Thomas Dekker

Dekker in 2011, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Thomas Alexander Dekker

Place of Birth: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 28, 1987

Ethnicity: Welsh, Dutch, English

Thomas Dekker is an American actor, musician, singer, director, and producer. His roles include the shows The Young and the Restless, The Nanny, Seinfeld, The Magic School Bus, Star Trek: Voyager, Extreme Ghostbusters, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show; Jackie Chan Adventures, Fillmore!, Boston Public, 7th Heaven, Heroes, IQ-145, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Secret Circle, Backstrom, The Rookie: Feds, The Rookie, Swimming with Sharks, Ark: The Animated Series, and X-Men ’97; the films Star Trek Generations, John Carpenter’s Village of the Damned (1995), The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, and their respective sequels; From Within, Laid to Rest, My Sister’s Keeper, A Nightmare on Elm Street, All About Evil, Kaboom (2010), Angels Crest, ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2, Foreverland, Plush, Enter the Dangerous Mind, Squatters, Fear Clinic, Do You Take This Man, Jack Goes Home, Welcome to Willits, Miss Bala (2019), Body Brokers, and Little Dixie; the made-for-tv movies Inside the Osmonds, Campus Confidential, and Cinema Verite (2011); and the music video for “Waiting for Superman.” He has also been billed by his full name Thomas Alexander Dekker.

Thomas is the son of Hilary, a concert pianist, singer, acting coach, and actress, and David John Ellis Dekker, an artist, set designer, opera singer, and actor. Thomas’s father was American-born, of one quarter Dutch and three quarters British Isles, including English, ancestry. Thomas’s mother is from Wales.

Thomas is married to Canadian actor Jesse Haddock.

Thomas’s patrilineal line can be traced to Pieter Dekker, who was born, c. 1786, in the Netherlands.

Thomas’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Henry Dekker (the son of John A. Dekker and June Gertrude Watson). Joseph was born in Minnesota. John was a Dutch immigrant, and was the son of Abraham Dekker and Marie/Maria Catherine/Catharina Louisa Godyn/Godijn. Thomas’s great-grandmother June was born in Minnesota, the daughter of Jabez Poole Watson and Hannah Amelia Griffin.

Thomas’s paternal grandmother was Ruth Bernice Richardson (the daughter of John S. Richardson and Trixie/Trix Palmiter). Ruth was born in Colorado. John was born in South Carolina. Trixie was born in Kansas. Trixie was the daughter of Wilhemina.

Thomas’s maternal grandfather was Alun Williams (born David Alun Williams, the son of David Williams and Edith Price). Alun was a radio presenter and well-known radio announcer for the BBC. Edith was the daughter of Thomas Price and Sarah Francis.

Sources: Thomas’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Thomas’s father – http://nevadaobit.com

Marriage records of Thomas’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Abraham Dekker and Marie/Maria Catherine/Catharina Louisa Godyn/Godijn – https://www.wiewaswie.nl
https://www.familysearch.org

Thomas’s paternal grandmother, Ruth Bernice Richardson, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org