Tom Hanks
- Born
- Birthplace
- Concord, California, USA
Who is Tom Hanks?
Tom Hanks is a American actor and producer best known for documentary and comedy work. Their signature credit is Toy Story 5 (2026), in which they play Woody (voice) — the most popular title in their filmography. They are a prominent figure in United States cinema and a rising name on the global stage.
Key Accolades & Awards
Award bodies recognizing excellence in United States cinema — the honors most relevant to Tom Hanks's field:
- Academy Awards (Oscars)
- Golden Globe Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
Biography
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, Hanks is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is widely regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks made his breakthrough with leading roles in the comedies Splash (1984) and Big (1988). He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor for starring as a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in Philadelphia (1993) and a young man with below-average IQ in Forrest Gump (1994). Hanks collaborated with film director Steven Spielberg on five films: Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017), as well as the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers, which launched him as a director, producer, and screenwriter. Hanks' other notable films include the romantic comedies Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998); the dramas Apollo 13 (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), and Cloud Atlas (2012); and the biographical dramas Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Captain Phillips (2013), Sully (2016), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). He has also appeared as the title character in the Robert Langdon film series, and has voiced Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Hanks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Did You Know?
Tom Hanks's most popular credit is Toy Story 5 (2026), playing Woody (voice), ranked by global audience popularity.
Tom Hanks's career is most closely associated with Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Festival, and SXSW Film & TV Festival — the flagship showcases of United States cinema.
Tom Hanks's credited work spans English, French, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Italian-language productions, based on the original language of their film and television credits.
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Associated Film Festival | Box Office Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toy Story 5 | 2026 | Woody (voice) | Sundance Film Festival | $958M |
| Toy Story | 1995 | Woody (voice) | Sundance Film Festival | $401M |
| The Green Mile | 1999 | Paul Edgecomb | Sundance Film Festival | $287M |
| Toy Story 4 | 2019 | Woody (voice) | Sundance Film Festival | $1.1B |
| Toy Story 2 | 1999 | Woody (voice) | Sundance Film Festival | $497M |
| Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Woody (voice) | Sundance Film Festival | $1.1B |
| Forrest Gump | 1994 | Forrest Gump | Sundance Film Festival | $677M |
| Saving Private Ryan | 1998 | Captain Miller | Sundance Film Festival | $482M |
| Cars | 2006 | Woody Car (voice) | Sundance Film Festival | $462M |
| Catch Me If You Can | 2002 | Carl Hanratty | Sundance Film Festival | $352M |
| The Post | 2017 | Ben Bradlee | — | — |
| Cast Away | 2000 | Chuck Noland | — | — |
| The Da Vinci Code | 2006 | Robert Langdon | — | — |
| Greyhound | 2020 | Commander Krause | — | — |
| The Simpsons Movie | 2007 | Tom Hanks (voice) | — | — |