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.
Movies
Armageddon
Dan Truman
Monster's Ball
Hank Grotowski
The Badge
Sheriff Darl
Bad Santa
Willie
U Turn
Darrell
A Simple Plan
Jacob Mitchell
The Apostle
Troublemaker
Bandits
Terry Lee Collins
The Alamo
Davy Crockett
The Man Who Wasn't There
Ed Crane
Indecent Proposal
Day Tripper
The Astronaut Farmer
Charles Farmer
One False Move
Ray Malcolm
Levity
Manuel Jordan
Waking Up in Reno
Lonnie Earl Dodd
Intolerable Cruelty
Howard D. Doyle
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Brig. Smalls
Tombstone
Johnny Tyler
The Ice Harvest
Vic
Sling Blade
Karl Childers
Primary Colors
Richard Jemmons
Pushing Tin
Russell Bell
On Deadly Ground
Homer Carlton
Chrystal
Joe
Bound by Honor
Lightning
Daddy and Them
Claude Montgomery
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
Tommy
Eagle Eye
Thomas Morgan
School for Scoundrels
Dr. P
Mr. Woodcock
Jasper Woodcock
Bad News Bears
Morris Buttermaker
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Karl Childers
Friday Night Lights
Coach Gary Gaines
Faster
Cop
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
Syd / Monk
The Smell of Success
Patrick
The Informers
William
Grey Knight
Langston
Don't Look Back
Marshall
The Baytown Outlaws
Carlos
Trouble Bound
Coldface
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Skip Caldwell
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Himself
The Winner
Jack
Parkland
Forrest Sorrels
London Fields
Samson Young
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self
The Judge
Dwight Dickham
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Roy
(Inside Out): Warren Zevon
Narrator
Into the Grizzly Maze
Douglass
Cut Bank
Stan Steeley
Entourage
Larsen McCredle
Our Brand Is Crisis
Pat Candy
Going Overboard
Dave
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)
Bad Santa 2
Willie Soke
Out There
Jailbird
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Self / Actor / Director
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
General Hollanek
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Dead Man
Big George Drakoulious
Puss in Boots
Jack (voice)
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
Hunter's Blood
Billy Bob
Homegrown
Jack Marsden
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
Himself
Ramble At The Ryman
Himself
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Self
South of Reno
Counterman
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
Voice
A Million Little Pieces
Leonard
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed: Live In Austin
Himself
ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
Self
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Self
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film
Narrator
The Dark Backward
Patron at Sloppy's
The Last Real Cowboys
Tar
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Self
The Gray Man
Fitzroy
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
Hollywood.Con
Boxmaster
For the Boys
Marine Sergeant, Korea
Untouchable
Himself (archive footage)
Dislecksia: The Movie
Himself
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Self
Devil's Peak
Charlie McNeely
Nashville Rises
narration
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Himself
Floundering
Gun Clerk
The First Boys of Spring
The Electric State
Love Actually
The US President
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Self - Audience Member
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Rowdy Udall
Temple of Art
Self
Immediate Family
Shows
Today
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Daily Show
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Knots Landing
Hearts Afire
Billy Bob Davis
The Early Show
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Oscars
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Matlock
The View
Self
HypaSpace
Self
This Week in Baseball
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
VH1 Rock Honors
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Fargo
Lorne Malvo
The Big Bang Theory
Oliver Lorvis
Goliath
Billy McBride
Fargo
Narrator (voice)
American Dad!
Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
The Outsiders
Buck Merrill
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Landman
Tommy Norris
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Harley Quinn
Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
1883
Marshal Jim Courtright
Classic Albums
Self
King of the Hill
Boyce Hubert (voice)
Norm Macdonald Live
Self
CatDog
Father (voice)