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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-08-04 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

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.

Known For

Acting

2024

Landman as Tommy Norris

2023

Devil's Peak as Charlie McNeely

2022

The Gray Man as Fitzroy

2021

Hollywood.Con as Boxmaster
1883 as Marshal Jim Courtright

2020

2019

Untouchable as Himself (archive footage)
Harley Quinn as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)

2018

London Fields as Samson Young

2016

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot as General Hollanek
Bad Santa 2 as Willie Soke
Goliath as Billy McBride

2015

Entourage as Larsen McCredle
Our Brand Is Crisis as Pat Candy

2014

Cut Bank as Stan Steeley
The Judge as Dwight Dickham
Fargo as Lorne Malvo
Fargo as Narrator (voice)

2013

Jayne Mansfield's Car as Skip Caldwell
Parkland as Forrest Sorrels

2012

2011

Nashville Rises as narration
Puss in Boots as Jack (voice)

2010

Faster as Cop

2009

2008

Eagle Eye as Thomas Morgan
The Informers as William Sloan

2007

The Astronaut Farmer as Charles Farmer
Mr. Woodcock as Jasper Woodcock
The Big Bang Theory as Oliver Lorvis

2006

2005

Bad News Bears as Morris Buttermaker
American Dad! as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)

2004

The Alamo as Davy Crockett
Chrystal as Joe
Friday Night Lights as Coach Gary Gaines

2003

Bad Santa as Willie
Levity as Manuel Jordan
Intolerable Cruelty as Howard D. Doyle
Love Actually as The US President

2002

The Badge as Sheriff Darl
Waking Up in Reno as Lonnie Earl Dodd
HypaSpace as Self

2001

Monster's Ball as Hank Grotowski
Bandits as Terry Lee Collins
Daddy and Them as Claude Montgomery

2000

CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery as Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)

1999

Pushing Tin as Russell Bell

1998

Armageddon as Dan Truman
A Simple Plan as Jacob Mitchell
Primary Colors as Richard Jemmons
Homegrown as Jack Marsden
CatDog as Father (voice)

1997

U Turn as Darrell
The Apostle as Troublemaker
The View as Self
King of the Hill as Boyce Hubert (voice)

1996

Sling Blade as Karl Childers
Don't Look Back as Marshall
The Winner as Jack

1995

Out There as Jailbird
Dead Man as Big George Drakoulious

1994

On Deadly Ground as Homer Carlton
Floundering as Gun Clerk

1993

Indecent Proposal as Day Tripper
Tombstone as Johnny Tyler
Bound by Honor as Lightning
Grey Knight as Langston
Trouble Bound as Coldface

1992

Hearts Afire as Billy Bob Davis

1991

One False Move as Ray Malcolm
The Dark Backward as Patron at Sloppy's
For the Boys as Marine Sergeant, Korea

1990

The Outsiders as Buck Merrill

1989

1988

South of Reno as Counterman
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
This Morning as Self

1986

Hunter's Blood as Billy Bob

1979

Knots Landing as Timberman

1977

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1953

The Oscars as Self

1952

Today as Self

Writing

2013

Jayne Mansfield's Car as Screenplay

2001

Daddy and Them as Writer
Camouflage as Story
Camouflage as Screenplay

2000

The Gift as Screenplay

1996

Sling Blade as Screenplay
Sling Blade as Theatre Play
A Family Thing as Writer
Don't Look Back as Writer

1991

One False Move as Writer

Directing

2016

Goliath as Director

2013

2011

The King of Luck as Director

2001

Daddy and Them as Director

2000

1996

Sling Blade as Director

Crew

Production

2000