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Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

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 Armag

Born

Aug 04, 1955

Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

111 acting

22 crew

Popularity

3.0

Known For

Armageddon
Armageddon
1998 as Dan Truman
★ 6.8
Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal
1993 as Day Tripper
★ 6.4
Tombstone
Tombstone
1993 as Johnny Tyler
★ 7.6
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots
2011 as Jack (voice)
★ 6.6
The Gray Man
The Gray Man
2022 as Fitzroy
★ 6.9
Love Actually
Love Actually
2003 as The US President
★ 7.1
The Electric State
The Electric State
2025 as Voice (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor
1993 as Lightning
★ 8.2
Eagle Eye
Eagle Eye
2008 as Thomas Morgan
★ 6.5
The Judge
The Judge
2014 as Dwight Dickham
★ 7.3
Parkland
Parkland
2013 as Forrest Sorrels
★ 6.3
Entourage
Entourage
2015 as Larsen McCredle
★ 6.2
Faster
Faster
2010 as Cop
★ 6.4
Bandits
Bandits
2001 as Terry Lee Collins
★ 6.3
The Alamo
The Alamo
2004 as Davy Crockett
★ 5.8
Monster's Ball
Monster's Ball
2001 as Hank Grotowski
★ 6.8
Bad Santa
Bad Santa
2003 as Willie
★ 6.6
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground
1994 as Homer Carlton
★ 5.2
The Informers
The Informers
2008 as William Sloan
★ 4.8
U Turn
U Turn
1997 as Darrell
★ 6.6
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001 as Ed Crane
★ 7.5
Dead Man
Dead Man
1995 as Big George Drakoulious
★ 7.3
A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan
1998 as Jacob Mitchell
★ 7.2
Intolerable Cruelty
Intolerable Cruelty
2003 as Howard D. Doyle
★ 6.0
Sling Blade
Sling Blade
1996 as Karl Childers
★ 7.5
Our Brand Is Crisis
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015 as Pat Candy
★ 5.9
Pushing Tin
Pushing Tin
1999 as Russell Bell
★ 5.9
Bad News Bears
Bad News Bears
2005 as Morris Buttermaker
★ 5.9
Into the Grizzly Maze
Into the Grizzly Maze
2015 as Douglass
★ 5.4
Bad Santa 2
Bad Santa 2
2016 as Willie Soke
★ 5.4
London Fields
London Fields
2018 as Samson Young
★ 5.1
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016 as General Hollanek
★ 6.3
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 as Richard Jemmons
★ 6.3
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
2004 as Coach Gary Gaines
★ 6.9
The Badge
The Badge
2002 as Sheriff Darl
★ 5.7
The Baytown Outlaws
The Baytown Outlaws
2012 as Carlos
★ 6.0
School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels
2006 as Dr. P
★ 5.5
Mr. Woodcock
Mr. Woodcock
2007 as Jasper Woodcock
★ 5.1
Cut Bank
Cut Bank
2014 as Stan Steeley
★ 5.8
Floundering
Floundering
1994 as Gun Clerk
★ 5.0
A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces
2019 as Leonard
★ 6.2
The Apostle
The Apostle
1997 as Troublemaker
★ 6.3
Waking Up in Reno
Waking Up in Reno
2002 as Lonnie Earl Dodd
★ 5.0
Going Overboard
Going Overboard
1989 as Dave
★ 2.3
The Ice Harvest
The Ice Harvest
2005 as Vic
★ 5.9
Homegrown
Homegrown
1998 as Jack Marsden
★ 5.6
For the Boys
For the Boys
1991 as Marine Sergeant, Korea
★ 6.4
The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer
2007 as Charles Farmer
★ 6.3
Daddy and Them
Daddy and Them
2001 as Claude Montgomery
★ 5.4
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
★ 7.2
South of Heaven, West of Hell
South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000 as Brig. Smalls
★ 5.0
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
2000 as Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)
★ 7.8
The Dark Backward
The Dark Backward
1991 as Patron at Sloppy's
★ 5.7
Out There
Out There
1995 as Jailbird
★ 4.9
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988 as Self - Audience Member
★ 7.6
One False Move
One False Move
1992 as Ray Malcolm
★ 6.6
21 Years: Richard Linklater
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014 as Self - Actor
★ 6.3
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
★ 7.0
Levity
Levity
2003 as Manuel Jordan
★ 6.1
Grey Knight
Grey Knight
1993 as Langston
★ 5.1
Trouble Bound
Trouble Bound
1993 as Coldface
★ 6.0
Untouchable
Untouchable
2019 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
The Winner
The Winner
1996 as Jack
★ 4.6
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Jayne Mansfield's Car
2013 as Skip Caldwell
★ 5.7
Devil's Peak
Devil's Peak
2023 as Charlie McNeely
★ 5.5
Chrystal
Chrystal
2004 as Joe
★ 5.8
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 as Self - Actor / Director
★ 6.7
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
★ 6.2
The Smell of Success
The Smell of Success
2011 as Patrick
★ 5.6
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
★ 4.6
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1996 as Marshall
★ 5.2
Hunter's Blood
Hunter's Blood
1986 as Billy Bob
★ 5.6
Nashville Rises
Nashville Rises
2011 as Narrator
★ 8.0
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
1994 as Karl Childers
★ 6.7
Immediate Family
Immediate Family
2022 as Self
★ 7.4
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
1997 as Syd / Monk
★ 4.9
Hollywood.Con
Hollywood.Con
2021 as Boxmaster
★ 3.6
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
★ 5.0
South of Reno
South of Reno
1988 as Counterman
★ 4.9
Temple of Art
Temple of Art
2018 as Self
The Last Real Cowboys
The Last Real Cowboys
2000 as Tar
★ 7.7
Dislecksia: The Movie
Dislecksia: The Movie
2011 as Self
movie
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
2006 as Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart
★ 9.0