C. Thomas Howell
Acting
210
Acting Credits
7
Directed
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...
Known For
Filmography
One Mile: Chapter One
2026
as Stanley Dixon
One Mile: Chapter Two
2026
as Stanley Dixon
Where the Wind Blows
2025
as Nathan
Ride
2024
as John Hawkins
Reagan
2024
as Caspar Weinberger
The Open Door
2024
as Mr. Sapp
Old Dads
2023
as Ed Cameron
Obliterated
2023
as Hagerty
Will Trent
2023
as Warden Sturgill Hardly
Crimson Point
2022
as Frank
Because We're Family
2022
as Peter
1923
2022
as Anders
The Wrong Path
2021
as Dr. Eric Peselowe
Beast Mode
2020
as Breen Nash
Dauntless: The Battle of Midway
2019
as Captain Miles Browning
I Am Patrick Swayze
2019
as Self
Control
2019
as Control (voice)
Creepshow
2019
as Sam Spinster
Dirty Dealing
2018
as Carter
Rich Boy, Rich Girl
2018
as Blake
Urban Country
2018
as Jim Craft
Shifting Gears
2018
as Jenkins
Detroit Under S.T.R.E.S.S.
2018
as Narrator
Deadman Standing
2018
as The Stranger
The Rack Pack
2018
as Ted
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2018
as Zoom (voice)
The Good Cop
2018
as Businessman
The Terror
2018
as Major Bowen
LBJ
2017
as Walter Jenkins
The Shadow People
2017
as Kaine
A Question of Faith
2017
as John Danielson
Disconnected
2017
as Robert Crawford
Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure
2017
Marvel's The Punisher
2017
as Carson Wolf
SEAL Team
2017
as Ash Spenser
My B.F.F.
2016
as Ben Wilkins
Blood Lust
2016
as Ryan
Attack of the Killer Donuts
2016
as Officer Roberts
Advance & Retreat
2016
as Nathan Shapiro
MacGyver
2016
as Vasil
Borrowed Moments
2015
as Jack
Woodlawn
2015
as George 'Shorty' White
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2015
as Dr. Will Magnus (voice)
Rivers 9
2015
as Sheriff Quentin
Spirit Riders
2015
as Keith
Magic Hour
2015
as Tom Worthy
Lazarus Rising
2015
as Silent Cal
A Christmas Eve Miracle
2015
as Jack Carter
The Sin Seer
2015
as Detective Riggers
Stitchers
2015
as Daniel Stinger
Ties That Bind
2015
as Mr. Witherspoon
Bosch
2015
as Louis Degner
Confessions of a Womanizer
2014
as Tony
Bigfoot Wars
2014
as Zeke
Category 5
2014
as Charlie DuPuis
Rescuing Madison
2014
as Rad
Fruits De Mer
2014
A Magic Christmas
2014
as Jack Carter
An Amish Murder
2013
as Nathan Detrick
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
2013
as Professor Zoom / Thawne (voice)
Lost on Purpose
2013
as Delbert Furgeson
Storm Rider
2013
as Mitch Fielding
Don't Pass Me By
2013
as Jack
Christmas Belle
2013
as Rex Everhart
Sleepy Hollow
2013
as SAC Mick Granger
The Blacklist
2013
as Earl Fagen
MoniKa
2012
as Double
Chilly Christmas
2012
as Patrick Cole
Home Invasion
2012
as Ray
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
as Jack's Father
Wedding Day
2012
as Russ
Escape
2012
as Paul Jordan
The 'E.T.' Journals
2012
as Self
Revolution
2012
as Bounty Hunter
Longmire
2012
as Ray Stewart
Camel Spiders
2011
as Sheriff Beaumont
Restitution
2011
as John Youngstown
Cross
2011
as Jake
Alphas
2011
as Eli Aquino
Grimm
2011
as Weston Steward
The Terror Experiment
2010
as Chief Grasso
Cupid's Arrow
2010
as Professor Grimes
Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood!
2010
as David
The Glades
2010
as Peyton Robinson
The Walking Dead
2010
as Roy
Blue Bloods
2010
as Alex Polanski
The Walking Dead
2010
as Hilltop Resident
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Martin Cordova
The Land That Time Forgot
2009
as Frost Michaels
The Grind
2009
as Luke
Secret at Arrow Lake
2009
The Jailhouse
2009
as Seth Delray
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009
as Alumnus Guy #2
Southland
2009
as Officer Dewey Dudek
Castle
2009
as John Campbell
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Big Game
2008
as Sully
Toxic
2008
as LIttle Joe
The Day the Earth Stopped
2008
as Josh Myron
War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
2008
as George Herbert
A Gunfighter's Pledge
2008
as Horn
Xenophobia
2008
as Stone
House of Fallen
2008
as Thomas
The Thirst: Blood War
2008
as Jed
Celebracadabra
2008
Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Agent Frank Eagan
Cold Ones
2007
as K.C. Corcoran
The Haunting of Marsten Manor
2007
as Captain Williams
Hoboken Hollow
2006
as Clayton Connelly
Fighting Words
2006
as David Settles
The Da Vinci Treasure
2006
as Michael Archer
Psych
2006
as Camden Driggs
Torchwood
2006
as The Gentleman
Glass Trap
2005
as Curtis
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
2005
as George Herbert
The Poseidon Adventure
2005
as Doctor Ballard
Ordinary Miracles
2005
as Jim Powell
Crimson Force
2005
as Capt. Baskin
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
2005
as Coach Fielding
The Lost Angel
2005
as Kuratha
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005
as Self
Criminal Minds
2005
as The Reaper / George Foyet
Hidalgo
2004
as Preston Webb
A Killer Within
2004
as Addison Terrill
The Hillside Strangler
2004
as Kenneth Bianchi
Nursie
2004
as Zack
Zolar
2004
as Hedion
Summerland
2004
as Kyle Bale
Net Games
2003
as Adam Vance
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
2003
as Jim Halsey
Gods and Generals
2003
as Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain
The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Killer Bees
2002
as Sheriff Lyndon Harris
WillFull
2002
as Nat Wolff
Night of the Wolf
2002
as Sheriff Wade Messer
Lawless: Dead Evidence
2001
as Dean Riley
Askari
2001
as Joss Mckinley
Asylum Days
2001
as Nathan Devine
Burning Down the House
2001
as Concierge
Separate Ways
2001
as Tom Milton
XCU: Extreme Close Up
2001
as Geoffrey Liddy
24
2001
as Barry Landes
Hot Boyz
2000
as Officer Roberts
The Million Dollar Kid
2000
as Valentino
Son of the Beach
2000
The District
2000
as Chris Gunner
Fatal Affair
1999
as Malcolm 'Mack' Maddox
Escape from Alaska
1999
as Jack
Hitman's Run
1999
as Tom Holly
The Prince and the Surfer
1999
as Dean
Red Team
1999
as J.B. Gaines
Cybermaster: Shepherd II
1999
as Dakota
Enemy Action
1999
as John Reed
The Glass Jar
1999
as Lanois
Twice in a Lifetime
1999
as Tony Tremaine / Phil Barlow
Amazon
1999
as Dr. Alex Kennedy
The Shepherd
1998
as Boris Dakota
Charades
1998
as Evan
Sealed with a Kiss
1998
as Detective Mick Cullen
Matter of Trust
1998
as Michael D'Angelo
V.I.P.
1998
as Phil Sherman
Sleeping Dogs
1997
as Sanchez Boon
Last Lives
1997
as Aaron
Dilemma
1997
as Thomas 'Quin' Quinlan
Dead Fire
1997
as Tucker
Hourglass
1997
as Michael Jardine
Laws of Deception
1997
as Evan Marino
The Big Fall
1997
as Blaise Rybeck
The Sweeper
1996
as Mark Goddard
Pure Danger
1996
as Johnie Dean
Baby Face Nelson
1996
as Baby Face Nelson
Kindred: The Embraced
1996
as Det. Frank Kohanek
Payback
1995
as Oscar Bonsetter
Suspect Device
1995
as Dan Jericho
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
1995
as Mike
Dangerous Indiscretion
1995
as Jim Lomax
The Outer Limits
1995
as Capt. Miles Davidow
Teresa's Tattoo
1994
as Carl
Natural Selection
1994
as Ben Braden / Alex Connelly
ER
1994
as Vincent Jansen
Acting on Impulse
1993
as Paul Stevens
Treacherous
1993
as Micky Stewert
Jailbait
1993
as Sergeant Lee Teffler
Tattle Tale
1993
as Bernard Sprat
Gettysburg
1993
as Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain
That Night
1992
as Rick
Breaking the Rules
1992
as Gene Michaels
Nickel & Dime
1992
as Jack Stone
To Protect and Serve
1992
as Egan
Far Out Man
1990
as C. Thomas Howell
Side Out
1990
as Monroe Clark
Kid
1990
as Kid
Curiosity Kills
1990
as Cat Thomas
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
as Raoul
The Eyes of the Panther
1989
as Jenner Brading
Nightmare Classics
1989
as Jenner Brading
A Tiger's Tale
1988
as Bubber Drumm
Young Toscanini
1988
as Arturo Toscanini
Into the Homeland
1987
as Tripp Wilson
Soul Man
1986
as Mark Watson
The Hitcher
1986
as Jim Halsey
Secret Admirer
1985
as Michael Ryan
Moonlighting
1985
as Waiter (uncredited)
Red Dawn
1984
as Robert
Tank
1984
as Billy
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
as Tim Pearson
The Outsiders
1983
as Ponyboy Curtis
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Gerald
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
as Tyler