Billy Bob Thornton
Name
William Bob Thornton
Birthplace
Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Birth date
August 4, 1955
Occupation
Actor, filmmaker, singer, songwriter, musician
Active Years
1986–present
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer, songwriter, and musician. He appeared in films such as Armageddon, Monster's Ball and Bad Santa.
Early life[]
Billy Bob Thornton was born on August 4, 1955, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the son of Virginia Roberta and William Raymond "Billy Ray" Thornton.
Career[]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hunter's Blood | Billy Bob | |
| 1988 | South of Reno | Counterman | |
| 1989 | Going Overboard | Dave | |
| Chopper Chicks in Zombietown | Tommy | ||
| 1991 | The Dark Backward | Patron at Sloppy's | Uncredited |
| For the Boys | Marine Sergeant in Korea | ||
| Widespread Panic: Live from the Georgia Theatre | — | Short film; director | |
| 1992 | One False Move | Ray Malcolm | Also writer |
| 1993 | Tombstone | Johnny Tyler | |
| Blood In Blood Out | Lightning | ||
| Indecent Proposal | Day Tripper | ||
| Ghost Brigade | Langston | ||
| Trouble Bound | Coldface | ||
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground | Homer Carlton | |
| Floundering | Gun Clerk | ||
| Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | Karl Childers | Short film; also writer | |
| 1995 | Dead Man | Big George Drakoulious | |
| The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Roy | ||
| 1996 | Sling Blade | Karl Childers | Also writer and director |
| The Winner | Jack | ||
| A Family Thing | — | Writer | |
| 1997 | The Apostle | Troublemaker | |
| U Turn | Darrell | ||
| Princess Mononoke | Jigo | English dub | |
| Burn Hollywood Burn | Himself | Cameo | |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | Jacob Mitchell | |
| Armageddon | Dan Truman | ||
| Homegrown | Jack Marsden | ||
| Primary Colors | Richard Jemmons | ||
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Russell Bell | |
| 2000 | The Gift | — | Writer |
| The Last Real Cowboys | Tar | ||
| All the Pretty Horses | — | Director and producer | |
| 2001 | South of Heaven, West of Hell | Brigadier Smalls | |
| Daddy and Them | Claude Montgomery | Also writer and director | |
| Monster's Ball | Hank Grotowski | ||
| Bandits | Terry Lee Collins | ||
| The Man Who Wasn't There | Ed Crane | ||
| Camouflage | — | Writer Credited as Reginald Perry | |
| 2002 | Waking Up in Reno | Lonnie Earl Dodd | |
| The Badge | Sheriff Darl Hardwick | ||
| 2003 | Bad Santa | Willie Soke | |
| Love Actually | President of the U.S. | ||
| Intolerable Cruelty | Howard D. Doyle | ||
| Levity | Manuel Jordan | ||
| 2004 | Friday Night Lights | Gary Gaines | |
| The Alamo | Davy Crockett | ||
| Chrystal | Joe | ||
| 2005 | The Ice Harvest | Vic Cavanaugh | |
| Bad News Bears | Morris Buttermaker | ||
| 2006 | School for Scoundrels | Dr. P / Dennis Sherman | |
| 2007 | The Astronaut Farmer | Charles Farmer | |
| Mr. Woodcock | Jasper Woodcock | ||
| 2008 | Eagle Eye | Thomas Morgan | |
| The Informers | William | ||
| 2009 | My Run | Narrator | Voice Documentary |
| The Smell of Success | Patrick | ||
| 2010 | Faster | Cop | |
| 2011 | The King of Luck | — | Documentary film; director |
| Nashville Rises | Narrator | Voice Documentary | |
| Puss in Boots | Jack | Voice | |
| 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's Car | Skip Caldwell | Also writer and director |
| The Baytown Outlaws | Carlos | ||
| Parkland | Forrest Sorrels | ||
| 2014 | Cut Bank | Stan Steeley | |
| The Judge | Dwight Dickham | ||
| 2015 | Into the Grizzly Maze | Douglas | |
| Entourage | Larsen McCredle | ||
| Our Brand Is Crisis | Pat Candy | ||
| 2016 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Gen Hollanek | |
| Bad Santa 2 | Willie Soke | ||
| 2018 | London Fields | Samson Young | |
| A Million Little Pieces | Leonard |
External links[]
- Billy Bob Thornton on Wikipedia
