<P> Thomas said that he decided he wanted to become an actor at age eight, after watching a PBS special on acting and realizing he had found his calling . After landing a part at an open audition in a San Antonio hotel, Thomas made his film debut in Raggedy Man (1981). At age nine, Thomas auditioned for the lead role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). He won the part by giving a genuinely tearful performance, during which he drew upon his real - life trauma of having seen his pet dog being killed by a neighbor's dog . The film's success exceeded expectations, and Thomas was troubled by the sometimes extreme reaction of the public . He starred in Cloak & Dagger, while attending school . In Mick Garris' television film Psycho IV: The Beginning, he played the younger version of Norman Bates . Thomas dropped out from Blinn College (where he studied philosophy and history), after one year to act full - time . In the ABC series Betrayal, he plays T.J. Karsten . He played Tom, the father of Jessie Burlingame (Carla Gugino) in the 2017 Netflix film Gerald's Game . </P> <P> Thomas wrote songs, sang and played guitar for the San Antonio, Texas band, The Blue Heelers (named for the breed of dog) from the mid to late 1990s . Although the band was never signed to a record label, its self - produced album Twister was warmly received and enjoyed statewide radio play . Moving to Los Angeles, the band dissolved, but Thomas continued to write and record songs . In 1998, his song "Truckstop Coffee" (recorded with the Blue Heelers) appeared on V2's soundtrack to the film Niagara, Niagara in which Thomas appeared . In 2003, Thomas and Nikki Sudden work on the music for Mika Kaurismäki's film Honey Baby, which featured four original songs written and performed by Thomas as the fictional musician Tom Brackett . An album was in the works, but Sudden suddenly died in 2006 . </P> <Table> Film <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> Raggedy Man </Td> <Td> Harry Jr . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial </Td> <Td> Elliott </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Misunderstood </Td> <Td> Andrew </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Cloak & Dagger </Td> <Td> Davey Osborne </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Frog Dreaming </Td> <Td> Cody </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Valmont </Td> <Td> Raphael Danceny </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fire in the Sky </Td> <Td> Greg Hayes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Curse of the Starving Class </Td> <Td> Wesley Tate </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Legends of the Fall </Td> <Td> Samuel Ludlow </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Niagara, Niagara </Td> <Td> Seth </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Suicide Kings </Td> <Td> Avery Chasten </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Bombshell </Td> <Td> Buck Hogan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Fever </Td> <Td> Nick Parker </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> The House That Screamed </Td> <Td> Jack Gillton </Td> <Td> Direct - to - video </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> A Good Baby </Td> <Td> Raymond Toker </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> All the Pretty Horses </Td> <Td> Lacey Rawlins </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Quickie </Td> <Td> Alex </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Dead in the Water </Td> <Td> Jeff </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> I'm with Lucy </Td> <Td> Barry </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Gangs of New York </Td> <Td> Johnny Sirocco </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> I Capture the Castle </Td> <Td> Simon Cotton </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 11: 14 </Td> <Td> Jack </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dead Birds </Td> <Td> William </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> The Hard Easy </Td> <Td> Paul Weston </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> The Last Sin Eater </Td> <Td> Man of God </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Suffering Man's Charity </Td> <Td> Eric Rykell </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Red Velvet </Td> <Td> Aaron </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dear John </Td> <Td> Tim </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> The Last Ride </Td> <Td> Hank Williams Sr . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Big Sur </Td> <Td> Philip Whalen </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Ouija: Origin of Evil </Td> <Td> Father Tom Hogan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Gerald's Game </Td> <Td> Tom </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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