Celebrity Biographies
Thomas Horn
Shining in a television contest has been the passport to film stardom for the boy Thomas Horn, who has surprised locals and strangers with the leading role in his only film, So strong, so close .
The young actor Thomas Horn has only one film behind him, So Loud, So Close , a drama about the tragic consequences of the 9/11 attacks. Just like in Billy Elliot (I want to dance), director Stephen Daldry gives Horn a great responsibility, being present in practically all the shots of the film, there he is a young orphan in search of meaning in the death of his father on the fateful date. Horn shows that he has the material of an actor, because sometimes he has to be unsympathetic, his character is armed with a shell to cope with pain, and yet he manages to make the viewer connect with his tragedy. Horn explains that he must compose “a very logical person who likes to reflect on everything, but who now has an internal conflict because the circumstances that surround him do not make sense. That is why he hopes to find the lock that will give meaning to his father’s key.” .”
Before undertaking the film, Horn, born in San Francisco, California, United States in 1997, the son of doctors and the eldest of two brothers, was only known for his magnificent role in 2010 in the popular television contest “Jeopardy!”, in the special week for children; The super-intelligent boy, of Croatian origin, speaks this language, and also has knowledge of Spanish and Mandarin. Apparently producer Scott Rudin saw him in action on TV, and offered him the chance to audition for So Loud, So Close., where he was selected for the difficult role of orphan Oskar Schell. His acting experience until then was limited to the role of a grasshopper in a school performance of “James and the Giant Peach.” Daldry has not spared words of praise when talking about his young star, whose professionalism, dedication, preparation, charm, clarity and intelligence stand out. A gem, wow.