Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone. In the mid-1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the independent film Sling Blade, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He appeared in several major film roles following Sling Blade 's success, including 1998's Armageddon and A Simple Plan. During the late 1990s, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter. He has released three albums and was the singer of a blues rock band.
Known For
| Birth Location | Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955-08-04 |
Movies
Devil's Peak
as Charlie McNeely
2023
2022
The Gray Man
as Fitzroy
2022
Hollywood.Con
as Boxmaster
2021
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
as Self
2020
2020
A Million Little Pieces
as Leonard
2019
Untouchable
as Himself (archive footage)
2019
2019
Temple of Art
as Self
2018
London Fields
as Samson Young
2018
Bad Santa 2
as Willie Soke
2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as General Hollanek
2016
2016
2015
Our Brand Is Crisis
as Pat Candy
2015
Entourage
as Larsen McCredle
2015
Into the Grizzly Maze
as Douglass
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
as Self / Actor / Director
2015
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Actor
2014
The Judge
as Dwight Dickham
2014
Cut Bank
as Stan Steeley
2014
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
as Himself
2013
Parkland
as Forrest Sorrels
2013
Jayne Mansfield's Car
as Skip Caldwell
2013
The Baytown Outlaws
as Carlos
2012
Puss in Boots
as Jack (voice)
2011
Dislecksia: The Movie
as Himself
2011
The Smell of Success
as Patrick
2011
Nashville Rises
as narration
2011
2010
Faster
as Cop
2010
Ramble At The Ryman
as Himself
2009
The Informers
as William
2008
Eagle Eye
as Thomas Morgan
2008
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as Self
2008
Mr. Woodcock
as Jasper Woodcock
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
as Charles Farmer
2007
2006
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
as Voice
2006
School for Scoundrels
as Dr. P
2006
The Ice Harvest
as Vic
2005
Bad News Bears
as Morris Buttermaker
2005
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
as Self
2005
Friday Night Lights
as Coach Gary Gaines
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
2004
2004
The Alamo
as Davy Crockett
2004
Chrystal
as Joe
2004
Bad Santa
as Willie
2003
Love Actually
as The US President
2003
Intolerable Cruelty
as Howard D. Doyle
2003
(Inside Out): Warren Zevon
as Narrator
2003
Levity
as Manuel Jordan
2003
Waking Up in Reno
as Lonnie Earl Dodd
2002
The Badge
as Sheriff Darl
2002
Daddy and Them
as Claude Montgomery
2001
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Ed Crane
2001
Bandits
as Terry Lee Collins
2001
Monster's Ball
as Hank Grotowski
2001
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
as Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)
2000
The Last Real Cowboys
as Tar
2000
2000
South of Heaven, West of Hell
as Brig. Smalls
2000
Pushing Tin
as Russell Bell
1999
A Simple Plan
as Jacob Mitchell
1998
Homegrown
as Jack Marsden
1998
Primary Colors
as Richard Jemmons
1998
1998
Armageddon
as Dan Truman
1998
The Apostle
as Troublemaker
1997
U Turn
as Darrell
1997
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
as Syd / Monk
1997
The Winner
as Jack
1996
Sling Blade
as Karl Childers
1996
Don't Look Back
as Marshall
1996
Dead Man
as Big George Drakoulious
1995
Out There
as Jailbird
1995
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
as Roy
1995
Floundering
as Gun Clerk
1994
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
as Karl Childers
1994
On Deadly Ground
as Homer Carlton
1994
Tombstone
as Johnny Tyler
1993
Indecent Proposal
as Day Tripper
1993
Grey Knight
as Langston
1993
Bound by Honor
as Lightning
1993
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Rowdy Udall
1993
Trouble Bound
as Coldface
1993
One False Move
as Ray Malcolm
1992
For the Boys
as Marine Sergeant, Korea
1991
The Dark Backward
as Patron at Sloppy's
1991
Going Overboard
as Dave
1989
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
as Tommy
1989
South of Reno
as Counterman
1988
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
as Self - Audience Member
1988
Hunter's Blood
as Billy Bob
1986
Movies
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Screenplay
2013
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Director
2013
The King of Luck
Director
2011
Small Town Saturday Night
Thanks
2010
Daddy and Them
Writer
2001
Daddy and Them
Director
2001
Camouflage
Screenplay
2001
Camouflage
Story
2001
All the Pretty Horses
Producer
2000
All the Pretty Horses
Director
2000
The Last Real Cowboys
Story
2000
The Gift
Screenplay
2000
Sling Blade
Screenplay
1996
Sling Blade
Theatre Play
1996
Sling Blade
Director
1996
Don't Look Back
Story
1996
Don't Look Back
Writer
1996
A Family Thing
Writer
1996
1994
One False Move
Writer
1992
