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