Henry Thomas is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on September 9, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Former child actor best known for his breakout role as Elliott in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In 2002, he played Johnny Sirocco in Gangs of New York.
He was directed by Steven Spielberg in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Thomas wrote songs and played guitar for the San Antonio band, The Blue Heelers (named for the breed of dog), in the 1990s. Although the band was not signed to a record label, its self-produced album Twister was warmly received and enjoyed statewide radio play. Thomas continued to write and record songs. In 1998, his song “Truckstop Coffee” (recorded with the Blue Heelers) appeared on V2’s soundtrack for Niagara, Niagara. In 2003, Thomas and Nikki Sudden collaborated on the music for Mika Kaurismäki’s film Honey Baby, which featured four original songs written and performed by Thomas as the fictional musician Tom Brackett. An album was in the works, but Sudden died unexpectedly in 2006.
Thomas was born in San Antonio, Texas. His mother, Carolyn L. (née Davis), is a homemaker and his father, Henry Jackson Thomas Sr., is a hydraulic machinist. He attended East Central High School and Blinn College. Thomas married actress Marie Zielcke on May 10, 2004. They had a daughter, Hazel. The couple were divorced in 2007. Thomas also has two children with his current wife Annalee, and in 2014 moved to Wilsonville, Oregon.
He was married to his second wife, German actress Marie Zielcke, from 2004 to 2007. Together they had a daughter named Hazel. He also has two children with Annalee Fery, whom he married in 2009.
