Thomas Forrester is a fictional character from The Bold and the Beautiful, an American soap opera on the CBS network.

Thomas is the son of supercouple Ridge Forrester (Ronn Moss, later Thorsten Kaye) and Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo, later Krista Allen and Rebecca Budig).

He has two sisters, Phoebe (deceased) (MacKenzie Mauzy) and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and a half-brother, R. J. Forrester (Anthony Turpel, later Joshua Hoffman) from his father's marriage to Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang).

Drew Tyler Bell won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2010, for his portrayal of Thomas.

"[4][5] In May 2015, it was confirmed that Gregory was no longer in the role, and a casting call seeking a "handsome, tall, Caucasian man in his 20s with a great physique" to play Thomas was released.

[9][10] On February 16, 2018, it was announced that Fodé would reprise his portrayal of Thomas for a short-term storyline; he appeared in episodes between March 9 and April 5, 2018.

"[12] The character is described "As the extremely attractive and charming heir of Forrester Creations" and "this wide-eyed prodigy is a visionary and famed designer in the making, fully aware that the eyes of the fashion world, as well as every single girl in town, are fixated on his every move".

Bell has stated that this new Thomas will become an exact replica of how his father Ridge Forrester was when he was a young playboy at the beginning of the show.

[citation needed] When Taylor Hayes, Thomas' mother, discovered the pregnancy, she attempted to tell Ridge Forrester (his father) in a joyous mood.

Thomas' childhood was far from easy, at a young age his sister Steffy was thought to be dead, however was kidnapped.

Both Thomas and Brooke wonder what happened on the island, as they experienced strange feelings after eating the berries (they are both under the impression that they could have had sexual relations).

Ridge and Brooke don't forgive Thomas for this, and move him to the Shipping Department of Forrester Creations.

They share a kiss and begin to date, and he proposes to Hope in Mexico where she briefly accepts by saying 'its too soon now, but maybe someday it will happen.'

Thomas meets the new designer at Forrester Creations, Caroline Spencer, whom Brooke had hired to set her up with Rick.

It all comes to a head when, after Ridge breaks up with Caroline, he comforts her and they sleep together; he is unaware that she has taken anxiety pills before drinking.

Realizing that the baby must be Thomas', she tells Ridge about their night together, but defends him, refusing to believe he had taken advantage of her.

Thomas turns his attentions to fighting the Spencers and pursues Ivy believing her to be someone his dad can't disapprove of.

Her resolve slowly breaks following an incident at Pam's Halloween party where Thomas saves her from a falling light.

During a thunder storm where only the two of them are in the Forrester Mansion, they begin an affair while Wyatt, her boyfriend at the time, is out of town on business.

Several Los Angeles ladies' heads have been turned by Thomas, and it's no surprise what with his handsome face and four-alarm physique.

"[15] In 2022, Charlie Mason from Soaps She Knows placed Thomas at 26th on his ranked list of The Bold and the Beautiful’s Best of the Best Characters Ever, commenting "Whether he was forbidden fruit (during Drew Tyler Bell's stint in the role), pretty, pretty eye candy (during Adam Gregory and Pierson Fode's) or a psycho for the ages (welcome aboard, Matthew Atkinson), Ridge and Taylor's son held our attention.