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