Thomas Mann (actor)
{{short description|American actor (born 1991)}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date = January 2021}}
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Thomas Randell Mann Jr (born September 27, 1991{{Cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 27: Gwyneth Paltrow, Lil Wayne |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/09/27/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-27-Gwyneth-Paltrow-Lil-Wayne/2321695777491/ |access-date=January 20, 2024 |website=UPI}}) is an American actor. After making his film debut with a supporting role in It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), Mann had his breakout with a lead role in the found footage teen comedy film Project X (2012).
Following Project X, Mann had starring roles in a variety of films. He has appeared in guest roles in several TV series and had a main role as Johnny Buss in season 2 of the television series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2023). He also had a recurring role as Boryweitz in the miniseries Lessons in Chemistry (2023).
Early life
Mann grew up in Dallas, Texas.{{cite web |url=http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/thomas-mann-interview-project-x/ |title=Next Factor Q&A: Thomas Mann Fights for His Right to Party in Project X |work=NextMovie.com |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=August 6, 2012 |quote=...the now 20-year-old Thomas Mann, who grew up in Dallas, Texas...}} His father is a construction project manager, and his mother is a nurse.{{cite web |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/thomas-mann-sundance-2015/ |title=Mann About Sundance |work=Interview Magazine |date=January 14, 2015}} Mann attended Plano East Senior High School briefly before moving to California at the age of 17 to pursue acting.{{cite web |title=About Thomas |url=http://thomas-mann.us/about-thomas/ |website=Thomas Mann Online |access-date=December 30, 2016 |date=May 22, 2016 |archive-date=December 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231074521/http://thomas-mann.us/about-thomas/}}
Career
=Early work=
In 2009, Mann made his acting debut on the Nickelodeon sitcom television series iCarly portraying the role of Jeffrey. Later in the year, Mann appeared in The Middle portraying the role of Brendan Nichols.{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Scott |title=Watch Out for Thomas Mann, Who Just Might Be The Man |url=http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/thomas-mann-is-the-man/ |access-date=December 10, 2012 |newspaper=NextMovie |date=April 22, 2011}}
In 2010, Mann was cast as the protagonist in the comedy film Project X.{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike |url=https://deadline.com/2010/04/todd-phillips-joel-silver-plan-to-tap-unknowns-for-mystery-laffer-project-x-31067/ |title=Todd Phillips, Joel Silver Plan To Tap Unknowns For Mystery Laugher Project X |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=April 11, 2010 |access-date=August 6, 2012}} Mann was told he could not audition because producers only wished to cast people without acting credits; Mann was ultimately given the role after auditioning 7 times.{{cite web |url=http://www.buzzinebollywood.com/interviews/international-film-interview-thomas-mann-oliver-cooper-jonathan-daniel-brown-project-x-02282012 |title=Film Interview: Cast Of Project X | Buzzine.Com |work=Buzzinebollywood.com |date=March 2, 2012 |access-date=August 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708095217/http://buzzinebollywood.com/interviews/international-film-interview-thomas-mann-oliver-cooper-jonathan-daniel-brown-project-x-02282012 |archive-date=July 8, 2013}} The film centers on Mann's character, Thomas Kub, who throws a house party for his birthday that becomes totally out of hand. Filming began in June that same year in Los Angeles, California on a $12{{nbsp}}million budget.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/exclusive-todd-phillips-talks-project-x/22609/ |title=Exclusive: Todd Phillips Talks Project X |work=Collider.com |access-date=August 6, 2012}} A planned sequel was in development in 2012.{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/project-x-sequel-warner-bros-michael-bacall-297235 |title=Project X Sequel in the Works at Warner Bros. (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Kokot |last=Kit |date=March 6, 2012 | access-date=August 6, 2012}}
In March 2012, Mann was in final negotiations to star in a film adaptation of the novel King Dork.{{cite news |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |title=Project X actor to star in King Dork |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/project-x-actor-to-star-in-king-dork-1118051831/ |access-date=December 10, 2012 |newspaper=Variety |date=March 23, 2012}} It was optioned in November 2006 by Gary Sanchez Productions, a joint production company founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.{{cite news |title=King Dork movie adaptation status update, release date for follow up |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/33490/king-dork-movie-adaptation-status-update-release-date-for-follow-up |access-date=December 10, 2012 |date=May 11, 2009}} The same year, Mann appeared in the film Fun Size alongside Victoria Justice portraying the role of Roosevelt. The film was released in the United States on October 26, and was both a box office bomb and a critical flop.{{cite web |url=http://www.teen.com/2012/10/23/celebrities/the-new-star/thomas-mann-facts-trivia-bio-pictures/ |title=Thomas Mann Bio, Photos, Facts: Fun Size Actor Trivia - Teen.com |work=Teen.com |access-date=July 7, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114037/http://www.teen.com/2012/10/23/celebrities/the-new-star/thomas-mann-facts-trivia-bio-pictures/}}{{cite web |url=https://scottalanmendelson.blogspot.com/2012/11/why-box-office-failure-of-fun-size-is.html |title=Mendelson's Memos |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |date=November 2012}}
Throughout 2013, Mann appeared in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters portraying the role of Ben. The film was released in the U.S. on January 25.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hansel_and_gretel_witch_hunters/trailers/11175051 |title=Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: Thomas Mann On His Character |work=Rotten Tomatoes}} That same year, Mann appeared in Beautiful Creatures, a film adaption of the book with the same name. Mann appeared alongside Viola Davis and Emma Thompson, portraying the role of Link. The film was released on February 14, and grossed $60{{nbsp}}million worldwide against a budget of $60{{nbsp}}million.{{cite web |url=http://www.cinesnob.net/thomas-mann-zoey-deutch-beautiful-creatures/ |title=Thomas Mann & Zoey Deutch – Beautiful Creatures}} Mann later appeared in As Cool As I Am alongside Sarah Bolger and James Marsden. The film was released on June 21, by IFC Films.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTFjTyMCC90 |title=As Cool As I Am Official Trailer 2013 (HD) - Claire Danes, James Marsden, Thomas Mann |date=May 21, 2013 |via=YouTube}}
=Breakthrough: 2015–present=
Mann starred in many films in 2015. He began starring in the film adaptation of Jesse Andrews' novel, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, which premiered on January 25 at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The film was acquired by Fox Searchlight for $12{{nbsp}}million, which was the most money paid for a film at the festival, and was released on June 12 in the U.S.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-fox-searchlight-nears-record-766983 |title=Sundance: Fox Searchlight Nears Record Deal for Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Exclusive) |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=January 25, 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}} That same year, Mann appeared in The Stanford Prison Experiment, which also premiered at the same Sundance Film Festival; Mann portrayed the role of Prisoner 416. The film began a limited release on July 17 by IFC Films.{{cite web |url=https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-stanford-prison-experiment |title=The Stanford Prison Experiment |work=IFC Films}} Mann also appeared in Barely Lethal, also starring Sophie Turner and Hailee Steinfeld, was released on May 29 in a limited release and through VOD by DirecTV Cinema and A24.{{cite web |url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/89046-the-lead-guy-in-me-and-earl-aka-thomas-mann-is-about-to-be-mega-famous-so |title=The Lead Guy In Me And Earl AKA Thomas Mann Is About To Be Mega-Famous So Here's What To Know |first=Rachel |last=Simon |date=June 12, 2015 |access-date=December 14, 2016}} Then he starred as Tobias Hammell in the drama The Preppie Connection. The film is about Mann's character, a student at a private school, using connections to start a drug trafficking network at the school.{{cite web |url=http://coalitionfilms.com/the-preppie-connection/ |title=THE PREPPIE CONNECTION |work=Coalition Films}}
In 2016, he starred as Matt in Some Freaks, a teen romance, Blood Father, opposite William H. Macy and Mel Gibson,{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/thomas-mann-zosia-mamet-join-outliving-emily-exclusive-1200974758/ |title=Thomas Mann, Zosia Mamet Join Outliving Emily (EXCLUSIVE) |first=Dave |last=McNary |work=Variety |date=December 19, 2013}} and the drama Brain on Fire, alongside Chloë Grace Moretz and Jenny Slate.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/thomas-mann-jenny-slate-brain-on-fire-dakota-fanning-susannah-cahalan-1201432909/ |title=Thomas Mann & Jenny Slate Join Dakota Fanning Film Brain On Fire - Deadline |first=Mike Jr |last=Fleming |work=Deadline |date=May 26, 2015}}
In 2017, Mann played Reg Slivko in the fantasy action film Kong: Skull Island, and appeared alongside Bella Thorne in Amityville: The Awakening. After a 3-year delay, the film was released for free on Google Play. Then he appeared in the acclaimed Fargo episode "The Law of Non-Contradiction."
In 2019, Mann played Ted Hinton in John Lee Hancock's drama film The Highwaymen, which was released on Netflix in March of the same year.
In 2021, Mann was announced as starring in a remake of the Soviet television film The Irony of Fate titled About Fate. Filming was scheduled to begin in Boston in June 2021{{cite web |last=Erizanu |first=Paula |title=Soviet classic The Irony of Fate is getting a Hollywood remake |url=https://www.calvertjournal.com/articles/show/12693/soviet-classic-irony-of-fate-is-getting-a-hollywood-remake |website=Calvert Journal |access-date=April 22, 2021}} and the film was released in 2022.
In 2024, Mann was featured in a YouTube short film that was related to his 2012 role as Thomas Kub in Project X.{{Cite web |title=ProjectxDose |url=https://www.youtube.com/@projectxdose |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=YouTube |language=en}} He was featured alongside his original co-stars Dax Flame and Oliver Cooper.
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Episodes |
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| rowspan="2"| 2009
| iCarly | Jeffery Flanken | Episode: "iGive Away a Car" |
| data-sort-value="Middle, The" | The Middle
| Brendan Nichols | Episode: "The Floating Anniversary" |
| 2017
| Fargo | Thaddeus Mobley | Episode: "The Law of Non-Contradiction" |
| 2018
|Episode: "World War II" |
| 2020
| Cooper | Episode: "Dry" |
| 2022–2023
| Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Johnny Buss | Main role (season 2) |
| 2023
| Boryweitz | Recurring role; miniseries |
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Awards/Festival ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan="3"| 2015
| Hamptons International Film Festival | Breakthrough Performer | data-sort-value="Preppie Connection, The" | The Preppie Connection | {{won}} |
| rowspan="2"| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice Movie Breakout Star | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | {{nom}} |
| Choice Movie Chemistry {{Small|(shared with RJ Cyler)}}
|Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | {{nom}} |
| 2016
|Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | {{nom}} |
| 2019
|Ensemble Cast {{Small|(shared with the cast)}} |{{Won}} |
References
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors