Thomas Jane

Thomas Jane

Thomas Jane (born January 29, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor.

Born Thomas Elliott, he made his film debut in 1986, and played one of his earliest roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). He had supporting roles in several high profile films, including Boogie Nights (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998) and Magnolia (1999). He played the role of baseball player Mickey Mantle in 61*, before securing leading roles in his subsequent films.

He trained with Navy Seals and gained more than twenty kilograms to play the starring role in The Punisher (2001).

In addition to his screen work, Jane has appeared several times on stage, and received strong critical reviews as Tom in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, and as Chris in Arthur Miller's All My Sons.

Jane is divorced from Aysha Hauer, the daughter of actor Rutger Hauer.

He and fellow actor Patricia Arquette are the parents of a baby girl named Harlow Olivia Calliope.

Filmography

  • The Punisher (2004) – Frank Castle
  • Stander (2003) – Andre Stander
  • Dreamcatcher (2003) – Dr. Henry Devlin
  • The Sweetest Thing (2002) – Peter Donahue
  • Eden (2001) – Dov
  • Original Sin (2001) – Walter Downs
  • 61* (2001) (TV) – Mickey Mantle
  • Jonni Nitro (2000)
  • Under Suspicion (2000) – Det. Felix Owens
  • Magnolia (1999) – Young Jimmy Gator
  • Molly (1999) – Sam
  • Deep Blue Sea (1999) – Carter Blake
  • The Thin Red Line (1998) – Pvt. Ash
  • Zack and Reba (1998) – Sparky Stokes
  • The Velocity of Gary (1998) – Gary
  • Thursday (1998) – Casey
  • Boogie Nights (1997) – Todd Parker
  • Face/Off (1997) – Burke Hicks
  • The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) – Neal Cassady
  • Hollywood Confidential (1997)
  • The Crow: City of Angels (1996) – Nemo
  • At Ground Zero (1994) (as Tom Elliott) – Thomas Q. Pennington
  • Nemesis (1993) (as Tom Janes) – Billy
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) (as Tom Janes) – Zeph
  • I'll Love You Forever...Tonight (1992) – The Hustler
  • Padamati Sandhya Ragam (1986) – Tom

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He and fellow actor Patricia Arquette are the parents of a baby girl named Harlow Olivia Calliope. Lee's great grandparents formed Australia's first opera company, performing before miners in towns in the outback. Jane is divorced from Aysha Hauer, the daughter of actor Rutger Hauer. Lee will reprise his Star Wars role as Count Dooku in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. In addition to his screen work, Jane has appeared several times on stage, and received strong critical reviews as Tom in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, and as Chris in Arthur Miller's All My Sons. Lee was a natural choice for the Lord of the Rings movies, where he plays the role of Saruman, as he makes it a habit of reading the novel at least once a year. He trained with Navy Seals and gained more than twenty kilograms to play the starring role in The Punisher (2001). Also, he narrated the Dark Secret EP by Italian power metal band, Rhapsody.

He played the role of baseball player Mickey Mantle in 61*, before securing leading roles in his subsequent films. Lee appeared on the cover of the Wings album Band on the Run along with other people, including Clement Freud. He had supporting roles in several high profile films, including Boogie Nights (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998) and Magnolia (1999). Lee would eventually play another Bond villain, Francisco Scaramanga, in The Man with the Golden Gun. Born Thomas Elliott, he made his film debut in 1986, and played one of his earliest roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). Julius No. Thomas Jane (born January 29, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor. Author Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, is his cousin and wanted Lee to play the first James Bond film villain, Dr.

Padamati Sandhya Ragam (1986) – Tom
. This calculation uses a modification of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game. I'll Love You Forever...Tonight (1992) – The Hustler
. As an indication to his profligacy and longevity, Lee has, according to the Oracle of Bacon at Virginia (http://www.cs.virginia.edu/oracle/), an average Bacon number of 2.684104 (as of December 2003), making him second on the list of most suitable centres of the Hollywood universe. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) (as Tom Janes) – Zeph
. He appeared as Flay in the BBC television miniseries Gormenghast, based on Mervyn Peake's novels. Nemesis (1993) (as Tom Janes) – Billy
. Lee has played roles in over 220 films since 1948, and has had many notable television roles.

Pennington
. From then on, Lee was periodically featured in numerous horror roles for various studios. At Ground Zero (1994) (as Tom Elliott) – Thomas Q. That led to his first Dracula film, Horror of Dracula, in 1958. The Crow: City of Angels (1996) – Nemo
. His first film for Hammer, made in 1957 with Peter Cushing, was Curse of Frankenstein, in which he played, "The Creature". Hollywood Confidential (1997)
. Throughout the next decade, Lee made nearly 30 films, playing mostly stock action characters.

The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) – Neal Cassady
. He made his film debut in Terrence Long's Gothic Romance, Corridor of Mirrors, in 1948. Face/Off (1997) – Burke Hicks
. He was educated at Wellington College, he volunteered to fight for the Finnish forces during the Winter War against the Soviet Union in 1939, then served in the Royal Air Force and intelligence during World War II. Boogie Nights (1997) – Todd Parker
. Lee is now over 80 years old, and still appearing in films such as The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Thursday (1998) – Casey
. He is viewed by many as the quintessential film villain. Other notable films include The Wicker Man and The Man with the Golden Gun.

The Velocity of Gary (1998) – Gary
. Lee became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films. Zack and Reba (1998) – Sparky Stokes
. He should not be confused with Christopher Lee, historian. Ash
. Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (born May 27, 1922 in London) is a prolific British actor known for his versatility and film longevity. The Thin Red Line (1998) – Pvt.

Deep Blue Sea (1999) – Carter Blake
. Molly (1999) – Sam
. Magnolia (1999) – Young Jimmy Gator
. Felix Owens
.

Under Suspicion (2000) – Det. Jonni Nitro (2000)
. 61* (2001) (TV) – Mickey Mantle
. Original Sin (2001) – Walter Downs
.

Eden (2001) – Dov
. The Sweetest Thing (2002) – Peter Donahue
. Henry Devlin
. Dreamcatcher (2003) – Dr.

Stander (2003) – Andre Stander
. The Punisher (2004) – Frank Castle
.