Billy Bob Thornton
Born
August 4, 1955 (age 70)
Birthplace
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

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 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

Devil's Peak
Devil's Peak
2023 ★ 5.5
Charlie McNeely
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
2022
The Gray Man
The Gray Man
2022 ★ 6.9
Fitzroy
Hollywood.Con
Hollywood.Con
2021 ★ 3.6
Boxmaster
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020 ★ 5.0
A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces
2019 ★ 6.1
Leonard
London Fields
London Fields
2018 ★ 5.0
Samson Young
Bad Santa 2
Bad Santa 2
2016 ★ 5.4
Willie Soke
The First Boys of Spring
The First Boys of Spring
2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016 ★ 6.3
General Hollanek
Our Brand Is Crisis
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015 ★ 5.9
Pat Candy
Entourage
Entourage
2015 ★ 6.3
Larsen McCredle
Into the Grizzly Maze
Into the Grizzly Maze
2015 ★ 5.4
Douglass
The Judge
The Judge
2014 ★ 7.3
Dwight Dickham
Cut Bank
Cut Bank
2014 ★ 5.8
Stan Steeley
Parkland
Parkland
2013 ★ 6.2
Forrest Sorrels
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Jayne Mansfield's Car
2013 ★ 5.7
Skip Caldwell
The Baytown Outlaws
The Baytown Outlaws
2012 ★ 6.0
Carlos
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots
2011 ★ 6.6
Jack (voice)
The Smell of Success
The Smell of Success
2011 ★ 5.6
Patrick
Nashville Rises
Nashville Rises
2011 ★ 8.0
narration
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011
Faster
Faster
2010 ★ 6.4
Cop
The Informers
The Informers
2008 ★ 4.8
William Sloan
Eagle Eye
Eagle Eye
2008 ★ 6.5
Thomas Morgan
Mr. Woodcock
Mr. Woodcock
2007 ★ 5.0
Jasper Woodcock
The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer
2007 ★ 6.2
Charles Farmer
2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season
2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season
2006 ★ 9.2
Narrator
2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film
2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film
2006
Narrator
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
2006 ★ 8.0
Voice
School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels
2006 ★ 5.5
Dr. P
The Ice Harvest
The Ice Harvest
2005 ★ 5.9
Vic
Bad News Bears
Bad News Bears
2005 ★ 5.8
Morris Buttermaker
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
2004 ★ 6.9
Coach Gary Gaines
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004 ★ 7.1
Other Voices (voice)
The Alamo
The Alamo
2004 ★ 5.8
Davy Crockett
Chrystal
Chrystal
2004 ★ 5.7
Joe
Bad Santa
Bad Santa
2003 ★ 6.5
Willie
Intolerable Cruelty
Intolerable Cruelty
2003 ★ 5.9
Howard D. Doyle
Love Actually
Love Actually
2003 ★ 7.1
The US President
(Inside Out): Warren Zevon
(Inside Out): Warren Zevon
2003 ★ 10.0
Narrator
Levity
Levity
2003 ★ 6.1
Manuel Jordan
Waking Up in Reno
Waking Up in Reno
2002 ★ 5.0
Lonnie Earl Dodd
The Badge
The Badge
2002 ★ 5.7
Sheriff Darl
Monster's Ball
Monster's Ball
2001 ★ 6.8
Hank Grotowski
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001 ★ 7.5
Ed Crane
Daddy and Them
Daddy and Them
2001 ★ 5.3
Claude Montgomery
Bandits
Bandits
2001 ★ 6.3
Terry Lee Collins
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
2000 ★ 7.7
Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)
The Last Real Cowboys
The Last Real Cowboys
2000 ★ 7.0
Tar
South of Heaven, West of Hell
South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000 ★ 4.8
Brig. Smalls
Pushing Tin
Pushing Tin
1999 ★ 5.9
Russell Bell
A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan
1998 ★ 7.2
Jacob Mitchell
Armageddon
Armageddon
1998 ★ 6.8
Dan Truman
Homegrown
Homegrown
1998 ★ 5.6
Jack Marsden
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 ★ 6.3
Richard Jemmons
The Apostle
The Apostle
1997 ★ 6.3
Troublemaker
U Turn
U Turn
1997 ★ 6.6
Darrell
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
1997 ★ 4.5
Syd / Monk
The Winner
The Winner
1996 ★ 4.3
Jack
Sling Blade
Sling Blade
1996 ★ 7.5
Karl Childers
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1996 ★ 4.6
Marshall
Dead Man
Dead Man
1995 ★ 7.3
Big George Drakoulious
Out There
Out There
1995 ★ 4.8
Jailbird
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995 ★ 6.1
Roy
Floundering
Floundering
1994 ★ 4.9
Gun Clerk
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
1994 ★ 6.6
Karl Childers
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground
1994 ★ 5.2
Homer Carlton
Tombstone
Tombstone
1993 ★ 7.6
Johnny Tyler
Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal
1993 ★ 6.4
Day Tripper
Grey Knight
Grey Knight
1993 ★ 4.7
Langston
Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor
1993 ★ 8.1
Lightning
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993 ★ 1.0
Rowdy Udall
Trouble Bound
Trouble Bound
1993 ★ 5.9
Coldface
For the Boys
For the Boys
1991 ★ 6.2
Marine Sergeant, Korea
One False Move
One False Move
1991 ★ 6.6
Ray Malcolm
The Dark Backward
The Dark Backward
1991 ★ 5.6
Patron at Sloppy's
Going Overboard
Going Overboard
1989 ★ 2.3
Dave
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
1989 ★ 4.3
Tommy
South of Reno
South of Reno
1988 ★ 4.3
Counterman
Hunter's Blood
Hunter's Blood
1986 ★ 5.5
Billy Bob

TV Series