How old was Gil Bellows in his first movie: The Shawshank Redemption?

Gil Bellows was 26 in The Shawshank Redemption when he played the character 'Tommy'.

That was over 30 years ago in 1994.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

Today he is 56, and has starred in 73 movies in total, 71 of those since The Shawshank Redemption was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Shawshank Redemption, I think Gil Bellows looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Frank Darabont has worked with Gil Bellows just once in his career.
  • Gil Bellows' first movie was as 'Tommy' in The Shawshank Redemption, released in 1994 when he was 26
  • The Shawshank Redemption scores 8.7 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Shawshank Redemption

Gil Bellows' other movies