Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor, producer (Film producer), writer and director (Film director). Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia (Philadelphia (film)), the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James A. Lovell (Jim Lovell) in Apollo 13 (Apollo 13 (film)), Captain John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan, Sheriff Woody in Pixars Toy Story (Toy Story (franchise)), and Chuck Noland in Cast Away. Hanks won consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards (Academy Award for Best Actor), in 1993 for Philadelphia (Philadelphia (film)) and in 1994 for Forrest Gump. U.S. domestic box office totals for his films exceed $ (United States dollar)3.3 billion. He is the father of actor Colin Hanks.