Thomas Haden Church

Thomas Haden Church is an American actor born on June 17, 1960 in Woodland, California. He is known on television for his roles as Lowell Mather in the TV series Wings, and in cinema for his roles as Jack in Sideways and Sandman in Spider-Man 3; He also worked as a director behind the camera.

From radio to television

His birth name is Thomas Richard McMillen. He spent most of his childhood in Texas. As a teenager, he worked as a radio host and voice actor in Dallas, then moved to California to pursue acting. In 1989, he made a guest appearance on Cheers. His portrayal of aircraft mechanic Lowell Mather in Wings, which aired on NBC from 1990 to 1995, brought him wide recognition. Immediately afterwards, he starred in the series Ned and Stacey with Debra Messing between 1995 and 1997.

Cinema and awards

In 1997, he starred in George of the Jungle; In 2003, he sat in the director's chair for the first time with Rolling Kansas. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and won the Independent Spirit Award for his portrayal of Jack Cole in Alexander Payne's 2004 film Sideways. The AMC miniseries Broken Trail, in which he co-starred with Robert Duvall, brought him an Emmy Award.

In 2007, he played the character Flint Marko, aka Sandman, in Spider-Man 3; He returned to the same role with his voice in 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home. His other film credits include Easy A (2010) and We Bought a Zoo (2011). On television, he starred opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in HBO's Divorce series between 2016 and 2019, and took on the villain Agent Stone in Twisted Metal, which started in 2023.