Thomas Haden Church

Biography

Thomas Haden Church (born Thomas Richard McMillen; June 17, 1960) is an American actor. After starring in the 1990s sitcom Wings and playing the lead for two seasons in Ned & Stacey (1995–1997), Church became known for his film work, including his role of Lyle van de Groot in George of the Jungle (1997), his Academy Award-nominated performance in Sideways (2004), his role as the Marvel Comics villain Sandman in the superhero films Spider-Man 3 (2007) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), as well as his starring roles in Over the Hedge (2006), Smart People (2008), Easy A (2010), We Bought a Zoo (2011), Max (2015), and Hellboy (2019). He also made his directorial debut with Rolling Kansas (2003). In 2023, he starred as antagonist Agent Stone in the post-apocalyptic action comedy series Twisted Metal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Haden Church, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

• ★Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2007
• ★Independent Spirit Award — Best Supporting Male · 2005
• ★Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 2005
• ★Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Cast · 2004
• ★Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2004