Thomas Dekker (actor)

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Thomas Dekker

Born Thomas Alexander Dekker
December 28, 1987 (1987-12-28) (age 20)
Flag of the United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Years active 1993 — present
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Thomas Alexander Dekker (born December 28, 1987, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American film and television actor and a musician. He portrays John Connor in the Terminator spin-off series The Sarah Connor Chronicles. He is also a singer and has written and produced two studio albums, the first of which is due for release later this year. He is best known for his role as John Connor in The Sarah Connor Chronicles and as Nick Szalinski on Disney's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Early career

Starting his acting career at age six, Thomas was first seen in the soap The Young and the Restless. He then appeared in Star Trek Generations. Later in 1997 Thomas became a regular on the Disney Channel Original Show Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show based on the movie of the same name. He played Nick Szalinski on the show for three years. After the show ended in 2000 he went on to appear in many popular television shows including Run of the House, Fillmore!, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, House, Boston Public, Reba and 7th Heaven. He appeared in movies such as Campus Confidential and An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster. He has won three Young Artist Awards for his work in the The Land Before Time movies and one for his guest appearance on Boston Public. He has also been nominated for a DVD Premiere Award and a Video Premiere Award.

[edit] 2006 onwards

In 2006 Thomas landed a recurring role on NBC's hit show Heroes playing the character of Zach. This character was initially written to eventually turn out to be gay and some references were made to the characters sexuality, however when Thomas left the show after landing the role of John Connor rumors began to spread that he was unhappy playing a gay character. Thomas and his management denied that this was the reason for his departure from the show, but many still believe it to be the reason, including Heroes writer Bryan Fuller. Thomas argued that he simply wanted to move on and was only contracted episode by episode and once he landed another job he didn't feel the need to continue playing the character anymore. He also said that he had played gay characters in the past and had no problem with it, stating that when he originally got the role of Zach, the script said that he was in love with Claire Bennet. He played the character for 11 episodes before leaving the show when he won a lead role in FOX's new show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, starring opposite Lena Headey and Summer Glau. The show debuted January 13, 2008 and continues the story of Sarah and John Connor's lives after the events of the second Terminator film, Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Upcoming projects include the independant thriller movie From Within horror movie, Laid to Rest which he co-stars with Lena Headey and the drama My Sister's Keeper along side Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin and Medium star Sofia Vassilieva. The role in My Sister's Keeper required Thomas to shave his head, as he is playing a cancer patient. He is also producing his own movie Whore which he wrote, directed, produced, edited and starred in. Finally and most recently, Thomas can be seen playing the lead character Nate Palmer in the web based sci-fi series IQ-145.

[edit] Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles

The TV spin-off from the Terminator movies, premiered on Fox with successful numbers of over 18 million viewers and became a steady hit on Monday nights. The first season was cut short due to the WGA Writer's Strike, which resulted in only 9 episodes of the intended 13 being completed. However, the show was greenlit for a second season with Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Richard T. Jones and Brian Austin Green all expected to return. Also rumoured to be joining the cast is Garbage front woman Shirley Manson as a regular. The complete first season has been announced for release on region one on 19th August 2008. The DVD set will also be released on Blu-Ray the same day and in the UK the boxset will be released on 11th August 2008. Included on the DVD are commentaries in which Thomas is expected to have participated in.

[edit] Filmmaking

Thomas has an interest in writing and directing, and has recently begun work on the film Whore, which he has written, directed, produced, edited and starred in. Alongside him in the film are; Rumer Willis, Megan Fox and Lena Headey who all make cameo appearances in the movie, which is about a group of teenagers who are trying to become successful in Hollywood.

[edit] Music

Thomas was brought up with a musical background, and started writing music at age ten while living in Canada. At the age of fifteen he landed a record deal, however after feeling that he wasn't as involved in the music as he would have liked, he left to concentrate on making his own music. At the age of sixteen, Thomas started writing and producing his own music that infused the drama and musical intricacies of classical with the soundscape and aesthetics of electronica. Thomas describes his unique musical style as "electrofolk". Thomas' first album Psyanotic is complete and is currently in negotiations with record companies. It is expected to be released later this year. The album was completely written, composed, produced, mixed and mastered by Thomas himself. Despite continuing with his busy acting career, he has also completed a second album currently titled Protean. Thomas also composed a song "The Future", which is dedicated to his Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles character John Connor. A significant portion of the songs featured in Psyanotic are available for free on his MySpace page.

[edit] Personal life

Thomas' mother is a concert pianist. His father is an artist, an opera singer and an actor. As a child he and his parents moved all over the world, spending time in the United States, Europe and Canada. He has a step sister named Diana and a step brother named Erik. Thomas is a vegan and owns two pet pugs named Captain and Noggin and a rabbit named Bella.

[edit] Awards

  • Young Artist Award — Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series — Leading Young Actor (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show) (1997)
  • Young Artist Award — Best Performance in a Voice-Over: TV/Film/Video — Young Actor (An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster) (1999)
  • Young Artist Award — Best Performance in a TV Series — Guest Starring Young Actor (Boston Public) (2000)
  • Young Artist Award — Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role (The Land Before Time IX: Journey to the Big Water) (2002)

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Psyanotic (2007)
  • Protean (2008) ???

[edit] Soundtracks

  • 1997: "Friends for Dinner", "Always There", "Big Water"
  • 1998: "Anywhere in Your Dreams"
  • 1998: "Bad Luck", "The Legend of the Lone Dinosaur", "On Your Own"
  • 1999: "Get the Facts", "Who Will"
  • 2000: "Beyond the Mysterious Beyond", "Good Inside"
  • 2001: "Family", "The Lesson"
  • 2002: "Imaginary Friends", "No One Has to Be Alone", "Chanson D'Ennui", "Big Water"
  • From the episode Red Socks
  • 2005: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"

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