Thomas Jane — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Thomas Jane

American theater, film and television actor, as well as director, producer, screenwriter and writer. Three-time Golden Globe nominee. Best known for his roles in such famous films as The Mist, Thursday, Original Sin and Deep Blue Sea.

Born on February 22, 1969 in Baltimore (Maryland, USA) to Michael and Cynthia Elliott. The surname Jane, which Thomas took later, was his mother's maiden name. After finishing school in 1987 he went to Hollywood in the hope of becoming an actor. Having no roof over his head, at first he lived in his own car and earned money by street performing: "In my repertoire there were two songs that I played to death — 'Hey Joe' and 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door.' People threw change at me just to make me shut up."

Thomas Jane's acting career began in 1987 with the Tollywood romantic comedy Padamati Sandhya Ragam, in which Jane played one of the main roles.

Filmography

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2004 The Punisher Frank Castle (credited as: Tom Jane)

Interesting facts

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1
His real name is Thomas Elliot III. Jane is his mother's maiden name.
2
Rutger Hauer is the former father-in-law of Thomas Jane.
3
Thomas Jane could have starred in the film The Dark Knight, but in the end his role went to actor Aaron Eckhart.
4
Thomas Jane was one of director Zack Snyder's top candidates for the role of the Comedian, but his commitment to another project prevented him from appearing in Watchmen.
5
Thomas Jane was the primary candidate for the lead role in the film "Jonah Hex," but the role ultimately went to Josh Brolin.
6
Thomas Jane is half Irish, a quarter Italian, and a quarter German.
7
Thomas Jane was invited by Wayne Kramer to the film "Bullet to the Head", where Jane was to play the lead role alongside Sylvester Stallone. When Kramer left the project, Jane personally suggested to Stallone that he hire Walter Hill. After Hill agreed, the film's producer Joel Silver "expelled" Thomas Jane, as he believed that Sylvester Stallone's partner should be an "ethnic guy".
8
For the film "The Punisher" (2003), the actor, like Dolph Lundgren, who played in the 1989 film of the same name, dyed his hair black to better match the character from the comic book of the same name.
9
The actor came up with and created his own comic book called "Bad Planet".
10
Jane graduated from Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School in Montgomery, Maryland.
11
Thomas Jane was considered for the lead role in the film "The Vikings."