Henry Thomas

Biography

Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in more than 40 films and is best known for his role as Elliott in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sean Roberts

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Jeremy Kent

Without a Trace

Franklin Romar

The View

Self

The Mentalist

Tommy Lisbon

FBI: Most Wanted

Dr. Justin Brock

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

Robert Foncy

DC's Stargirl

Chuck (voice)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	High Ground	Nathaniel Matheson
2025	Due West	Pastor Mike
2024	The Curse of the Necklace	Frank Davis
2023	Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon Spielberg	Self
2023	Pet Sematary: Bloodlines	Dan Crandall
2022	Crawlspace	Robert
2022	Sam & Kate	Ron
2022	In Search of Tomorrow	Self - Interviewee
2021	To All the Boys: Always and Forever	Mr. Kavinsky
2020	Dreamkatcher	Luke
2020	Showbiz Kids	Self
2020	Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook	Self
2019	The Great Alaskan Race	Thompson
2019	Doctor Sleep	The Bartender
2019	E.T.: A Holiday Reunion	Elliott
2018	Girl in the Bunker	Vinson Filyaw
2017	Gerald's Game	Tom
2016	Ouija: Origin of Evil	Father Tom
2013	Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery	Self
2013	Big Sur	Philip Whalen
2012	The Last Ride	Hank Williams / "Mr. Wells" / Luke
2012	Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen	(archive footage)
2012	The 'E.T.' Journals	Self
2011	The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy	John St. Helens
2010	Dear John	Tim Wheddon
2010	The Psycho Legacy	Self
2009	Don't Look Up	Josh Petri
2009	Red Velvet	Aaron
2008	Not Quite Hollywood	Self
2007	The Last Sin Eater	Man of God
2007	Suffering Man's Charity	Eric Rykell
2006	Desperation	Peter Jackson
2006	The Deal: El trato	Frank
2006	The Hard Easy	Paul Weston
2006	Chocolate	Jamie
2006	Tennis Anyone?	Matt Erhorn
2004	Dead Birds	William
2004	Honey Baby	Tom Brackett
2003	11:14	Jack
2003	I Capture the Castle	Simon Cotton
2003	Plain Dirty	Edgar Macbeth
2002	Gangs of New York	Johnny Sirocco
2002	I'm with Lucy	Date 4 - Barry
2002	Dead in the Water	Jeff
2002	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special	Self
2001	The Quickie	Alex
2000	All the Pretty Horses	Rawlins
2000	A Good Baby	Raymond Toker
1999	Happy Face Murders	Dylan McCarthy
1999	Fever	Nick Parker
1998	Niagara, Niagara	Seth
1997	Suicide Kings	Avery Chasten
1997	Bombshell	Buck
1997	Hijacking Hollywood	Kevin
1996	The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'	Self
1996	Riders of the Purple Sage	Bern Venters
1995	Indictment: The McMartin Trial	Ray Buckey
1994	Legends of the Fall	Samuel Ludlow
1994	Curse of the Starving Class	Wesley Tate
1994	Beyond Obsession	John Thompson
1993	Fire in the Sky	Greg Hayes
1992	A Taste for Killing	Cary Sloan
1990	Psycho IV: The Beginning	Young Norman Bates
1989	Valmont	Danceny
1988	Murder One	Billy Isaacs
1986	Frog Dreaming	Cody
1984	Cloak & Dagger	Davey Osborne
1983	Misunderstood	Andrew
1982	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Elliott
1981	Raggedy Man	Harry
1981	The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid	Nick
	Generation Angst	Tim Grinnell
	Riptide

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	The Fall of the House of Usher	Frederick Usher
2022	The Midnight Club	Freedom Jack
2021	Midnight Mass	Ed Flynn
2021	Just Beyond	Crazy Chris
2020	FBI: Most Wanted	Dr. Justin Brock
2020	DC's Stargirl	Chuck (voice)
2020	DC's Stargirl	Charles McNider / Dr. Mid-Nite
2020	The Haunting of Bly Manor	Henry Wingrave
2018	The Haunting of Hill House	Young Hugh Crain
2016	Better Things	Robin
2015	Sons of Liberty	John Adams
2013	Betrayal	T.J. Karsten
2008	The Mentalist	Tommy Lisbon
2006	Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King	Robert Foncy
2005	Masters of Horror	Jamie
2002	Without a Trace	Franklin Romar
2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jeremy Kent
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Sean Roberts
1998	Moby Dick	Ishmael
1997	The View	Self