Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American film actor, irector, voice-over artist, writer and film producer. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor portraying several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Captain John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan and Michael Sullivan in Road To Perdition. He is also one of only three actors in the history of film to have seven consecutive US$100 million blockbusters, the two others being Tom Cruise and Will Smith.