Henry Jackson Thomas is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and had the lead role of Elliott Taylor in the film
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), for which he won a Young Artist Award and received a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and Saturn Award nominations. Thomas also had roles in other films, including
Cloak & Dagger (1984),
Fire in the Sky (1993),
Legends of the Fall (1994),
Suicide Kings (1997),
All the Pretty Horses (2000),
Gangs of New York (2002),
11:14 (2003), and
Dear John (2010). Thomas was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor â Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his role in the television film
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1997).