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