Tom Holland
Biography
Tom Holland is an American writer and director who built a career in horror, and he acted in films and television before and alongside that work. Raised partly in Poughkeepsie, New York, he studied acting at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg and started out dubbing dialogue, with early screen roles in Model Shop (1969) and a long run as Steve Reynolds on the ABC serial A Flame in the Wind. He wrote the screenplay for Psycho II (1983) and played Deputy Norris in it, then made his directing debut with Fright Night in 1985, which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Writing. He went on to direct and co-write Child's Play (1988) and to adapt Stephen King for television and film with The Langoliers and Thinner. He appeared in Hatchet II (2010) and was a creative consultant on the documentary You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night (2016).
83years old
Turns 84 on July 11in 242 days
- Born Poughkeepsie
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Thomas Lee Holland (birth name)Also credited as Thomas Holland
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 47 years1969 to 2016
Every film, newest first
- 2016You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright NightIMDb rating 8.1
- 2010Hatchet IIIMDb rating 5.5
- 1983Psycho IIIMDb rating 6.6
- 1969Model ShopIMDb rating 6.7
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Big break
Holland's first time directing came in 1985, with Fright Night, a vampire horror film. He took the job himself after being disappointed with how Michael Winner directed his screenplay Scream for Help.
First role
Tom Holland began his professional career dubbing dialogue, and he first appeared on television in the Western series Temple Houston.
Early training
Holland was 16 when he spent a summer as an apprentice at the Bucks County Playhouse, which is located in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Early training
Along with the training he received in school, Holland also studied at the Actors Studio, where Lee Strasberg was his teacher.
Behind the camera
In 2009, Holland started the horror film company Dead Rabbit Films with David Chackler. He also wrote and directed the horror anthology webseries Twisted Tales, which appeared on Fearnet in 2013.
Behind the camera
Holland wrote and directed an ABC miniseries in 1995 based on Stephen King's novella The Langoliers. To cut costs, it was shot on 16mm film, and King had a cameo as a pharmacist.
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Worked with
Tom Holland made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tony Todd's page
Robert Loggia's page
Jon Gries's page
Kane Hodder's page
Anthony Perkins's page
Danielle Harris's page
All films by Richard Franklin
All films by Adam Green
All films by Jacques Demy
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 13th Saturn Awards | Won | ||
| Saturn Awards | Won | ||
Online
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