Billy Bob Thornton
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.
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Movies (38)
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
as Self
2024
Devil's Peak
as Charlie McNeely
2023
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
2022
Immediate Family
as Self
2022
Help Her Live
Thanks (Crew)
2022
The Gray Man
as Fitzroy
2022
Hollywood.Con
as Boxmaster
2021
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
as Self
2020
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
as Self
2020
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
A Million Little Pieces
as Leonard
2019
Untouchable
as Self (archive footage)
2019
ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
as Self
2019
Temple of Art
as Self
2018
London Fields
as Samson Young
2018
Bad Santa 2
as Willie Soke
2016
The First Boys of Spring
2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as General Hollanek
2016
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
as Self
2016
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed
as Self
2015
Our Brand Is Crisis
as Pat Candy
2015
Entourage
as Larsen McCredle
2015
Into the Grizzly Maze
as Douglass
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor / Director
2015
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Actor
2014
The Judge
as Dwight Dickham
2014
Cut Bank
as Stan Steeley
2014
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
as Self
2013
Parkland
as Forrest Sorrels
2013
Jayne Mansfield's Car
as Skip Caldwell
2013
The Baytown Outlaws
as Carlos
2012
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
as Self
2012
Puss in Boots
as Jack (voice)
2011
Dislecksia: The Movie
as Self
2011
The Smell of Success
as Patrick
2011
The King of Luck
Director (Directing)
2011
Nashville Rises
as narration
2011
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011
TV Shows (12)
Landman
as Tommy Norris
2024
1883
as Marshal Jim Courtright
2021
Harley Quinn
as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Goliath
as Billy McBride
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Fargo
as Lorne Malvo
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
Norm Macdonald Live
as Self
2013