What Happened to Henry Thomas?

Anybody who has ever taken a stab at acting knows one aspect of the process deemed the absolute worst: the audition. Imagine stepping foot into a room filled with several people who are all there to judge you. Your looks, personality, emotions... every aspect of who you are on display for a room full of strangers. Well, in Hollywood, there is a legend of one audition that has been deemed the best put on tape. It was an audition for a new film by a director who was credited with single-handedly creating the summer blockbuster and who had a dream about crafting a more intimate family story about a kid and an alien. Imagine the immense pressure any actor, let alone a ten-year-old child, would be under to nail this audition. Yet this audition was so good that within seconds, the director, Steven Spielberg, uttered the words that would forever change this ten-year-old life: “Ok, kid, you got the job!” For many of us, we know Henry Thomas simply as “the kid from E.T.,” but in the last 40 years, we have seen this child prodigy emerge into one of the most successful supporting players in roles many of us probably didn’t even recognize him in. Allow us to delve into the world of that kid from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as we find out just What happened to Henry Thomas!

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[octhorror]

I consider myself a fan of his work, especially since Flanagan adopted him into his stable, but I've seen so many of these individual films and just completely glossed over the fact it was him in so many. He deserves all the resurgence and accolades, and this was a great video! Cheers!

[nc]

He did a good job portraying Jack in the Shining Sequel, Dr Sleep😎👍

[msjsq]

Right on, JoBlo! I love Henry Thomas! Thanks for spotlighting him!

[wangson]

I've noticed the same thing about Henry Thomas recently - he's like a chameleon in nearly every film I see him in - I never recognize him at first.

[Omar-wqdz]

I loved seeing him do the ET sequel commercial, and then he did a reunion on Drew Barrymore’s show

[MLJ]

I loved him in the movies, Raggedy Man, ET, Cloak & Dagger, The Quest (Frog Dreaming), Psycho IV: The Beginning, Fire In The Sky, Legends Of The Fall, All The Pretty Horses, Gangs Of New York, Suicide Kings, Doctor Sleep & Pet Semetery Bloodlines.

[Blitzo]

He was incredible in The Haunting of Hill House

[ECKohns]

While he may not he as recognizable as his ET co-Star Drew Barrymore, he’s still had a pretty decent career as an adult.

[dougbutabi]

Cheers! Love how much content JoBlo puts out!

[clairegresswell]

Henry Thomas is a superb actor; he is supremely talented & a joy to watch.

I remember going to the pictures (a rare treat as I was living in Cyprus at the time), to see E.T. as a child (5yrs), & was mesmoriesd. He's one of those actors whose films you watch simply because of his presence.

[Locadel]

I actually liked his performance in Legends of the Fall

[jessedesrosier]

Man I never knew that kid grew up to be in so many movies I watched. Thanks Joe blo for pointing that out, he literally looks the same from when he was a kid acting in ET lol.

[trinaq]

I remember watching "Dear John", and being surprised when I realised that Henry Thomas was the same actor for Elliot. Same goes for "To All the Boys 3" and "Doctor Sleep."

[MrMachu]

I love him in all of the Mike Flanagan shows.

[OofHearted]

Holy cow, I never knew he did that much! Out of all the things I have seen in this list, I must've only recognised it was him in about 25% of them.

[thespicemelange.]

That movie Niagara Niagara was a really good movie. It really hits you in the feels. Robin Tunney was really good in that movie. I definitely recommend watching it if you haven't seen it. Do you guys feel the same way?

[biguy]

It is awesome that Henry got the chance to kiss Baywatch actress Erika Eleniak. Lucky guy.

[boogiedaddy]

I love Henry Thomas He's especially good in all of Flanagan's stuff.

[BrianRetro]

I remember seeing Henry Thomas and I had no idea it was him in the role he played in that movie Dear John (Tim). When the end credits rolled and his name came up, I thought about that character and was like, "Oh my God, it IS Henry Thomas!" Yes, I call him by his name, not "the kid from E.T." I bet he is sick of hearing that!

[trinaq]

Henry's incredible performance in "ET" at only ten years old was one of the best performances from child actors that I've ever seen. I love that he's continued working steadily as an adult, and even did a sequel ET advert.