Thomas Jane - American film actor, star of blockbusters and horror films

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American actor Thomas Jane was born on February 22, 1969 in B altimore, Maryland. At the age of seventeen, he took part in the filming of a low-budget film, playing in several episodes. The film debut was successful, and Thomas Jane starred in two more films. His charisma more than compensated for the lack of acting skills, the directors saw a ready-made film type in the guise of a young man. Therefore, he received characteristic roles, although they were from the category of secondary ones. Gradually, Thomas Jane came to the fore and they began to trust him with responsible roles, and after a while he began to play the main characters. His characters were extremely convincing.

Career start

In 1997, the young actor was entrusted with the lead role in the film "Suicide" directed by Stephen Kay. The character of Neil Cassidy organically linked with the character of the performer himself, and Thomas Jane brilliantly coped with the task, playing his hero figuratively and reliably. The role of the writer Cassidy opened the way for him to a big movie.

In the same year, Thomas Jane took part in the filming ofdramatic film called "Boogie Nights" directed by Paul Anderson. The role of Todd Parker, a stripper and a drug dealer in one person, was a success for the actor, and he accepts congratulations from the entire crew.

Meet the stars

After that, Thomas Jane starred in the thriller "Face Off" directed by John Woo. This time he got a small role, but he met on the set with such Hollywood stars as Nicolas Cage and John Travolta.

In the next film called "Bloody Thursday" Thomas Jane played the main role - a drug dealer named Casey. The public liked the action-packed action movie with endless shooting, and the actor became really popular. He began to receive many invitations to participate in various film projects. The next film in which Jane starred was the war drama The Thin Red Line directed by Terence Malick. Thomas got the minor role of Private Ash.

Test

Thomas Jane, whose films were gaining more and more popularity, was invited by director Renny Harlin to star in the film "The Deep Blue Sea". He was to play an experienced diver, former smuggler Carter Blake. The sci-fi plot of the picture, filmed in the chilling horror genre, became a real test for Jane. He could hardly stand the tension, being a naturally calm and balanced person.

Avenger

In 2004, Thomas Jane, whose films were becoming more and more in demand, starred in the film "The Punisher" directed by Jonathan Hensley. A super action movie with amazing bloody scenes, the odious character of Frank Castle, a ruthless avenger, special effects - all this made the film commercially successful. The box office in America alone amounted to about fifty-five million dollars. The income was twice the production costs of the film.

The actor played the next major role in the film directed by Frank Darabont called "The Mist". The script for the film was written based on the work "The Fog" by writer Stephen King. It was a classic horror film, also commercially successful, grossing $57 million on an $18 million budget

Thomas Jane Filmography

During his film career, the actor starred in fifty films of various genres. The following is a list of his most successful films:

• "Suicide" (1997), Neil Cassidy;
• "Bloody Thursday" (1998), Casey;
• "The Thin Red Line" (1998), Private Ash;
• "Deep Blue Sea" (1999), Carter Blake;
• "Under Suspicion" (2000), Felix Owens;
• "Temptation" (2001), Mephisto;
• "Cute" (2002), Peter Donahue;
• "Dreamcatcher" (2003), Henry;
• "Stender" (2003), Andre Stander;
• "The Punisher" (2004), Frank Castle;
• "Mist"(2007), David Drayton;
• "Killer" (2008), Wayne Colson;
• "Mutant Chronicles" (2008), Mitch Hunter;
• "Dark Territory" (2009), Dick;
• "I'm tired of you" (2011), Richard;
• "Get Me If You Can" (2014), Wolfie;
• "Raging Crazy" (2014), Peter Roberts.

Private life, interests

Thomas Jane was married twice. The first chosen one was Aisha Hauer, with whom he lived for several years, then a divorce followed. Some time later, the actor married actress Patricia Arquette, the marriage took place in June 2006. Soon the couple had a daughter, whom they named Harlow.

In the past, Thomas was infatuated with the English actress Olivia D'Abo, who is his age.

The interests of the actor are quite diverse. He is fond of music and is a fan of The White Stripes. Thomas loves to drive a car, often breaks the speed limit. In 2008, he got into the pages of newspapers for being arrested by the traffic police for driving a car while lightly drunk. But unfortunately, according to the laws of the state of California, 0.8 ppm is considered an unacceptable level of alcohol in the blood and entails administrative liability. In addition, Thomas could not show the driver's license to the police, as the unfortunate driver simply did not have it.