Thomas Jane

Infobox actor


caption = Jane attending the 2007 Comic Con to promote "The Mist
birthdate = birth date and age|1969|2|22
birthplace = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
birthname = Thomas Elliott
website = http://www.thomasjane.com
spouse = Patricia Arquette

Thomas Jane (born February 22, 1969) is an American actor, known for his roles in the 1999 film "Deep Blue Sea", the 2004 film "The Punisher" and the 2007 Stephen King adaption "The Mist".

Biography

Early life

Jane was born Thomas Elliott III in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Cynthia, an antiques dealer, and Michael Elliott, a biogenetic engineer. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/98/Thomas-Jane.html Thomas Jane Biography (1969-) ] ] [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018849/bio Thomas Jane Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] In 1987, he graduated from Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School in Montgomery County, Maryland. He studied acting at The Lee Strasburg Theatre Institute in Hollywood,CA.

Career

Jane made his film debut in the Telugu film Padamati Sandhya Raagam (1986), directed by late Jandhyala. His early roles included Zeph in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992). He had supporting roles in several high profile films, including "" (1996) "Boogie Nights" (1997), "The Thin Red Line" (1998), "Thursday" (1998) and "Magnolia" (1999). After receiving critical acclaim as baseball player Mickey Mantle in "61*", Jane began receiving leading roles.

Jane and director Jonathan Hensleigh and Avi Arad have said in many interviews that Jane was the first and only actor to be asked to play the title role in the 2004 movie "The Punisher". Jane initially turned down the role twice, as well as a part in the first "X-Men" movie and a few other comic book movies, mainly because he does not see himself as a superhero actor and nor does he have any real interest or liking for superhero characters. Jane said that when they asked him the second time to play the Punisher that what really got him interested in playing the part was when Arad sent Tim Bradstreet's artwork of the Punisher. After finding out that the Punisher wasn't a superhero, but an anti-hero and a vigilante crime fighter, he accepted. [ [http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=16200 UGO.COM - EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Jane Interview ] ] [ [http://www.slasherama.com/features/punisher.HTML Interview with Tom Jane, star of The Punisher, Thomas Janes, 80s action movies ] ] He read as many Punisher comics as he could find and quickly became a fan. Jane trained for 6 or 7 months with Navy SEALs and gained more than twenty pounds of muscle for the part. [ [http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/articles/962.asp Thomas Jane Talks Punisher Training ] ]

In addition to starring in the movie he contributed his voice to "The Punisher" and the "Gun" video games. He has also recently written and financed a sci-fi comic book entitled "Bad Planet" which has been released by Image Comics. He is also a spokesperson for Steve Niles and in 2006 Tom modeled for the Dark Horse Comics character Cal McDonald in "". Tom and Steve have been in talks about turning "Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery" into a live action film with Tom as Cal.

In addition to his screen work, Jane has appeared several times on stage, and received strong critical reviews as Tom in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie", and as Chris in Arthur Miller's "All My Sons". He has also portrayed himself in the Fox television show "Arrested Development". In 2005, Marvel released "The Punisher" video game. The video games' storyline is compiled with different situations and enemies from the Punisher comics, and a character based upon Jigsaw also appeared in the 2005 Punisher video game but with an origin that ties directly into the 2004 Punisher film.

Jane is not set to return in the planned sequel to the "The Punisher". Lions Gate Entertainment had green lit a direct sequel to be made due to the strong performance the film had on DVD. However, the project lingered in development for over 3 years. Jonathan Hensleigh completed a first draft of the script before pulling out around 2006. John Dahl was in talks to direct the film but pulled out due to the script not being good and the studio not wanting to spend a lot of money on the project. [ [http://www.cinematical.com/2007/06/15/john-dahl-says-punisher-2-script-not-that-good/ Punisher 2 Script Not That Good] ] In a statement on May 15, 2007 and in two audio interviews Thomas Jane said that he pulled out of the project due to creative differences and the budget of the film being cut. [ [http://fanboyradio.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=237976 Fanboy Radio - Thomas Jane] ] [ [http://www.fangoriaradio.com/AudioClips/113007/ThomasJane.mp3 Fangoria Radio - Thomas Jane] ]

"What I won't do is spend months of my life sweating over a movie that I just don't believe in. I've always loved the Marvel guys, and wish them well. Meanwhile, I'll continue to search for a film that one day might stand with all those films that the fans have asked me to watch"." [ [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32673 AICN Exclusive: Thomas Jane dropping out of PUNISHER 2?!? - Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news ] ]

Jane said in June 2007 that movie director Zack Snyder had expressed interest in casting him for the adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel "Watchmen". [cite news | author= | url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=21587 | title=Exclusive: Thomas Jane on "Watchmen" | publisher=ComingSoon.net | date=2007-06-28 | accessdate=2007-06-28 ] But Tom said no to the role due to him being too busy. [http://fanboyradio.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=237976]

In Oct of 07 Tom began his directing debut in Albuquerque, New Mexico with a movie called "The Dark Country" to which he is also the main character. Tom has said that the film will be a Hitchcockian thriller and will be filmed in Stereoscopy 3-D. [ [http://www.mania.com/55649.html Getting Raw with Thomas Jane ] ] [ [http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2007/12/exclusive-dark-country-filming-behind.html MarketSaw - 3D Movies and Technology: Exclusive: "The Dark Country" Filming Behind The Scenes in 3D! And ] ] [ [http://fullres.blogspot.com/2008/05/can-you-make-live-action-3d-movie-on.html IT Broadcast and Digital Cinema: Can You Make a Live-Action 3D Movie on a Budget? ] ] [http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2008/07/exclusive-interview-with-thomas-jane.html MarketSaw - 3D Movies and Technology: Exclusive! Interview With Thomas Jane Director/Actor In "The Dark Country": New 3D Techniques! ] ] Variety reports that Sony will release The Dark Country in mid 2009. [http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2008/09/quick-post-thomas-janes-dark-country.html]

It was reported on February 8, 2008 that Thomas Jane has joined movie director John McTiernan in the action/thriller movie Run. [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117980572.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562 Jane joins McTiernan action film - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety ] ] Although Thomas Jane has yet to say that he has signed on to the film and due to McTiernan's civil suit the film has been put on hold. On May 27, 2008 it was reported that Thomas Jane and actor Ving Rhames have joined the cast in the action film "Give ‘em Hell, Malone" with writer Mark Hosack and director Russell Mulcahy. [http://www.hannibalpictures.com/flash/hannibal.html] [ [http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/05/thomas-jane-and-ving-rhames-on-board-for-give-%E2%80%98em-hell-malone Thomas Jane And Ving Rhames On Board For Give ‘em Hell, Malone | The Movie Blog ] ] Actress Elsa Pataky has joined the cast and filming is said to take place on October 6th of 08. [http://www.moviejungle.com/headlines/templates/templatemjnews3.aspx?articleid=215&zoneid=1]

It’s unknown when but Thomas Jane is developing a mini series for the SCI FI channel called "Voyage to Savage Planet" and is also planning on doing a World War II action horror film called "The Devils Commandos". [ [http://www.jasonbondy.com/midnightsliceofpie.com/INTBadPlanet.htm interviews ] ] [http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6460394.html?industryid=47202]

Personal life

Jane is divorced from Aysha Hauer, the daughter of actor Rutger Hauer. He and fellow actress Patricia Arquette ("Medium") are parents to daughter Harlow Olivia Calliope, who was born on February 20, 2003. Jane and Arquette married in Venice, Italy, on June 24, 2006.

Jane spent time in his early Hollywood days as a busker. He commented on this in a "Newsweek" article published May 31, 2004 (p. 21):

"I had two songs in my repertoire that I hammered to death — "Hey Joe" and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," he recalled. "People used to pelt me with change just to shut me up." [ [http://anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=20038 Anecdotage.Com - Thousands of true funny stories about famous people. Anecdotes from Gates to Yeats ] ]

On 17 March 2008, Jane was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol for speeding at "an extremely high rate of speed" on I-5. Jane was arrested for DUI with a blood alcohol level higher than .08% in Kern County, California. Jane failed several field sobriety tests, including a breathalyzer. Police also say he was driving with a suspended license. [ [http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/17/thomas-jane-arrested-for-dui/ Thomas Jane Popped for DUI - TMZ.com - Entertainment News, Celebrity Gossip and Hollywood Rumors ] ]

Filmography

* "Give ‘em Hell, Malone" (2009) (filming) – Malone
* "The Dark Country" (2009) (post-production) – Dick
* "Mutant Chronicles" (2008) – Major Mitch Hunter
* "Killshot" (2008) – Wayne Colson
* "The Butler's in Love" (2008) – The Butler
* "The Mist" (2007) – David Drayton
* "The Tripper" (2007) – Buzz Hall
* "Gun" (2005) - Colton White
* "The Punisher Video Game" – (2005) - Frank Castle
* "The Punisher" (2004) – Frank Castle/Punisher
* "Stander" (2003) – Andre Stander
* "Dreamcatcher" (2003) – Dr. Henry Devlin
* "The Sweetest Thing" (2002) – Peter Donahue
* "Eden" (2001) – Dov
* "Original Sin" (2001) – Walter Downs
* "61*" (2001) (TV) – Mickey Mantle
* "Under Suspicion" (2000) – Det. Felix Owens
* "Jonni Nitro" (1999) – Brack
* "Magnolia" (1999) – Young Jimmy Gator
* "Molly" (1999) – Sam
* "Junked" (1999) – Switch
* "Deep Blue Sea" (1999) – Carter Blake
* "The Thin Red Line" (1998) – Pvt. Ash
* "Zack and Reba" (1998) – Sparky Stokes
* "The Velocity of Gary" (1998) – Gary
* "Thursday" (1998) – Casey
* "Boogie Nights" (1997) – Todd Parker
* "Face/Off" (1997) – Burke Hicks
* "The Last Time I Committed Suicide" (1997) – Neal Cassady
* "Hollywood Confidential" (1997)
* "" (1996) – Nemo
* "At Ground Zero" (1994) (as Tom Elliott) – Thomas Q. Pennington
* "Nemesis" (1993) (as Tom Janes) – Billy
* "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992) (as Tom Janes) – Zeph
* "I'll Love You Forever...Tonight" (1992) – The Hustler
* "Padamati Sandhya Ragam" (1986) – Tom

TV Appearances:
* "Medium" - "Four Dreams" – Clay Bicks
* "Arrested Development" – "The One Where They Build a House" – Himself

Writer:
*"Bad Planet"

Producer:
* "The Dark Country" (2009)
* "The Tripper" (2006) (executive producer)

Director:
* "The Dark Country" (2009)

Awards & nominations

* In 1998 he won an FFCC Award Best for ensemble cast for Boogie Nights.
* In 1998 he was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast for Boogie Nights.

References

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