Query: Tom Hanks movies where he plays a leading role.

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1st Screen Actors Guild Awards <=SEP=> The Inaugural Screen Actors Guild Awards aired on NBC from Stage 12, Universal Studios, on February 25, 1995. Unveiled during this evening for the first time was the Guild’s new award statuette, The Actor, as well as the first awards for ensembles in drama series and comedy series which honor all of the actors who are the regulars in television series. From this auspicious beginning the Screen Actors Guild Awards® has been embraced as one of the most prestigious in the entertainment industry.

2015 Buffalo Bulls football team <=SEP=> The 2015 Buffalo Bulls football team represents the University at Buffalo in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls are led by first-year head coach Lance Leipold. The team plays their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium and competes as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Academy Award for Best Actor <=SEP=> The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry. The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with Emil Jannings receiving the award for his roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh.

Albert Finney <=SEP=> Albert Finney  (born 9 May 1936) is an English actor. Beginning in the theatre, Finney was especially successful in plays by William Shakespeare before he switched to films. He achieved prominence in films in the early 1960s, his debut being The Entertainer, directed by Tony Richardson, who had directed him in theatre plays various times before. He became a leading Free Cinema figure, and has maintained a successful career in theatre, film and television.

Aliens Adventure Game <=SEP=> Aliens Adventure Game is a role-playing game published by Leading Edge Games in 1990.

Angels & Demons (film) <=SEP=> Angels & Demons is a 2009 American mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard and based on Dan Brown's novel of the same name. It is the sequel to the 2006 film, The Da Vinci Code, also directed by Ron Howard. The novel was published first and The Da Vinci Code followed it. Filming of Angels & Demons took place in Rome, Italy, and the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.Tom Hanks reprises his role as Professor Robert Langdon.

Anil Chatterjee <=SEP=> Anil Chatterjee (Chattopadhyay) Bengali: অনিল চ্যাটার্জী (চট্টোপাধ্যায়) (25 October 1929 – 17 March 1996) was a Bengali actor  in the Bengali cinema during the early fifties through the mid-nineties and is mostly remembered as a character actor. He acted or performed in about 150 movies, including a few in Hindi. He played different shades, though mostly as a character actor, as well as in leading roles and at times as an antagonist, despite the limited opportunities he received.

Annette Bening <=SEP=> Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. She began her career on the stage and was nominated for the 1987 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Coastal Disturbances. A four-time Academy Award-nominee for her roles in the films The Grifters (1990), American Beauty (1999), Being Julia (2004) and The Kids Are All Right (2010), she won a BAFTA Award for American Beauty and Golden Globe Awards for Being Julia and The Kids Are All Right.

Apollo 13 (film) <=SEP=> Apollo 13 is a 1995 American historical docudrama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris. The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr.

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role <=SEP=> Best Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.

Barry Diamond <=SEP=> Barry Diamond is an American comedian who released one album, Fighter Pilot, on IRS Records in 1983.  He continues to perform stand-up comedy today.He has had bit parts in several films and television sitcoms. He played a comedian in an episode of Seinfeld - "The Movie", and a major role in 1984's Bachelor Party, which starred Tom Hanks.  As a stand-up comedian he was a regular on MTV's The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour circa 1983.

Bus Stop (1956 film) <=SEP=> Bus Stop is a 1956 American romantic comedy film directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox, starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray and Hope Lange.Unlike most of Monroe's movies, Bus Stop is neither a full-fledged comedy nor a musical, but rather a dramatic piece; it was the first film she appeared in after studying at the Actors Studio in New York.

Captain Phillips (film) <=SEP=> Captain Phillips is a 2013 American biographical survival thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi.

Carsten Bjørnlund <=SEP=> Carsten Bjørnlund (born 28 June 1973 in Copenhagen) is a Danish film and television actor. Bjørnlund's first leading film role was Rasmus in 2008's One-Way Ticket to Korsør. He played one of the leading characters in the second series of Forbrydelsen (The Killing).

Cast Away <=SEP=> Cast Away is a 2000 American adventure drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks as a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. The film depicts his attempts to survive on the island using remnants of his plane's cargo. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Hanks was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 73rd Academy Awards for his performance.

Catch Me If You Can <=SEP=> Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical crime drama film based on the life of Frank Abagnale, who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor. His primary crime was check fraud; he became so experienced that the FBI eventually turned to him to help in catching other check forgers.

Cate Blanchett <=SEP=> Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (/ˈblɑːn.tʃət/; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actress. She has received critical acclaim and many accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and three British Academy Awards. Blanchett has been awarded the Centenary Medal for Service to Australian Society by the Australian government. She was appointed Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2012.

Charlie Wilson's War <=SEP=> Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American comedy-drama film, based on the story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, whose efforts led to Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War.The film was directed by Mike Nichols (his final picture) and written by Aaron Sorkin, who adapted George Crile III's 2003 book Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History.

Charlize Theron <=SEP=> Charlize Theron (/ʃɑrˈliːz ˈθɛrən/ shar-LEEZ THERR-ən; Afrikaans pronunciation: [ʃɐrˈlis tron]; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress, producer and fashion model.

City of Ember <=SEP=> City of Ember is a 2008 American science fiction fantasy film based on the 2003 novel The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. It was produced by Walden Media, Playtone, Seth Hanchett, Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks and Steven Shareshian, directed by Gil Kenan, distributed by 20th Century Fox, written by Caroline Thompson with music by Andrew Lockington and stars Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Bill Murray, Mackenzie Crook, Martin Landau, Mary Kay Place, Toby Jones and Tim Robbins.

Colin Firth <=SEP=> Colin Andrew Firth, CBE (born 10 September 1960) is an English actor. His films have grossed more than $3 billion from 42 releases worldwide. He has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, two BAFTAs and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as the Volpi Cup.

David Schwimmer <=SEP=> David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and comedian.He was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 2. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in theater and speech. After graduation, Schwimmer co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company.

Dempsey Pappion <=SEP=> Dempsey Pappion (born August 27, 1979) is an American film actor, known for doing TV series and roles in movies.Pappion was born in Lake Charles, LA. He started his acting career in 1995.  His first TV series role was in Undressed and then starred in his first film leading role in The Red Sneakers in 2002 which came on Showtime television (TV) channel.  Dempsey is also a gifted voice over actor who has been in animated movies such as "The Lorax" and "Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow".

Denzel Washington on screen and stage <=SEP=> Denzel Washington is an American actor who made his film debut in Carbon Copy (1981). In 1982, Washington made his first appearance in the medical drama St. Elsewhere as Dr. Philip Chandler. The role proved to be the breakthrough in his career. He starred as Private First Class Melvin Peterson in the drama A Soldier's Story (1984). The film was an adaptation of the Off-Broadway play A Soldier's Play (1981–83) in which Washington had earlier portrayed the same character.

Dragnet (1987 film) <=SEP=> Dragnet is a 1987 American buddy cop comedy film written and directed by Tom Mankiewicz in his directorial debut, and starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. The film is based on the television crime drama of the same name starring Jack Webb. The screenplay, both a parody of and homage to the long-running television series, was written by Dan Aykroyd and Alan Zweibel.

Eddie Redmayne <=SEP=> Edward John David Redmayne, OBE (born 6 January 1982) is an English actor, singer and model. He started his professional career as an actor in both theatre and television roles in the early 2000s and then made his film debut, Like Minds, in 2006.

Edward Fielding <=SEP=> Edward Fielding (March 19, 1875 - January 10, 1945) was an American actor.Edward Fielding appeared in nearly 40 Broadway productions between 1905 and 1939, often in leading roles. He played as a leading man with famous stage actresses like Olga Nethersole, Grace George, Ethel Barrymore and Laura Hope Crews. The tall and dignified-looking actor was especially known for his roles in the works of playwright Henrik Ibsen. Fielding also worked for some time as an actor in London.

Elvis Presley filmography <=SEP=> Elvis Presley (1935–1977) was an American actor and singer who achieved initial success with "That's All Right" on Sun Records, and as a performer on the Louisiana Hayride.  He came to the attention Hank Snow's former manager Colonel Tom Parker, who convinced RCA Records to sign him. "Heartbreak Hotel" was released on the RCA label January 27, 1956, and led to guest appearances on national television shows.  Presley appeared in 33 feature films.

Empire Award for Best Actor <=SEP=> The Empire Award for Best Actor is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine Empire to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry.

Every Time We Say Goodbye (film) <=SEP=> Every Time We Say Goodbye is a 1986 drama film starring Tom Hanks and Cristina Marsillach. Hanks plays a gentile American in the Royal Air Force, stationed in mandatory Jerusalem, who falls in love with a girl from a Sephardic Jewish family.The movie has the unusual distinction of being partly in the Ladino language; as of July 2006, there were only five movies in the entire Internet Movie Database that are even partially in the Judeo-Spanish language, Ladino.

Forrest Gump <=SEP=> Forrest Gump is a 1994 American epic romantic-comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field.

Forrest Gump (character) <=SEP=> Forrest Gump is a fictional character who first appears in the 1986 novel by Winston Groom. Forrest Gump also appeared on screen in the 1994 film of the same name directed by Robert Zemeckis. Forrest was portrayed as a child by Michael Humphreys and portrayed as an adult by Tom Hanks, who won an Academy Award for the role. The portrayal of Forrest in the novel is notably different from the portrayal in the film.

Frances McDormand <=SEP=> Frances Louise McDormand (born June 23, 1957) is an American actress. She married director and writer Joel Coen in 1984 and has starred in several of the Coen brothers' films, including Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Fargo (1996), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) and Burn After Reading (2008). McDormand is one of the few performers who have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting. In 1997, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Fargo.

Gilles Kohler <=SEP=> Gilles Kohler is a French actor, born November 18, 1948Former Model, Gilles Kohler started out in 1974 as the blonde angel Jean in Marcel Carné's La Merveilleuse visite. Two years later he plays Jean-Pierre, a lover between two women (Claude Jade in a dual role), in The Choice (1976). In the same year he is leading man alongside to Paola Tedesco in Amore grande, amore libero.

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama <=SEP=> The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actor in a Motion Picture" but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Best Actor – Musical or Comedy.The formal title has varied since its inception. In 2005, it was officially called: "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama".

Gransito Movie Awards 2008 <=SEP=> Gransito Movie Awards 2008 is the 8th edition of Gransito Movie Awards, the first Italian online film award.The winners were announced 6 May 2008 on the official site.Best movie- American Gangster  (by Ridley Scott, Usa)- Atonement  (by Joe Wright, Uk/Fra)- Into the Wild  (by Sean Penn, Usa)- Le vite degli altri  (di Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Ger)- No Country for Old Men  (di Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Usa)Best director- Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood)- Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men)- Ermanno Olmi (Centochiodi)- Sean Penn (Into the Wild)- Ridley Scott (American Gangster)Best actor in leading role- George Clooney (Michael Clayton)- Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)- Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild)- Viggo Mortensen (La promessa dell'assassino)- Denzel Washington (American Gangster)Best actress in leading role- Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth - The Golden Age)- Julie Christie (Lontano da lei)- Marion Cotillard (La vie en rose)- Keira Knightley (Espiazione)- Meryl Streep (Leoni per agnelli)Best original screenplay- Caramel- Centochiodi- Io non sono qui- La promessa dell'assassino- Le vite degli altri- Onora il padre e la madre- RatatouilleBest adapted screenplay- Espiazione- Into the Wild- No Country for Old MenBest Italian movie- Caos calmo  (by Antonello Grimaldi)- Centochiodi  (by Ermanno Olmi)- Come l'ombra  (by Marina Spada)- Giorni e nuvole  (by Silvio Soldini)- Mio fratello è figlio unico  (by Daniele Luchetti)Best actor in supporting role- Casey Affleck (L'assassinio di Jesse James per mano del codardo Robert Ford)- Javier Bardem (No Country for old men)- Philip Seymour Hoffman (La guerra di Charlie Wilson)- Heath Ledger (Io non sono qui)- Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)Best actress in supporting role- Cate Blanchett (Io non sono qui)- Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd: il diabolico barbiere di Fleet Street)- Hafsia Herzi (Cous cous)- Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)- Charlize Theron (Nella valle di Elah)Best independent movie- 4 mesi, 3 settimane, 2 giorni  (by Cristian Mungiu, Rom)- Caramel  (by Nadine Labaki, Lib)- Cous cous  (by Abdel Kechiche, Fra)- Io non sono qui  (by Todd Haynes, Usa)- Paranoid Park  (by Gus van Sant, Usa)Best animated movie- I Simpson - Il film  (by David Silverman, Fox, Usa)- Persepolis  (by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, 247 Films, Fra)- Ratatouille  (by Brad Bird & Jan Pinkava, Walt Disney/Pixar, Usa)Best cinematography- American Gangster- Espiazione- Il petroliere- Into the Wild- L'assassinio di Jesse James per mano del codardo Robert FordBest make-up- 300- Elizabeth - The Golden Age- La vie en rose- Pirati dei Caraibi: ai confini del mondo- Sweeney Todd: il diabolico barbiere di Fleet StreetBest costume design- Elizabeth - The Golden Age- Espiazione- Hairspray- La città proibita- Sweeney Todd: il diabolico barbiere di Fleet StreetBest set decoration- Across the Universe- American Gangster- Espiazione- Il petroliere- Sweeney Todd: il diabolico barbiere di Fleet StreetBest editing- American Gangster- Il petroliere- Into the Wild- No Country for Old Men- The Bourne UltimatumBest soundtrack- Across the Universe- Espiazione- Into the Wild- Michael Clayton- RatatouilleBest visual effects- Harry Potter e l'Ordine della Fenice- La bussola d'oro- Pirati dei Caraibi: ai confini del mondoBest original song- "Good morning Baltimore" (Hairspray)- "Guaranteed" (Into the wild)- "Tear down these houses" (Parlami d'amore) Best on-screen duo- Cate Blanchett & Clive Owen (Elizabeth - The Golden Age)- Johnny Depp & Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd)- Tom Hanks & Julia Roberts (La guerra di Charlie Wilson)- Remy & Linguini (Ratatouille)- Denzel Washington & Russell Crowe (American Gangster)Cult sequence- "Danza del ventre" (Cous cous) - "Flashback sull'infanzia di Ego" (Ratatouille) - "Sequenza della sauna" (La promessa dell'assassino)Breakthrough female performance- Amy Adams (actress; Come d'incanto)- Katherine Heigl (actress; Molto incinta)- Hafsia Herzi (actress; Cous cous)- Anamaria Marinca (actress; 4 mesi 3 settimane 2 giorni)- Marjane Satrapi (director and writer; Persepolis)Breakthrough male performance- Paul Dano (actor; Il petroliere)- Elio Germano (actor; Mio fratello è figlio unico)- Emile Hirsch (actor; Into the Wild)- Shia LaBeouf (actor; Disturbia)- Jim Sturgess (actor; Across the Universe)

Gwyneth Paltrow <=SEP=> Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (/ˈɡwɪnɨθ ˈpæltroʊ/; born September 27, 1972)  is an American actress, singer, and food writer.Paltrow gained early notice for her work in films such as the psychological thriller Seven (1995), opposite Brad Pitt and the period drama Emma (1996), opposite Jeremy Northam.

Halle Berry <=SEP=> Halle Maria Berry (born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress and former fashion model. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball (2001), becoming the first and, as of 2015, the only woman of color to win an Oscar for a leading role. She was one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s and has been involved in the production of several of the films in which she performed.

Hank Aaron <=SEP=> Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5, 1934), nicknamed "Hammer", or "Hammerin' Hank", is a retired American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder. He played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves in the National League (NL) and 2 seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League (AL), from 1954 through 1976. Aaron held the MLB record for career home runs for 33 years, and he still holds several MLB offensive records.

Hank Bagby <=SEP=> Hank Bagby (died 11 December 1993) was originally a singer around Denver in the mid-1940s. He started playing sax in San Francisco in the late 1940s and worked with such musicians as Leo Wright, Kenny Drew, and the late Addison Farmer. In the early 1950s, he worked in Los Angeles with the late Joe Maini, Frank Butler and others. Hank Bagby first started writing seriously while co-leading the Elmo Hope – Hank Bagby Quartet in the late 50s through the early 60s.

Hank Cheyne <=SEP=> Hank Cheyne (born August 13, 1958) is an American actor known for playing Ricardo Torres in the, Aaron Spelling soap opera Sunset Beach (1997-2000)'.  He also played the role of Scott LaSalle on Another World (1986–1988) and Anton on Saints & Sinners.Born Henry Edward Garcia, Hank graduated from Santa Clara University in 1980 with a BSC in Business, where he also played varsity baseball.  After graduating from Santa Clara, he attended and graduated from UCLA Law School.

Hank Wilson <=SEP=> Henry "Hank" Wilson (April 29, 1947, Sacramento, California – November 9, 2008, San Francisco, California) was a longtime San Francisco LGBT rights activist and long term AIDS activist and survivor. The Bay Area Reporter noted that "over more than 30 years, he played a pivotal role in San Francisco's LGBT history." He grew up in Sacramento, and graduated with a B.A. in education from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1971.

Hank Zipzer (TV series) <=SEP=> Hank Zipzer is a children's television series which stars Nick James in the titular role as a 12-year-old dyslexic schoolboy. The show is based on the series of books by Henry Winkler, who plays the character of Mr. Rock, Hank's music teacher. The first series premiered in January 2014 on CBBC and a second and third series have been commissioned. Unlike the books that take place in America, the series takes place in Britain. The second series began airing on 13 August 2015.

Helen Hunt <=SEP=> Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She starred in the sitcom Mad About You for seven years, and played single mother Carol Connelly in the 1997 romantic comedy film As Good as It Gets, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Some of her other notable films include Twister, Cast Away, What Women Want, Pay It Forward, and The Sessions. She made her directorial debut in 2007 with Then She Found Me.

Helen Mirren <=SEP=> Dame Helen Lydia Mirren, DBE (née Mironoff; born 26 July 1945), is an English actor. Mirren began her acting career with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967, and is one of the few performers who have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, having won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2007, after two previous nominations, for her performance as Elizabeth II in The Queen.

Henry Fonda <=SEP=> Henry Jaynes "Hank" Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American film and stage actor with a career spanning more than five decades.Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor. He also appeared in 1938 in plays performed in White Plains, New York, with Joan Tompkins.

Hilary Swank <=SEP=> Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is an American actress and producer. She has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.Swank made her film debut in a minor role for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, before she made her breakout lead role in the fourth installment of the The Karate Kid franchise, The Next Karate Kid in 1994.

Home Movies (season 3) <=SEP=> The third season of the animated sitcom Home Movies originally began airing in the United States on the Adult Swim programming block for the television network Cartoon Network from August 4, 2002 to May 25, 2003. Co-creators Brendon Small and Loren Bouchard, along with Tom Sydner, served as executive producers for the season.

Jean Dujardin <=SEP=> Jean Dujardin (French: [ʒɑ̃ dy.ʒaʁ.dɛ̃]; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor, director, producer and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before starting his acting career guest-starring in comedic television programs and films. He starred in Michel Hazanavicius's OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and its sequel OSS 117: Lost in Rio as secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath.

Jim Carrey <=SEP=> James Eugene Redmond "Jim" Carrey (/ˈkæri/; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and film producer. Known for his highly energetic slapstick performances, he has been described as one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood.Carrey first gained recognition in 1990 after landing a recurring role in the sketch comedy In Living Color.

Jim Hanks <=SEP=> James Mathew Hanks (born June 15, 1961 in Shasta, California) is an American actor, voice actor, and filmmaker.  He has played numerous minor roles in film and guest appearances on television, and often substitutes doing voice work for his brother Tom Hanks. He has produced, directed, and filmed several short films.

Jishnu <=SEP=> Jishnu Raghavan Alingkil, known mononymously as Jishnu, is an Indian film actor who appears in Malayalam films. Having appeared as a child artist in the movie Kilipatt in the year 1987, Jishnu made his film debut in a leading role in the blockbuster movie Nammal in 2002. His performance in the film earned him Mathrubhumi Award and Kerala Film Critics Award for the Best Male Debut.

Jodie Foster <=SEP=> Alicia "Jodie" Christian Foster (born November 19, 1962), is an American actress, director, and producer who has worked in films and on television. She has often been cited as one of the best actresses of her generation.Foster began her career aged three years old as a child model in 1965, and two years later moved to acting in television series with an appearance in the sitcom Mayberry R.F.D..

Joe Versus the Volcano <=SEP=> Joe Versus the Volcano is a 1990 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Patrick Shanley and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Hanks plays a man who, after being told he is dying of a rare disease, accepts a financial offer to travel to a South Pacific island and throw himself into a volcano on behalf of the superstitious natives.

Johnny Depp <=SEP=> John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.

Julia Roberts <=SEP=> Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress and producer. She became a movie star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990), which grossed $464 million worldwide.

Julie Christie <=SEP=> Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1940) is a British actress. A pop icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, she has won the Academy, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards.Christie's breakthrough film role was in Billy Liar (1963). In 1966, she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1965 film Darling. That same year, she starred as Lara in Doctor Zhivago.

Kapus Kondyachi Goshta <=SEP=> Kapus Kondyachi Goshta  is a 2014 Indian Woman oriented as well as an agricultural related movie written by Prasad Namjoshiand directed by  Mrunalini Bhosale. He is popular on television and has acted in several Marathi movies. It features  Makarand Anaspure,  Samidha Guru  and   Bharat Ganeshpure  in the lead roles. Supporting roles are played by Gauri Konge, Mohini Kulkarni and  Netra Mali . The film is produced by Ravindra alias Nitin Bhosale .

Kevin Spacey <=SEP=> Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959), better known as Kevin Spacey, is an American actor, film director, writer, producer, and comedian. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television.

Larry Crowne <=SEP=> Larry Crowne is a 2011 American romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. The film was produced and directed by Hanks, who co-wrote its screenplay with Nia Vardalos. The story was inspired by Hanks' time studying at Chabot College.  The film tells the story of Larry Crowne, a middle aged man who unexpectedly loses his job and returns to education. It was released on July 1, 2011 in the United States and Canada.

Leading actor <=SEP=> A leading actor, leading actress, star, or simply lead, plays the role of the protagonist of a film or play. The word lead may also refer to the largest role in the piece and leading actor may refer to a person who typically plays such parts or an actor with a respected body of work.

Leading lady <=SEP=> Leading lady is an term often applied to the leading actress in the performance if her character is the protagonist.  It is also an informal term for the actress who plays a secondary lead, usually a love interest, to the leading actor in a film or play. A leading lady can also be an actress of renown. For example, Lynn Fontanne and Helen Hayes were both referred to as the "leading lady of the theatre" in their time.

List of Animaniacs episodes <=SEP=> The following is an episode list for the Warner Bros. animated television series Animaniacs. The series premiered on Fox Kids on September 13, 1993, and then began airing on The WB as part of its "Kids' WB" afternoon programming block from 1995 to 1998. Episodes reran on The Hub as of 2013.Currently, all 99 episodes are available on DVD. A feature-length direct-to-video movie, Wakko's Wish, was released on December 21, 1999, but is not included on the list.

List of Californication episodes <=SEP=> Californication is a television series starring David Duchovny as Hank Moody, a famous writer trying to juggle his career, his relationship with his daughter and his ex-girlfriend, as well as his appetite for sex. The series debuted on Showtime on August 13, 2007 in the United States and ran for a total of 84 episodes over seven seasons. Its creator and executive producer was Tom Kapinos.

List of Tom Hanks performances <=SEP=> Tom Hanks is an American actor and producer who has had an extensive career in films, television and on the stage. Hanks made his professional acting debut on the stage playing Grumio, in the Great Lakes Theater production of The Taming of the Shrew (1977). He made his film debut with a minor role in the horror film, He Knows You're Alone (1980). In the same year, Hanks appeared in the television series, Bosom Buddies.

List of accolades received by Forrest Gump <=SEP=> Forrest Gump is a 1994 epic romantic comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film premiered in Los Angeles, California on June 23, 1994 and was released into the United States and Canada on July 6, 1994, opening into 1,595 domestic theaters and earning $24,450,602 on its first weekend. Forrest Gump grossed $677 million and was at its time the fourth highest grossing film of all time (behind only E.T.

List of actors who have played comic book characters <=SEP=> There have been several movies and live-action television shows based on comic books since comic books debuted in the late 1930s. These movies and shows include those based on the comic books featuring Superman, Batman and Spider-Man, as well as many more. This is a list of actors who have played comic book characters such as those named.

List of awards and nominations received by Paul Newman <=SEP=> This is a list of awards and nominations for Paul Newman, whose acting career in motion pictures, television, and on stage spanned over 50 years. He won an Academy Award (which was Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Color of Money) and was nominated on nine other occasions.

List of awards and nominations received by Tom Hanks <=SEP=> Actor, producer and director Tom Hanks has been honored with numerous awards and nominations, including two Oscars for Best Actor for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994).

Living Steel <=SEP=> Living Steel was a high-tech role-playing game published by Leading Edge Games and based on their Phoenix Command game system. The rules were presented first as a box set in 1987 and then republished in a single hardbound book in 1988, but they are now long out of print and their publisher defunct.The game was notable for its highly unusual setting and (like all Phoenix Command-based games) the realism and complexity of its rules.

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D <=SEP=> Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D is a 2005 IMAX 3D documentary film about the first humans on the Moon, the twelve astronauts in the Apollo program.It is co-written, produced and directed by Mark Cowen, and co-written, produced by and starring Tom Hanks.

Mazes and Monsters <=SEP=> Mazes and Monsters is a 1982 made-for-TV movie directed by Steven Hilliard Stern about a group of college students and their interest in a fictitious role-playing game (RPG) of the same name.The movie starred a 26-year-old Tom Hanks in his first major leading film role.

Meryl Streep <=SEP=> Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. A three-time Academy Award winner, she is widely regarded as one of the greatest film actors of all time. Streep made her professional stage debut in The Playboy of Seville in 1971, and went on to receive a 1976 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A Memory of Two Mondays/27 Wagons Full of Cotton.

Michael Douglas on stage and screen <=SEP=> American actor and producer Michael Douglas began his film career with an uncredited role in Cast a Giant Shadow (1966). In the same year he played a small role in the play Bedford Forrest. His performance in Hail, Hero! (1969) earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Male Newcomer. He won the 1971 Theatre World Award for Pinkville. During 1972–76, he played the lead role in the TV series The Streets of San Francisco.

Mickey Rooney <=SEP=> Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor of film, television, Broadway, radio, and vaudeville.

Minas Hatzisavvas <=SEP=> Minas Hatzisavvas, born in 1948, is a Greek actor. He has played in many movies, tv series and theatre plays with great success. He initially studied in Rene Simon drama school in France and then he studied in National Theatre of Greece Drama School in Athens. He played his first role in 1965 in Ancient Theatre of Dodona. It was the role of Paris in Rhesus of Euripides. His debut in cinema was in 1970.

Natalie Portman <=SEP=> Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee Hershlag; Hebrew: נטע-לי הרשלג‎; June 9, 1981) is an Israeli-born American (with dual citizenship) actress, producer, and director. Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon: The Professional, opposite Jean Reno, but mainstream success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005). In 1999, she enrolled at Harvard University to study psychology while still working as an actress.

Nicolas Cage <=SEP=> Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and producer. He has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films.

Nothing in Common <=SEP=> Nothing in Common is a 1986 comedy-drama film, directed by Garry Marshall. It stars Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason in what would prove to be Gleason's final film role - he was suffering from colon cancer, liver cancer, and thrombosed hemorrhoids during production.The film, released in 1986, was not a great financial success, but it became more popular as Hanks's fame grew.

Packson Ngugi <=SEP=> Packson Ngugi is a Kenyan actor. He has played roles in plays and movies, and appeared in Kenyan TV commercials. He hosted a TV show, Omo Pick A Box, in the late 1990s.

Paul Hume (game designer) <=SEP=> Paul Hume has been designing role-playing games since the mid 1970s.  He co-wrote, with  Bob Charrette,  Bushido, Aftermath!, and Daredevils for Fantasy Games Unlimited.  He is also a co-author of Shadowrun, among other games.

Peter Kastner <=SEP=> Peter Kastner (1 October 1943 – 18 September 2008) was a Canadian-born actor who achieved prominence as a disaffected youth in movies of the 1960s. His first leading role was in the 1964 Canadian film Nobody Waved Goodbye, which was a semi-improvised, documentary-style look at middle-class teenagers. He played an alienated young man, the son of a prosperous automobile dealer, who drifts into petty thievery.

Philadelphia (film) <=SEP=> Philadelphia is a 1993 American drama film and one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner, directed by Jonathan Demme and stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.Hanks won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Andrew Beckett in the film, while the song "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Philip Seymour Hoffman <=SEP=> Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor, director, and producer of film and theater. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles – typically lowlifes, bullies, and misfits – Hoffman was a regular presence in films from the early 1990s until his death at age 46.Drawn to theater as a teenager, Hoffman studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Phoenix Command <=SEP=> Phoenix Command was a role-playing game system published by Leading Edge Games, and copyrighted by Barry Nakazono and David McKenzie. Various versions of the system featured in the games Morning Star Missions, Living Steel, and Aliens Adventure Game.Phoenix Command had extremely detailed rules in an attempt to realistically simulate combat.

Places in the Heart <=SEP=> Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film written and directed by Robert Benton about a U.S. Depression-era Texas widow who tries to save the family farm with the help of a blind white man and a poor black man. It stars Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, Danny Glover, and Terry O'Quinn. It was filmed in Waxahachie, near Dallas, Texas.

Poul Reichhardt <=SEP=> Poul David Reichhardt (2 February 1913 – 31 October 1985) was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/50s comedies. Later on, he also played more serious and varied roles; he has also starred in Huset på Christianshavn, Matador and as various minor characters in the Olsen Gang films.For almost thirty years Reichhardt was a leading Danish heroic charmer in movies and partly also on stage.

Punchline (film) <=SEP=> Punchline is a 1988 American comedy film written and directed by David Seltzer and stars Tom Hanks as a talented young comic who helps a housewife, played by Sally Field who wants to break into stand-up comedy.

Reese Witherspoon <=SEP=> Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (/ˈriːz ˈwɪðərspuːn/; born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a child actress, starring in The Man in the Moon in 1991. In 1996, she appeared in Freeway and starred in Pleasantville in 1998.

Renée Zellweger <=SEP=> Renée Kathleen Zellweger (/rəˈneɪ ˈzɛl.wɛ.ɡər/; born April 25, 1969) is an American actress and producer. She has received critical acclaim and many accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Road to Perdition <=SEP=> Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime thriller film directed by Sam Mendes. The screenplay was adapted by David Self, from the graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman (in his final live-action film role), Jude Law, and Daniel Craig.

Rough Crossing <=SEP=> Rough Crossing is a 1984 comedic play by British playwright Tom Stoppard, "freely adapted from Ferenc Molnár's Play at the Castle". Set on board the SS Italian Castle, it follows world-renowned playwrights Sandor Turai and Alex Gal in their attempts to preserve, with the assistance of the unorthodox cabin steward Dvornichek, the relationship of their composer, Adam Adam, and his love, the leading lady Natasha Navratilova, despite the interference of lothario actor Ivor Fish.

Russell Crowe <=SEP=> Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor, film producer and musician. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia and identifies himself as an Australian.

Sandra Bullock <=SEP=> Sandra Annette Bullock (/ˈbʊlək/; born July 26, 1964) is an  American actress and film producer. She is one of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses, and is the recipient of one Academy Award from two nominations, and one Golden Globe Award from five nominations. She was named the "Most Beautiful Woman" by People magazine in 2015.Bullock made her acting debut with a minor role in the 1987 thriller Hangmen.

Saving Mr. Banks <=SEP=> Saving Mr. Banks is a 2013 period drama film directed by John Lee Hancock from a screenplay written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. Centered on the development of the 1964 film Mary Poppins, the film stars Emma Thompson as author P. L. Travers and Tom Hanks as filmmaker Walt Disney, with supporting performances from Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, Annie Rose Buckley, Ruth Wilson, B. J. Novak, Rachel Griffiths, and Kathy Baker.

Saving Private Ryan <=SEP=> Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war drama film set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat, the film is notable for its graphic and realistic portrayal of war, and for the intensity of its opening 27 minutes, which includes a depiction of the Omaha Beach assault of June 6, 1944. It follows United States Army Rangers Captain John H.

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role <=SEP=> The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film.Note:  "†" indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor. "‡" indicates a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. "††" indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. "‡‡" indicates a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Sheriff Woody <=SEP=> Sheriff Woody Pride, or simply Woody, is a fictional character in the Toy Story franchise. He is voiced by Tom Hanks in both the movies and short films and by Jim Hanks in other media. He is a stuffed cowboy character that leads the other toys in adventures in the movies. His facial features are based on Tone Thyne, an animator for Disney at the time.

Sleepless in Seattle <=SEP=> Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Nora Ephron. Based on a story by Jeff Arch, it stars Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin and Meg Ryan as Annie Reed.

Splash (film) <=SEP=> Splash is a 1984 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard, written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and starring Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene Levy, and Dody Goodman. The film involves a young man who falls in love with a mysterious woman who is secretly a mermaid. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Susan Sarandon <=SEP=> Susan Abigail Sarandon (/səˈrændən/; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actress. She is an Academy Award and BAFTA Award winner who is also known for her social and political activism for a variety of liberal causes. She was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1999 and received the Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award in 2006.Sarandon began her career in the 1970 film Joe, before appearing in the soap opera A World Apart (1970–71).

Talaat Zakaria <=SEP=> طلعت زكريا محمد يوسف  born December 18, 1960 in Al-Iskandariya(الإسكندرية),) is an Egyptian comedic actor.  In 1984, Talaat graduated from The Higher Institute of Dramatic Art of Egypt and began his acting career by taking bit roles in many movies, plays, and television shows.In 2005 Talaat earned his big break when he played his first leading role in the film (Haha w Tofaha) with the famous Egyptian Actress Yasmin Abdulaziz.

That Thing You Do! <=SEP=> That Thing You Do! is a 1996 American musical comedy drama film written, directed by, and co-starring Tom Hanks. Set in the summer of 1964, the movie tells the story of the rise and fall of a one-hit wonder pop band. The film also resulted in a musical hit with the song "That Thing You Do".

The 'Burbs <=SEP=> The 'Burbs is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal and Henry Gibson. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who also has a cameo in the movie. The film pokes fun at suburban environments and their eccentric dwellers.

The Ant Bully (film) <=SEP=> The Ant Bully is a 2006 American computer-animated adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by John A. Davis based on the 1999 children's book of the same name by John Nickle. It, featuring the voices of Zach Tyler Eisen, Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Paul Giamatti, was produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone, John A. Davis and Keith Alcorn's DNA Productions and released in theatres on July 28, 2006 by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.

The Bonfire of the Vanities (film) <=SEP=> The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 American comedy-drama film adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe, originally serialized in Rolling Stone. A critical and commercial flop, the movie was directed by Brian De Palma, and stars Tom Hanks as Sherman McCoy, Bruce Willis as Peter Fallow, Melanie Griffith as Maria Ruskin, and Kim Cattrall as Judy McCoy, Sherman's wife.

The Circle (2016 film) <=SEP=> The Circle is an upcoming American science-fiction drama film directed and written by James Ponsoldt, based on the 2013 novel of same name by Dave Eggers. The film stars Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Patton Oswalt, and Bill Paxton. Principal photography began on September 11, 2015 in Los Angeles.

The Da Vinci Code (film) <=SEP=> The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 American mystery-thriller film produced by John Calley and Brian Grazer and directed by Ron Howard. The screenplay was written by Akiva Goldsman and adapted from Dan Brown's 2003 best-selling novel of the same name.

The Great Buck Howard <=SEP=> The Great Buck Howard is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by Sean McGinly that stars Colin Hanks and John Malkovich. Tom Hanks also appears as the father of his real-life son's character. The character Buck Howard is inspired by the mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, whose popularity was at its height in the 1970s. The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2008. It is the first Walden Media film to be distributed by Magnolia Pictures.

The Green Mile (film) <=SEP=> The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy crime drama film directed by Frank Darabont and adapted from the 1996 Stephen King novel of the same name. The film is told in a flashback format and stars Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb and Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey with supporting roles by David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, and James Cromwell. The film also features Dabbs Greer, in his final film, as the old Paul Edgecomb.

The Man with One Red Shoe <=SEP=> The Man With One Red Shoe is a 1985 comedy film directed  by Stan Dragoti, and starring Tom Hanks and Dabney Coleman. It is a remake of a 1972 French film Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire starring Pierre Richard and Mireille Darc.

The Money Pit <=SEP=> The Money Pit is a 1986 American comedy film, directed by Richard Benjamin, and starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long as a couple who attempt to renovate a recently purchased house. It was filmed in New York City and Lattingtown, New York and is a remake of the 1948 film Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy.

The Polar Express (film) <=SEP=> The Polar Express is a 2004 American musical christmas fantasy film based on the children's book of the same title by Chris Van Allsburg. Written, produced, and directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film features human characters animated using the live action performance capture technique.The film stars Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Jimmy Bennett, and Eddie Deezen, with Tom Hanks in six distinct roles.

The Real Inspector Hound <=SEP=> The Real Inspector Hound is a short, one-act play by Tom Stoppard. The plot follows two theatre critics named Moon and Birdboot who are watching a ludicrous setup of a country house murder mystery, in the style of a whodunit. By chance, they become involved in the action causing a series of events that parallel the play they are watching.The play was written between 1961 and 1962, drawing on Stoppard's experiences as a Bristol theatre critic.

The Shawshank Redemption <=SEP=> The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Adapted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife and her lover despite his claims of innocence.

The Shop Around the Corner <=SEP=> The Shop Around the Corner is a 1940 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, and Frank Morgan. The screenplay was written by Samson Raphaelson based on the 1937 Hungarian play Parfumerie by Miklós László.

The Terminal <=SEP=> The Terminal is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It is about a man who becomes trapped in New York City's JFK International Airport terminal when he is denied entry into the United States and at the same time cannot return to his native country due to a revolution.

The Weathered Underground <=SEP=> The Weathered Underground is a 2010 interactive film starring Michael Ciraco and Brea Grant.  It was written and directed by David N. Donihue who also played two roles.

Todd Waring <=SEP=> Todd Waring (born April 28, 1955) is an American actor, best known for reprising the Tom Hanks roles in both the TV series version of Nothing in Common as well as the TV movie Splash, Too. He has played minor roles in various television shows and movies, including The Stiller and Meara Show,  Wings and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.In 2007, he appeared in the short films Wilted, Dr.

Tom Alan Robbins <=SEP=> Tom Alan Robbins is an American actor. He recently returned to the role of Pumba in The Lion King, a role he originated at its Broadway opening. Before returning to The Lion King, he appeared in the Broadway production of Is He Dead?, a comedy written by Mark Twain, as Hans von Bismarck, a role which he originated in 2007.

Tom Aldredge <=SEP=> Thomas Ernest Aldredge (February 28, 1928 – July 22, 2011) was an American television, film and stage actor, best known for various appearances in movies, theatre and television, with a notable role as Hugh De Angelis on The Sopranos. He also appeared in the television shows Damages as Uncle Pete and Ryan's Hope. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for playing the role of Shakespeare in Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare (1978).

Tom Chadbon <=SEP=> Tom Chadbon (born 27 February 1946) is an English actor, who has spent the larger part of his career appearing on British television.  While principally a character actor, he has occasionally had leading or recurring roles.Among his more regular work, he helmed all 10 episodes of 1995's Crown Prosecutor, playing the almost-titular Lenny Monk.  He also enjoyed substantial recurring roles in Chancer, The Liver Birds, Where the Heart Is, and Wire in the Blood.Chadbon was born in Luton.

Tom Hanks <=SEP=> Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in Big (1988), Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Saving Private Ryan, You've Got Mail (both 1998), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2006), Captain Phillips, and Saving Mr.

Tom Hiddleston <=SEP=> Thomas William "Tom" Hiddleston (born 9 February 1981) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), and Thor: The Dark World (2013). He has also appeared in Steven Spielberg's War Horse (2011), The Deep Blue Sea (2011), Woody Allen's romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011), the 2012 BBC series Henry IV, Henry V, and the romantic vampire film Only Lovers Left Alive (2013).

Tom Selleck <=SEP=> Thomas William "Tom" Selleck (born January 29, 1945) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for his starring role as the private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988), based in Hawaii. He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on Robert B. Parker novels.

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play <=SEP=> The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actors for quality leading roles in a Broadway play. The awards are named after Antoinette Perry, an American actress who died in 1946.

Toy Story That Time Forgot <=SEP=> Toy Story That Time Forgot is a Christmas-themed 22-minute television special that aired on ABC on December 2, 2014. It was written and directed by Steve Purcell and produced by Galyn Susman. Michael Giacchino composed the music for the special. Most of the regular cast from the Toy Story series reprised their roles, including Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Kristen Schaal as Trixie, Wallace Shawn as Rex, Timothy Dalton as Mr. Pricklepants, Don Rickles as Mr.

Turner & Hooch <=SEP=> Turner & Hooch is a 1989 American comedy-thriller film starring Tom Hanks and Beasley the Dog as the eponymous characters, Turner and Hooch respectively. The film also co-stars Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson and Reginald VelJohnson. It was directed by Roger Spottiswoode; the film was originally slated to be directed by Henry Winkler, but he was terminated because of his "creative differences".

Typecasting (acting) <=SEP=> In television, film, and theatre, typecasting is the process by which a particular actor becomes strongly identified with a specific character; one or more particular roles; or, characters having the same traits or coming from the same social or ethnic groups.

Viola Davis <=SEP=> Viola Davis (born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and producer. She won the 2001 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Tonya in the original production of King Hedley II, and the 2010 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Rose Maxon in the revival of Fences.

Volunteers (film) <=SEP=> Volunteers is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Nicholas Meyer and starring Tom Hanks and John Candy in their second film together after Splash (1984).

Wentworth Miller <=SEP=> Wentworth Earl Miller III (born June 2, 1972) is an American actor, model, screenwriter and producer. He rose to prominence following his role as Michael Scofield in the Fox series Prison Break, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for best actor in a leading role. He made his screenwriting debut with the 2013 thriller film Stoker.

You've Got Mail <=SEP=> You've Got Mail is a 1998 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. It was written by Nora and Delia Ephron. The film is about two people in a online romance who are unaware that they are also business rivals. The name of the film is an example of product placement, based on the trademark greeting that AOL users hear when they receive new e-mail.