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Thomas Jane

Biography

Thomas Jane is an American actor who was born in Baltimore and started his career in 1986 after his acting coach urged him to try out for a lead in the Indian romantic comedy Padamati Sandhya Ragam (1987). After arriving in Hollywood he took early parts in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) and Nemesis (1992), followed by supporting roles in The Crow: City of Angels (1996), Face/Off (1997), Boogie Nights (1997), Thursday (1998), and Magnolia (1999). He starred in Deep Blue Sea (1999), drew critical acclaim as Mickey Mantle in a 2001 television film, and began receiving offers for leading roles with Stander (2003). He played the title role in The Punisher (2004) and later appeared in The Mist (2007), 1922 (2017), and The Predator (2018). He also starred in the HBO series Hung from 2009 to 2011, earning three Golden Globe nominations, directed Dark Country (2009), wrote comics, and played detective Joe Miller in The Expanse.

57years old

Turns 58 on February 22in 104 days

  • Born Baltimore
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Thomas Elliott III (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
61
Career span
33 years1992 to 2025

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Jane turned down the role of the Comedian in Zack Snyder's Watchmen adaptation because he was too busy. The part went to Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

  2. Getting ready for a role

    To prepare for The Punisher (2004), Jane trained for several months with Navy SEALs and gained more than 25 pounds of muscle.

  3. Beyond film

    Using the pseudonym Rusty Blades, Thomas Jane put out a digital EP called Don't Come Home on June 7, 2012.

  4. Behind the camera

    Thomas Jane shares ownership of RAW with Steve Niles and Tim Bradstreet. The company's comic-book arm, RAW Studios, put out Bad Planet, which Jane wrote, via Image Comics.

Thomas Jane movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Mist2007 Horror, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras David Drayton

    IMDb rating 7.1380K votes

  2. The Punisher2004 Action, Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Frank Castle

    IMDb rating 6.4183K votes

  3. Deep Blue Sea1999as Carter Blake

    IMDb rating 6.0153K votes

  4. Dreamcatcher2003as Henry

    IMDb rating 5.6102K votes

  5. 19222017as Wilfred James

    IMDb rating 6.280K votes

  6. The Sweetest Thing2002as Peter

    IMDb rating 5.267K votes

  7. Before I Wake2016as Mark

    IMDb rating 6.257K votes

  8. Boogie Nights1997as Todd Parker

    IMDb rating 7.9310K votes

Most often with

Shane Black directed two of these films, K. Asher Levin two. Four 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.

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Films together

Box office

What Thomas Jane's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$949 million

29 of the 61 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 61 films: 29 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 23 figure not found.

  • 29Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 23Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Face/Off1997as Burke Hicks
    $246M25.9% of the total
  2. 2
    Deep Blue Sea1999as Carter Blake
    $165M17.4% of the total
  3. 3
    The Predator2018as Baxley
    $161M16.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Dreamcatcher2003as Henry
    $81M8.6% of the total
  5. 5
    The Sweetest Thing2002as Peter
    $69M7.2% of the total
  6. 6
    The Mist2007as David Drayton
    $57M6.1% of the total
  7. 7
    The Punisher2004as Frank Castle
    $55M5.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Boogie Nights1997as Todd Parker
    $43M4.5% of the total
The Crow: City of Angels (1996), $25.3 millionBuffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), $16.6 millionLOL (2012), $10.5 millionBefore I Wake (2016), $4.9 millionKillshot (2008), $3.0 million1922 (2017), $2.9 millionUSS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016), $2.2 millionMutant Chronicles (2008), $2.1 millionNemesis (1992), $2.0 millionUnder Suspicion (2000), $1.3 millionPawn Shop Chronicles (2013), $1.1 millionHot Summer Nights (2018), $246,133The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997), $46,362Breach (2020), $39,328Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011), $34,665Run Hide Fight (2021), $34,561

$72.4 millionfrom the other 21 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total