Thomas Dekker was born to parents who possess very artistic and theatrical characteristics. His mother is an acting coach, actress, singer and concert pianist, while his father was an artist, set designer, opera singer and actor. His maternal grandfather was famed Welsh radio actor Alun Williams.

Dekker began acting at age six, when he received a minor role on The Young and the Restless (1973). A year later he was given the opportunity to act with Patrick Stewart, Malcolm McDowell and William Shatner in Star Trek: Generations (1994), playing Thomas Picard. He went on to score guest spots on The Nanny (1993), Seinfeld (1989), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Caroline in the City (1995) before finally landing a regular spot on Disney Channel's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997). For three years he took on the role of Nick Szalinkski, creating a name for himself and finding a nice niche in the Disney universe. When he wasn't on set filming, he was lending his voice to sequels for The Land Before Time and An American Tale.

Honey I Srunk The Kids ended its run in 2000, but Dekker continued to make appearances in television, including a recurring role on the family drama 7th Heaven (1996). A big break presented itself when he was cast as Zach in the first season of Heroes (2006). Though after appearing in only eleven episodes, he was offered the role of John Connor in Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) in 2008. While the premise of the show was widely popular (having been adapted from James Cameron's Terminator franchise), it struggled to maintain a steady audience and was canceled after only two seasons.

Jesse Haddock (April 2017 - present)

Trivia

Has a step sister named Diana and a step brother named Erik.
Sings, writes music, plays guitar and is currently recording an alternative rock album.
Is a vegan.
Has the same name as the 17th century British poet and the 20th and 21st Dutch former professional cyclist (Thomas Dekker).
He has lived in Las Vegas, California and Canada.
According to Thomas, the songs that describe him most are Our Hospitality by Komeda and Walk the Walk by Poe.
His best friends are Michella, Aldo, Ben, Jessica and Sandee.
Had hippie parents.
His role model is River Phoenix.
The first actor to play John Connor in the "Terminator" franchise who was born after the first film was made.
Thomas's father, who was born in Denver, Colorado, was of one quarter Dutch and three quarters British ancestry. Thomas's mother is Welsh.
Shares the role of John Connor with Edward Furlong who, like him, is also a Star Trek veteran. Connor's father, Kyle Reese, has also been played by Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin.

I love acting because it's an artistic way to release the million different personalities I have in my head.
River Phoenix. I watched all of his films and thought he did some really revolutionary stuff for his age.