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

American actor Thomas Jane was born on February 221969 in Baltimore, Maryland. At the age of seventeen, he took part in filming a low-budget film, playing in several episodes. Debut in the movie was successful, and Thomas Jane starred in two more films. His charisma more than offset the lack of acting skills, the directors saw in the guise of a young man a ready-made movie. Therefore, he received characteristic roles, although they were from the category of secondary. Gradually, Thomas Jane came to the fore and he began to trust the responsible roles, and after a while he began to play the main characters. His characters turned out to be highly convincing.

Carier start

In 1997, the young actor was entrusted with a major rolein the film "Suicide" directed by Stephen Kay. The character of Neil Cassidy seamlessly linked with the nature of the artist, and Thomas Jane brilliantly coped with the task, playing his character in a figurative and authentic. The role of the writer Cassidy opened his way to the big cinema.

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

Getting to know the stars

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

In the next film called "BloodyThursday, "Thomas Jane played the main role - a drug dealer named Casey." The action movie with endless shooting was popular with the public, and the actor became really popular. "He began receiving many invitations to participate in various film projects.The next film in which Jane starred was the military drama "The Thin Red Line" directed by Terence Malik, Thomas was given the secondary role of Private Ash.

Test

Thomas Jane, films with which participationwere gaining increasing popularity, was invited by director Renny Harlin to star in the film "Deep Blue Sea." He was to play an experienced diver, former smuggler Carter Blake. The science-fiction plot of the picture, shot in the genre of blood-chilling horror, was for Jane a real test. He struggled to withstand the stress, being by nature a calm and balanced person.

"Avenger"

In 2004 Thomas Jane, whose filmsbecame increasingly popular, starred in the lead role in the movie "Punisher" directed by Jonathan Hensley. Superbroovik with stunning bloody scenes, odious character Frank Castle, 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 cost of producing the film.

The next major role was played by the actor in the filmdirector Frank Darabonta called "Mist". Scenario movies were written on the product "Fog" writer Stephen King. It was a classic horror film, also commercially successful, the fees were $ 57 million with a budget of $ 18 million.

Thomas Jane: Filmography

During his career in film, the actor starred in fifty films of a different genre. Below is a list of the most successful films with his participation:

• "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 Donahoe;
• "Dream catcher" (2003), Henry;
• "Stander" (2003), André Stander;
• "The Punisher" (2004), Frank Castle;
• "Mist" (2007), David Drayton;
• "The Killer" (2008), Wayne Colson;
• "The Chronicles of Mutants" (2008), Mitch Hunter;
• "The Territory of Darkness" (2009), Dick;
• "I'm tired of you" (2011), Richard;
• "Get me out if you can" (2014), Wolfi;
• "Mad Race" (2014), Peter Roberts.

Personal life, interests

Thomas Jane was married twice. The first elected was Aisha Hauer, with whom he lived for several years, followed by a divorce. After some time, the actor married actress Patricia Arquette, the marriage took place in June 2006. Soon the couple had a daughter, whom they called Harlou.

In the past, Thomas was fascinated by the English actress Olivia D "Abo, who is his age.

Interests of the actor are quite diversecharacter. He is fond of music, is a fan of The White Stripes. Thomas likes to drive on the car, often violates the speed limit. In 2008, I got on the pages of newspapers for being arrested by traffic police for driving a car in light 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 responsibility. In addition, Thomas was not able to show police officers a driver's license, because he simply did not have a mountain driver.