Henry Thomas Overview

The only son of a hydraulic machinist, Thomas was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He was still a young boy when he made his first feature film, Raggedy Man, with Sissy Spacek and Eric Roberts. An editor on that film brought the young actor's work to Steven Spielberg's attention. While working on the post production of this film, Thomas was cast in one of the biggest box-office hits ever: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, in which he starred as the adventurous Elliott. Besides... See All