T. J. Thyne

Thomas Joseph Thyne is an American actor, who stars as Dr. Jack Hodgins on the FOX television drama Bones. T.J. was born on March 7, 1975, in Boston, Massachusetts. Thyne’s family moved frequently before settling in Plano, Texas, where he attended high school. Thyne began acting at an early age appearing in the Off-Broadway production of Van Gogh and studying with professional instructors in the U.S. and Canada. He graduated from the University of Southern California School of Theater with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting in 1997. In 2001 Thyne founded Theatre Junkies Productions in Los Angeles, which conducted coaching sessions and workshops for actors.http://www.theatrejunkies.com/home/index.php?location=aboutus He made his television debut on the situation comedy Home Improvement”.

Thyne continued to appear in guest-starring roles on TV shows like Party of Five, Friends, and Just Shoot Me. He was also cast in films like Edtv, Erin Brokovich and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Thyne had recurring roles in the series Walker, Texas Ranger and Huff. In 2005 he was cast in the role of Dr. Jack Hodgins on the crime series Bones.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0862328/ His character is an entomologist and conspiracy theorist. In season five of the show, his character married forensic specialist Angela Montenegro. Bones is in its sixth season.http://www.fox.com/bones/ Thyne co-stars with Jaime King and John Hawkes in the film The Pardon, which is in post production.

T.J. Thyne started acting early in his life. He appeared in the Dallas Theatre Center production of The Secret Garden and Off-Broadway in Van Gogh.http://www.fox.com/bones/bios/tj-thyne.php After graduating from the University of Southern California School of Theater, he founded Theatre Junkies Productions. Theatre Junkies produces plays and short films, including Validation in which Thyne played the character Hugo.

Thyne has appeared in guest spots on many television shows including Home Improvement, Party of Five, Friends, Kenan and Kel, Becker and Dharma and Greg. His feature films include the Julia Roberts’ movie Erin Brockovich and the live action version of the holiday film How the Grinch Stole Christmas starring Jim Carrey.

In 2000 Thyne was cast as a regular in the series on Walker, Texas Ranger. http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/T-J-Thyne.html He also made several appearances on the Showtime comedy Huff. In 2005 he was cast as Dr. Jack Hodgins on the FOX crime drama Bones starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0862328/ His next film, The Pardon, has no scheduled release date. In addition to acting, Thyne has produced three films for Theatre Junkies Productions — the short films Validation and The Phone Booth and the drama Shuffle.

• 1998: Home Improvementhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0862328/

• 1998: Party of Five

• 1998: Dharma and Greg

• 1999: Friends

• 1999: Kenan and Kel

• 1999: Edtv

• 2000: Erin Brockovich

• 2000: How the Grinch Stole Chrismas

• 2000: Walker, Texas Ranger

• 2001: The Tick

• 2002: Grounded for Life

• 2003: Angel

• 2004: Huff

• 2005: 24

• 2005: Bones

• 2010: Shuffle

• 2010: The Pardon

"I really love this character, Jack Hodgins is really fun".http://www.liquida.com/video/a69890c0a/bones-tj-thyne-s-exclusive-interview-with-zooey-magazine/

"It is not okay that an actor or any creative individual feels isolated and lost past the point of it informing them creatively. When it passes that point, it's just detrimental. An actor is a communal storyteller by nature. Without that community, we die a little."http://www.theatrejunkies.com/home/index.php?location=aboutus