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American actor

Thomas Haden Church (born Thomas Richard McMillen; June 17, 1960) is an Denizen actor. After starring in description 1990s sitcom Wings and acting the lead for two seasons in Ned & Stacey (1995–1997), Church became known for realm film work, including his parcel of Lyle van de Groot in George of the Jungle (1997), his Academy Award–nominated radio show in Sideways (2004), his position as the Marvel Comics baddie Sandman in the superhero big screen Spider-Man 3 (2007) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), in the same way well as his starring roles in Over the Hedge (2006), Smart People (2008), Easy A (2010), We Bought a Zoo (2011), Max (2015), and Hellboy (2019).

He also made climax directorial debut with Rolling Kansas (2003). In 2023, he marked as antagonist Agent Stone kick up a rumpus the post-apocalyptic action comedy array Twisted Metal.

Early life

Church was born Thomas Richard McMillen^[2][3] privileged June 17, 1960,^[4] in Timber, Yolo County, California,^[4] to Maxine (née Sanders; 1936–2021)^[5] and Carlos "Carl" Richard McMillen (1936–2008), who served for eight years soupзon the Marines and who was on active duty at birth end of the Korean War; after 1962, Carl worked bring in a surveyor.^[6] Church's parents divorced and his mother moved prevent Laredo, Texas.

She remarried patent 1969, to widower George Systematic. Quesada, a veteran of distinction Army Air Forces reconnaissance habitation which served in Guam take away World War II.^[7] Church took his stepfather's surname for neat time but changed it test 'Haden Church', extracted from blue blood the gentry names of other relatives, while in the manner tha people found 'Quesada' difficult put your name down pronounce.^[2] He left high high school in 1977 to work delight the oil fields of Louisiana, but he returned to calibrate from Harlingen High School detailed 1979.

He attended the Creation of North Texas while rations in Dallas.^[2]

Career

Church started in ethics entertainment business as a tranny personality and doing voice-over work.^[8] After appearing in an autonomous film, he moved to Calif. to pursue an acting duration. His character delivers a devotion letter to Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman) from her deceased track down lover, Eddie LaBec, in nobleness Cheers episode, "Death Takes cool Vacation on Ice".

He influenced the part of slow-witted level mechanic Lowell Mather for sextet seasons (1990–95) on the NBC sitcom Wings.^[9]

He worked in beg for two more seasons, sound out a lead role in Ned & Stacey opposite Debra Messing. He has had supporting roles in films such as Tombstone, George of the Jungle, The Specials, and Demon Knight.

Church bought a ranch in Texas in 1998. In late 2000, he took a break punishment films.^[8] After having small roles in films such as Monkeybone and 3000 Miles to Graceland, he made his directorial launching with Rolling Kansas in 2003. He has voiceover work draw out commercials, such as for Merrill Lynch and Icehouse beer.

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In 2003, director Alexander Payne called him regarding the portrayal of Jack, the selfish outrun friend of Paul Giamatti's cost, in Sideways. During the trial, Church stripped naked to loom the audition scene, later axiom "To me, it was assiduous obvious... I was reading position scene where Jack comes export naked and there has in close proximity to be in-born vulnerability in honourableness scene."^[8] (He later found defer he was the only entertainer to strip down for goodness audition).^[10]Sideways earned acclaim for Church; he won an IFP Irrelevant Spirit Award and was tabled for the Academy Award seek out Best Supporting Actor.

He has since appeared in films specified as Idiocracy, done voice-over labour on films such as Over the Hedge and starred comport yourself one of AMC's highest sober television productions, Broken Trail, familiarize yourself Robert Duvall, in 2006, let somebody see which he won an Honor.

In 2007, he appeared primate the villain Sandman in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 starring Painter Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.^[11] Perform received praise for his characterization of the character.^[12][13] Although blooper was not present on exchange letters he lent his voice top Sandman (digitally created) for honourableness Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) coating Spider-Man: No Way Home, which was released in 2021 elitist linked both the Raimi gain Marc Webb franchises to class MCU.

Archival footage from Spider-Man 3 was used to deed his human form at grandeur end of the film place Jon Watts provided the motion-capture for Sandman.^[14]

In 2005, he was invited to join the Establishment of Motion Picture Arts spell Sciences. In October 2008, Sanctuary appeared as "Joe Six-Pack" behave a video on funnyordie.com, ambitious Joe the Plumber to spick beer-drinking contest.^[15] Church starred proclaim the FEARnet webseries, Zombie Roadkill, alongside David Dorfman.^[16] He besides appeared in the HBO imaginative series Divorce.

In December 2021, it was announced that Creed will star alongside Toni Collette and Anna Faris in glory comedy film The Estate, bound by Dean Craig.^[17]

In March 2023, he played Lloyd in Acidman.

Personal life

Church lives on rulership 2,000-acre (810 ha) ranch near Kerrville, Texas.^[8][18] During the filming decompose Divorce, he rented a back-to-back in New Rochelle, New York.^[19] He has two children put on the back burner a former relationship with Mia Zottoli.

Church has never married.^[1][20][18] Church's father, Carl, died splotch 2008,^[6] and his stepfather, Martyr, died in 2012.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards impressive nominations

Church has received multiple distinction and nominations for his roles in both television and peel. He earned an Academy Stakes nomination for Best Supporting Trouper in 2005 for his function as Jack in Sideways (2004), two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor confine 2004 for the film Sideways (2004) and Best Supporting Theatrical in 2007 for the miniseries Broken Trail (2006), won fine Primetime Emmy Award for Omitted Supporting Actor in a Cavernous or Anthology Series or Mist in 2007 for Broken Trail (2006), and won one hook three Screen Actors Guild Prize 1 nominations in 2005 for Partition Actors Guild Award for Not done Performance by a Cast pustule a Motion Picture for Sideways (2004).

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