C. Thomas Howell

Born 1966 · American actor and film director

Christopher Thomas Howell is an American actor, director and musician. After making his film debut with a supporting role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Howell had his breakout with a lead role as Ponyboy Curtis in the coming-of-age film The Outsiders (1983).

C. Thomas Howell, in order

1. 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 99%, audiences 72% · streaming on Philo, Starz
2. 1983 The Outsiders: acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · critics 69%, audiences 82% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo
3. 1984 Grandview, U.S.A.: acted · directed by Randal Kleiser · audiences 38%
4. 1984 Red Dawn: acted · directed by John Milius
5. 1984 Tank: acted · directed by Marvin J. Chomsky
6. 1985 Secret Admirer: acted · directed by David Greenwalt
7. 1986 Soul Man: acted · directed by Steve Miner
8. 1986 The Hitcher: acted · directed by Robert Harmon
9. 1987 A Tiger's Tale: acted · directed by Peter Douglas
10. 1987 Into the Homeland (TV movie): acted · directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
11. 1988 Young Toscanini: acted · directed by Franco Zeffirelli
12. 1989 The Return of the Musketeers: acted · directed by Richard Lester · critics 60%, audiences 35%
13. 1990 Curiosity Kills: acted · directed by Colin Bucksey
14. 1990 Far Out Man: acted · directed by Tommy Chong
15. 1990 Kid: acted · directed by John Mark Robinson
16. 1990 Side Out: acted · directed by Peter Israelson · audiences 59% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free), Tubi
17. 1991 Black or White (short film): acted · directed by John Landis
18. 1991 Nickel & Dime: acted · directed by Ben Moses
19. 1992 Breaking the Rules: acted · directed by Neal Israel
20. 1992 That Night: acted · directed by Craig Bolotin
21. 1992 To Protect and Serve: acted · directed by Eric Weston
22. 1993 Acting on Impulse: acted · directed by Sam Irvin
23. 1993 Gettysburg: acted · directed by Ronald F. Maxwell
24. 1994 Dangerous Indiscretion: acted · directed by Richard Kletter
25. 1994 Jailbait: acted · directed by Rafal Zielinski
26. 1994 Teresa's Tattoo: acted · directed by Julie Cypher
27. 1995 Hourglass: directed, acted
28. 1995 Mad Dogs and Englishmen: acted · directed by Henry Cole
29. 1995 Payback: acted · directed by Anthony Hickox
30. 1995 Suspect Device: acted · directed by Rick Jacobson
31. 1996 Kindred: The Embraced (TV series): acted
32. 1996 Pure Danger: directed, acted
33. 1996 Sweeper: acted · directed by Joseph Merhi
34. 1997 Laws of Deception: acted · directed by Joey Travolta
35. 1997 Matter of Trust: acted · directed by Joey Travolta
36. 1997 The Big Fall: directed, acted
37. 1998 Charades: acted · directed by Stephen Eckelberry
38. 1998 Sealed with a Kiss: acted · directed by Bill Corcoran
39. 1998 Sleeping Dogs: acted · directed by Micheal Bafaro
40. 1999 Amazon (TV series): acted · directed by Milan Cheylov
41. 1999 Hitman's Run: acted · directed by Mark L. Lester
42. 1999 Shepherd: acted · directed by Peter Hayman
43. 1999 The Crimson Code: acted · directed by Jeremy Haft
44. 1999 The Prince and the Surfer: acted · directed by Arye Gross and Gregory Gieras
45. 2000 Hot Boyz: acted · directed by Master P
46. 2001–10 24 (TV series): acted
47. 2001 Askari: acted · directed by David Lister
48. 2001 Asylum Days: acted · directed by Thomas Elliott
49. 2001 Burning Down the House: acted · directed by Philippe Mora
50. 2001 XCU: Extreme Close Up: acted · directed by Sean S. Cunningham
51. 2002 WillFull: acted · directed by Rebel Penfold-Russell
52. 2003 Gods and Generals: acted · directed by Ronald F. Maxwell
53. 2003 The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting: acted · directed by Louis Morneau
54. 2004 A Killer Within: acted · directed by Brad Keller
55. 2004 Hidalgo: acted · directed by Joe Johnston · critics 46%, audiences 64% · streaming on Prime Video
56. 2004 The Hillside Strangler: acted · directed by Chuck Parello
57. 2005 Blind Injustice: wrote · directed by Rex Piano
58. 2005 Criminal Minds (TV series): acted · audiences 82% · streaming on Paramount+, Hulu, Philo
59. 2005 Crimson Force: acted · directed by David Flores
60. 2005 Glass Trap: acted · directed by Fred Olen Ray
61. 2005 H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds: acted · directed by David Michael Latt
62. 2005 Hoboken Hollow: acted · directed by Glen Stephens
63. 2005 The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam: acted · directed by Kayvan Mashayekh
64. 2005 The Lost Angel: acted · directed by Dimitri Logothetis
65. 2005 The Poseidon Adventure (TV movie): acted · directed by John Putch
66. 2006 The Da Vinci Treasure: acted · directed by Peter Mervis
67. 2006 The Far Side of Jericho: acted · directed by Tim Hunter
68. 2007 Dead Letters: acted · directed by Garrett Clancy
69. 2007 The Haunting of Marsten Manor: acted · directed by Dave Sapp
70. 2008 Celebracadabra (TV series): acted
71. 2008 Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood!: acted · directed by Thunder Levin
72. 2008 The Day the Earth Stopped: directed, acted
73. 2008 War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave: directed, acted
74. 2009 American Pie Presents: The Book of Love: acted · directed by John Putch
75. 2009 Castle (TV series): acted · critics 82%, audiences 88% · streaming on Prime Video, Hulu, Roku Channel
76. 2009 Southland (TV series): acted
77. 2009 The Grind: acted · directed by John Millea
78. 2009 The Land That Time Forgot: directed, acted
79. 2010 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series): acted
80. 2010 The Genesis Code: directed · audiences 73%
81. 2010 The Jailhouse: acted · directed by Billy Lewis
82. 2010 The Terror Experiment: acted · directed by George Mendeluk
83. 2010 Toxic: acted · directed by Alan Pao
84. 2011 Cross: acted · directed by Patrick Durham
85. 2012 Escape: acted · directed by Paul Emami
86. 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man: acted · directed by Marc Webb · critics 71%, audiences 77% · streaming on Disney+, fuboTV
87. 2013 Christmas Belle (TV movie): acted · directed by Alex Wright
88. 2013 Don't Pass Me By: acted · directed by Eric Priestley
89. 2013 The Devil's Dozen: acted · directed by Jeremy London
90. 2014 Confessions of a Womanizer: acted · directed by Miguel Ali
91. 2015 Woodlawn: acted · directed by Andrew Erwin and Jon Erwin
92. 2016 Animal Kingdom (TV series): acted
93. 2016 Attack of the Killer Donuts: acted · directed by Scott Wheeler
94. 2016 LBJ: acted · directed by Rob Reiner · critics 55%, audiences 55% · streaming on Philo, Roku Channel, Kanopy
95. 2017 SEAL Team (TV series): acted
96. Ride: acted · directed by Jake Allyn
97. Shifting Gears: acted