Not only is Tom Hanks one of Hollywood's greatest actors, he's also a thoroughly nice chap to boot. The two-time Oscar winner has a few interesting hobbies, too, including collecting vintage typewriters and supporting Aston Villa.

Today marks Tom's 58th birthday, so to mark the occasion Digital Spy has compiled a selection of his best bits from movies and beyond...

1. Captain Phillips showed he's still at the top of his game...

Despite being a big-screen presence for more than 30 years, Tom still knows how to deliver a barnstorming leading man performance. The mid-'90s saw him on a hot streak that resulted in back-to-back Oscars for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, but last year's Captain Phillips - in which he played a man caught up in a traumatising freighter hijack - saw him play a key part in one of the most emotional film endings in recent memory.

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2. Big in the '80s... and 23 years later...

Some actors aren't too keen on embracing their legacy, preferring instead to focus on the here and now. This isn't the case for Tom, who leapt at the chance to recreate his iconic Big piano scene (with Sandra Bullock, no less) when he appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2013.

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3. Forrest Gump is still an absolute classic...

"My momma always said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get'."

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It's impossible to imagine any other actor being able to embody Forrest Gump quite like Tom Hanks. This sweeping drama saw him play a slow-witted man who witnessed some of the most significant moments in America's 20th century history. Two decades after the film's 1994 release, Forrest, Bubba and Lieutenant Dan are still as close as ever...



4. Being Woody in Toy Story...

Pixar might be Hollywood giants now, but when Tom signed up to voice cowboy Woody they were still newbies. Being an early adopter proved to be a canny move, because this role gave Tom the chance to win the hearts of multiple generations of film fans as each Toy Story sequel came around.

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5. He supports Aston Villa...

As the Premier League has exploded in popularity we've seen many celebrities jump on the football bandwagon. Tom loves the beautiful game, too, but you can hardly call him a glory hunter: he supports Aston Villa.

The reason for supporting Villa? He just loved their name: "I fell in love with Aston Villa because I thought the name sounded like an island off Sardinia. A lovely place to go. 'I am going to go on holiday to Aston Villa. We'll take the kids, play on the beach, get a lovely cabana overlooking the football field'."



6. Everybody needs a hobby....

And Tom's is collecting and click-clacking away on vintage typewriters. He even penned (presumably on one from his collection) a wonderful love letter to them in The New York Times last year under the headline "I Am Tom. I Like to TYPE. Hear That?"

"I use a manual typewriter - and the United States Postal Service - almost every day," he wrote. "My snail-mail letters and thank-you notes, office memos and to-do lists, and rough - and I mean very rough - drafts of story pages are messy things, but the creating of them satisfies me like few other daily tasks."



7. He busted out his best dance moves in front of Justin Bieber...

There's nothing more embarrassing than awkward dad dancing at a wedding, unless your pop happens to be Tom Hanks! Montell Jordan's 'This Is How We Do It' provided the soundtrack to the below moves, which were captured on Instagram by none other than Justin Bieber.



8. He takes the best fan photos...

Bill Murray most definitely has strong competition when it comes to taking the best fan photos. Check out these pictures from 2012 showing Tom larking around with a 'wasted' admirer...





9. He's never one to miss an opportunity...

The shifty eyes. The casual slip into the pocket. The look straight down the camera followed by a cheeky grin. This gif of Tom Hanks stealing an iPad is what the internet is made for...

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