Question: Which actor played the American retired airline captain in the movie celebrating a water landing of a US Airways flight? 

Context paragraphs:
US Airways Express: US Airways Express was the brand name for the regional affiliate of US Airways, under which a number of individually owned commuter air carriers and regional airlines operate short and medium haul routes.  This code sharing service was previously operated as USAir Express.  Mainline carriers often outsource to regional airlines to operate services in order to increase frequency, serve routes that would not sustain larger aircraft, or for other competitive reasons.  US Airways Express operations were conducted from smaller markets in the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas primarily centered on US Airways' major hubs and focus cities.  Upon the completion of US Airways' merger process with American Airlines, US Airways Express was rebranded as American Eagle on October 17, 2015.

US Airways Group: US Airways Group Inc. was an airline holding company based in Tempe, Arizona.  US Airways Group operated US Airways, along with its subsidiaries PSA Airlines, Inc. and Piedmont Airlines, Inc., which are wholly owned but marketed under the branding of US Airways Express.  It merged with America West Holdings Corporation, parent of America West Airlines, in 2005, and the combined company adopted the better-known US Airways name; the two airlines' operating certificates merged in 2007.  It also operates additional companies that provide associated services.  ACE Aviation Holdings, the Canadian parent of Air Canada retained a roughly 6.1% investment stake in US Airways Group.  The route network covered destinations in 47 states, as well as international destinations.

US Airways: US Airways (formerly known as USAir) was a major American airline that ceased to operate independently when the Federal Aviation Administration granted a single operating certificate (SOC) for US Airways and American Airlines on April 8, 2015.  Publicly, the two carriers appeared to merge when their reservations systems and booking processes were merged on October 17, 2015; however, other systems were still separate at that time.  The airline had an extensive international and domestic network, with 193 destinations in 24 countries in North America, South America, Europe and the Middle East.  The airline was a member of the Star Alliance, before becoming an affiliate member of Oneworld in March 2014.  US Airways utilized a fleet of 343 mainline jet aircraft, as well as 278 regional jet and turbo-prop aircraft operated by contract and subsidiary airlines under the name US Airways Express via code sharing agreements.

Sully (film): Sully (also known as Sully: Miracle on the Hudson) is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Todd Komarnicki, based on the autobiography "" by Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow.  The film stars Tom Hanks as Sullenberger, with Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Autumn Reeser, Holt McCallany, Jamey Sheridan, and Jerry Ferrara in supporting roles.  The film follows Sullenberger's January 2009 emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, in which all 155 passengers and crew survived with only minor injuries, and the subsequent publicity and investigation.

Air Midwest Flight 5481: Air Midwest Flight 5481, operating as US Airways Express Flight 5481, was a flight from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport near the cities of Greenville, South Carolina and Spartanburg, South Carolina; on January 8, 2003 a Beechcraft 1900D operated by Air Midwest as US Airways Express (under a franchise agreement used for the route) stalled after take-off, crashed into a US Airways hangar and burst into flames 37 seconds after lift-off.

Chesley Sullenberger: Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III (born 1951) is an American retired airline captain celebrated for the January 15, 2009 water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after the plane was disabled by striking a flock of Canada geese immediately after takeoff; all 155 people aboard survived.  Sullenberger is an international speaker on airline safety and has helped develop new protocols for airline safety.  He served as the co-chairman, along with First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, of the EAA's Young Eagles youth introduction-to-aviation program from 2009 to 2013.  He retired from US Airways after 30 years as a commercial pilot on March 3, 2010.  In May of the following year, Sullenberger was hired by CBS News as an Aviation and Safety Expert.

2005 Logan Airport runway incursion: The 2005 Logan Airport runway incursion was a near runway collision that occurred at approximately 7:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 9, 2005 between US Airways Flight 1170 (US1170) and Aer Lingus Flight 132 (EI132).  EI132 was an Airbus A330-300 aircraft, owned and operated by the Irish airline Aer Lingus, destined for Shannon, Ireland, and carrying 12 crew members and 260 passengers.  US1170 was a Boeing 737-300 aircraft owned by Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA and operated by US Airways, destined for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and carrying 6 crew members and 103 passengers.  The near collision took place on the runway at General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS), in Boston, Massachusetts.  In total 381 people were on board the two aircraft.

Qatar Airways Flights 15 and 16: Qatar Airways Flight 15 (IATA: QR15, ICAO: QTR15) and Qatar Airways Flight 16 (IATA: QR16, ICAO: QTR16), sometimes marketed as the Qatar Airways Business One service, were all business class flights operated by Qatari airline Qatar Airways between Hamad International Airport in Doha and Heathrow Airport in London.  The flights were operated with Airbus A319LR aircraft in a 40-seat all business class configuration from 15 May 2014 to 15 November 2015.  It was the first all-business class service from London Heathrow to the Persian Gulf area.

Flying imams incident: On November 20, 2006, 6:30pm, six Muslim imams were removed from US Airways Flight 300 to Phoenix, Arizona, at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, because several passengers and crew members became alarmed by what they felt was suspicious behavior.  The airline has stated that the captain delayed takeoff and called airport security workers to ask the imams to leave the plane; the men refused, and that the captain then called police.  The plane left without the imams on board about three hours later.  The imams were arrested, questioned, and then released.

American Airlines Group: American Airlines Group, Inc. is an American publicly traded airline holding company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.  It was formed December 9, 2013, in the merger of AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, and US Airways Group, the parent company of US Airways.  The airline groups together form the largest airline in the world, with more than 6,700 daily flights to 336 locations in 56 countries worldwide, about $40 billion in operating revenue, over 100,000 employees, and plans to take delivery of 607 new aircraft, including 517 narrowbody aircraft and 90 widebody international aircraft.  The integration of American Airlines and US Airways was completed when the Federal Aviation Administration granted a single operating certificate for both carriers on April 8, 2015.

Supporting paragraphs: Sully (film) Chesley Sullenberger
Answer: Tom Hanks