Billy Bob Thornton
Known for Acting · 154 credits
- Born
- 1955-08-04 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
- Also known as
- Reginald Perry
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
TV Shows (42)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
King of the Hill
1997
as Boyce Hubert (voice)
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Fargo
2014
as Lorne Malvo / Narrator (voice)
Landman
2024
as Tommy Norris
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
The View
1997
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
The Big Bang Theory
2007
as Oliver Lorvis
Knots Landing
1979
as Timberman
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Goliath
2016
as Billy McBride
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Matlock
1986
as Pawnshop Clerk
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Harley Quinn
2019
as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
Today
1952
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
1883
2021
as Marshal Jim Courtright
Classic Albums
1997
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
CatDog
1998
as CatDog's Father (voice)
Evening Shade
1990
as Alvin
Hearts Afire
1992
as Billy Bob Davis
The Early Show
1999
as Self
The Outsiders
1990
as Buck Merrill
CMT Music Awards
2002
as Self - Presenter
This Morning
1988
as Self - Guest
Norm Macdonald Live
2013
as Self
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
This Week in Baseball
1977
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Movies (112)
Puss in Boots
2011
as Jack (voice)
Armageddon
1998
as Dan Truman
Bound by Honor
1993
as Lightning
The Electric State
2025
as Voice (uncredited)
The Gray Man
2022
as Fitzroy
The Judge
2014
as Dwight Dickham
Love Actually
2003
as The US President
Tombstone
1993
as Johnny Tyler
Indecent Proposal
1993
as Day Tripper
Eagle Eye
2008
as Thomas Morgan
Entourage
2015
as Larsen McCredle
Bad News Bears
2005
as Morris Buttermaker
Faster
2010
as Cop
Parkland
2013
as Forrest Sorrels
Bad Santa
2003
as Willie
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
as General Hollanek
Monster's Ball
2001
as Hank Grotowski
Nashville Rises
2011
as Narrator
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
as Ed Crane
On Deadly Ground
1994
as Homer Carlton
Bandits
2001
as Terry Lee Collins
Into the Grizzly Maze
2015
as Douglass
Dead Man
1995
as Big George Drakoulious
London Fields
2018
as Samson Young
U Turn
1997
as Darrell
School for Scoundrels
2006
as Dr. P
The Informers
2008
as William Sloan
Friday Night Lights
2004
as Coach Gary Gaines
A Simple Plan
1998
as Jacob Mitchell
A Million Little Pieces
2019
as Leonard
Bad Santa 2
2016
as Willie Soke
Cut Bank
2014
as Stan Steeley
The Baytown Outlaws
2012
as Carlos
The Alamo
2004
as Davy Crockett
Untouchable
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Pushing Tin
1999
as Russell Bell
Jayne Mansfield's Car
2013
as Skip Caldwell
Mr. Woodcock
2007
as Jasper Woodcock
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015
as Pat Candy
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
as Charles Farmer
One False Move
1992
as Ray Malcolm
Devil's Peak
2023
as Charlie McNeely
Primary Colors
1998
as Richard Jemmons
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
2006
as Narrator (voice)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
as Self
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed
2015
as Self
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
2005
as Self
The Ice Harvest
2005
as Vic
Waking Up in Reno
2002
as Lonnie Earl Dodd
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
as Self - Actor / Director
Hunter's Blood
1986
as Billy Bob
The Last Real Cowboys
2000
as Tar
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
as Howard D. Doyle
Going Overboard
1989
as Dave
Hollywood.Con
2021
as Boxmaster
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
The Badge
2002
as Sheriff Darl
Don't Look Back
1996
as Marshall
Sling Blade
1996
as Karl Childers
Somedays
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actor
Daddy and Them
2001
as Claude Montgomery
For the Boys
1991
as Marine Sergeant, Korea
Homegrown
1998
as Jack Marsden
The Winner
1996
as Jack
IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD
2016
as Narrator
The Smell of Success
2011
as Patrick
Trouble Bound
1993
as Coldface
Levity
2003
as Manuel Jordan
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008
as Self
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
as Roy
Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales
2008
as Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
2024
as Self
South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000
as Brig. Smalls
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026
If These Walls Could Rock
2025
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
1989
as Tommy
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
1997
as Syd / Monk
Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”
2008
as Self
The Apostle
1997
as Troublemaker
Out There
1995
as Jailbird
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
2000
as Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)
The Dark Backward
1991
as Patron at Sloppy's
South of Reno
1988
as Counterman
2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season
2006
as Narrator
Floundering
1994
as Gun Clerk
Dislecksia: The Movie
2011
as Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self
Immediate Family
2022
as Self
Temple of Art
2018
as Self
Grey Knight
1993
as Langston
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
as Other Voices (voice)
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000
as Self
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988
as Self - Audience Member
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
2020
as Self
The First Boys of Spring
2016
ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
2019
as Self
Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart
2003
as Narrator
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020
as Self
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
2002
as Self
Chrystal
2004
as Joe
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
2012
as Self
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
2013
as Self
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993
as Rowdy Udall
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
2007
as Self
Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman
2009
as Self
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
1994
as Karl Childers
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016
as Self
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
2022
2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film
2006
as Narrator
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
2010
as Self
About Billy Bob Thornton
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, T… With 154 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Billy Bob Thornton has appeared in 112 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Billy Bob Thornton Movies
- Puss in Boots (2011) — as Jack (voice)
- Armageddon (1998) — as Dan Truman
- Bound by Honor (1993) — as Lightning
- The Electric State (2025) — as Voice (uncredited)
- The Gray Man (2022) — as Fitzroy
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