Template:Infobox person Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker.
Early life and family[]
Hanks was born in Concord, California to Amos Hanks and Janet Frager. His father is of Afro-Barbadian, Cornish, English, German, Irish, Northern Irish (Scotch-Irish), Powhatan Native American, Puerto Rican, Scottish and Welsh descent and His mother is of Portuguese descent.