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Thomas Haden Church

Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church, born Thomas McMillen was born on the 17th June 1960 in El Paso in Texas.
He grew up in Laredo in Texas and graduated from Harlingen High School in Harlingen in Texas in 1979.
He then went on to attend the University of North Texas.
Thomas started in the entertainment business as a radio personality and doing voiceover work.
His big break however came, when he won the role of dim witted airport mechanic Lowell Mather for six seasons on the sitcom called Wings.
He also had a lead role on Ned and Stacey opposite Debra Messing (of Will And Grace fame).
Thomas has had film roles in Tombstone, George Of The Jungle and in George Of The Jungle 2 alongside Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, John Cleese, Chris Showerman and Julie Benz.
Thomas has starred in The Specials with Paget Brewster and Kelly Coffield .
He has also played film villains in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight and Over the Hedge.
Thomas has had small roles in Monkeybone and 3000 Miles to Graceland. He also made his directorial debut in the film called Rolling Kansas in 2003.
Thomas played the part of Jack in the film called Sideways with Paul Giamatti and Virginia Madsen.
Other film appearances include: in Idiocracy and Broken Trail with Robert Duvall and Greta Scacchi.
He played the villain called Sandman in Spider-Man 3 along with Tobey Maguire, James Franco and Kirsten Dunst.
He has also starred in Susan's Plan, Mr Murder opposite Stephen Baldwin, Julie Warner and Bill Smitrovich and in One Night Stand.
Other roles include Free Money, Goosed and The Badge.
Thomas has appeared in Lone Star State Of Mind opposite Joshua Jackson, Jaime King, Matthew Davis and DJ Qualls, Charlotte's Web with Dakota Fanning, John Cleese, Steve Buscemi, Oprah Winfrey, Kathy Bates and Julia Roberts and has also starred in Spanglish.
He has been in Smart People alongside Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker and Ellen Page.
Other roles include appearing in Imagine That alongside Eddie Murphy and Yara Shahidi and in Bolt with Miley Cyrus and John Travolta.
Thomas has been in All About Steve opposite Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper and NowhereLand.









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Thomas Haden Church - what members say


  • Spider-Man 3
  • Spider-Man 3 review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent
    Rated - 2 stars Spider-Man 3 13 May 2007
    ...d it’s something the rest of the action struggles to meet The major villain is Thomas Haden Church’s Sandman. The character’s look and powers remain faithful to his comic book or...  
  • Broken Trail
  • Broken Trail review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor in flintshire
    Rated - 5 stars superb.................. 3 June 2007
    ...uperb. Print Ritter played by Robert Duvall, and his nephew Tom Harte played by Thomas Haden Church, agree to deliver a herd of 500 horses from Oregon to Wyoming. Along the way, ...  
  • Smart People
  • Smart People review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor
    Rated - 5 stars superb............................................ 22 May 2008
    ... both his students and his children. Then his adopted brother chuck (played by Thomas Haden Church) arrives, to borrow money from Lawrence, and to stay for a while. Chuck tries ...  

Thomas Haden Church - filmography


  • Imagine That (2009)
    Starring: Eddie Murphy,  Thomas Haden Church,  Yara Shahidi
    Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Before he found himself standing in front of his friends' house yelling for his daughter's purple security blanket in the middle of the night, Evan Danielson was just your average financial wizard--focused, successful and driven. But, when his daughter introduced him to the princesses and their ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 30 members
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  • Mr Murder on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Stephen Baldwin,  Julie Warner,  Bill Smitrovich
    Director: Dick Lowry
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    At a hospital, the blood sample of Marty, the father four year-old girl with a head injury, is taken and used covertly in a US Military experiment. It is used to create Alfie, a fearless warrior/solder with no moral judgement. Alfie has a telepathic connection with Marty and will stop at nothing to ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 36% from 43 members
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Thomas Haden Church facts

5 most recent films

Imagine That - 2.5 stars
All About Steve - 3.0 stars
Smart People - 2.5 stars
Spider-Man 3 - 3.0 stars
Spider-Man 3 - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Broken Trail - 3.5 stars
Spider-Man 3 - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Sideways - 3.0 stars
Spider-Man 3 - 3.0 stars
George Of The Jungle - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Mr Murder - 2.0 stars
Imagine That - 2.5 stars
All About Steve - 3.0 stars
The Specials - 2.5 stars
George Of The Jungle 2 - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

James Franco - 2 times - show films
DJ Qualls - 2 times - show films
Kirsten Dunst - 2 times - show films
Tobey Maguire - 2 times - show films
Bryce Dallas Howard - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sam Raimi - 2 times - show films
David Semel - 1 times - show films
Alexander Payne - 1 times - show films
Phil Traill - 1 times - show films
Craig Mazin - 1 times - show films