Officer Tom Hanson – Johnny Depp

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Officer Tom Hanson is the young undercover police officer, played by Johnny Depp, who became the breakout heartthrob and central character of the late-1980s crime drama series "21 Jump Street."

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instanceOf fictional character
human
television character
television series
appearsIn 21 Jump Street (TV series) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Patrick Hasburgh NERFINISHED
Stephen J. Cannell NERFINISHED
createdFor television
employer Metropolitan Police Department (21 Jump Street) NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Officer Tom Hanson NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse 21 Jump Street universe
firstAired 1987
firstAppearance 21 Jump Street, Season 1 Episode 1
fullName Thomas Hanson NERFINISHED
gender male
genre crime drama
genreOfWork crime drama television series
hairColor brown
languageOfWork English
narrativeRole heartthrob of the series
main character
protagonist
notableCharacteristic young-looking police officer assigned to undercover work in high schools
notableFor helping launch Johnny Depp to stardom
occupation police officer
undercover cop
originalNetwork Fox NERFINISHED
portrayed Officer Tom Hanson NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Johnny Depp NERFINISHED
Johnny Depp in 21 Jump Street (TV series) NERFINISHED
seriesDebutYear 1987
supervisedBy Captain Adam Fuller NERFINISHED
teamMembership Jump Street Chapel undercover unit NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfFictionalWork late 1980s
worksWith Officer Doug Penhall NERFINISHED
Officer Harry Truman Ioki NERFINISHED
Officer Judy Hoffs NERFINISHED

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21 Jump Street (TV series) portrayedBy Officer Tom Hanson – Johnny Depp