Thomas Alexander Dekker was born on 28 December 1987, in Las Vegas, Nevada USA, of mixed Welsh, Dutch and English descent. Thomas is a musician, actor and voice actor, and best known for being a part of acting projects such as “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”, and “The Land Before Time V”. He’s been active in the industry since 1993, and all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Thomas Dekker? As of early-2018, sources estimate a net worth that is at $500,000, earned through success in his various endeavors. He has won several awards over the course of his career, and as he continues it, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.
Thomas Dekker Net Worth
Thomas grew up in a family that was very familiar with the acting and music industry. He and his family travelled around the world, and they frequented places such as the United Kingdom and Canada. At the age of six he began his acting career in the soap opera “The Young and the Restless”, before making an appearance in “Star Trek Generations”. Soon more opportunities would come his way, helping to increase his net worth, including in “Seinfeld” and “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show”, which he joined the series for three years before becoming a guest on other television series such as “Boston Public” and “7th Heaven”.
In 2006, Dekker was cast in a recurring role in the series “Heroes”, playing Zach, the best friend of Claire Bennett, joining the show for 11 episodes but leaving to become the lead of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”, playing the role of John Connor, and which ran for a year. He also appeared in the thriller “From Within”, before starring in “My Sister’s Keeper” alongside Cameron Diaz and Alec Baldwin. He continued to play in more horror films in the coming years, including “Laid to Rest”, “All About Evil” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, which is a remake released in 2010. He was then considered for the lead role of the remake of “Footloose” but the role was given to Kenny Wormald. He then starred in the film “Kaboom” which is the first film to receive the Queer Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2011, he starred as Lance Loud in the film “Cinema Verte” before being cast as the lead in “The Secret Circle”. One of his latest projects is the crime drama “Backstrom”, playing Gregory Valentine.
Thomas also writes and produces his own music, which is a mixture of classical music and electronica which he calls “electrofolk”. He has released an album featuring the music entitled “Psyanotic”.
For his personal life, it is known that Dekker is married to actor Jessie Haddock, but in 2017 revealed that he was gay, before revealing that he was already married, plus admitting to having been a victim of sexual molestation when he was younger. He is a vegan.
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star Male, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Action
Movies
A Nightmare on Elm Street, Kaboom, My Sister's Keeper, Angels Crest, Cinema Verite, Village of the Damned, Laid to Rest, ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2, From Within, Star Trek Generations, An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster, Fear Clinic, Squatters, An American Tail: The Treasure of Manh...
TV Shows
Backstrom, The Secret Circle, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, Elvira's Movie Macabre
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Trademark
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Husky voice
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River Phoenix. I watched all of his films and thought he did some really revolutionary stuff for his age.
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I love acting because it's an artistic way to release the million different personalities I have in my head.
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Shares the role of John Connor with Edward Furlong who, like him, is also a Star Trek veteran. Connor's father, Kyle Reese, has also been played by Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin.
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Thomas's father, who was born in Denver, Colorado, was of one quarter Dutch and three quarters British ancestry. Thomas's mother is Welsh.
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The first actor to play John Connor in the "Terminator" franchise who was born after the first film was made.
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His role model is River Phoenix.
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Had hippie parents.
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His best friends are Michella, Aldo, Ben, Jessica and Sandee.
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According to Thomas, the songs that describe him most are Our Hospitality by Komeda and Walk the Walk by Poe.
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He has lived in Las Vegas, California and Canada.
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Has the same name as the 17th century British poet and the 20th and 21st Dutch former professional cyclist (Thomas Dekker).
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Is a vegan.
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Sings, writes music, plays guitar and is currently recording an alternative rock album.
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Has a step sister named Diana and a step brother named Erik.
