C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

Acting

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…

Filmography

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One Mile: Chapter Two ★ 6.8 One Mile: Chapter Two 2026 One Mile: Chapter One ★ 7.1 One Mile: Chapter One 2026 Where the Wind Blows ★ 8.4 Where the Wind Blows 2025 Reagan ★ 6.3 Reagan 2024 Ride ★ 7.5 Ride 2024 The Open Door The Open Door 2024 Obliterated ★ 7.0 Obliterated 2023 Old Dads ★ 6.2 Old Dads 2023 Will Trent ★ 7.2 Will Trent 2023 1923 ★ 8.2 1923 2022 Crimson Point Crimson Point 2022 Because We're Family ★ 5.0 Because We're Family 2022 The Wrong Path ★ 4.0 The Wrong Path 2021 Beast Mode ★ 5.6 Beast Mode 2020 Dauntless: The Battle of Midway ★ 4.3 Dauntless: The Battle of Midway 2019 Creepshow ★ 7.4 Creepshow 2019 Control Control 2019 I Am Patrick Swayze ★ 7.0 I Am Patrick Swayze 2019 The Good Cop ★ 6.2 The Good Cop 2018 Urban Country ★ 6.4 Urban Country 2018 Detroit Under S.T.R.E.S.S. Detroit Under S.T.R.E.S.S. 2018 Dirty Dealing ★ 3.3 Dirty Dealing 2018 The Rack Pack ★ 3.7 The Rack Pack 2018 Rich Boy, Rich Girl ★ 5.8 Rich Boy, Rich Girl 2018 Deadman Standing ★ 5.4 Deadman Standing 2018 The Terror ★ 7.4 The Terror 2018 Shifting Gears ★ 6.5 Shifting Gears 2018 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay ★ 7.1 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay 2018 Marvel's The Punisher ★ 8.1 Marvel's The Punisher 2017 LBJ ★ 6.4 LBJ 2017 A Question of Faith ★ 7.5 A Question of Faith 2017 SEAL Team ★ 8.0 SEAL Team 2017 Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure ★ 2.0 Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure 2017 Disconnected ★ 3.5 Disconnected 2017 The Shadow People ★ 4.4 The Shadow People 2017 My B.F.F. My B.F.F. 2016 Advance & Retreat ★ 6.3 Advance & Retreat 2016 MacGyver ★ 7.3 MacGyver 2016 Attack of the Killer Donuts ★ 4.1 Attack of the Killer Donuts 2016 Blood Lust ★ 4.3 Blood Lust 2016 Magic Hour ★ 4.0 Magic Hour 2015 A Christmas Eve Miracle ★ 4.3 A Christmas Eve Miracle 2015 Woodlawn ★ 6.9 Woodlawn 2015 Lazarus Rising ★ 3.0 Lazarus Rising 2015 Ties That Bind ★ 6.1 Ties That Bind 2015 Rivers 9 ★ 5.1 Rivers 9 2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters ★ 7.1 Justice League: Gods and Monsters 2015 Stitchers ★ 6.8 Stitchers 2015 Spirit Riders ★ 6.1 Spirit Riders 2015 Borrowed Moments ★ 3.4 Borrowed Moments 2015 Bosch ★ 7.9 Bosch 2015 A Magic Christmas ★ 4.8 A Magic Christmas 2014 Fruits De Mer Fruits De Mer 2014 Confessions of a Womanizer ★ 2.9 Confessions of a Womanizer 2014 Rescuing Madison ★ 5.9 Rescuing Madison 2014 Category 5 ★ 5.5 Category 5 2014 Bigfoot Wars ★ 4.0 Bigfoot Wars 2014 Christmas Belle ★ 5.7 Christmas Belle 2013 Storm Rider ★ 6.5 Storm Rider 2013 Lost on Purpose ★ 4.3 Lost on Purpose 2013 The Blacklist ★ 7.6 The Blacklist 2013 Sleepy Hollow ★ 7.4 Sleepy Hollow 2013 Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox ★ 7.9 Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox 2013 Don't Pass Me By ★ 4.0 Don't Pass Me By 2013 An Amish Murder ★ 5.8 An Amish Murder 2013 MoniKa ★ 5.9 MoniKa 2012 Chilly Christmas ★ 4.7 Chilly Christmas 2012 The 'E.T.' Journals ★ 10.0 The 'E.T.' Journals 2012 Revolution ★ 6.4 Revolution 2012 Home Invasion ★ 6.2 Home Invasion 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man ★ 6.7 The Amazing Spider-Man 2012 Wedding Day ★ 4.0 Wedding Day 2012 Longmire ★ 7.7 Longmire 2012 Escape ★ 4.7 Escape 2012 Restitution ★ 3.5 Restitution 2011 Grimm ★ 8.3 Grimm 2011 Alphas ★ 6.8 Alphas 2011 Cross ★ 4.1 Cross 2011 Camel Spiders ★ 4.3 Camel Spiders 2011 The Walking Dead ★ 8.1 The Walking Dead 2010