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