Henry Jackson is an American film and television actor and screenwriter. At the age of eight, he persuaded his mother to give him the opportunity to participate in a local casting of children's films, and at the age of ten, he had already begun his acting career. Best films with Henry Jackson: "Alien", "Legends of the Fall", "Dear John".
Henry Jackson's childhood
Henry Jackson Thomas Jr. was born on September 9, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He grew up nearby - in Elmendorf. His mother, Carolyn, is a housewife, and Henry's father is a senior hydraulic engineer. From the age of five, he already knew that he would become an actor, and his dreams came true soon enough. At the age of eight, he persuaded his mother to give him the opportunity to participate in a local casting.
Actor career
1980s
Henry began his acting career in 1981. He was ten years old when he made his first debut, playing the role of the son of Sissy Space in the film 'The Tramp'. In the same year, he also appeared on television in the NBC series The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid.
In 1982, the young actor starred in the title role of Steven Spielberg's film Alien. Henry Jackson received the Young Actor Award and BAFTA Golden Globe and Saturn nominations for his portrayal of the boy Elliot in Alien.
In 1984, Henry Jackson's second major project was The Misunderstood. This is a rich drama about the improvement of relations between a widowed father (Gene Hackman) and his son, who lived with his mother before. Henry demonstrated his understanding of the emotional component of the plot, and played as his character demanded. In the same year, Henry Jackson starred in the sophisticated Hitchcock thriller Cloak and Dagger, which was filmed in San Antonio.
In 1985, he starred in the Australian adventure film Frog Dreams and went on vacation for four years.
Until early 1989, Henry Jackson rarely appeared on the screen, devoting most of his time to his studies, he received his education at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, and then returned to cinema.
A full-fledged acting debut took place in the 1989 film - Murder in the First Degree. Having starred in the Canadian film Murder in the First Degree, which revolves around three escaped inmates who only wanted to steal a car and were caught in a new massacre mess, with the necessary flair for portraying lonely and withdrawn young characters, Henry Jackson was suitable and an interesting candidacy for the role of Norman Bates in the television thriller Psychosis 4: The Beginning (1990).
1990s
In 1993, Henry Jackson returned to American cinema, starring in a supporting role in the harsh alien drama Fire in the Sky. More significant was the role of Aidan's brother Quinn and Brad Pitt, which he received in the film "Legends of the Fall" (1994). The idealistic character of Thomas had a chance to experience his fiery impulses on the battlefields of the First World War.
In 1995, Henry Jackson stars in The Curse of the Starving Class and Verdict: The Trial of the McMartins (as Raymond Bucky)
In 1996, a film was released with the participation of the actor and "Riders of the Wormwood Prairie" and the comedy "The Hijacking of Hollywood", where Henry Jackson played a young man who is overly zealous in his attempts to become a director.
In 1997, the impressive and memorable roles of Henry Jackson in the independent films Niagara, Niagara and Suicide Kings.
2000s
Then, in his career as an actor, there was a short series of criminal roles in the films "Fever" (1999), "Let's Do It Fast" (2001) and "Dead Man in the Water" (2001).
In 2002, Henry Jackson appeared as Johnny Cirocco, a member of the 1860s New York gang in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York.
In 2010, Henry tried himself as a screenwriter for the film "People"
In 2018, Henry Jackson starred in the movie Bystrina.
Henry Jackson
The famous Henry Jackson preferred to act in the following genres: drama, thriller, crime.
- Big Sur (2013) Role: Philip Whalen
- Betrayal (TV series 2013 -.) Role: T. J. Karsen
- Last Trip (2012) Role: Mr. Wells / Hank
- The Legend of the Gates of Hell: The American Conspiracy (2011) Role: John St. Helens
- Dear John (2010) Role: Tim Weddon
- Don't Look Up (2009) Role: Josh Petrie
- The Mentalist (TV series 2008) Role: Tommy Lisbon
- Red Velvet (2008) Role: Aaron
- Deal (2007) Role: Frank
- Bloody Reckoning (2007) Role: Eric Rykell
- The Last Sin Eater (2007) Role: God's Man
- Simple Business (2006) Role: Paul Weston
- Nightmares and Fantastic Visions: Based on the Stories of Stephen King (TV Mini-Series 2006) Role: Robert Fornoy
- Hopelessness (TV, 2006) Role: Peter Jackson
- Masters of Horror (TV series 2005) Role: Jamie
- Let's play tennis? (2005) Role: Matt Erhorn
- Dead Birds (2004) Role: William
- Baby (2004) Role: Tom Brackett
- 11:14 (2003) Role: Jack
- Kill Edgar (2003) Role: Edgar Macbeth
- I Capture the Castle (2003) Role: Simon Cotton
- Gangs of New York (2002) Role: Johnny Cirocco
- Without a trace (TV series, 2002 - 2009) Role: Franklin Romar
- Love by Occasion (2002) Role: Barry
- Death in the Water (2002) Role: Jeff
- Let's Do It Quickly (2001) Role: Alex
- Indomitable Hearts (2000) Role: Lacey Rawlins
- C. S. I. Crime scene (TV series 2000) role: Jeremy Kent
- A Good Baby (2000) A Good Baby, role: Raymond Toker
- The Laughing Men Affair (TV, 1999) Role: Dylan McCarthy
- Fever (1999) Role: Nick Parker
- Moby Dick (mini-series 1998) Role: Ishmael
- Explosive Effect (1997) Role: Buck Hogan
- Suicide Kings (1997) Role: Avery Chaysten
- Niagara, Niagara (1997) Role: Seth
- Hijacking Hollywood (1997) Role: Kevin Conroy
- Riders of the Wormwood Prairie (TV, 1996) role: Bern Venters
- Verdict: The Trial of the McMartins (TV Movie 1995) Role: Ray Buckley
- Autumn Legends (1994) Role: Samuel Ludlow
- Curse of the Starving Class (1994) Role: Wesley Tate
- Beyond Obsession (TV Movie 1994) Role: John Thompson
- Fire in the Sky (1993) Role: Greg Hayes
- A Taste for Killing (TV Movie 1992) Role: Carey Sloan
- Psycho 4: The Beginning (TV Movie 1990) Role: young Norman Bates
- Valmont (1989) Role: Dunsany
- Murder in the first degree (1988) role: Billy Isaacs
- Frog Dreaming (1986) Role: Cody
- Cloak and Dagger (1984) Role: Davey Osborne
- Misunderstood (1983) Role: Andrew
- Alien (1982) Role: Elliot
- The Tramp (1981) Role: Harry.
Personal life
Henry Jackson's first wife is American actress Kelly Hill Thomas. They were married for two years from 2002 to 2004, then divorced. The actor entered into his second marriage in 2004 with the German actress Marie Zilke, divorced in 2007, has a daughter from this marriage, Hazel Henry Jackson, also writes songs, sings and plays the guitar.
