Thomas McDonell is an American actor, musician, and artist. He appeared in The Forbidden Kingdom with Jet Li, and in Twelve

Twelve (film)

Twelve is a 2010 crime film directed by Joel Schumacher. The film was written by Jordan Melamed, adapted from the novel of the same name by Nick McDonell. The film tells a story of drug addiction, violence, and sex among wealthy teenagers from Manhattan's Upper East Side...

, starring Chace Crawford

Chace Crawford

Christopher Chace Crawford , better known as Chace Crawford, is an American actor. He currently portrays Nate Archibald on the CW television drama Gossip Girl.-Early life:...

. McDonell played the main role in 2011 teenage film Prom

Prom (film)

Prom is a 2011 American teen film directed by Joe Nussbaum and produced by Ted Griffin and Justin Springer. It was released on April 29, 2011 by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was the first major production shot with Arriflex's Alexa HD cameras to be released in theatres.-Plot:Class president Nova ...

as Jesse Richter, alongside Aimee Teegarden

Aimee Teegarden

Aimee Richelle Teegarden is an American actress. She starred as Julie Taylor in the NBC series Friday Night Lights, Jenny Randall in the horror film Scream 4, and Nova Prescott in the Disney film Prom.-Career:...

. He is also set to play a young Johnny Depp in Tim Burton

Tim Burton

Timothy William "Tim" Burton is an American film director, film producer, writer and artist. He is famous for dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet...

's upcoming feature film adaptation of Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows (film)

Dark Shadows is an upcoming supernatural drama film based on the 1966-1971 gothic soap opera of the same name. The film is directed by Tim Burton and stars Johnny Depp as the vampire Barnabas Collins. It is scheduled to be released on , 2012 in both conventional and IMAX theaters.-Synopsis:In 1752,...

, and will star in the high school film The Spectacular Now. He is the lead singer and guitarist for the band Moon. As a visual artist, McDonell has exhibited his own work internationally and has curated several exhibitions including a video art show at a Best Buy

Best Buy

Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...

 in New York.

McDonell was raised in Manhattan, New York, and attended boarding school in Andover, Massachusetts

Andover, Massachusetts

Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201...

. He graduated from New York University. His mother, Joan, is a writer, and his father, Terry McDonell

Terry McDonell

Robert Terry McDonell is the editor of the Time Inc. Sports Group. McDonell directs all editorial content and operations of the weekly magazine Sports Illustrated, , GOLF Magazine and , as well as SI Kids, and international editions including SI China, SI South Africa, SI India and others.- Life...

, is editor of the Sports Illustrated Group Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...

. His brother is writer Nick McDonell

Nick McDonell

Robert Nicholas "Nick" McDonell is an American writer.-Personal life:McDonell was born in Manhattan, New York. His mother, Joan, is a writer, and his father, Terry McDonell, is managing editor of Sports Illustrated. His brother is actor Thomas McDonell. His father was once managing editor of...

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