Discover
Christopher Thomas Howell is an American actor and director. He has starred in the films Soul Man, The Hitcher, Grandview U.S.A., Red Dawn, Secret Admirer and The Outsiders. He has also appeared in Gettysburg as Thomas Chamberlain, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Amazing Spider-Man, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay.
Birth Name
Christopher Thomas Howell
Born
Wednesday, 07 December 1966
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Reagan | 2024 | |
| Ride | John Hawkins | 2024 |
| Obliterated | Haggerty / Hagerty | 2023 |
| Old Dads | Ed Cameron | 2023 |
| Crimson Point | Frank | 2023 |
| The Wrong Path | Dr. Eric Peselowe | 2021 |
| Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth | Self | 2020 |
| Beast Mode | Breen Nash | 2020 |
| Creepshow | Sam Spinster (segment "Dead and Breakfast") | 2019 |
| Dauntless: The Battle of Midway | Captain Browning / Captain Miles Browning | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Reagan | 2024 | |
| Ride | John Hawkins | 2024 |
| Obliterated | Haggerty / Hagerty | 2023 |
| Old Dads | Ed Cameron | 2023 |
| Crimson Point | Frank | 2023 |
| The Wrong Path | Dr. Eric Peselowe | 2021 |
| Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth | Self | 2020 |
| Beast Mode | Breen Nash | 2020 |
| Creepshow | Sam Spinster (segment "Dead and Breakfast") | 2019 |
| Dauntless: The Battle of Midway | Captain Browning / Captain Miles Browning | 2019 |
| I Am Patrick Swayze | Himself / Self | 2019 |
| Deadman Standing | The Stranger | 2018 |
| The Rack Pack | Ted | 2018 |
| The Good Cop | Businessman | 2018 |
| Urban Country | Jim Craft | 2018 |
| Dirty Dealing 3D | Carter | 2018 |
| Rich Boy, Rich Girl | Blake | 2018 |
| Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | Zoom / Eobard Thawne / Professor Zoom (voice) | 2018 |
| Shifting Gears | Jenkins | 2018 |
| The Terror | Major Bowen | 2018 |
| The Punisher | Carson Wolf | 2017 |
| LBJ | Walter Jenkins | 2017 |
| Dynasty | Max Van Kirk | 2017 |
| A Question of Faith | John Danielson | 2017 |
| SEAL Team | Ash Spenser / Ash Spenser 2001 | 2017 |
| Mac Daddy's Vegas Adventure | 2017 | |
| Disconnected | Robert Crawford | 2017 |
| The Shadow People | Kaine / Rev. Cane / Evil Ghost | 2017 |
| My B.F.F. | Ben Wilkins | 2016 |
| Advance & Retreat | Nathan / Nathan Shapiro | 2016 |
| MacGyver | Vasil | 2016 |
| Attack of the Killer Donuts | Officer Rogers / Officer Roberts | 2016 |
| Animal Kingdom | Paul | 2016 |
| Outcast | Simon Barnes | 2016 |
| Blood Lust | Ryan | 2016 |
| Behind Closed Doors | Self | 2016 |
| Magic Hour | Tom Worthy | 2015 |
| A Christmas Eve Miracle | Jack Carter | 2015 |
| Woodlawn | Shorty / George 'Shorty' White | 2015 |
| The Sin Seer | Detective Riggers | 2015 |
| Lazarus Rising | Silent Cal | 2015 |
| Ties That Bind | Mr. WItherspoon | 2015 |
| Justice League: Gods and Monsters | Will Magnus / Dr. Will Magnus (voice) | 2015 |
| Rivers 9 | Sheriff Quentin | 2015 |
| Stitchers | Daniel Stinger | 2015 |
| Spirit Riders | Keith | 2015 |
| Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Nate | 2014 |
| A Magic Christmas | Jack Carter | 2014 |
| Confessions of a Womanizer | Tony | 2014 |
| Rescuing Madison | Rad / Rad Leffler | 2014 |
| Category 5 | Charlie DuPuis | 2014 |
| Bigfoot Wars | Zeke | 2014 |
| Bosch | Louis Degner | 2014 |
| Wise Words Wednesdays: AFYL | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Christmas Belle | Rex Everhart / Rex | 2013 |
| Storm Rider | Mitch / Mitch Fielding | 2013 |
| Lost on Purpose | Delbert Furgeson | 2013 |
| The Blacklist | Earl Fagen | 2013 |
| Sleepy Hollow | Special Agent Mick Granger | 2013 |
| Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | Professor Zoom / Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash (voice) / Professor Eobard 'Zoom' Thawne | 2013 |
| Ray Donovan | Dr. Brogan | 2013 |
| Motive | Joe Hillis | 2013 |
| The Devil's Dozen | 2013 | |
| Don't Pass Me By | Jack | 2013 |
| An Amish Murder | Nathan Detrick | 2013 |
| MoniKa | Double | 2012 |
| Chilly Christmas | Patrick Cole | 2012 |
| Revolution | Bounty Hunter | 2012 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Jack's Father | 2012 |
| Wedding Day | Russ / Russ DiMario | 2012 |
| Longmire | Ray Stewart | 2012 |
| From the Mouths of Babes | Self | 2012 |
| Home Invasion | Ray | 2012 |
| Escape | Paul Jordan | 2012 |
| Restitution | John Youngstown | 2011 |
| Grimm | Weston Steward | 2011 |
| Alphas | Eli Aquino | 2011 |
| Cross | Jake | 2011 |
| Chaos | Carson Simms | 2011 |
| Camel Spiders | Sheriff Beaumont / Sheriff Ken Beaumont | 2011 |
| Death Battle | Professor Zoom | 2010 |
| The Walking Dead | Roy / Hilltop Resident | 2010 |
| Blue Bloods | Alex Polanski | 2010 |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Martin Cordova | 2010 |
| Camouflage | Stanley | 2010 |
| The Glades | Peyton Robinson | 2010 |
| Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood! | David | 2010 |
| The Terror Experiment | Chief Grosso / Chief Grasso | 2010 |
| Flatline | Teacher | 2010 |
| Cupid's Arrow | Professor Grimes | 2010 |
| American Pie Presents: The Book of Love | Alumnus Guy #2 - Special Appearance / Alumnus Guy #2 | 2009 |
| The Grind | Luke | 2009 |
| The Land That Time Forgot | Frost Michaels | 2009 |
| The Jailhouse | Seth Delray | 2009 |
| Southland | Officer Dewey Dudek | 2009 |
| Castle | John Campbell | 2009 |
| Fuel | Shane | 2009 |
| Secret at Arrow Lake | Daniel | 2009 |
| The Day the Earth Stopped | Josh Myron | 2008 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | 2008 |
| Sons of Anarchy | Agent Frank Eagan | 2008 |
| Toxic | Joe / LIttle Joe | 2008 |
| A Gunfighter's Pledge | Horn | 2008 |
| Celebracadabra | Self | 2008 |
| Big Game | Sully | 2008 |
| House of Fallen | Thomas | 2008 |
| War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave | George Herbert | 2008 |
| The Thirst: Blood War | Jed | 2008 |
| Fighting Words | David Settles / David | 2007 |
| NFL Top 10 | Self | 2007 |
| The Haunting of Marsten Manor | Captain Williams | 2007 |
| Cold Ones | KC / K.C. Corcoran | 2007 |
| The Far Side of Jericho | Little Jemmy Thornton | 2006 |
| Torchwood | The Gentleman | 2006 |
| Psych | Agent Camden Driggs | 2006 |
| The Da Vinci Treasure | Michael Archer | 2006 |
| Hoboken Hollow | Clayton Connelly | 2005 |
| The Poseidon Adventure | Doctor Ballard | 2005 |
| Criminal Minds | George Foyet / The Reaper | 2005 |
| Glass Trap | Curtis | 2005 |
| War of the Worlds | George Herbert | 2005 |
| The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam | Coach Fielding | 2005 |
| Crimson Force | Captain Baskin / Capt. Baskin | 2005 |
| The Lost Angel | Kuratha | 2005 |
| Ordinary Miracles | Jim Powell | 2005 |
| Only in LA | Self | 2004 |
| A Killer Within | Addison Terrill | 2004 |
| The Hillside Strangler | Kenneth Bianchi / Kenneth A. Bianchi | 2004 |
| Summerland | Kyle Bale | 2004 |
| Zolar | Hedion | 2004 |
| Hidalgo | Preston Webb | 2004 |
| Nursie | Zack | 2004 |
| The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting | Jim Halsey | 2003 |
| Gods and Generals | Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain | 2003 |
| Net Games | Adam Vance | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
| Killer Bees | Sheriff Lyndon Harris | 2002 |
| WillFull | Nat Wolff | 2002 |
| Night of the Wolf | Sheriff Wade Messer | 2002 |
| Askari | Joss McKinley | 2001 |
| Asylum Days | Nathan Devine | 2001 |
| 24 | Barry Landes | 2001 |
| XCU: Extreme Close Up | Geoffrey Liddy | 2001 |
| Burning Down the House | Concierge | 2001 |
| Lawless: Dead Evidence | Dean Riley | 2001 |
| The District | Chris Gunner | 2000 |
| Son of the Beach | Jason Dudikoff, Father Dude | 2000 |
| The Million Dollar Kid | Valentino | 2000 |
| Hot Boyz | Officer Roberts | 2000 |
| The Prince and the Surfer | Dean | 1999 |
| Amazon | Dr. Alex Kennedy | 1999 |
| Twice in a Lifetime | Tony Tremaine / Phil Barlow | 1999 |
| Avalanche | Jack | 1999 |
| Red Team | J.B. Gaines | 1999 |
| Shepherd II | Dakota | 1999 |
| Enemy Action | John Reed | 1999 |
| Hitman's Run | Tom Holly | 1999 |
| Charades | Evan | 1998 |
| V.I.P. | Phil Sherman | 1998 |
| Shepherd | Boris Dakota | 1998 |
| Matter of Trust | Michael D'Angelo | 1998 |
| Fatal Affair | Malcolm 'Mack' Maddox | 1998 |
| Love Boat: The Next Wave | John | 1998 |
| Sealed with a Kiss | Detective Mick Cullen | 1998 |
| Last Lives | Aaron | 1997 |
| Sleeping Dogs | Sanchez Boon | 1997 |
| Dead Fire | Tucker | 1997 |
| Laws of Deception | Evan Marino | 1997 |
| Dead Man's Gun | Henry Hubble | 1997 |
| The Big Fall | Blaise Rybeck | 1997 |
| Dilemma | Thomas 'Quin' Quinlan | 1997 |
| Pure Danger | Johnie Dean | 1996 |
| The Sweeper | Mark Goddard | 1996 |
| Kindred: The Embraced | Det. Frank Kohanek | 1996 |
| Baby Face Nelson | Baby Face Nelson | 1996 |
| Hourglass | Michael Jardine | 1995 |
| Mad Dogs and Englishmen | Mike | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Capt. Miles Davidow | 1995 |
| Dangerous Indiscretion | Jim Lomax | 1995 |
| Payback | Oscar Bonsetter | 1995 |
| Suspect Device | Dan Jericho | 1995 |
| ER | Vincent Jansen | 1994 |
| Teresa's Tattoo | Carl | 1994 |
| Natural Selection | Ben Braden / Alex Connelly | 1994 |
| Jailbait | Sergeant Lee Teffler | 1993 |
| Gettysburg | Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain | 1993 |
| Treacherous | Micky Stewert | 1993 |
| Acting on Impulse | Paul Stevens | 1993 |
| Tattle Tale | Bernard Sprat | 1992 |
| Breaking the Rules | Gene Michaels | 1992 |
| That Night | Rick | 1992 |
| Nickel & Dime | Jack Stone | 1992 |
| To Protect and Serve | Egan | 1992 |
| Kid | Kid | 1990 |
| Curiosity Kills | Cat Thomas | 1990 |
| Side Out | Monroe Clark | 1990 |
| Far Out Man | Himself / C. Thomas Howell | 1990 |
| Nightmare Classics | Jenner Brading | 1989 |
| The Return of the Musketeers | Raoul | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self | 1989 |
| Young Toscanini | Arturo Toscanini / Arturo | 1988 |
| A Tiger's Tale | Bubber Drumm / Bubber | 1987 |
| Into the Homeland | Tripp Winston / Tripp Wilson | 1987 |
| Soul Man | Mark Watson | 1986 |
| The Hitcher | Jim Halsey | 1986 |
| Secret Admirer | Michael Ryan | 1985 |
| Moonlighting | Waiter / Post Office Worker | 1985 |
| Red Dawn | Robert | 1984 |
| Grandview, U.S.A. | Tim Pearson | 1984 |
| Tank | Billy / William "Billy" Carey | 1984 |
| The Hitchhiker | Gerald | 1983 |
| Two Marriages | Scott Morgan | 1983 |
| The Outsiders | Ponyboy Curtis | 1983 |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Tyler | 1982 |
| Marie | Self | 1980 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Genesis Code | 2010 |
| The Land That Time Forgot | 2009 |
| The Day the Earth Stopped | 2008 |
| War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave | 2008 |
| The Big Fall | 1997 |
| Pure Danger | 1996 |
| Hourglass | 1995 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| A Christmas Eve Miracle | 2015 |
| Spirit Riders | 2015 |
| A Magic Christmas | 2014 |
| Blind Injustice | 2005 |
| Hope Ranch | 2002 |
