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Henry Jackson Thomas [1] (born September 9, 1971) [2] is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and had the lead role of Elliott Taylor in the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), for which he won a Young Artist Award and received a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and Saturn Award nominations.
Elliott Taylor is a fictional character in Steven Spielberg's 1982 science fiction film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.Created by Spielberg and the film's screenwriter Melissa Mathison and portrayed by then 11-year-old Henry Thomas, Elliott serves as the main human protagonist who, along with his friends and family, helps the titular extraterrestrial return home.
Thomas's audition to play Elliott in E.T. has long since entered Hollywood legend for reportedly moving Spielberg to tears. And the surviving footage of Thomas's audition reveals the then-9-year ...
E.T. is a fictional character and the titular extraterrestrial from Steven Spielberg's 1982 film of the same name.Created by Spielberg and the film's screenwriter Melissa Mathison, E.T. seeks the help of a boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas) who, along with his friends and family, find a way to help E.T. return home.
Henry Thomas, who played Elliott Taylor in "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," reflected on the film celebrating its 40th anniversary this year by telling "Good Morning America" he's "very proud" to ...
The Book of the Green Planet was published in 1985, and mainly focuses on E.T. with only brief appearances from Elliott.) Three years ago, though, Thomas did reunite with his old friend in a ...
Dee Wallace as Mary Taylor, a single mother to Elliott, Michael and Gertie; Henry Thomas as Elliott Taylor, a 10-year-old boy who befriends E.T. [6] Peter Coyote as Keys, a government agent bent on capturing E.T. Robert MacNaughton as Michael Taylor, Elliott and Gertie's older brother; Drew Barrymore as Gertie Taylor, Elliott and Michael's ...
Eleniak's first feature-film role was at age 12, in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as the girl kissed by Elliott in the classroom scene. Her 10-year-old costar, Henry Thomas, told People magazine that he disliked filming the scene: “When I had to kiss the girl, I had to do it two times! I don’t like girls."