Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He made his breakout role as a child actor for Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). He also starred in other films, including Raggedy Man (1981), Cloak & Dagger (1984), Misunderstood (1984), Fire in the Sky (1993), Legends of the Fall (1994), Suicide Kings (1997), All the Pretty Horses (2000), Gangs of New York (2002), ' (2016).