--- name: "Isiah Thomas" canonical: "https://film.one/person/isiah-thomas" fi1m_id: "isiah-thomas" imdb_id: "nm0858946" tmdb_id: 1225387 wikidata_id: "Q298512" roles: [] born: "30 April 1961" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-24T00:45:38.342162+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Isiah Thomas ## Identity Isiah Thomas - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/isiah-thomas - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** isiah-thomas - **IMDb ID:** nm0858946 - **TMDB ID:** 1225387 - **Wikidata ID:** Q298512 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isiah_Thomas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298512, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0858946/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1225387 Actor. Born 30 April 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. ## Details - **Born:** 30 April 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA - **Also known as:** Isiah Lord Thomas III - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isiah_Thomas, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298512, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0858946/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1225387 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Hoop Dreams*](https://film.one/film/hoop-dreams.md) (92) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Isiah Thomas, also credited as Isiah Lord Thomas III, is an American former professional basketball player who has appeared in film and television. Born on 30 April 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, he played his entire NBA career with the Detroit Pistons, winning two championships and earning 12 All-Star selections before retiring in 1994. Thomas has made numerous media appearances, including as himself in the documentary *Hoop Dreams* (1994). He has also featured in films such as *Forget Paris* (1995) and television series including *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), *Home Improvement* (1993) and *Due South* (1996). He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopedia.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Hoop Dreams* (1994), Fi1m 92, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/hoop-dreams.md) ## Complete filmography (8) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Basketball Stories: Indiana Glory* (2024), as Isiah Thomas - *Ready or Not: The 96 NBA Draft* (2021), Actor - *Playin' for Love* (2015), Executive Producer - *Beyond the Glory* (2001), series, Actor - *Forget Paris* (1995), as Isiah Thomas - *Home Improvement* (1991), series, as Isiah Thomas - *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), series, as Isiah Thomas - *In Living Color* (1990), series, Actor ## Gallery - ![Isiah Thomas](https://film.one/media/person/84154/gallery-b3d274312f68.jpg) Isiah Thomas — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Isiah_Thomas_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Isiah Thomas competing for the Detroit Pistons against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York on January 19, 1985](https://film.one/media/person/84154/gallery-c751787bd259.jpg) Isiah Thomas competing for the Detroit Pistons against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York on January 19, 1985 — RickDikeman, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Isiah-thomas_detroit-v-new-york_1985.jpg/1280px-Isiah-thomas_detroit-v-new-york_1985.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Isiah Thomas of the New York Knicks talking with a referee (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/84154/gallery-fa258ecaad5e.jpg) Isiah Thomas of the New York Knicks talking with a referee (2007) — Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Isiah_Thomas.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Scanned from the March 15, 1981 issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer](https://film.one/media/person/84154/gallery-87f328a470e3.jpg) Scanned from the March 15, 1981 issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer — AP Laserphoto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Isiah_Thomas_and_Bobby_Knight%2C_The_Cincinnati_Enquirer_1981-03-15_page_C-4.jpg/1280px-Isiah_Thomas_and_Bobby_Knight%2C_The_Cincinnati_Enquirer_1981-03-15_page_C-4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![New York Knicks coaches during the Knicks' game at the Washington Wizards on Jan. 17, 2007. Left to right: assistant coach Brendan Suhr, assistant coach Herb Wi](https://film.one/media/person/84154/gallery-81d06db3cd84.jpg) New York Knicks coaches during the Knicks' game at the Washington Wizards on Jan. 17, 2007. Left to right: assistant coach Brendan Suhr, assistant coach Herb Wi — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Isiah_Thomas_and_Knicks_assistants_2007-01-17.jpg/1280px-Isiah_Thomas_and_Knicks_assistants_2007-01-17.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Official Scorer's Reports for the 1983-84 regular season series between the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons. Bernard King averaged more than 40 points per g (1984)](https://film.one/media/person/84154/gallery-d0871e14737c.jpg) Official Scorer's Reports for the 1983-84 regular season series between the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons. Bernard King averaged more than 40 points per g (1984) — National Basketball Association, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Official_Scorer%27s_Report_-_1983-84_New_York_Knicks-Detroit_Pistons_series%2C_part_2.jpg/1280px-Official_Scorer%27s_Report_-_1983-84_New_York_Knicks-Detroit_Pistons_series%2C_part_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 8 won - Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award 1990: Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award (won) - J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award 1987: J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (won) - All-NBA Team 1986: All-NBA Team (won) - NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award 1986: NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award (won) - All-NBA Team 1985: All-NBA Team (won) - All-NBA Team 1984: All-NBA Team (won) - NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award 1984: NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award (won) - NBA All-Rookie Team 1982: NBA All-Rookie Team (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/isiah-thomas