Billy Bob Thornton
Acting
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
Acting154
movieThe Electric State
2025
Voice (uncredited)
tvLandman
2024
Tommy Norris
movieDevil's Peak
2023
Charlie McNeely
movieThe Gray Man
2022
Fitzroy
tv1883
2021
Marshal Jim Courtright
movieHollywood.Con
2021
Boxmaster
tvHarley Quinn
2019
Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self - Guest
movieUntouchable
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieLondon Fields
2018
Samson Young
movieBad Santa 2
2016
Willie Soke
tvGoliath
2016
Billy McBride
movieWhiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
General Hollanek
movieOur Brand Is Crisis
2015
Pat Candy
movieEntourage
2015
Larsen McCredle
movieInto the Grizzly Maze
2015
Douglass
movieDrunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Self - Actor / Director
movie21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
Self - Actor
movieThe Judge
2014
Dwight Dickham
movieCut Bank
2014
Stan Steeley
tvFargo
2014
Lorne Malvo / Narrator (voice)
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self / Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieParkland
2013
Forrest Sorrels
movieJayne Mansfield's Car
2013
Skip Caldwell
moviePuss in Boots
2011
Jack (voice)
movieNashville Rises
2011
Narrator
movieThe Informers
2008
William Sloan
movieEagle Eye
2008
Thomas Morgan
tvThe Big Bang Theory
2007
Oliver Lorvis
movieMr. Woodcock
2007
Jasper Woodcock
movieThe Astronaut Farmer
2007
Charles Farmer
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieBad News Bears
2005
Morris Buttermaker
tvAmerican Dad!
2005
Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
movieFriday Night Lights
2004
Coach Gary Gaines
movieUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
Other Voices (voice)
movieThe Alamo
2004
Davy Crockett
movieBad Santa
2003
Willie
movieIntolerable Cruelty
2003
Howard D. Doyle
movieLove Actually
2003
The US President
movieLevity
2003
Manuel Jordan
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
movieWaking Up in Reno
2002
Lonnie Earl Dodd
movieThe Badge
2002
Sheriff Darl
tvCMT Music Awards
2002
Self - Presenter
movieMonster's Ball
2001
Hank Grotowski
movieDaddy and Them
2001
Claude Montgomery
movieBandits
2001
Terry Lee Collins
movieCatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
2000
Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)
movieSouth of Heaven, West of Hell
2000
Brig. Smalls
moviePushing Tin
1999
Russell Bell
movieA Simple Plan
1998
Jacob Mitchell
movieArmageddon
1998
Dan Truman
movieHomegrown
1998
Jack Marsden
tvCatDog
1998
CatDog's Father (voice)
moviePrimary Colors
1998
Richard Jemmons
movieThe Apostle
1997
Troublemaker
movieU Turn
1997
Darrell
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieA Gun, a Car, a Blonde
1997
Syd / Monk
tvKing of the Hill
1997
Boyce Hubert (voice)
movieSling Blade
1996
Karl Childers
movieDon't Look Back
1996
Marshall
movieDead Man
1995
Big George Drakoulious
movieOut There
1995
Jailbird
movieFloundering
1994
Gun Clerk
movieSome Folks Call It a Sling Blade
1994
Karl Childers
movieOn Deadly Ground
1994
Homer Carlton
movieTombstone
1993
Johnny Tyler
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieIndecent Proposal
1993
Day Tripper
movieGrey Knight
1993
Langston
movieBound by Honor
1993
Lightning
movieTrouble Bound
1993
Coldface
tvHearts Afire
1992
Billy Bob Davis
movieOne False Move
1992
Ray Malcolm
movieFor the Boys
1991
Marine Sergeant, Korea
movieThe Dark Backward
1991
Patron at Sloppy's
tvEvening Shade
1990
Alvin
tvThe Outsiders
1990
Buck Merrill
tvThis Morning
1988
Self - Guest
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
movieSouth of Reno
1988
Counterman
movieRoy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988
Self - Audience Member
movieHunter's Blood
1986
Billy Bob
tvMatlock
1986
Pawnshop Clerk
tvKnots Landing
1979
Timberman
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvToday
1952
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Writing10
movieJayne Mansfield's Car
2013
Screenplay
movieDaddy and Them
2001
Writer
movieCamouflage
2001
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Gift
2000
Screenplay
movieSling Blade
1996
Screenplay, Theatre Play
movieDon't Look Back
1996
Writer, Story
movieA Family Thing
1996
Writer
movieOne False Move
1992
Writer
Directing7
tvGoliath
2016
Director
movieJayne Mansfield's Car
2013
Director
movieThe King of Luck
2011
Director
movieDaddy and Them
2001
Director
movieAll the Pretty Horses
2000
Director
movieSling Blade
1996
Director
Crew2
Production2
tvLandman
2024
Executive Producer
movieAll the Pretty Horses
2000
Producer