1. Thomas Jane was born on Thomas Elliott III; February 22,1969 and is an American actor.
27 Facts About Thomas Jane
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Thomas Jane is known for appearing in the films Boogie Nights, Deep Blue Sea, The Sweetest Thing, The Punisher, The Mist, 1922, and The Predator.
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Thomas Jane has edited and written various comic books, the first of which was Bad Planet.
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Thomas Jane made his directorial debut with the crime thriller Dark Country, in which he starred.
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Thomas Jane later changed his surname to his mothers maiden name, as someone in the SAG already preempted his birth name.
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Thomas Jane attended Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School but dropped out and started taking acting classes while working at a hardware store.
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Thomas Jane later moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career.
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Thomas Jane began his acting career in 1986 at age 17 after his acting coach suggested he audition for the lead male role opposite Vijayashanti in the Indian romantic comedy Padamati Sandhya Ragam, which was being filmed in the Washington metropolitan area.
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Thomas Jane had supporting roles in several high-profile films, including The Crow: City of Angels, Boogie Nights, The Thin Red Line, Thursday, and Magnolia.
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Thomas Jane turned down the role twice, as he did not have much interest in the superhero genre.
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Thomas Jane became a spokesperson for Niles and the cover model for comic-book character Cal McDonald in 2006.
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Thomas Jane has portrayed a fictionalized version of himself in an episode of the television series Arrested Development.
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Thomas Jane did not return in the planned sequel to The Punisher.
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Thomas Jane said in June 2007 that Zack Snyder had expressed interest in casting him for the role of the Comedian for the adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel Watchmen, but because he was too busy, he turned down the role, which was eventually given to Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
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In 2009, Thomas Jane starred with Ving Rhames in the crime film Give 'Em Hell, Malone, which premiered at San Diego Comic-Con.
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On December 18,2008, HBO announced it was picking up the black comedy Hung, and Thomas Jane was contracted to star in the show.
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Thomas Jane plays the character of Ray Drecker, a high-school history teacher and basketball coach, who after attending a self-help class while being down on his luck, decides to market the large size of his penis as a path to success.
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Thomas Jane voiced the character Jonah Hex in an animated short as a companion piece on the Special Edition Blu-ray and two-disc Special Edition DVD release of Batman: Under the Red Hood.
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On June 7,2012, Thomas Jane released a digital EP, Don't Come Home, under the pseudonym Rusty Blades.
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At the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, Thomas Jane debuted an independently financed Punisher short film, Dirty Laundry, directed by Phil Joanou and co-starring Ron Perlman.
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Thomas Jane portrays the lead role of Detective Joe Miller in this futuristic saga, in which humans have colonized both Mars and the Asteroid Belt.
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The series premiered December 2015, and continued through six seasons, with Thomas Jane appearing in the first four of them.
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Thomas Jane co-starred in Shane Black's The Predator, a direct sequel to the 1987 film Predator and the 1990 film Predator 2.
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Thomas Jane plays a lead role in the Australian crime drama series Troppo, the first season of which aired in 2022 and the second in 2024.
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The collaboration, which brought together two actors known for portraying the Punisher, highlights Thomas Jane's continued influence in the action genre.
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In 1989, Thomas Jane married actress Aysha Hauer, daughter of Rutger Hauer.
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Thomas Jane is known for his preference for going barefoot, including at film premieres and while on set.