Awards See How Similar Oscar Nominated Actors Look to the Real Life Characters They Played Did they look the part? Feb. 27, 2014 prev3 of 7next Columbia; U.S. Navy / Getty ImagesTom Hanks as Richard Phillips in Captain Phillips Richard Phillips served as captain of the Maesk Alabama when it was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. He was kidnapped on a lifeboat as the pirates left the ship. Share Read Later