Thomas Carter
Birthday: 1953-07-17 Place of Birth: Austin, Texas, USA
Synopsis
Thomas Carter (born July 17, 1953) is an American film and television director known for Swing Kids, Save the Last Dance with Julia Stiles, and Coach Carter with Samuel L. Jackson. As an actor, Carter is probably best known for his work on the television series The White Shadow, playing James "Hollywood" Hayward, a high school basketball star with a high IQ for justice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Carter (film director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.
The Monkey Hustle
A new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party.