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