Biography
The unabashedly over-the-top film became an instant camp classic, and Thomas served as the perfect foil to his outlandish co-stars with a realistic turn as lovestruck cello instructor Ronald Clifford. Poor Ronald was not only faced with the racism that kept him away from his adored Cecile (Selma Blair), but he was also being manipulated by the very people who were supposed to be helping him (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe). Thomas …
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Save the Last Dance
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Career Milestones
2006 | Co-starred in "The Fountain," written and directed by Darren Aronofsky | |
2004 | Again portrayed Jimmy James in "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" | |
2002 | Played Jimmy James in the comedy "Barbershop," also starred Queen Latifah and Ice Cube | |
2001 | Starred opposite Julia Stiles in the teen romantic drama "Save the Last Dance" | |
2000 | Had co-starring role in the CBS drama series "The District" | |
1999 | Featured in Moliere's "The Cheats of Scapin", produced by Circus Theatricals in Los Angeles | |
1999 | Was tapped to co-star as a regular on "Manchester Prep", the TV series adaptation of "Cruel Intentions"; series was cancelled before airing | |
1999 | Featured in the independent coming-of-age drama "The Sterling Chase" | |
1999 | Co-starred in "Cruel Intentions", the campy teen reworking of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" | |
1998 | Played a jock sidekick to Peter Facinelli's popular creep in the high school graduation party-set ensemble comedy "Can't Hardly Wait" | |
1997 | Played a surveillance operator in the movie "Conspiracy Theory" | |
1997 | Was featured in the romantic comedy "Picture Perfect" | |
1997 | Guest starred on an episode of The WB's sitcom "Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher" | |
1997 | Starred onstage in a Philadelphia theater musical adaptation of "Cooley High" | |
1996 | Made film debut in the military drama "Courage Under Fire" | |
1996 | Played Lucilius in New York Shakespeare Festival's production of "Timon of Athens" | |
1996 | Guest starred on an episode of Fox's "New York Undercover" | |
| Acted on the ABC daytime soap "One Life to Live" | ||
| Was picked out of the audience of "The Tonight Show" to appear in a question and answer segment with Jay Leno | ||
| Raised in Wilmington, Delaware | ||
Awards
2001 | MTV Movie Award for Best Male Breakthrough Performance in Save the Last Dance |