Thomas Haden Church

Biography: California-born but Texas-raised Thomas Haden Church got his start in entertainment as a DJ in Brownsville, Texas, but acting was his main interest. After a couple of years of successful commercial work in the Lone Star State, he moved to California to pursue acting full-time and landed guest roles on several hit shows, including 21 Jump Street, China Beach and Cheers, before snagging his breakthrough part as dimwit mechanic Lowell Mather on the sitcom Wings in 1990. Church played lovable Lowell for six seasons before departing to headline his own Fox comedy, Ned and Stacey, costarring a pre-Will & Grace Debra Messing. Although short-lived, the underrated series allowed Church to expand his range as he played a despicable cad who still managed to be appealing. When the show was canceled, Church left Hollywood and bought a cattle ranch in Texas, but he still periodically popped up in supporting roles in uneven films, like George of the Jungle, 3000 Miles to Graceland andCalifornia-born but Texas-raised Thomas Haden Church got his start in entertainment as a DJ in Brownsville, Texas, but acting was his main interest. After a couple of years of successful commercial work in the Lone Star State, he moved to California to pursue acting full-time and landed guest roles on several hit shows, including 21 Jump Street, China Beach and Cheers, before snagging his breakthrough part as dimwit mechanic Lowell Mather on the sitcom Wings in 1990. Church played lovable Lowell for six seasons before departing to headline his own Fox comedy, Ned and Stacey, costarring a pre-Will & Grace Debra Messing. Although short-lived, the underrated series allowed Church to expand his range as he played a despicable cad who still managed to be appealing. When the show was canceled, Church left Hollywood and bought a cattle ranch in Texas, but he still periodically popped up in supporting roles in uneven films, like George of the Jungle, 3000 Miles to Graceland and Monkeybone. He also wrote, directed and acted in the 2003 pot comedy Rolling Kansas. Church then semi-retired from showbiz, opting to stay home and raise cattle. However, he did go on the occasional casting call. He nearly landed the lead in Alexander Payne's drama About Schmidt (the role went to Jack Nicholson), but Payne was so impressed with Church that he cast him as an aging, commitment-phobic playboy in the critically acclaimed indie Sideways. Church's seriocomic turn earned him Oscar and Golden Globe nods and an Independent Spirit Award, and completely revitalized his career. Soon, he was working more than ever in high-profile projects, both on the big-screen (Spider-Man 3) and TV, earning an Emmy for his sympathetic performance as a cowboy in the 2006 miniseries Broken Trail. Despite a couple of misfires (All About Steve, Imagine That) since then, Church's career remains in full swing. Expand

Thomas Haden Church's Scores

Average career score: 61
Highest Metascore: 78 Broken Trail
Lowest Metascore: 48 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 18
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
4 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Divorce (2016): Season 3 Jul 1, 2019 Robert tbd
tbd Divorce (2016): Season 2 Jan 14, 2018 Robert 4.6
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 16 Jan 2, 2018 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Season 3 Sep 5, 2017 Guest tbd
60 Divorce (2016): Season 1 Oct 9, 2016 Robert 5.2
tbd Last Call with Carson Daly: Season 16 Sep 7, 2016 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 22 Sep 23, 2013 Guest / Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 21 Aug 19, 2013 Guest tbd
tbd Regular Show: Season 4 Oct 1, 2012 Voice 8.0
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 10 Jan 4, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd Conan (2010): Season 2 Nov 7, 2011 Guest 6.9
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 19 Jan 3, 2011 Guest tbd
48 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 18 Mar 1, 2010 Guest 1.3
tbd The Bonnie Hunt Show: Season 2 Sep 8, 2009 Guest tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 7 Jan 7, 2009 Thomas Haden Church tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 6 Jan 3, 2008 Thomas Haden Church tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 16 Sep 17, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 5 Sep 4, 2007 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 15 Sep 18, 2006 Guest tbd
78 Broken Trail Jun 24, 2006 Tom Harte 8.5
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 14 Sep 19, 2005 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 13 Sep 20, 2004 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 8 Sep 6, 2004 Thomas Haden Church tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 2 Sep 6, 2004 Guest tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 2 Jan 1, 2004 Thomas Haden Church tbd
tbd Lucky: Season 1 Apr 8, 2003 Bobby Blaine tbd
tbd Ned and Stacey: Season 2 Nov 17, 1996 Ned Dorsey / Ned Dorsey tbd
tbd Wings: Season 8 Sep 18, 1996 Lowell Mather (Seasons 1-6) / Thomas Haden Church tbd
tbd Wings: Season 7 Sep 19, 1995 Lowell Mather tbd
tbd Ned and Stacey: Season 1 Sep 11, 1995 Ned Dorsey / Ned Dorsey tbd