Biography
With a list of credits that rivaled most actors of such a young age, Thomas Dekker managed to weather the storm of transition from child actor to adult. Though known mostly to fans as Zach on the cult hit "Heroes" (NBC, 2006- ), Dekker's career began at the age of five. An accomplished and talented musician as well as actor, Dekker won four Young Artist Awards for his film and television work. Starring as John Connor on FOX's "Terminator: The …
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Career Milestones
| Began to compose classical music at the age of 10 | ||
| Cast as a singer in a national television commercial at age five | ||
| Completed his first album, Psyanotic, a mix of his classical music training with a modern electronica sound (released on iTunes in 2008) | ||
| Landed his first record deal at the age of 15 | ||
1993 | Made TV debut on an episode of "The Young and the Restless" (CBS) | |
1994 | Made film debut as Thomas Picard, one of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's (Patrick Stewart) sons in "Star Trek: Generations" | |
1995 | Cast as David, one of the cursed children in John Carpenter's remake of "Village of the Damned" | |
1997 | First regular TV role as Nick Szalinski on the Disney Channel Show, "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" | |
1997 | Lent his voice to several "The Land Before Time" and "An American Tail" animated features | |
2005 | Landed a recurring role on the WB's long-running family drama, "7th Heaven" | |
2006 | Played the recurring role of Claire Bennet's best friend Zach on NBC's cult hit, "Heroes" | |
2008 | Landed the lead role of John Connor on FOX's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" | |
2009 | Co-starred in "My Sister's Keeper," a Nick Cassavetes-directed adaptation of the Jodi Picoult novel | |
2010 | Co-starred in a remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" | |