Tom Hanson

Tom Hanson
Biographical Information
Born	1966
Status	Undetermined
Alias	Chief Hanson Pancho Tommy Tom Bower—Emerest High School
Familial Information
Relationships	Amy Pearson † (former girlfriend) Jackie Garrett (former girlfriend) Linda McHugh (former girlfriend) Susan Chadwick (former girlfriend)
Children	None
Siblings	None
Parents	Margaret Hanson Tom Hanson Sr. †
Others	None
Professional Information
Profession	Undercover police officer
Workplace	21 Jump Street Chapel
Appearances
First	21 Jump Street: 21 Jump Street (episode)
Last	21 Jump Street: Blackout
Only	21 Jump Street (film)
Count	81
Seasons	1, 2, 3, and 4
Portrayed by	Johnny Depp (adult) (young)

Tom Hanson is the main protagonist of 21 Jump Street (TV series) and made an uncredited cameo in 21 Jump Street (film).

Relationships

Friendships

Hanson took the advice and became the Mentor for somebody that was released from State School.

Familial

When he was very young his father, Tom Hanson Sr. was a police officer who was killed in the line of duty after an altercation that turned into a shootout.

Notes and Trivia

• In 21 Jump Street (episode), Hanson was said to be top of his class at the academy.
• In 21 Jump Street (episode), Hanson mentions to his first captain (unnamed) that he was 21 years old. In the same episode, Hanson mentions to Captain Richard Jenko that he was 5 years old the year Woodstock occurred. If he was 21 years old in 1987, he would have been born in 1966 (at the very earliest 1965, if he were turning 22 that year), which would have made him 3 (or 4) years old in 1969 when Woodstock was put on.
• In 21 Jump Street (episode), Hanson reveals that he is a Republican.
• Johnny Depp received $45,000 per episode to portray Tom Hanson.
• In Chapel of Love, Hanson shares his story on how his father was killed in the line of duty during prom night.

Gallery

Notable Episodes

These episodes are Hanson-centric or are otherwise very informative about his life.