Biography
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. In 2020, Hanks was ranked as the fourth-highest-grossing American film actor of all time. His numerous awards include two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards; he has also been nominated for five BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award. He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2020.
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Awards & recognition
- honorary doctor of Harvard University · 2023
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award · 2020
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2016
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2016
- Kennedy Center Honors · 2014
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- Theatre World Award · 2013
- Britannia Awards · 2004
- AFI Life Achievement Award · 2002
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 2001
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 1996
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1995
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 1995
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role · 1995
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1994
- Actor Awards · 1994
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 1994
- Silver Bear · 1994
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1989
- Golden Globe Awards · 1989
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Primetime Emmy Award
- Producers Guild of America Awards
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2020 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2001 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1999 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1995 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1989 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Last Meals
Band of Brothers
Billy Joel: And So It Goes
The Green Mile
Forrest Gump
1883
Marty, Life Is Short
World War II with Tom Hanks
Toy Story 3
Saving Private Ryan
The Americas
The War
Concert for George
From the Earth to the Moon
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Catch Me If You Can
Toy Story
The Simpsons
Tales from the Crypt
Prohibition
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
John Candy: I Like Me
Masters of the Air
Finch
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Pacific
A Man Called Otto
John Adams
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Cast Away
Philadelphia
Spielberg
The Eighties
Olive Kitteridge
Inventing David Geffen
The Pixar Story
Toy Story 2
Happy Days
Elvis
Toy Story 4
The Sixties
Captain Phillips
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
30 Rock
Apollo 13
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Greyhound
Quincy
The Seventies