Byron Thames | |
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Born | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | April 23, 1969
Occupation | Actor, musician |
Years active | 1981–present |
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Children | 2 |
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Byron Thames (born April 23, 1969) is an American television and film actor and musician.
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, his family moved shortly after his birth to New Orleans, Louisiana. [1] He moved to Hollywood, California, with his mother at age eight to pursue a career as an actor.
After meeting actor/director Michael Landon, Thames was cast in the NBC television network dramatic television series Father Murphy in 1981 at the age of eleven opposite actor and former NFL athlete Merlin Olsen. The series ran for two seasons and ended in 1983. The following year, he was cast in Johnny Dangerously , playing the part of actor Michael Keaton's character as a child, [1] and appeared in a starring role in the Mick Jagger-penned dramatic film Blame It on the Night . [2]
In 1985 he received a starring role in Seven Minutes in Heaven . The film centered on the relationships of three teenage friends, portrayed by Thames, Jennifer Connelly and Maddie Corman. During the 1980s, Thames also made appearances in a number of television series, including: CHiPs , Silver Spoons , 21 Jump Street , Family Ties , Highway To Heaven and Brand New Life .
In 2001, he appeared in Don's Plum as the title character, "Don Plum". In 2004, he co-starred with James Vallo in the independent sci-fi comedy Space Daze which was distributed by Troma Entertainment in 2005 and then reprised his role in the 2009 sequel Spaced Out. In 2007, he teamed up again with Vallo and Space Daze writer/director John Wesley Norton playing the lead role in the then titled Working Title which was later released as Not Another B Movie in 2011 (also distributed by Troma).[ citation needed ]
Thames provided additional voices in two Blue Sky films Epic and Rio 2 , along with Jim Conroy, John Storey, Randy Thom, Jason Harris Katz, Holly Dorff, David Cowgill, and more.
Byron Thames married actress Lisa Alpert. They had one son together, singer and actor Hudson Thames. Later they divorced and he married actress Tricia Leigh Fisher in August 2007. The couple resides in Hollywood, California, with their child, as well as their children from his prior marriage and her previous relationship. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Heart Like a Wheel | John (age 10-13) | |
1984 | Blame It on the Night | Job Dalton | |
1984 | Johnny Dangerously | Young Johnny | |
1986 | Seven Minutes in Heaven | Jeff Moran | |
1989 | 84C MoPic | MoPic | |
2001 | Don's Plum | Don | |
2003 | Without Rhyme or Reason | John | |
2005 | Space Daze | Bartender | |
2006 | Spaced Out | Mike Cosim | |
2007 | Boxboarders! | Chainsaw Officer #1 | |
2009 | Saving Grace B. Jones | Clint Dexter | |
2010 | Not Another B Movie | Bryon | |
2011 | From Up on Poppy Hill | Additional voices | |
2012 | Chronicle | Howard | |
2013 | Epic | Additional voices | |
2013 | The Wind Rises | ||
2014 | Rio 2 | ||
2014 | Hacks | Byron | |
2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | Additional voices | |
2018 | Next Gen |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981–1983 | Father Murphy | Matt Sims | 31 episodes |
1982 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Danny Gordon | Episode: "Just Pals" |
1983 | CHiPs | Kevin Cody | Episode: "Journey to a Spacecraft" |
1983 | The Powers of Matthew Star | Ryan Wilson | Episode: "The Great Waldo Shepherd" |
1984 | Silver Spoons | Randy | 3 episodes |
1987 | 21 Jump Street | Dylan Taylor | Episode: "Bad Influence" |
1988 | Highway to Heaven | Josh Barnett | Episode: "A Mother's Love" |
1988 | A Father's Homecoming | Eric Birstock | Television film |
1988 | Vietnam War Story | Mitty | Episode: "The Fragging" |
1988 | Freddy's Nightmares | Billy | Episode: "Mother's Day" |
1989 | Family Ties | Josh Wakefield | Episode: "Deja Vu" |
1989 | Monsters | Paul | Episode: "The Match Game" |
1989–1990 | Brand New Life | Laird Gibbons | 6 episodes |
1993 | Cooperstown | Young Harry | Television film |
1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Charlie | Episode: "Reunion with Murder" |
1995 | ER | Willy | Episode: "Long Day's Journey" |
2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Crewman | Episode: "Broken Bow" |
2008 | Californication | — | Episode: "La Ronde" |
2017 | Sleepovers | Billy James | Television film |
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