Billy Bob Thornton
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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
Credits
Armageddon (1998)
as Dan Truman
The Gray Man (2022)
as Fitzroy
Puss in Boots (2011)
as Jack (voice)
The Judge (2014)
as Dwight Dickham
Indecent Proposal (1993)
as Day Tripper
Bound by Honor (1993)
as Lightning
Tombstone (1993)
as Johnny Tyler
Love Actually (2003)
as The US President
The Electric State (2025)
as Voice (uncredited)
Eagle Eye (2008)
as Thomas Morgan
Bad Santa (2003)
as Willie
Parkland (2013)
as Forrest Sorrels
U Turn (1997)
as Darrell
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
as Howard D. Doyle
Faster (2010)
as Cop
A Simple Plan (1998)
as Jacob Mitchell
Entourage (2015)
as Larsen McCredle
The Alamo (2004)
as Davy Crockett
Monster's Ball (2001)
as Hank Grotowski
The Informers (2008)
as William Sloan
Bad News Bears (2005)
as Morris Buttermaker
Bandits (2001)
as Terry Lee Collins
Bad Santa 2 (2016)
as Willie Soke
The Badge (2002)
as Sheriff Darl
Dead Man (1995)
as Big George Drakoulious
London Fields (2018)
as Samson Young
Pushing Tin (1999)
as Russell Bell
On Deadly Ground (1994)
as Homer Carlton
Sling Blade (1996)
as Karl Childers
Friday Night Lights (2004)
as Coach Gary Gaines
Primary Colors (1998)
as Richard Jemmons
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
as Ed Crane
Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)
as Douglass
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
as General Hollanek
Mr. Woodcock (2007)
as Jasper Woodcock
Cut Bank (2014)
as Stan Steeley
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
as Pat Candy
Untouchable (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Homegrown (1998)
as Jack Marsden
The Baytown Outlaws (2012)
as Carlos
For the Boys (1991)
as Marine Sergeant, Korea
The Apostle (1997)
as Troublemaker
The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
as Charles Farmer
The Ice Harvest (2005)
as Vic
Levity (2003)
as Manuel Jordan
One False Move (1992)
as Ray Malcolm
School for Scoundrels (2006)
as Dr. P
Out There (1995)
as Jailbird
Devil's Peak (2023)
as Charlie McNeely
Going Overboard (1989)
as Dave
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
as Self
Daddy and Them (2001)
as Claude Montgomery
Chrystal (2004)
as Joe
South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
as Brig. Smalls
A Million Little Pieces (2019)
as Leonard
Waking Up in Reno (2002)
as Lonnie Earl Dodd
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
as Self
The Winner (1996)
as Jack
Trouble Bound (1993)
as Coldface
Floundering (1994)
as Gun Clerk
Grey Knight (1993)
as Langston
Hunter's Blood (1986)
as Billy Bob
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
as Other Voices (voice)
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988)
as Self - Audience Member
Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013)
as Skip Caldwell
Don't Look Back (1996)
as Marshall
ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas (2019)
as Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
as Self - Actor / Director
The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
as Roy
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties (2024)
as Self
South of Reno (1988)
as Counterman
Temple of Art (2018)
as Self
Immediate Family (2022)
as Self
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who (2008)
as Self
21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)
as Self - Actor
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood (2005)
as Self
If These Walls Could Rock (2025)
Actor
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1997)
as Syd / Monk
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000)
as Self
The Dark Backward (1991)
as Patron at Sloppy's
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)
as Karl Childers
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1989)
as Tommy
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery (2000)
as Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man (2020)
as Self
The Smell of Success (2011)
as Patrick
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine (2020)
as Self
Somedays (—)
Actor
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993)
as Rowdy Udall
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars (2020)
Actor
Hollywood.Con (2021)
as Boxmaster
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland (2011)
Actor
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern (2026)
Actor
Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales (2008)
as Self
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories (2013)
as Self
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton (2012)
as Self
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed (2015)
as Self
Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart (2003)
as Narrator
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt (2016)
as Self
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation (2007)
as Self
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There" (2002)
as Self
The Last Real Cowboys (2000)
as Tar
Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock” (2008)
as Self
IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD (2016)
as Narrator
NFL: Favre 4 Ever (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film (2006)
as Narrator
Nashville Rises (2011)
as Narrator
The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Actor
Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman (2009)
as Self
Dislecksia: The Movie (2011)
as Self
2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season (2006)
as Narrator
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures (2022)
Actor
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (2010)
as Self