Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966), usually credited as
C. Thomas Howell, is an American actor. He is best known for having starred in the films
The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis and in
The Hitcher as Jim Halsey. He has also appeared in
Soul Man,
Red Dawn,
Gettysburg, and Gods and Generals.
Early life
Christopher Thomas Howell, nicknamed either "Tommy" or "CT", was born on December 7, 1966 in
Van Nuys, California, one of four children of Chris and Candice Howell. He has two sisters, Stacy and Candi, and a brother, John.
[aboutct] His father worked as a stunt coordinator since Howell was six. As a young boy, Howell wanted to be a stuntman and was even a child stunt player. He began acting at the age of four, when cast in the
Brian Keith Show in an episode called "The Little People".
When Howell was young his parents divorced
