Tom Hanks is an American actor known for his outstanding performances in movies like āPhiladelphiaā (1993), āForrest Gumpā (1994), and the āToy Storyā franchise.Ā
He made his debut in the movie āHe Knows You're Aloneā (1980) and tasted his first commercial success in āSplashā (1984). However, this was followed by box office failures like, āThe Money Pitā (1986), āPunchlineā (1988), and āThe Bonfire of the Vanitiesā (1990).
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It wasnāt until āA League of Their Ownā (1992), that Tom Hanks managed to get back on top of the box office. After this, he went on to star in top-grossing movies like āPhiladelphiaā (1993) and āForrest Gumpā (1994). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for both the movies. He was nominated for Academy Award his performances in āSaving Private Ryanā (1988), and āCast Awayā (2000). Some of his best movies include āCatch Me If You Canā (2002), āThe Da Vinci Codeā (2006), āCaptain Phillipsā (2013) āSaving Mr. Banks (2013), āBridge of Spiesā (2015), āInfernoā (2016), and Sully (2016).Ā