Thomas Haden Church's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Ned and Stacey Ned Dorsey Booker Leon Ross Flying Blind Jonathan Partners Ned

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Easy A 2009 - Aliens in the Attic 2009 - All About Steve 2009 - Imagine That 2009 - Don McKay 2008 - Smart People 2007 - Spider-Man 3 2006 - Over the Hedge 2006 - Charlotte's Web 2006 - Idiocracy 2004 - Serial Killing 4 Dummys 2004 - Spanglish 2004 - Sideways 2003 - Rolling Kansas 2002 - Lone Star State of Mind 2002 - The Badge 2001 - 3000 Miles to Graceland 2001 - Monkeybone 2000 - The Specials 1998 - Free Money 1997 - One Night Stand 1997 - George of the Jungle 1993 - Tombstone

BIOGRAPHY:

Born in Texas, Church began his show business career in front of a microphone instead of a camera, first as a radio deejay and then as a voice-over announcer. After landing a role in the independent film, Stolen Moments, Church moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.


TRIVIA:

• Graduated from high school in 1979 in Harlingen, Texas, and worked at KBFM, a local radio station, for a time.
• In the last episode of _"Ned and Stacey" (1995)_ (qv), he said that he intended to spend the next time on a farm in Texas -- which he did in real life.
• Was born Thomas McMillen, the third of six children, in El Paso, Texas to an Army officer/health care worker father and homemaker mother. He was raised, however, under his stepfather's surname, "Quesada", and later changed his surname to "Haden Church," both names of which he states are in his family tree.
• Won the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: for his role of Tom Harte on AMC's _Broken Trail (2006) (TV)_ (qv).
• Director 'Sam Raimi' (qv) thanked him for doing _Spider-Man 3 (2007)_ (qv) by giving him a copy of Amazing Spiderman #4, the comic book issue that featured the first appearance of his Sandman character.
• Turned down the role, which eventually went to 'Greg Kinnear' (qv), in _Little Miss Sunshine (2006)_ (qv), a decision he later regretted.
• Invited to join AMPAS in 2005.
• His breakthrough was _Sideways (2004)_ (qv), which led to a role in _Spider-Man 3 (2007)_ (qv).