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Billy Bob Thornton
Actor

Billy Bob Thornton

4 Aug 1955Born
71Age
106Credits
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USABirthplace

Biography

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

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 106 credits.

  1. TBASomedaysFilm
  2. 2026Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce DernFilm
  3. 2025If These Walls Could RockFilm
  4. 2025The Electric StateFilm: Voice (uncredited)
  5. 2024LandmanSeries: Tommy Norris (20 episodes)
  6. 2023Devil's PeakFilm: Charlie McNeely
  7. 2022Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The VenturesFilm
  8. 2022The Gray ManFilm: Fitzroy
  9. 20211883Series: Marshal Jim Courtright (1 episode)
  10. 2021Hollywood.ConFilm: Boxmaster
  11. 2020The Ventures: Stars on GuitarsFilm
  12. 2019Harley QuinnSeries: Billy Bob Thornton (voice) (1 episode)
  13. 2019A Million Little PiecesFilm: Leonard
  14. 2018London FieldsFilm: Samson Young
  15. 2016Bad Santa 2Film: Willie Soke
  16. 2016GoliathSeries: Billy McBride, Director (32 episodes)
  17. 2016IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSDFilm: Narrator
  18. 2016The First Boys of SpringFilm
  19. 2016Whiskey Tango FoxtrotFilm: General Hollanek
  20. 2015Our Brand Is CrisisFilm: Pat Candy
  21. 2015EntourageFilm: Larsen McCredle
  22. 2015Into the Grizzly MazeFilm: Douglass
  23. 2014The JudgeFilm: Dwight Dickham
  24. 2014Cut BankFilm: Stan Steeley
  25. 2014FargoSeries: Lorne Malvo, Narrator (voice) (10 episodes)
  26. 2013ParklandFilm: Forrest Sorrels
  27. 2013Jayne Mansfield's CarFilm: Skip Caldwell, Director, Screenplay
  28. 2012The Baytown OutlawsFilm: Carlos
  29. 2011Puss in BootsFilm: Jack (voice)
  30. 2011The Smell of SuccessFilm: Patrick
  31. 2011The King of LuckFilm: Director
  32. 2011Nashville RisesFilm: Narrator
  33. 2011Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing MulhollandFilm
  34. 2010FasterFilm: Cop
  35. 2008The InformersFilm: William Sloan
  36. 2008Eagle EyeFilm: Thomas Morgan
  37. 2007The Big Bang TheorySeries: Oliver Lorvis (1 episode)
  38. 2007Mr. WoodcockFilm: Jasper Woodcock
  39. 2007The Astronaut FarmerFilm: Charles Farmer
  40. 20062006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship SeasonFilm: Narrator
  41. 20062006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series FilmFilm: Narrator
  42. 2006NFL: Favre 4 EverFilm: Narrator (voice)
  43. 2006School for ScoundrelsFilm: Dr. P
  44. 2005The Ice HarvestFilm: Vic
  45. 2005Bad News BearsFilm: Morris Buttermaker
  46. 2005American Dad!Series: Billy Bob Thornton (voice) (1 episode)
  47. 2004Friday Night LightsFilm: Coach Gary Gaines
  48. 2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonFilm: Other Voices (voice)
  49. 2004The AlamoFilm: Davy Crockett
  50. 2004ChrystalFilm: Joe
  51. 2003Bad SantaFilm: Willie
  52. 2003Intolerable CrueltyFilm: Howard D. Doyle
  53. 2003Love ActuallyFilm: The US President
  54. 2003Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your HeartFilm: Narrator
  55. 2003LevityFilm: Manuel Jordan
  56. 2002Waking Up in RenoFilm: Lonnie Earl Dodd
  57. 2002Widespread Panic: Panic In the StreetsFilm: Director
  58. 2002The BadgeFilm: Sheriff Darl
  59. 2001Monster's BallFilm: Hank Grotowski
  60. 2001The Man Who Wasn't ThereFilm: Ed Crane
  61. 2001Daddy and ThemFilm: Claude Montgomery, Director, Writer
  62. 2001BanditsFilm: Terry Lee Collins
  63. 2001CamouflageFilm: Screenplay
  64. 2000The GiftFilm: Screenplay
  65. 2000All the Pretty HorsesFilm: Director
  66. 2000CatDog and the Great Parent MysteryFilm: Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)
  67. 2000The Last Real CowboysFilm: Tar
  68. 2000South of Heaven, West of HellFilm: Brig. Smalls
  69. 1999Pushing TinFilm: Russell Bell
  70. 1998A Simple PlanFilm: Jacob Mitchell
  71. 1998ArmageddonFilm: Dan Truman
  72. 1998HomegrownFilm: Jack Marsden
  73. 1998CatDogSeries: CatDog's Father (voice) (1 episode)
  74. 1998Primary ColorsFilm: Richard Jemmons
  75. 1997The ApostleFilm: Troublemaker
  76. 1997U TurnFilm: Darrell
  77. 1997A Gun, a Car, a BlondeFilm: Syd / Monk
  78. 1997King of the HillSeries: Boyce Hubert (voice) (1 episode)
  79. 1996The WinnerFilm: Jack
  80. 1996Sling BladeFilm: Karl Childers, Director, Screenplay

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