Chet Hanks Is the New Face of a Morning After Pill

Infamous nepo baby and himbo, Chet Hanks, got a new gig, and it’s the role he’s been working towards his entire life: Chet Hanks, emergency contraceptive salesman. 

Chet, or Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s son, to the layman, is now the face of the morning-after pill Julie. This week, Julie launched a digital marketing campaign featuring Chet as a heightened version of himself, aka the “Stupid Boyfriend” who appears alongside influencer Hallie Batchelder in the ads. The conceit is: Chet (Stupid Boyfriend) is so stupid that if you sleep with him, you should definitely take the morning-after pill, because you do NOT want this man to accidentally become the father of your children. And just to be sure, take several more. (Kidding, but you get it.) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“buying her @Julie AND coffee cuz i got it like that,” wrote Chet in this collab post with the brand. Another tagline for the campaign read, “Having a dumb boyfriend is a universal experience, having one as the father of your children doesn’t need to be.” Dumb boyfriend also raps. Props to the marketing team here, and props to Chet for finally finding the proper conduit for his Chet-ness.

Over the past decade, he has made many attempts to follow in his father’s mega-famous footsteps, ranging from some recurring television roles to rapping about White Boy Summer. And after showing off some interesting Jamaican-accent work, he earned himself a place in the Internet Hall of Infamy. Also have to hand it to the girl and/or gay on Julie’s social team who put together this compilation of Chet’s lore. His Stupid Boyfriend resume, if you will.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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But he might not have to do Instagram ads forever. In 2025, Chet booked a leading role as a basketball player in Netflix’s The Running Point, which was renewed for a third season in May, so it looks like things are looking up. His character in the show is also just a heightened version of himself (named Travis), who moonlights as a shitty rapper. Gee, I wonder how they thought up that backstory. 

Sure, the man might have a checkered past, but as long as we’re empowering women to make their own reproductive choices and access contraception, we at Jezebel are on board. Plus, maybe after this, Tom will finally be proud of him.