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Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Acting August 4, 1955 (71 years old) Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Biography

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.

Movies 111

Puss in Boots 6.6

Puss in Boots

as Jack (voice)

2011
Love Actually 7.1

Love Actually

as The US President

2003
Armageddon 6.8

Armageddon

as Dan Truman

1998
Tombstone 7.6

Tombstone

as Johnny Tyler

1993
Indecent Proposal 6.4

Indecent Proposal

as Day Tripper

1993
The Gray Man 6.9

The Gray Man

as Fitzroy

2022
The Judge 7.3

The Judge

as Dwight Dickham

2014
Bound by Honor 8.2

Bound by Honor

as Lightning

1993
The Electric State 6.5

The Electric State

as Voice (uncredited)

2025
Eagle Eye 6.5

Eagle Eye

as Thomas Morgan

2008
Entourage 6.2

Entourage

as Larsen McCredle

2015
Bad Santa 6.6

Bad Santa

as Willie

2003
The Man Who Wasn't There 7.5

The Man Who Wasn't There

as Ed Crane

2001
A Simple Plan 7.2

A Simple Plan

as Jacob Mitchell

1998
Faster 6.4

Faster

as Cop

2010
Dead Man 7.3

Dead Man

as Big George Drakoulious

1995
Monster's Ball 6.8

Monster's Ball

as Hank Grotowski

2001
Sling Blade 7.5

Sling Blade

as Karl Childers

1996
Friday Night Lights 6.9

Friday Night Lights

as Coach Gary Gaines

2004
Intolerable Cruelty 6.0

Intolerable Cruelty

as Howard D. Doyle

2003
U Turn 6.6

U Turn

as Darrell

1997
Bad Santa 2 5.4

Bad Santa 2

as Willie Soke

2016
Bandits 6.3

Bandits

as Terry Lee Collins

2001
London Fields 5.1

London Fields

as Samson Young

2018
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 6.3

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

as General Hollanek

2016
The Alamo 5.8

The Alamo

as Davy Crockett

2004
One False Move 6.7

One False Move

as Ray Malcolm

1992
On Deadly Ground 5.2

On Deadly Ground

as Homer Carlton

1994
Into the Grizzly Maze 5.4

Into the Grizzly Maze

as Douglass

2015
Primary Colors 6.2

Primary Colors

as Richard Jemmons

1998
The Informers 4.7

The Informers

as William Sloan

2008
Cut Bank 5.8

Cut Bank

as Stan Steeley

2014
Bad News Bears 5.8

Bad News Bears

as Morris Buttermaker

2005
Pushing Tin 5.9

Pushing Tin

as Russell Bell

1999
Our Brand Is Crisis 5.9

Our Brand Is Crisis

as Pat Candy

2015
The Baytown Outlaws 6.0

The Baytown Outlaws

as Carlos

2012
Parkland 6.2

Parkland

as Forrest Sorrels

2013
The Astronaut Farmer 6.3

The Astronaut Farmer

as Charles Farmer

2007
The Ice Harvest 5.9

The Ice Harvest

as Vic

2005
Mr. Woodcock 5.1

Mr. Woodcock

as Jasper Woodcock

2007
A Million Little Pieces 6.2

A Million Little Pieces

as Leonard

2019
Waking Up in Reno 5.0

Waking Up in Reno

as Lonnie Earl Dodd

2002
Jayne Mansfield's Car 5.7

Jayne Mansfield's Car

as Skip Caldwell

2013
The Apostle 6.3

The Apostle

as Troublemaker

1997
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn 3.9

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

as Self

1998
The Badge 5.7

The Badge

as Sheriff Darl

2002
For the Boys 6.4

For the Boys

as Marine Sergeant, Korea

1991
21 Years: Richard Linklater 6.3

21 Years: Richard Linklater

as Self - Actor

2014
Going Overboard 2.3

Going Overboard

as Dave

1989
School for Scoundrels 5.5

School for Scoundrels

as Dr. P

2006
Untouchable 6.5

Untouchable

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Homegrown 5.5

Homegrown

as Jack Marsden

1998
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 7.2

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

as Other Voices (voice)

2004
Don't Look Back 5.2

Don't Look Back

as Marshall

1996
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead 6.7

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as Self - Actor / Director

2015
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night 7.7

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

as Self - Audience Member

1988
The Smell of Success 5.6

The Smell of Success

as Patrick

2011
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown 4.7

Chopper Chicks in Zombietown

as Tommy

1989
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun 5.0

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

as Rowdy Udall

1993
Levity 6.1

Levity

as Manuel Jordan

2003
Daddy and Them 5.3

Daddy and Them

as Claude Montgomery

2001
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery 7.6

CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery

as Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Father (voice)

2000
The Stars Fell on Henrietta 6.0

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

as Roy

1995
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation 6.5

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

as Self

2007
Out There 5.0

Out There

as Jailbird

1995
South of Heaven, West of Hell 4.6

South of Heaven, West of Hell

as Brig. Smalls

2000
Devil's Peak 5.5

Devil's Peak

as Charlie McNeely

2023
Nashville Rises 8.0

Nashville Rises

as Narrator

2011
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration 7.0

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

as Self

2000
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 8.0

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self

2004
Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart 9.0

Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart

as Narrator

2003
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties 6.2

Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties

as Self

2024
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed 5.4

Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed

as Self

2015
Floundering 4.8

Floundering

as Gun Clerk

1994
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars 5.3

The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

2020
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas 7.5

ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas

as Self

2019
Chrystal 5.6

Chrystal

as Joe

2004
The Dark Backward 5.7

The Dark Backward

as Patron at Sloppy's

1991
Trouble Bound 5.5

Trouble Bound

as Coldface

1993
Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales

Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales

as Self

2008
If These Walls Could Rock 6.0

If These Walls Could Rock

2025
Hunter's Blood 5.6

Hunter's Blood

as Billy Bob

1986
IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD

IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD

as Narrator

2016
The Winner 4.4

The Winner

as Jack

1996
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood 7.0

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

as Self

2005
2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season 9.2

2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season

as Narrator

2006
Grey Knight 4.7

Grey Knight

as Langston

1993
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man 5.0

Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

as Self

2020
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde 4.6

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

as Syd / Monk

1997
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

as Self

2020
Immediate Family 7.4

Immediate Family

as Self

2022
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

as Self

2008
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade 6.7

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

as Karl Childers

1994
Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”

Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”

as Self

2008
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories 8.0

Sport in America: Our Defining Stories

as Self

2013
The Last Real Cowboys 7.7

The Last Real Cowboys

as Tar

2000
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt

What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt

as Self

2016
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton 6.3

Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton

as Self

2012
NFL: Favre 4 Ever 8.0

NFL: Favre 4 Ever

as Narrator (voice)

2006
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern

Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern

2026
Hollywood.Con 3.6

Hollywood.Con

as Boxmaster

2021
Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman

Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman

as Self

2009
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"

Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"

as Self

2002
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures

Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures

2022
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

2011
Temple of Art

Temple of Art

as Self

2018
South of Reno 4.9

South of Reno

as Counterman

1988
The First Boys of Spring

The First Boys of Spring

2016
Dislecksia: The Movie

Dislecksia: The Movie

as Self

2011
2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film

2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film

as Narrator

2006
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm 6.2

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

as Self

2010

TV Shows 46

The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

2014
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2015
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)

2005
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 6.9

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

2005
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Real Time with Bill Maher 6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
King of the Hill 7.4

King of the Hill

as Boyce Hubert (voice)

1997
Fargo 8.3

Fargo

as Lorne Malvo

2014
Fargo 8.3

Fargo

as Narrator (voice)

2014
The Big Bang Theory 7.9

The Big Bang Theory

as Oliver Lorvis

2007
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

1992
Knots Landing 6.9

Knots Landing

as Timberman

1979
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Landman 8.2

Landman

as Tommy Norris

2024
Harley Quinn 8.3

Harley Quinn

as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)

2019
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as Pawnshop Clerk

1986
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
CatDog 7.1

CatDog

as CatDog's Father (voice)

1998
Goliath 7.6

Goliath

as Billy McBride

2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

2015
Today 5.6

Today

as Self

1952
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
Evening Shade 5.8

Evening Shade

as Alvin

1990
1883 8.3

1883

as Marshal Jim Courtright

2021
Classic Albums 7.7

Classic Albums

as Self

1997
Hearts Afire 7.6

Hearts Afire

as Billy Bob Davis

1992
The Early Show 6.2

The Early Show

as Self

1999
Norm Macdonald Live 8.1

Norm Macdonald Live

as Self

2013
CMT Music Awards 10.0

CMT Music Awards

as Self - Presenter

2002
This Morning 5.2

This Morning

as Self - Guest

1988
The Outsiders 7.6

The Outsiders

as Buck Merrill

1990
This Week in Baseball 9.0

This Week in Baseball

1977
VH1 Rock Honors 7.0

VH1 Rock Honors

2006
HypaSpace 5.0

HypaSpace

as Self

2002
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

1994
Celebrities Uncensored 4.9

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

2003

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