Entertainment Movies Celebrate Tom Hanks' Birthday with a Look at His Incredible Career in Photos The beloved actor turns 67 on July 9, 2023, and has a lot to be proud of By Kate Hogan Kate Hogan Kate Hogan is Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE, as well as the editor of Stories to Make You Smile. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2008. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on July 7, 2023 06:25PM EDT Close Photo: 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Two Oscars, seven Emmys and all sorts of love — Tom Hanks is the definition of a movie star. To celebrate his 67th birthday on July 9, 2023, we've pulled together some of his most memorable works to look back on and celebrate. Happy birthday, Hanx! 01 of 17 1980: Bosom Buddies ABC Photo Archives/Getty A young Hanks (with costar Peter Scolari) got his big break on the short-lived TV series, which ran for two seasons on ABC. 02 of 17 1984: Splash Buena Vista Pictures/Everett The budding actor, with costar Daryl Hannah, made a splash of his own in the fantasy romantic comedy about a man who falls for a mermaid. 03 of 17 1988: Big 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Hanks' very first Oscar nomination was for the '80s flick about a kid who turns into an adult overnight. 04 of 17 1992: A League of Their Own Columbia Pictures/ Everett Hanks joined heavy hitters like Geena Davis, Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell in the classic about the first female professional baseball league. 05 of 17 1993: Sleepless in Seattle TriStar Pictures/ Everett Collection Hanks was nominated for a Golden Globe for his part in the heartstring-tugging classic, which first paired him with Meg Ryan. The two reunited in 1998's You've Got Mail. 06 of 17 1993: Philadelphia TriStar Pictures/Everett Collection Hanks' first Oscar win was for his portrayal of Andrew Beckett in the groundbreaking film about a homosexual lawyer with AIDS who is wrongfully fired from his job at a firm. 07 of 17 1994: Forrest Gump Paramount Pictures/ Everett In arguably his most iconic role, Hanks scored his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar, as well as a slew of other accolades. 08 of 17 1995: Apollo 13 Mary Evans/IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT/Everett Collection Hanks and his costars won the outstanding performance by an ensemble cast in a motion picture award at the 1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards for their moving work in the out-of-this-world film. 09 of 17 1995: Toy Story Buena Vista Pictures/Everett Hanks voiced cowboy toy Woody in the Pixar classic, and went on to play him again in the subsequent Toy Story 2, 3 and 4. 10 of 17 1998: Saving Private Ryan DreamWorks/ Everett Collection Hanks shared the screen with A-listers including Matt Damon and Edward Burns in the Steven Spielberg classic, which - once again - scored him acting nominations across the major awards shows. 11 of 17 2000: Cast Away 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett The star's solo work (well, if you don't count Wilson) in the stirring picture nabbed him a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination. 12 of 17 2007: Charlie Wilson's War Universal/Everett "He's as fun and funny in real life as one would imagine," costar Julia Roberts told PEOPLE of Hanks after joining him on screen in 2007 for a film that scored him yet another Golden Globe nomination. 13 of 17 2013: Captain Phillips Jasin Boland/Columbia Pictures/ Everett Hanks took on the role of the real-life hero, Captain Richard Phillips, who helped save his container ship's crew when they were ambushed by Somali pirates off the coast of Africa in 2009. His work earned him Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA Award nominations. 14 of 17 2016: Sully Keith Bernstein/Warner Bros. Pictures/Everett Playing another real-life hero, US Airways captain Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who safely landed a disabled plane in New York City's Hudson River shortly after takeoff in 2009, brought the star yet another round of honors. 15 of 17 2017: The Post 20th Century Fox Film Corp./ Everett Hanks shared the screen with another powerhouse, Meryl Streep, to tell the true story of behind-the-scenes drama at the Washington Post. He earned a Golden Globe nomination for his work. 16 of 17 2019: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Lacey Terrell/ TriStar Pictures Hanks again courted an Oscar - this time Best Supporting Actor - for his work as beloved TV icon Fred Rogers in the 2019 biopic. 17 of 17 2022: A Man Called Otto Niko Tavernise / Sony Pictures Entertainment / Courtesy Everett In 2022, the actor returned to the big screen to star in and produce this adaptation of the book A Man Called Ove, about a grumpy widower who strikes up an unlikely friendship with his new next-door neighbors. In 2023, Hanks joined the West Anderson universe with a role in the acclaimed film Asteroid City, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.