Byron Thames (born April 23, 1969) is an American television and film actor and musician.
Early life Born in Jackson, Mississippi, his family moved shortly after his birth to New Orleans, Louisiana. He moved to Hollywood, California, with his mother at age eight to pursue a career as an actor.
Career After meeting actor/director Michael Landon, Thames was cast in the NBC television network dramatic television series Father Murphy in 1981 at the age of eleven opposite actor and former NFL athlete Merlin Olsen. The series ran for two seasons and ended in 1983. The following year, he was cast in Johnny Dangerously, playing the part of actor Michael Keaton's character as a child, and appeared in a starring role in the Mick Jagger-penned dramatic film Blame It on the Night.
In 1985 he received a starring role in Seven Minutes in Heaven. The film centered on the relationships of three teenage friends, portrayed by Thames, Jennifer Connelly and Maddie Corman. During the 1980s, Thames also made appearances in a number of television series, including: CHiPs, Silver Spoons, 21 Jump Street, Family Ties, Highway To Heaven and Brand New Life.
In 2001, he appeared in Don's Plum as the title character, "Don Plum". In 2004, he co-starred with James Vallo in the independent sci-fi comedy Space Daze which was distributed by Troma Entertainment in 2005 and then reprised his role in the 2009 sequel Spaced Out. In 2007, he teamed up again with Vallo and Space Daze writer/director John Wesley Norton playing the lead role in the then titled Working Title which was later released as Not Another B Movie in 2011 (also distributed by Troma).
Thames provided additional voices in two Blue Sky films Epic and Rio 2, along with Jim Conroy, John Storey, Randy Thom, Jason Harris Katz, Holly Dorff, David Cowgill, and more.
Personal life Byron Thames married actress Lisa Alpert in 1993. They had one son together, singer and actor Hudson Thames. They divorced in 1995 and he married actress Tricia Leigh Fisher in August 2007. The couple resides in Hollywood, California, with their child, as well as their children from his prior marriage and her previous relationship.Lovetripper.com: Tricia Leigh Fisher's Los Angeles Wedding , lovetripper.com; accessed March 22, 2015.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1983Heart Like a WheelJohn (age 10-13)1984Blame It on the NightJob Dalton1984Johnny DangerouslyYoung Johnny1986Seven Minutes in HeavenJeff Moran198984C MoPicMoPic2001Don's PlumDon2003Without Rhyme or ReasonJohn2005Space DazeBartender2006Spaced OutMike Cosim2007Boxboarders!Chainsaw Officer #12009Saving Grace B. JonesClint Dexter2010Not Another B MovieBryon2011From Up on Poppy HillAdditional voices2012ChronicleHoward2013EpicAdditional voices2013The Wind Rises2014Rio 22014HacksByron2016Ice Age: Collision CourseAdditional voices2018Next Gen2022Mind WipedMike Colsim
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1981–1983Father MurphyMatt Sims31 episodes1982CBS Schoolbreak SpecialDanny GordonEpisode: "Just Pals"1983CHiPsKevin CodyEpisode: "Journey to a Spacecraft"1983The Powers of Matthew StarRyan WilsonEpisode: "The Great Waldo Shepherd"1984Silver SpoonsRandy3 episodes198721 Jump StreetDylan TaylorEpisode: "Bad Influence"1988Highway to HeavenJosh BarnettEpisode: "A Mother's Love"1988A Father's HomecomingEric BirstockTelevision film1988Vietnam War StoryMittyEpisode: "The Fragging"1988Freddy's NightmaresBillyEpisode: "Mother's Day"1989Family TiesJosh WakefieldEpisode: "Deja Vu"1989MonstersPaulEpisode: "The Match Game"1989–1990Brand New LifeLaird Gibbons6 episodes1993CooperstownYoung HarryTelevision film1994Diagnosis: MurderCharlieEpisode: "Reunion with Murder"1995ERWillyEpisode: "Long Day's Journey"2001Star Trek: EnterpriseCrewmanEpisode: "Broken Bow"2008CalifornicationSelfEpisode: "La Ronde"2017SleepoversBilly JamesTelevision film
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