Question: Do both directors of films A Blast and That Thing You Do! have the same nationality?

Sean Whalen is an American actor and writer. He is known for his work in numerous TV shows, including" Shannon's Deal" and" Grace Under Fire", as well as movies, including" The People Under the Stairs" and Doppelganger. He is also known for appearing as a hapless history buff in the first commercial of" Got Milk?", directed by Michael Bay, which aired in 1993. That Thing You Do <SEP> Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as" Splash"( 1984)," Bachelor Party"( 1984)," Big"( 1988)," Turner& Hooch"( 1989)," A League of Their Own"( 1992)," Sleepless in Seattle"( 1993)," Forrest Gump"( 1994)," Apollo 13"( 1995)," You've Got Mail"( 1998)," The Green Mile"( 1999)," Cast Away"( 2000)," Road to Perdition"( 2002)," Cloud Atlas"( 2012)," Captain Phillips"( 2013)," Saving Mr. Banks"( 2013)," Sully"( 2016) and" A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"( 2019). He has also starred in the" Robert Langdon" films, and voices Sheriff Woody in the" Toy Story" film series. He is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is widely regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks( born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Hanks has collaborated with film director Steven Spielberg on five films to date:" Saving Private Ryan"( 1998)," Catch Me If You Can"( 2002)," The Terminal"( 2004)," Bridge of Spies"( 2015), and" The Post"( 2017), as well as the 2001 miniseries" Band of Brothers", which launched Hanks as a successful director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2010, Spielberg and Hanks were executive producers on the HBO miniseries" The Pacific". Hanks' films have grossed more than$ 4.9 billion at U.S. and Canadian box offices and more than$ 9.96 billion worldwide, making him the fifth- highest- grossing actor in North America. His awards include a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar for his role in" Philadelphia"( 1993), as well as a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's Choice Award for" Forrest Gump"( 1994). ( Hanks is one of only two actors to win Best Actor Oscars in consecutive years, Spencer Tracy being the other.) In 2004, he received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts( BAFTA). In 2014, he received a Kennedy Center Honor, and in 2016, he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama, as well as the French Legion of Honor. In December 2019 Hanks received honorary Greek Citizenship. <SEP> Richard Franklin Chew( born June 28, 1940) is an American film editor, producer, and cinematographer, best known for his Academy Award- winning work on" Star Wars"( 1977), alongside Paul Hirsch and Marcia Lucas. Other notable films include" One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"( 1975)," Risky Business"( 1983)," Waiting to Exhale"( 1995)," That Thing You Do!"( 1996), and" I Am Sam"( 2001). His career as an editor and cinematographer of a variety of films spans more than four decades. <SEP> It tells the story of the rise and fall of a fictional 1960s one- hit wonder pop band. The film also resulted in a musical hit with the song" That Thing You Do". That Thing You Do! is a 1996 American music comedy film starring, written and directed by Tom Hanks in his directorial debut. <SEP> A Blast , is a 2014 film directed by Syllas Tzoumerkas about a woman's disillusionment and revolt in the frame of the Greek financial crisis. The film stars Angeliki Papoulia, Vassilis Doganis, Maria Filini, Themis Bazaka, Makis Papadimitriou and Yorgos Biniaris. Tzoumerkas' second feature film after Hora Proelefsis, "A Blast" had its world premiere at the International Competition section of the Locarno International Film Festival 2014. Praised by the international press for its visceral filming and acting, its bold content and form, the film went on to screen in over 70 festivals and to be theatrically released in many countries around the world. <SEP> Syllas Tzoumerkas is a Greek film director, screenwriter and actor.