Program (Apr 26, 1998)
- Episode 1x07: That's All There Is (Apr 26, 1998)
- Episode 1x06: Mare Tranquilitatis (Apr 19, 1998)
- Episode 1x05: Spider (Apr 19, 1998)
- Episode 1x04: 1968 (Apr 12, 1998)
- Episode 1x03: We Have Cleared the Tower (Apr 12, 1998)
- Episode 1x02: Apollo 1 (Apr 5, 1998)
- Episode 1x01: Can We Do This? (Apr 5, 1998)
A League of Their Own (1993)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 1x03: The Monkey's Curse (Apr 24, 1993)