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Biography
Thomas Jane (born January 29, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor. He graduated in Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Born Thomas Elliott, he made his film debut in 1986. One of his earliest roles was as Zeph in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). He had supporting roles in several high profile films, including Boogie Nights (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998) and Magnolia (1999). Afeter receiving critical acclaim as baseball player Mickey Mantle in 61*, Jane began receiving leading roles. Jane and director Jonathan Hensleigh have said in many interviews that Jane was the first actor to be asked to play the title role in Marvel's comic book movie The Punisher. Jane initially turned down the role twice, as well as a part in X-Men, because he did not see himself as a superhero actor. After finding out what kind of character the Punisher was, he eventually accepted. In addition to reading as many Punisher comics he could find, Jane trained for months with Navy Seals and gained more than twenty pounds for the part. Despite mixed reviews, comic book fans revered Janes performance, much like that of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and Patrick Stewart as Professor X, as being incredibly accurate to the personality and appearance of the comic book character he was playing. Jane will also appear in the sequel to come out late 2006 (fall) or early 2007.
As well as starring in the movie he also contributed his voice to The Punisher and the Gun video game.
In addition to his screen work, Jane has appeared several times on stage and received strong critical reviews as Tom in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, and as Chris in Arthur Miller's All My Sons. He has also portrayed himself in the Fox television show Arrested Development.
He has also recently written and financed a sci-fi comic book entitled Bad Planet which has been released by Image Comics. He is also a spokesperson for men's clothier Nautica.
Jane is divorced from Aysha Hauer, the daughter of actor Rutger Hauer.
He and fellow actor Patricia Arquette are parents to daughter Harlow Olivia Calliope, who was born on February 20, 2003.
Filmography
Mutant Chronicles (announced, production beginning 2006]] - Major Mitch Hunter
The Dark Country (2007) (announced)
Thieves (2006/I) (pre-production)
The Punisher 2 (2006) (pre-production) - Frank Castle/The Punisher
Killshot (2006) (filming) - Wayne Colson
Gun (video game) (2005) Colton White
The Punisher (2004) – Frank Castle
Stander (2003) – Andre Stander
Dreamcatcher (2003) – Dr. Henry Devlin
The Sweetest Thing (2002) – Peter Donahue
Eden (2001) – Dov
Original Sin (2001) – Walter Downs
61* (2001) (TV) – Mickey Mantle
Jonni Nitro (2000)
Under Suspicion (2000) – Det. Felix Owens
Magnolia (1999) – Young Jimmy Gator
Molly (1999) – Sam
Junked (1999) - Switch
Deep Blue Sea (1999) – Carter Blake
The Thin Red Line (1998) – Pvt. Ash
Zack and Reba (1998) – Sparky Stokes
The Velocity of Gary (1998) – Gary
Thursday (1998) – Casey
Boogie Nights (1997) – Todd Parker
Face/Off (1997) – Burke Hicks
The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997) – Neal Cassady
Hollywood Confidential (1997)
The Crow: City of Angels (1996) – Nemo
At Ground Zero (1994) (as Tom Elliott) – Thomas Q. Pennington
Nemesis (1993) (as Tom Janes) – Billy
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) (as Tom Janes) – Zeph
I'll Love You Forever...Tonight (1992) – The Hustler
Padamati Sandhya Ragam (1986) – Tom
Producer:
The Dark Country (2007) (announced)
Director:
Jonni Nitro (2000)
