Billy Bob Thornton

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1955-08-04 (69 years old)

Place of Birth Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As Reginald Perry , Билли Боб Торнтон, Μπίλι Μπομπ Θόρτον, 빌리 밥 손튼

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

Actor

2025
2024
Landman

as Tommy Norris

2023
Devil's Peak

as Charlie McNeely

2022
The Gray Man

as Fitzroy

2021
Hollywood.Con

as Boxmaster

2021
1883

as Marshal Jim Courtright

2019
Untouchable

as Himself (archive footage)

2019
Harley Quinn

as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)

2018
2018
London Fields

as Samson Young

2016
Bad Santa 2

as Willie Soke

2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

as General Hollanek

2016
Goliath

as Billy McBride

2015
Our Brand Is Crisis

as Pat Candy

2015
Entourage

as Larsen McCredle

2015
2014
2014
The Judge

as Dwight Dickham

2014
Cut Bank

as Stan Steeley

2014
Fargo

as Lorne Malvo

2014
Fargo

as Narrator (voice)

2013
Parkland

as Forrest Sorrels

2013
Jayne Mansfield's Car

as Skip Caldwell

2012
2011
Puss in Boots

as Jack (voice)

2011
2011
2011
Nashville Rises

as narration

2010
Faster

as Cop

2009
2008
The Informers

as William Sloan

2008
Eagle Eye

as Thomas Morgan

2007
Mr. Woodcock

as Jasper Woodcock

2007
The Astronaut Farmer

as Charles Farmer

2007
The Big Bang Theory

as Oliver Lorvis

2006
2005
2005
Bad News Bears

as Morris Buttermaker

2005
American Dad!

as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)

2004
Friday Night Lights

as Coach Gary Gaines

2004
The Alamo

as Davy Crockett

2004
Chrystal

as Joe

2003
Bad Santa

as Willie

2003
Love Actually

as The US President

2003
Intolerable Cruelty

as Howard D. Doyle

2003
Levity

as Manuel Jordan

2002
Waking Up in Reno

as Lonnie Earl Dodd

2002
The Badge

as Sheriff Darl

2002
HypaSpace

as Self

2001
2001
Daddy and Them

as Claude Montgomery

2001
Bandits

as Terry Lee Collins

2001
Monster's Ball

as Hank Grotowski

2000
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery

as Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)

2000
1999
Pushing Tin

as Russell Bell

1999
1998
A Simple Plan

as Jacob Mitchell

1998
Armageddon

as Dan Truman

1998
Homegrown

as Jack Marsden

1998
Primary Colors

as Richard Jemmons

1998
CatDog

as Father (voice)

1997
The Apostle

as Troublemaker

1997
U Turn

as Darrell

1997
1997
The View

as Self

1997
1997
King of the Hill

as Boyce Hubert (voice)

1996
The Winner

as Jack

1996
Sling Blade

as Karl Childers

1996
Don't Look Back

as Marshall

1996
1995
Dead Man

as Big George Drakoulious

1995
Out There

as Jailbird

1994
Floundering

as Gun Clerk

1994
On Deadly Ground

as Homer Carlton

1993
Tombstone

as Johnny Tyler

1993
Indecent Proposal

as Day Tripper

1993
Grey Knight

as Langston

1993
Bound by Honor

as Lightning

1993
Trouble Bound

as Coldface

1993
1992
Hearts Afire

as Billy Bob Davis

1991
For the Boys

as Marine Sergeant, Korea

1991
One False Move

as Ray Malcolm

1991
The Dark Backward

as Patron at Sloppy's

1990
The Outsiders

as Buck Merrill

1989
1988
South of Reno

as Counterman

1988
This Morning

as Self

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1986
Hunter's Blood

as Billy Bob

1979
Knots Landing

as Timberman

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1952
Today

as Self

Writer

2013
Jayne Mansfield's Car

as Screenplay

2001
Daddy and Them

as Writer

2001
Camouflage

as Story

2001
Camouflage

as Screenplay

2000
The Gift

as Screenplay

1996
Sling Blade

as Theatre Play

1996
Sling Blade

as Screenplay

1996
A Family Thing

as Writer

1996
Don't Look Back

as Writer

1996
1991
One False Move

as Writer

Director

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

Producer

2000