Thom Mathews
Biography
Thom Mathews is an American actor who started out modeling and making television commercials, including national spots for Le Tigre, Sprite and Tostitos. Born in Los Angeles, he had guest parts on soap operas such as Falcon Crest, Dynasty and Paper Dolls before his first major role as Freddy Hanscom in The Return of the Living Dead (1985). The following year he became the third actor to portray Tommy Jarvis, in Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI (1986). His credits also include Dangerously Close (1986), Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988), Alien from L.A. (1988) and Nemesis (1992), plus television films like The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987) and Raven Hawk (1995). He returned to the Tommy Jarvis part in 2017, voicing the character for a video game and appearing in unofficial fan films.
67years old
Turns 68 on November 28in 47 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Thomas Mathews
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 39 years1985 to 2024
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A first
Thom Mathews was the third actor to play Tommy Jarvis in the Friday the 13th series, following Corey Feldman and John Shepherd in the role.
A change of course
In the early 1980s, Mathews started acting as a model and commercial actor, appearing in national TV commercials for Le Tigre, Sprite and Tostitos.
Big break
Thom Mathews took on the part of Freddy Hanscom in The Return of the Living Dead, a cult film from 1985. It was his first major role.
Thom Mathews movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Albert Pyun directed eight of these films. Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Albert PyunDirector, 8 films, 1986 to 1997
All films by Albert Pyun
Also two films together16 more actors
- Linnea QuigleyMore Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
- Clu GulagerMore Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
- Ice-TCrazy Six (1997) and Mean Guns (1997)
- Don CalfaMore Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
- Mitch PileggiRaven Hawk (1995) and Return of the Living Dead II (1988)
- Norbert WeisserBlast (1997) and Crazy Six (1997)
- John PhilbinMore Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
- Brian PeckMore Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
- Don Michael PaulAlien from L.A. (1988) and Dangerously Close (1986)
- Suzanne SnyderMore Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011) and Return of the Living Dead II (1988)
- Jerry RectorBlast (1997) and Mean Guns (1997)
- Jewel ShepardMore Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
- Jonathan TerryReturn of the Living Dead II (1988) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
- Jill PierceBlast (1997) and Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994)
- Beverly RandolphMore Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
- John MachadoMean Guns (1997) and Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.