American actor
Thomas Dekker
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Dekker in 2010
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Born
| Thomas Alexander Dekker
(
1987-12-28
)
December 28, 1987
(age 36)
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Occupations
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- Actor
- musician
- singer
- director
- producer
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Years active
| 1993?present
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Spouse
|
Jesse Haddock
(
m.
2017)
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Relatives
| Alun Williams
(grandfather)
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Thomas Alexander Dekker
(born December 28, 1987) is an American actor, musician, singer, director and producer. He is known for his roles as
John Connor
in
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
, Adam Conant on
The Secret Circle
, and Zach on
Heroes
.
Dekker did the voice of Littlefoot in
The Land Before Time
V-IX
(singing voice in
The Land Before Time V
) and as Fievel Mousekewitz in
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
and
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
. Dekker portrayed Jesse Braun in the 2010 remake of
A Nightmare on Elm Street
and Smith in
Gregg Araki's
film
Kaboom
. Dekker starred as Gregory Valentine in the TV show
Backstrom
.
Dekker has also written, produced and self-published online his three
electronica
albums.
Early life
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Dekker was born in
Las Vegas
,
Nevada
. His mother, Hilary (nee Williams), is a
concert pianist
, acting coach, actor, and singer from
Wales
, and his late father, David John Ellis Dekker, was an American artist, set designer, opera singer, and actor
[1]
[2]
of
English
and
Dutch
ancestry.
[3]
[4]
[5]
His maternal grandfather was
Alun Williams
, a radio broadcaster for the
British Broadcasting Corporation
.
[6]
As a child, he and his parents moved all over the world, including his mother's native United Kingdom and Canada.
[7]
Career
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Early career
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Starting his acting career at age six, Dekker was first seen in the soap
The Young and the Restless
. He then appeared in
Star Trek Generations
,
two episodes of
Star Trek: Voyager
and the film
Village of the Damned
(1995). Dekker also appeared as a child actor on
Seinfeld
(season 5, episode 16, 1994) and as Bobby (season 7, episode 4, 1995). In 1997, he became a regular on the
Disney Channel
show
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
which is based on
the movie of the same name
where he played Nick Szalinski for three years. After the show ended in 2000, he went on to appear in
Run of the House
,
Fillmore!
,
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
,
House
,
Boston Public
,
Reba
and
7th Heaven
. He appeared in films such as
Campus Confidential
and
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
. Dekker has won three
Young Artist Awards
for his work in
The Land Before Time
films and one for his guest appearance on
Boston Public
. In 2001, he played the part of young Donny Osmond in the film
Inside the Osmonds
.
2006?present
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In 2006, Dekker landed a recurring role on
Heroes
playing the character of
Zach
(
Claire Bennet
's best friend). He played Zach for eleven episodes before leaving
Heroes
to take a starring role in
Fox
's new show
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as
John Connor
, starring opposite
Lena Headey
and
Summer Glau
. That show debuted January 13, 2008, and was canceled on May 18, 2009. Dekker also played the lead character Nate Palmer in the web-based science fiction series
IQ-145
.
[8]
In 2009, Dekker appeared in
From Within
(filmed in 2007),
My Sister's Keeper
, a drama in which he starred with
Cameron Diaz
,
Alec Baldwin
,
Abigail Breslin
and
Medium
star
Sofia Vassilieva
, and
Laid to Rest
alongside
Lena Headey
. In 2010, Dekker starred in the remake of
A Nightmare on Elm Street
, released on April 30, 2010. His character's name was Jesse Braun, loosely based on the character Rod Lane in the original. That same year he also had a role in
All About Evil
, an indie horror film.
[9]
Dekker starred in
Gregg Araki
's
Kaboom
(2010). It is the first film ever awarded the
Cannes Film Festival
"Queer Palm Award" for its contribution to
LGBT
presence in cinema. Dekker was a "top candidate" for the lead role in Paramount's remake of
Footloose
(2011), but the role went to
Kenny Wormald
.
[10]
In April 2011, Dekker starred as
Lance Loud
in the
HBO
original film
Cinema Verite
, about the creation of America's first reality television series,
An American Family
. Dekker played the role of Adam, the male lead on the television series
The Secret Circle
developed by
The CW
.
[11]
He appeared in
Daughtry
's music video for their single "
Waiting for Superman
", which was released September 17, 2013.
[12]
Dekker was a regular on the 2015 Fox crime drama
Backstrom
, playing Gregory Valentine, the gay underworld contact and roommate of
Rainn Wilson
's title character, revealed to be his half-brother.
Music
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Dekker was brought up with a musical background, and started writing music at age ten while living in Canada. At the age of fifteen he landed a record deal; however after feeling that he wasn't as involved in the music as he would have liked, he left to concentrate on making his own music. At the age of sixteen, Dekker started writing and producing his own classical music influenced by
electronica
which he describes as "electrofolk". His debut album
Psyanotic
[13]
was released in 2008.
[14]
Personal life
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Dekker has stated that for much of his childhood, he was a victim of sexual molestation.
[15]
In his teenage years, he was part of a
"metalhead" subculture
, where he "caused trouble in
Las Vegas
," and was arrested "five or six times."
[15]
Dekker was involved in an auto accident on October 15, 2009, when he hit a 17-year-old cyclist training for a race on a freeway onramp.
[16]
[17]
Originally charged with two counts of felony DUI, the charge was reduced to one count of misdemeanor reckless driving when it was found that the cyclist was at fault. He pleaded no contest, and was sentenced to a fine of $300 and two years of informal probation, and ordered to attend a 12-hour alcohol-education class.
[18]
Dekker is a
vegan
.
[19]
[20]
[21]
[22]
On April 20, 2011, in an interview with
Out
magazine Dekker spoke about his sexuality, which had been the subject of speculation:
I've only really had relationships with women, but I'm certainly not closed to it. If there are possibilities of being able to do anything in life, why would you say you would never take any up? In the later chunk of my teen years I was so all over the place with sex. It was terrible. I never really had a real relationship at all. During puberty, it's all about sex, and it's all about figuring yourself out. I think I overdid it when I was younger.
[23]
On July 13, 2017, Dekker came out as gay and revealed that he married Canadian actor Jesse Haddock in April that year.
[24]
[25]
[26]
Awards
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- Young Artist Award
? Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series ? Leading Young Actor (
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
) (1997)
- Young Artist Award ? Best Performance in a Voice-Over: TV/Film/Video ? Young Actor (
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
) (1999)
- Young Artist Award ? Best Performance in a TV Series ? Guest Starring Young Actor (
Boston Public
) (2000)
- Young Artist Award ? Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role (
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to the Big Water
) (2002)
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Music videos
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Discography
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Albums
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- Psyanotic
(2008)
- Into the Night
(2018)
- Tasma
(2021)
Soundtracks
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- From
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
:
- 1997: "Friends for Dinner", "Always There", "Big Water"
- From
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
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- 1998: "Anywhere in Your Dreams"
- From
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
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- 1998: "Bad Luck", "The Legend of the Lone Dinosaur", "On Your Own"
- From
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
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- 1999: "Get the Facts", "Who Will"
- From
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
:
- 2000: "Beyond the Mysterious Beyond", "Good Inside"
- From
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
:
- 2001: "Family", "The Lesson"
- From
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to the Big Water
:
- 2002: "Imaginary Friends", "No One Has to Be Alone", "Chanson D'Ennui", "Big Water"
- From
7th Heaven
:
- From the episode
Red Socks
- 2005: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"
- 2008: "From Within"
References
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"Obituaries | LexisNexis | Professional Journal archives from"
. AllBusiness.com
. Retrieved
November 20,
2011
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"Henderson resident Thomas Dekker expands TV credits with role on witchy 'Secret Circle' - Living - ReviewJournal.com"
. Lvrj.com
. Retrieved
November 20,
2011
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Barker, Lynn (January 8, 2008).
"Thomas Dekker: Saving the Future"
. TeenTelevision.com. Archived from
the original
on June 30, 2012
. Retrieved
November 20,
2011
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"Thomas Dekker Biography (1987-)"
. Filmreference.com
. Retrieved
November 20,
2011
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"Thomas Dekker"
.
IMDb
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"Archived copy"
. Archived from
the original
on July 9, 2017
. Retrieved
October 12,
2016
.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link
)
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"The Many Shades of Thomas Dekker | Out Magazine"
. Out.com. April 17, 2011
. Retrieved
November 20,
2011
.
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"home"
. Iq-145thewebseries.com. Archived from
the original
on November 29, 2011
. Retrieved
November 20,
2011
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"Thomas Dekker is All About Evil | Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central"
. Dreadcentral.com. April 12, 2010
. Retrieved
November 20,
2011
.
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"Will 'Footloose' hit the Dekker? - latimes.com"
. Latimesblogs.latimes.com. May 27, 2010
. Retrieved
November 20,
2011
.
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"Thomas Dekker in Secret Circle, Titus Welliver in Awakening - CW Pilots"
. Bscreview.com. March 20, 2011
. Retrieved
November 20,
2011
.
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daughtryVEVO (October 24, 2013).
"Daughtry - Waiting for Superman"
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Archived
from the original on December 15, 2021 – via YouTube.
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"Zero Times Zero featuring Thomas Dekker at The Viper Room"
. April 12, 2012.
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"Music ? Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV"
.
www.mtv.com
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"SCENE + HEARD: Thomas Dekker Talks Sex, Nudity, Molestation at "Kaboom" Premiere Party"
. Next Magazine. January 28, 2011. Archived from
the original
on August 1, 2016
. Retrieved
November 20,
2011
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"
'Terminator's Dekker charged over run-in - Showbiz News"
. Digital Spy. November 4, 2009
. Retrieved
February 18,
2012
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'Terminator' star Thomas Dekker charged with DUI"
. azcentral.com. November 3, 2009
. Retrieved
February 18,
2012
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"Thomas Dekker Sentenced To Two Years Probation"
. Starpulse.com. January 11, 2011
. Retrieved
November 20,
2011
.
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Miller, Gerri (September 30, 2010).
"Ecollywood: Celebs celebrate PETA's 30th anniversary"
. MNN Holdings, LLC. Archived from
the original
on November 15, 2010
. Retrieved
April 26,
2012
.
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DuDell, Michael (March 6, 2009).
"The Green Quote: Terminator Star Thomas Dekker Is A Longtime VEG!"
. Ecorazzi, LLC. Archived from
the original
on April 26, 2012
. Retrieved
April 26,
2012
.
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"Thomas Dekker Terminated Meat Chronicles At 12"
. Vegetarian Star. March 6, 2009. Archived from
the original
on December 22, 2010
. Retrieved
April 26,
2012
.
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Harradine, Gabrielle (March 2009). "ONE-MAN BAND".
Vegetarian Times
(366). Cruz Bay Publishing: 22.
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"The Many Shades of Thomas Dekker"
. Out.com. April 17, 2011
. Retrieved
November 20,
2011
.
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Dekker, Thomas (July 13, 2017).
"PLEASE READ pic.twitter.com/Uo5hM94Qp5"
.
@theThomasDekker
. Retrieved
July 14,
2017
.
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Mizoguchi, Karen (July 13, 2017).
"Heroes Alum Thomas Dekker Reveals He's Gay After He Says a 'Prominent Gay Man' Tried to Out Him"
.
People
. Retrieved
November 10,
2017
.
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Calvario, Liz (September 22, 2017).
"Thomas Dekker Shares Sweet Pics of Him and Husband Jesse on Their Wedding Day"
.
Entertainment Tonight
. Retrieved
November 10,
2017
.
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