Thomas Haden Church (born Thomas Richard McMillen; June 17, 1960) is an American actor. After starring in the 1990s sitcom Wings and playing the lead for two seasons in Ned & Stacey (1995–1997), Church became known for his film work, including his role of Lyle van de Groot in George of the Jungle (1997), his Academy Award-nominated performance in Sideways (2004), his role as the Marvel Comics villain Sandman in the superhero films Spider-Man 3 (2007) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), as 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 his directorial debut with Rolling Kansas (2003). In 2023, he starred as antagonist Agent Stone in the post-apocalyptic action comedy series Twisted Metal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Haden Church, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2026A Dog’s Perfect Christmas — Winstead (voice)
• 2025The Legend of the Happy Worker
• 2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — Samson Holt
• 2024Accidental Texan — Merle
• 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
• Tires — Phil
• 2023Acidman — Lloyd
• Fired on Mars — Trevor Sullivan (voice)
• Twisted Metal — Agent Stone
• 2021Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas — Narrator (voice)
• 2021Spider-Man: No Way Home — Flint Marko / Sandman
• 2020The 24th — Col. Norton
• 2019Hellboy — Lobster Johnson
• 2019The Peanut Butter Falcon — Salt Water Redneck
• 2017Crash Pad — Grady
• 2016Cardboard Boxer — Willie
• Divorce — Robert DuFresne
• 2015Daddy's Home — Leo Holt
• 2015Max — Ray
• 2014Heaven Is for Real — Jay Wilkins
• 2013Lucky Them — Charlie
• 2013Whitewash — Bruce Landry
• 2012John Carter — Tal Hajus
• 2012Killer Joe — Ansel Smith
• 2011Another Happy Day — Paul
• 2011We Bought a Zoo — Duncan Mee
• 2010Easy A — Mr. Griffith
• Regular Show — Quillgin (voice)
• Zombie Roadkill — Ranger Chet Masterson
• 2009Aliens in the Attic — Tazer (voice)
• 2009All About Steve — Hartman
• 2009Don McKay — Don McKay, Executive Producer
• 2009Imagine That — Johnny Whitefeather
• 2008Smart People — Chuck Wetherhold
• 2007Spider-Man 3 — Sandman / Flint Marko
• Broken Trail — Tom Harte
• 2006Charlotte's Web — Brooks the Crow (voice)
• 2006Idiocracy — Brawndo CEO
• 2006Over the Hedge — Dwayne (voice)
• 2004Sideways — Jack
• 2004Spanglish — Mike (Realtor)
• 2003George of the Jungle 2 — Lyle Van de Groot
• 2003Rolling Kansas — Agent Madsen / Trooper (uncredited), Writer, Director
• Teen Titans — Killer Moth (voice)
• 2002Lone Star State of Mind — Killer
• 2002The Badge — David Hardwick
• 20013000 Miles to Graceland — Quigley
• Gary & Mike — (voice)
• 2001Monkeybone — Death's Assistant
• 2001Yee Hah & Doo Dah: Bronco Breakin' Boots — Doo Dah
• 2000The Specials — The Strobe
• 1999Goosed — Steven Troy
• 1998Free Money — Larry
• 1998Mr. Murder — Drew Oslett Jr.
• 1998Serial Killing 101 — Grimaldi
• 1998Susan's Plan — Dr. Chris Stillman
• 1997George of the Jungle — Lyle Van de Groot
• 1997One Night Stand — Don
• Ned & Stacey — Ned Dorsey
• 1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight — Roach
• 1993Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert — Nelson Hareem
• 1993Tombstone — Billy Clanton
• Wings — Lowell Mather
• Booker — Leon Ross
• 1989Protect and Surf — Dwight Jesmer
• 21 Jump Street — Tony
• Cheers — Gordie Brown
• Nature — Narrator (voice)
• Behind the Zirkonians — Tazer (voice)
• Deception Road — Hal
• Lucy Boomer — Detective Charles "Bud" Meeks

Appearances as themselves (12)

• 2022Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home — Self (archive footage)
• Conan — Self
• 2010The Making of Easy A — Self
• 2010With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story — Self
• 2007Grains of Sand: Building Sandman — Self
• 2007On the Set: Spider-Man 3 — Self
• 2007Wall of Water — Self
• 2006Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western — self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• 2002The Making of 'Tombstone' — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Jeopardy! — Self