Thomas Dekker Biography

  • Full Name: Thomas Alexander Dekker
  • Birthdate: December 28, 1987
  • Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Height: 5'10 (1.78 Meter)

Background

Thomas Alexander Dekker was born December 28, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada. His father is Dutch and his mother Welsh. Thomas' mother is a concert pianist, acting coach, actress, and singer. His late father was an artist, set designer, opera singer and actor. As a child his family moved often, living in the United States, Europe and Canada. Thomas has a half-brother, Erik, and half-sister, Diana.

Career

Thomas' career began at the age of six with an appearance on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. He then played in Star Trek Generations and Village of the Damned. In 1997, he became a regular on the Disney TV show Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show. After the show's end in 2000, Thomas made appearances on Run of the House, Fillmore!, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, House, Boston Public, Reba and 7th Heaven. He has also appeared in the films Campus Confidential and An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster. Thomas has won three Young Artist Awards for his work in The Land Before Time movies and his appearances on Boston Public.

In 2006, Thomas landed a recurring role on the show Heroes as Zach. He stayed on for eleven episodes before leaving the show to star in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as John Connor. The show made its debut on January 13, 2008 and was canceled May 18, 2009. He then went on to make appearances in From Within and My Sister's Keeper. In 2010, Thomas starred in the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Thomas Dekker has also starred in Gregg Araki's Kaboom, which was the first film ever awarded the Cannes Film Festival "Queer Palm Award" for its contribution to LGBT presence in cinema. In 2011, Thomas was cast as Adam, the lead male, in the CW series The Secret Circle.

Filmography

  • Rose by Name
    Role: Cullen Francis
    Release: 2012
  • Foreverland
    Role: Bobby
    Release: 2012
  • My Eleventh
    Role: TBA
    Release: 2012
  • The Secret Circle (TV series)
    Role: Adam Conant
    Release: 2011
  • ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2
    Role: Tommy
    Release: 2011
  • Cinema Verite (TV movie)
    Role: Lance Loud
    Release: 2011
  • Angels Crest
    Role: Ethan
    Release: 2011
  • Elvira's Movie Macabre (TV series)
    Role: Elrick / Jack Shemansky
    Release: 2011
  • Kaboom
    Role: Smith
    Release: 2010
  • All About Evil
    Role: Steven
    Release: 2010
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
    Role: Jesse Braun
    Release: 2010
  • Glenn Martin DDS (TV series)
    Role: Voice
    Release: 2009
  • My Sister's Keeper
    Role: Taylor Ambrose
    Release: 2009
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series)
    Role: John Connor
    Release: 2008-2009
  • Laid to Rest
    Role: Tommy
    Release: 2009
  • Whore
    Role: Tom
    Release: 2008
  • IQ-145 (TV series)
    Role: Nate Palmer
    Release: 2008
  • From Within
    Role: Aidan
    Release: 2008
  • Psi-Kix (TV series)
    Role: Jacque (voice)
    Release: 2008
  • The War Prayer (short)
    Role: The Singer
    Release: 2007
  • Heroes (TV series)
    Role: Zach
    Release: 2006-2007
  • Shark (TV series)
    Role: Ben Channing
    Release: 2006
  • Simple Joys (short)
    Role: Stephen
    Release: 2006
  • House M.D. (TV series)
    Role: Boyd
    Release: 2006
  • Reba (TV series)
    Role: Buzzer
    Release: 2005
  • Campus Confidential (TV movie)
    Role: Brett
    Release: 2005
  • 7th Heaven (TV series)
    Role: Vincent
    Release: 2005
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
    Role: Jimmy Jones
    Release: 2004
  • Boston Public (TV series)
    Role: Julien / Julien McNeal
    Release: 2003
  • Fillmore! (TV series)
    Role: James Heron
    Release: 2003
  • Run of the House (TV series)
    Role: Seth
    Release: 2003
  • Jackie Chan Adventures (TV series)
    Role: Little Valmont / Young Valmont
    Release: 2001-2003
  • The Land Before Time IX: Journey to the Big Water (video)
    Role: Littlefoot (voice)
    Release: 2002
  • Help, I'm a Boy!
    Role: Mickey (voice: English version)
    Release: 2002
  • Family Affair (TV series)
    Role: Jeremy
    Release: 2002
  • The Mummy: Secrets of the Medjai (TV series)
    Role: Simon Montgomery
    Release: 2002
  • The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (video)
    Role: Littlefoot (voice)
    Release: 2001
  • Family Guy (TV series)
    Role: voice
    Release: 2001
  • The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (video)
    Role: Littlefoot (voice)
    Release: 2001
  • Inside the Osmonds (TV movie)
    Role: Young Donny
    Release: 2001
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (TV series)
    Role: Nick Szalinski / Quark / Victor Woo
    Release: 1997-2000
  • Grosse Pointe (TV series)
    Role: Leslie Bicks
    Release: 2000
  • Touched by an Angel (TV series)
    Role: Dennis
    Release: 2000
  • An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (video)
    Role: Fievel Mousekewitz (voice)
    Release: 1999
  • The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (video)
    Role: Littlefoot (voice)
    Release: 1998
  • An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (video)
    Role: Fievel (voice)
    Release: 1998
  • The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (video)
    Role: Littlefoot (singing voice)
    Release: 1997
  • Extreme Ghostbusters (TV series)
    Role: Voice
    Release: 1997
  • Men in Black: The Series (TV series)
    Role: Voice
    Release: 1997
  • The Weird Al Show (TV series)
    Role: Son
    Release: 1997
  • Caroline in the City (TV series)
    Role: Young Richard
    Release: 1996
  • Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
    Role: Henry Burleigh
    Release: 1995
  • Seinfeld (TV series)
    Role: Bobby / Son
    Release: 1994-1995
  • Village of the Damned
    Role: David McGowan
    Release: 1995
  • Star Trek: Generations
    Role: Thomas Picard
    Release: 1994
  • The Nanny (TV series)
    Role: J.B. Bingington's Son
    Release: 1994
  • The Young and the Restless (TV series)
    Role: Phillip Chancellor IV (#5)
    Release: 1993