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