Billy Bob Thornton
Acting
Born: August 4, 1955 (age 71) · Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Highest Rated
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
The Big Bang Theory
2007
Armageddon
1998
Love Actually
2003
Puss in Boots
2011
The Judge
2014
The Gray Man
2022
Fargo
2014
Eagle Eye
2008
Tombstone
1993
Bad Santa
2003
American Dad!
2005
Faster
2010
Photos (9)
Movies (83)
Love Actually
The US President
The Electric State
Voice (uncredited)
Puss in Boots
Jack (voice)
Indecent Proposal
Day Tripper
Intolerable Cruelty
Howard D. Doyle
The Gray Man
Fitzroy
Bound by Honor
Lightning
Monster's Ball
Hank Grotowski
Dead Man
Big George Drakoulious
Bandits
Terry Lee Collins
Faster
Cop
The Judge
Dwight Dickham
On Deadly Ground
Homer Carlton
Eagle Eye
Thomas Morgan
Our Brand Is Crisis
Pat Candy
Armageddon
Dan Truman
London Fields
Samson Young
The Man Who Wasn't There
Ed Crane
Friday Night Lights
Coach Gary Gaines
The Informers
William Sloan
Tombstone
Johnny Tyler
Entourage
Larsen McCredle
Going Overboard
Dave
The Apostle
Troublemaker
The Ice Harvest
Vic
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
General Hollanek
Bad Santa
Willie
Mr. Woodcock
Jasper Woodcock
Bad Santa 2
Willie Soke
Waking Up in Reno
Lonnie Earl Dodd
Cut Bank
Stan Steeley
Primary Colors
Richard Jemmons
A Simple Plan
Jacob Mitchell
Sling Blade
Karl Childers
Pushing Tin
Russell Bell
The Winner
Jack
Homegrown
Jack Marsden
Bad News Bears
Morris Buttermaker
The Alamo
Davy Crockett
School for Scoundrels
Dr. P
U Turn
Darrell
Into the Grizzly Maze
Douglass
The Astronaut Farmer
Charles Farmer
One False Move
Ray Malcolm
Devil's Peak
Charlie McNeely
The Baytown Outlaws
Carlos
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
Tommy
Levity
Manuel Jordan
Parkland
Forrest Sorrels
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Skip Caldwell
A Million Little Pieces
Leonard
Trouble Bound
Coldface
Out There
Jailbird
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Roy
Don't Look Back
Marshall
Daddy and Them
Claude Montgomery
Hollywood.Con
Boxmaster
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
Chrystal
Joe
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Brig. Smalls
For the Boys
Marine Sergeant, Korea
The Dark Backward
Patron at Sloppy's
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
Syd / Monk
The Smell of Success
Patrick
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Rowdy Udall
South of Reno
Counterman
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Karl Childers
Floundering
Gun Clerk
Hunter's Blood
Billy Bob
Grey Knight
Langston
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026
The Badge
Sheriff Darl
Nashville Rises
Narrator
If These Walls Could Rock
2025
Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart
Narrator
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD
Narrator
The Last Real Cowboys
Tar
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
2022
2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film
Narrator
2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season
Narrator
The First Boys of Spring
2016
TV Shows (18)
American Dad!
Billy Bob Thornton (voice) · 1 eps
King of the Hill
Boyce Hubert (voice) · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Fargo
Lorne Malvo · 10 eps
Fargo
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Knots Landing
Timberman · 1 eps
The Big Bang Theory
Oliver Lorvis · 1 eps
Harley Quinn
Billy Bob Thornton (voice) · 1 eps
Matlock
Pawnshop Clerk · 1 eps
Landman
Tommy Norris · 20 eps
Goliath
Billy McBride · 32 eps
CatDog
CatDog's Father (voice) · 1 eps
Evening Shade
Alvin · 1 eps
1883
Marshal Jim Courtright · 1 eps
Hearts Afire
Billy Bob Davis · 54 eps
The Outsiders
Buck Merrill · 10 eps
VH1 Rock Honors
1 eps
This Week in Baseball
1 eps
Self / Appearances (52)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 4 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 2 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Today
Self · 2 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Classic Albums
Self · 1 eps
Norm Macdonald Live
Self · 1 eps
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
CMT Music Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
This Morning
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Untouchable
Self (archive footage)
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
Self
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Temple of Art
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor / Director
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
Self
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Self
Immediate Family
Self
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Self - Audience Member
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”
Self
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas
Self
Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales
Self
Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman
Self
Dislecksia: The Movie
Self
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Self
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed
Self
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 eps
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Self
Directing (7)
Writing (13)
The Gift
Screenplay
Sling Blade
Screenplay
Sling Blade
Theatre Play
Camouflage
Story
Camouflage
Screenplay
A Family Thing
Writer
One False Move
Writer
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Screenplay
Don't Look Back
Writer
Don't Look Back
Story
Daddy and Them
Writer
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Writer
The Last Real Cowboys
Story
