Tom Hanks has to be considered as one of the best character actors of his - or any - generation. The versatile performer has delivered world-class performances in almost every role he's ever been given, committing himself entirely to his performance and earning plenty of acclaim in the process.
One of the best examples of that would be in the part of Andrew Beckett in the seminal movie 'Philadelphia' in 1993. The impactful film was loosely based on the true story of lawyer Geoffrey Bowers, a lawyer with AIDS who was fired from his job and went on to sue for wrongful dismissal and discrimination. It's one of Hanks' all-time best performances, and one which won him an Oscar, so nobody could deny that he was the best choice for the job. In real life, Hanks has been married to Rita Wilson since the late 1980s.