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Henry Jackson Thomas Jr. is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his breakout role as Elliott in Steven Spielberg's film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and his more recent recurring role in The Haunting of Hill House.
Birth Name
Henry Jackson Thomas Jr.
Born
Thursday, 09 September 1971
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Riptide | 2024 | |
| The Fall of the House of Usher | Frederick Usher | 2023 |
| Pet Sematary: Bloodlines | Dan Crandall | 2023 |
| Sam & Kate | Ron | 2022 |
| The Midnight Club | Freedom Jack | 2022 |
| Crawlspace | Robert / Robert Mitchell | 2022 |
| In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | 2022 |
| Just Beyond | Crazy Chris | 2021 |
| Midnight Mass | Ed Flynn | 2021 |
| To All the Boys: Always and Forever | Mr. Kavinsky | 2021 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Riptide | 2024 | |
| The Fall of the House of Usher | Frederick Usher | 2023 |
| Pet Sematary: Bloodlines | Dan Crandall | 2023 |
| Sam & Kate | Ron | 2022 |
| The Midnight Club | Freedom Jack | 2022 |
| Crawlspace | Robert / Robert Mitchell | 2022 |
| In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | 2022 |
| Just Beyond | Crazy Chris | 2021 |
| Midnight Mass | Ed Flynn | 2021 |
| To All the Boys: Always and Forever | Mr. Kavinsky | 2021 |
| The Haunting of Bly Manor | Henry Wingrave | 2020 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Showbiz Kids | Self | 2020 |
| Stargirl | Chuck / Dr. Mid-Nite / Charles McNider | 2020 |
| Dreamkatcher | Luke | 2020 |
| FBI: Most Wanted | Dr. Justin Brock | 2020 |
| Doctor Sleep | The Bartender | 2019 |
| The Great Alaskan Race | Thompson | 2019 |
| The Haunting of Hill House | Young Hugh Crain | 2018 |
| NFL on FOX | Himself - Detroit Lions Defensive Tackle / Himself - Minnesota Vikings Defensive Tackle | 2018 |
| Girl in the Bunker | Vinson Filyaw | 2018 |
| Spielberg | Self - Segment "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" | 2017 |
| Gerald's Game | Tom | 2017 |
| Grip and Electric | Johnny English, Jr. | 2016 |
| Ouija: Origin of Evil | Father Tom | 2016 |
| Better Things | Robin | 2016 |
| Sons of Liberty | John Adams | 2015 |
| Big Sur | Philip Whalen | 2013 |
| Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery | Self | 2013 |
| Betrayal | T.J. Karsten | 2013 |
| The Last Ride | Mr. Wells / Hank Williams / "Mr. Wells" / Luke | 2012 |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy | John St. Helens | 2011 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Elliott (clip from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)) | 2011 |
| The Psycho Legacy | Self | 2010 |
| Dear John | Tim / Tim Wheddon | 2010 |
| Don't Look Up | Josh Petri | 2009 |
| Red Velvet | Aaron | 2009 |
| The Mentalist | Tommy Lisbon | 2008 |
| Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | Self | 2008 |
| Suffering Man's Charity | Eric Rykell | 2007 |
| The Last Sin Eater | Man of God | 2007 |
| The Deal | Frank | 2006 |
| The Hard Easy | Paul Weston | 2006 |
| Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Robert Fornoy | 2006 |
| Desperation | Peter Jackson | 2006 |
| Celebrity Debut | Elliott | 2006 |
| Tennis, Anyone...? | Matt Erhorn | 2005 |
| Masters of Horror | Jamie | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| 20 to 1 | Elliott | 2005 |
| 80s | Elliott | 2005 |
| Honey Baby | Tom Brackett | 2004 |
| Dead Birds | William | 2004 |
| 11:14 | Jack | 2003 |
| I Capture the Castle | Simon Cotton / Simon | 2003 |
| Briar Patch | Edgar Macbeth | 2003 |
| Gangs of New York | Johnny Sirocco | 2002 |
| I'm with Lucy | Barry | 2002 |
| Without a Trace | Franklin Romar | 2002 |
| E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special | Self | 2002 |
| Dead in the Water | Jeff | 2002 |
| Burger Quiz | (archive footage) | 2001 |
| The Quickie | Alex | 2001 |
| All the Pretty Horses | Lacey Rawlins / Rawlins | 2000 |
| A Good Baby | Raymond Toker | 2000 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jeremy Kent | 2000 |
| The House That Screamed | Jack | 2000 |
| The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | Elliott | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sean Roberts | 1999 |
| Happy Face Murders | Dylan McCarthy | 1999 |
| Fever | Nick Parker | 1999 |
| Suicide Kings | Avery Chasten | 1998 |
| Niagara, Niagara | Seth | 1998 |
| Moby Dick | Ishmael | 1998 |
| Bombshell | Buck / Buck Hogan | 1997 |
| Hijacking Hollywood | Kevin Conroy | 1997 |
| Dreamland: Area 51 | Greg Hayes | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| Riders of the Purple Sage | Bern Venters | 1996 |
| Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Ray Buckey | 1995 |
| Legends of the Fall | Samuel Ludlow | 1994 |
| Curse of the Starving Class | Wesley Tate | 1994 |
| Fire in the Sky | Greg Hayes | 1993 |
| A Taste for Killing | Cary Sloan | 1992 |
| Psycho IV: The Beginning | Young Norman Bates / Young Norman | 1990 |
| Valmont | Danceny | 1989 |
| Murder One | Billy Isaacs | 1988 |
| The Quest | Cody | 1986 |
| Cloak & Dagger | Davey Osborne | 1984 |
| Misunderstood | Andrew | 1984 |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Elliott | 1982 |
| Raggedy Man | Harry | 1981 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Grip and Electric | 2016 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1983 | Golden Globe | New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male | Nominated |
