Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks is known for his roles in Apollo 13, Big, That Thing You Do!, The Green Mile, You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, Charlie Wilson's War, Catch Me If You Can, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, A League of Their Own, The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, as well as animated films like the Toy Story film series, The Polar Express, and The Simpsons Movie.
He has earned and been nominated for numerous awards during his career, including winning a Golden Globe for Best Actor and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia and a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's Choice Award for Best Actor for his role in Forrest Gump, and earning the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the BAFTAs in 2004.
Hanks is also known for his collaboration with film director Steven Spielberg on Saving Private Ryan and the mini-series Band of Brothers, which launched Hanks also as a successful director, producer and writer.
As of 2012, Hanks' films have grossed over $4.2 billion at the United States box office alone, and over $8.5 billion worldwide making him the highest all-time box office star.
Tom Hanks is preparing for
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona – Production Electrician
19:15, Tue 5th – Fri 8th January 2027 at Crucible Theatre
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1590 or 1591. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his…
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The Cherry Orchard – Writer
20:45, Thu 20th May 2027 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play…
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The Merchant of Venice – Shylock
20:15, Thu 17th – Mon 21st June 2027 at Globe Theatre, London
The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespear…
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Spring Awakening – Herr Gabor
12:30, Wed 30th June – Sat 3rd July 2027 at Royal Opera House, London
Spring Awakening is a rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the controversial German play Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind which was banned in…
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Oliver! – Keys
21:00, Thu 22nd – Mon 26th July 2027 at Gielgud Theatre
Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
It premièred in the West End in 1960, enjoying a long run, a succ… -
The Sound of Music – Rolf Gruber
15:00, Wed 29th September 2027 at Crucible Theatre
The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of…
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Publicity Designer
19:15, Tue 30th November – Fri 3rd December 2027 at Random Venue 59
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a 1962 play by Edward Albee. It examines the breakdown of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. After a university faculty party, they receive an…
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Blood Brothers – Deputy Stage Manager
19:30, Thu 16th – Mon 20th December 2027 at Random Venue 88
Blood Brothers is a musical with musics, lyrics and a book by Willy Russell, based loosely on the 1844 novella The Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas. The story is a contemporary nature vs. nurture…
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The Importance of Being Earnest – Lady Bracknell
19:45, Thu 3rd – Mon 7th February 2028 at Gielgud Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the…
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Antony and Cleopatra – Augustus
17:30, Thu 2nd – Mon 6th March 2028 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives and follows the relat…
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Mamma Mia! – Bill Austin
20:30, Wed 29th March – Sat 1st April 2028 at Random Venue 21
Mamma Mia! is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. The title of the…
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The Tempest – Stephano
20:15, Thu 6th April 2028 at Adelphi Theatre
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where…
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Harspichord
20:30, Thu 20th – Sun 23rd April 2028 at Almeida Theatre
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name. The story…
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Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Mrs. Lovett
11:15, Thu 27th – Sun 30th April 2028 at Chichester Festival Theatre
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1979 musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and libretto by Hugh Wheeler. The musical is based on the 1973 play Sweeney Todd, the…
Tom Hanks has been involved with
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Dance of the Vampires – Graf von Krolock
20:15, Wed 30th September 2026 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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The Full Monty – Publicist
20:45, Wed 8th – Sun 12th July 2026 at Barbican Centre
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Julius Caesar – Musical Director
13:15, Fri 29th May 2026 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Next to Normal – Viola
20:30, Tue 14th – Sun 19th April 2026 at Chichester Festival Theatre
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Spring Awakening – Musical Director
19:15, Sun 1st – Fri 6th March 2026 at Noël Coward Theatre
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Godspell – Composer
20:30, Thu 26th February – Mon 2nd March 2026 at Random Venue 100
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Brigadoon – Deputy Stage Manager
19:15, Thu 11th – Mon 15th December 2025 at The Old Vic
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Show Boat – Assistant Stage Manager
20:45, Wed 22nd – Sat 25th October 2025 at Random Venue 3
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War Horse – Director
20:15, Sat 2nd – Tue 5th August 2025 at Random Venue 27
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All's Well That Ends Well – Producer
20:30, Thu 10th – Sun 13th July 2025 at Noël Coward Theatre
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Assassins – Director
23:45, Thu 26th – Mon 30th June 2025 at The Old Vic
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Annie – Viola
19:15, Thu 9th – Mon 13th January 2025 at Crucible Theatre
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Sister Act the Musical – Sister Mary Patrick
13:15, Mon 23rd – Fri 27th December 2024 at Savoy Theatre
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Sister Act the Musical – Percussion
19:30, Fri 6th – Thu 12th December 2024 at Almeida Theatre
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Cats – Jellylorum
19:30, Sun 10th – Thu 14th November 2024 at Adelphi Theatre
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Next to Normal – Carpenter
21:00, Sun 22nd – Thu 26th September 2024 at Random Venue 97
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Mame – Horn
12:15, Fri 26th – Mon 29th July 2024 at Gielgud Theatre
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Footloose – Producer
19:45, Wed 20th – Sun 24th December 2023 at London Palladium
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The Merchant of Venice – Producer
20:30, Thu 1st – Mon 5th June 2023 at Barbican Centre
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Stage Manager
20:15, Sun 14th May 2023 at Barbican Centre
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Our Town – Musical Director
19:45, Wed 8th February 2023 at Random Venue 52
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The Scarlet Pimpernel – Lord Anthony Dewhurst
20:00, Wed 30th November – Sat 3rd December 2022 at London Palladium
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Antigone – Choreographer
11:30, Fri 30th September 2022 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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The Misanthrope – Arsinoé
20:00, Wed 3rd November 2021 at Globe Theatre, London
