# List of Tom Hanks performances
[Tom Hanks](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-hanks) is an American actor whose screen performances range from 1980s comedy leads to dramatic, biographical, and voice roles across more than four decades of film and television. Born 1956, in [Concord, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/concord-california), he made his film debut in the low-budget horror movie *He Knows You're Alone* (1979) after moving to New York, then co-starred in the sitcom *Bosom Buddies* (ABC, 1980–82) before his breakthrough in the fantasy-comedy *Splash* (1984).[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tom_hanks)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956, Concord, California, USA[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tom_hanks) |
| Breakthrough roles | *Splash* (1984) and *Big* (1988)[2](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/tom-hanks) |
| Academy Awards | Two Best Actor wins, for *Philadelphia* (1993) and *Forrest Gump* (1994)[2](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/tom-hanks) |
| Signature voice role | Sheriff Woody in the *Toy Story* series, from *Toy Story* (1995) to *Toy Story 5* (2026)[2](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/tom-hanks) • [3](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/tom-hanks-voice-actors-oscars-toy-story-5-37571/) |
| Spielberg collaborations | Five films plus the 2001 miniseries *Band of Brothers*[2](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/tom-hanks) |
| Emmys | 7 wins out of 18 nominations[2](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/tom-hanks) |
| Honors | Kennedy Center Honor (2014), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)[2](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/tom-hanks) |
## Selected performances
The following roles, drawn from filmography records, show the range of his screen credits in film and voice work.[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/tom-hanks-275145/film-credits)
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | *Splash* | Allen Bauer |
| 1988 | *Big* | Josh |
| 1993 | *Philadelphia* | Andrew Beckett |
| 1994 | *Forrest Gump* | Forrest Gump |
| 1995–2026 | *Toy Story* series | Woody (voice) |
| 1998 | *Saving Private Ryan* | Captain John H. Miller |
| 2002 | *Catch Me If You Can* | FBI Agent Carl Hanratty |
| 2004 | *The Polar Express* | Hero Boy, Father, Conductor, Hobo, Scrooge, and Santa Claus |
| 2013 | *Captain Phillips* | Capt. Richard Phillips |
| 2013 | *Saving Mr. Banks* | Walt Disney |
| 2015 | *Bridge of Spies* | James Donovan |
| 2020 | *Greyhound* | Captain Krause |
| 2022 | *Elvis* | Colonel Tom Parker |
**Comedy beginnings.** After *Splash* and *[Bachelor Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-party-1984-film)* (1984), Hanks continued with the comedies *The Man with One Red Shoe* (1985) and *[The Money Pit](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-money-pit)* (1985), followed by a string of cult hits including *The 'Burbs* (1989) and *[Joe Versus the Volcano](https://www.edgepedia.org/joe-versus-the-volcano)* (1990).[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tom_hanks) In *The 'Burbs* he plays Ray Peterson, a family man who comes to believe his new neighbors are up to nefarious activities; the film has since been deemed a cult classic and inspired a 2026 television series adaptation.[5](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/tom-hanks-easter-egg-the-burbs-how-show-landed-it)
**The dramatic turn.** *Big* (1988), in which Hanks played 13-year-old Josh suddenly in a man's body, was the first film to earn him serious consideration by the Hollywood establishment and a Best Actor Oscar nomination.[6](https://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/8009/1/FINALETD2MBROWN.pdf) In 1993 and 1994 he delivered back-to-back award-winning performances: a gay man suffering from both AIDS and discrimination in *[Philadelphia](https://www.edgepedia.org/philadelphia-film)*, and an intellectually limited man who plays a pivotal role in history in *Forrest Gump*, directed by [Robert Zemeckis](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-zemeckis), winning consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tom_hanks) • [2](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/tom-hanks) • [17](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55201-FORREST-GUMP) He has won the Oscar for best actor twice, for 1993's *Philadelphia* and 1994's *Forrest Gump*; one published account records five Best Actor nominations and two wins, while the Television Academy records two Academy Awards out of six nominations overall.[3](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/tom-hanks-voice-actors-oscars-toy-story-5-37571/) • [7](https://www.martinscottages.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2021/01/SMD14-02.pdf) • [2](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/tom-hanks)
**Character work of the 2000s and 2010s.** Hanks played the real-life insurance lawyer James Donovan in [Steven Spielberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/steven-spielberg)'s *Bridge of Spies* (2015), a performance widely compared to Jimmy Stewart; Spielberg described how Hanks "instantly become[s] anonymous and then show[s] what he's got as the story unfolds."[8](https://time.com/4062764/tom-hanks-steven-spielberg/) • [9](https://time.com/4065948/for-two-legends-history-is-personal/) In 2004's *The Polar Express* he voiced six roles: Hero Boy, Father, Conductor, Hobo, Scrooge, and [Santa Claus](https://www.edgepedia.org/santa-claus).[4](https://www.fandango.com/people/tom-hanks-275145/film-credits) In *Greyhound* (2020) he played Captain Krause and also served as screenwriter.[10](https://www.metacritic.com/person/tom-hanks/)
## Voice work
Hanks began voicing the cowboy doll Woody in Pixar's *Toy Story* (1995) and has reprised the role through *Toy Story 2* (1999), *Toy Story 3* (2010), *Toy Story 4* (2019), and the upcoming *Toy Story 5* (2026).[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tom_hanks) • [4](https://www.fandango.com/people/tom-hanks-275145/film-credits) He received an Annie Award nomination in 1995 for voicing Woody in *Toy Story*.[3](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/tom-hanks-voice-actors-oscars-toy-story-5-37571/) In 2026, while promoting *Toy Story 5*, he argued against a new Oscar category for voice actors, saying "a voice actor can win Best Actor" and that the standard is simply "any performance that moved you."[3](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/tom-hanks-voice-actors-oscars-toy-story-5-37571/)
## Awards and recognition
Beyond the two Academy Awards, Hanks's honors include 7 Emmy wins out of 18 nominations, a Kennedy Center Honor in 2014, and the [Presidential Medal of Freedom](https://www.edgepedia.org/presidential-medal-of-freedom) from President Barack Obama in 2016.[2](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/tom-hanks) In 2002, at age 46, he became the youngest actor to receive the [American Film Institute](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-film-institute)'s Lifetime Achievement Award, presented as the AFI's 30th Life Achievement Award.[11](https://www.cccco.edu/about-us/notable-alumni/tom-hanks/) • [12](https://www.afi.com/laa/tom-hanks/) He made his Broadway debut in the 2013 production of *Lucky Guy*.[13](https://www.biography.com/actors/tom-hanks)
## Recent and upcoming performances
Recent screen credits include Otto Anderson in *A Man Called Otto* (2022), Stanley Zak in [Wes Anderson](https://www.edgepedia.org/wes-anderson)'s *Asteroid City* (2023), Richard in *Here* (2024), Hank, a video store owner, in *Freaky Tales* (2024), and Leland in *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025).[10](https://www.metacritic.com/person/tom-hanks/) • [4](https://www.fandango.com/people/tom-hanks-275145/film-credits)
Several projects are in production or announced. Production commenced in Sydney, Australia on *Greyhound 2*, with Hanks and [Stephen Graham](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-graham) returning to star for Apple Original Films; the first film centered on a first-time Navy captain protecting a convoy of 37 ships crossing the Atlantic during World War II.[14](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/tom-hanks-stephen-graham-reunite-for-greyhound-2/) Hanks, 69, will portray President Lincoln in an upcoming film adaptation of [George Saunders](https://www.edgepedia.org/george-saunders)' novel *Lincoln in the Bardo*, focused on Lincoln as a father.[15](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/two-time-oscar-winner-tom-hanks-gets-his-shot-at-playing-abraham-lincoln/) Sony won a bidding war for *Combacker*, a baseball film in which Hanks will star alongside [Bad Bunny](https://www.edgepedia.org/bad-bunny), produced by Hanks and Marielle Heller through their respective labels.[16](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/global/tom-hanks-baseball-movie-combacker-bad-bunny-34690/)
## References
1. [Tom Hanks Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tom_hanks)
2. [Tom Hanks, Emmy Awards and Nominations, Television Academy](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/tom-hanks)
3. [Tom Hanks Says the Oscars Don't Need a Voice Acting Category, Variety Australia (2026)](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/news/tom-hanks-voice-actors-oscars-toy-story-5-37571/)
4. [Tom Hanks Filmography and Movies, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/tom-hanks-275145/film-credits)
5. [You May Have Caught That Tom Hanks Easter Egg In The 'Burbs, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/tom-hanks-easter-egg-the-burbs-how-show-landed-it)
6. [The next sections of this Chapter organize a round readings of Tom Hanks’ most significant roles: the ones which had the most potential influence on national culture in their valences with Clinton. In each section, I will make arguments about Hanks’ masculinity in relation to the myriad of issues raised in this dissertation thus far: boyhood, empathy, nostalgia, nation, sexuality, and the figure of Clinton himself. Many of the films here discussed relate directly to Clinton’s policies, official acts, and of course, his private life.](https://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/8009/1/FINALETD2MBROWN.pdf)
7. [Martin Scott Cottages 1988 profile of Tom Hanks](https://www.martinscottages.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2021/01/SMD14-02.pdf)
8. [Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg on Bridge of Spies, TIME (2015)](https://time.com/4062764/tom-hanks-steven-spielberg/)
9. [Bridge of Spies Paints History in Black and White, TIME (2015)](https://time.com/4065948/for-two-legends-history-is-personal/)
10. [Tom Hanks, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/tom-hanks/)
11. [Tom Hanks, California Community Colleges Notable Alumni](https://www.cccco.edu/about-us/notable-alumni/tom-hanks/)
12. [Tom Hanks, American Film Institute Life Achievement Award](https://www.afi.com/laa/tom-hanks/)
13. [Tom Hanks, Biography.com](https://www.biography.com/actors/tom-hanks)
14. [Tom Hanks and Stephen Graham to Reunite for Greyhound 2, TheWrap (2026)](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/tom-hanks-stephen-graham-reunite-for-greyhound-2/)
15. [Two-Time Oscar Winner Gets His Shot at Playing Abraham Lincoln, The Daily Beast (2026)](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/two-time-oscar-winner-tom-hanks-gets-his-shot-at-playing-abraham-lincoln/)
16. [Tom Hanks to Star in Baseball Movie With Bad Bunny, Variety Australia (2026)](https://au.variety.com/2026/film/global/tom-hanks-baseball-movie-combacker-bad-bunny-34690/)
17. [catalog.afi.com](https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55201-FORREST-GUMP)
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