Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in more than 40 films and is best known for his role as Elliott in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Thomas was born September 9, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas, USA, the son of Carolyn L. Davis and Henry Jackson Thomas, a hydraulics mechanic. After E.T., Thomas returned to Texas, acting in film and on TV from time to time while attending school and generally leading the life of a regular child. He attended [LINK: http://www.hs.ecisd.net/index.htm] East Central High School in San Antonio, Texas and Blinn College in Bryan, Texas. Thomas returned to film in the late 1980s and early 1990s and began to prove himself in adult roles. His most prominent adult role to date was as Samuel Ludlow in 1994's Legends of the Fall. He is currently both an actor and musician, and per