Thomas Carter

Thomas Carter

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Austin, Texas, USA
July 17, 1953

Biography

Thomas Carter (born July 17, 1953) is an American film and television director known for Swing Kids, Save the Last Dance with Julia Stiles, and Coach Carter with Samuel L. Jackson. As an actor, Carter is probably best known for his work on the television series The White Shadow, playing James "Hollywood" Hayward, a high school basketball star with a high IQ for justice.

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Representative Works

Coach Carter
Coach Carter
7.6
/ English
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
7.8
/ English
Metro
Metro
5.7
/ English
Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance
6.6
/ English
When the Game Stands Tall
When the Game Stands Tall
6.7
/ English
Swing Kids
Swing Kids
6.7
/ English
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
7.8
/ English
Full Moon High
Full Moon High
4.4
/ English
UC: Undercover
UC: Undercover
No Rating Yet
/ English
Don King: Only in America
Don King: Only in America
6.8
/ English
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
7.0
/ English
Under the Influence
Under the Influence
5.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Coach Carter
2005Winner

Best Director

Coach Carter

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009Winner

Best Director

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Metro
1997Nominee

Best Director

Metro

Career Highlights

Save the Last Dance
2001Highlight

Best Director

Save the Last Dance

When the Game Stands Tall
2014Highlight

Best Director

When the Game Stands Tall

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