C. Thomas Howell is an American actor and director who started his career with The Little People TV series and later made his film debut in 1982 with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He has worked in more than 180 films and TV series. Some of his popular movies are Sick People, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The Sweeper. He has also directed movies like War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave and The Land That Time Forgot. Howell gave a notable performance in TV series like Grimm and Criminal Minds.