Josh Baskin, Sherman McCoy, Andrew Beckett and Michael Sullivan, Sr are film characters played by which actor?

The film characters of Josh Baskin, Sherman McCoy, Andrew Beckett, and Michael Sullivan, Sr. were played in films by Tom Hanks (b. July 1956, Concord, California), an American actor and filmmaker, known for both his comedic and dramatic roles. He is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American icon. With the films "Big", a 1988 American fantasy comedy-drama, "The Bonfire of the Vanities", a 1990 American satirical black comedy film, "Philadelphia", a 1993 American legal drama, and "Road to Perdition", a 2002 US crime drama, respectively Hanks has performed in the persona of each character previously noted as Baskin, McCoy, Beckett, and Sullivan, Sr.

In 1979, Hanks moved to New York City, where he made his film debut in the low-budget slasher film "He Knows You're Alone" (1980). He made his film breakthrough with leading roles in a series of comedy films "Splash" (1984), "The Money Pit" (1986), "Big", and "A League of Their Own" (1992). He next won two consecutive Oscar Awards for Best Actor for starring in "Philadelphia" (1993) and the title character in "Forrest Gump" (1994).

As of 2023, Hanks' films grossed more than $4.9 billion in North America and more than $9.96 billion worldwide, making him the fourth-highest-grossing actor in North America. His numerous honors have also included the Kennedy Center Honor in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2020.