David Howard Thornton
David Howard Thornton (born November 30, 1979) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur and actor. He is known for work in stage, film, and voice over. He is best known for his roles as Art the Clown in the Terrifier films, Grandpa Who in the 1st- 5th national tours of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical, the voice of Shizoku and others in the video game Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom, The Joker in the YouTube series Nightwing Escalation, and as the eponymous character in the Christmas horror parody film The Mean One.
Filmography (25 titles)
10.0MovieThe Dead Place
The New Kid · 2026
MovieRough Cut
Arnold Drewitt · 2026
MovieChristmas Chaos: Making 'The Mean One'
Self · 2025
MovieBig Baby
Hooper · 2025
MovieAmerican Clown
Self · 2025
MovieNamaka
Walter Notch · 2025
MovieThe Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
Horror Film Expert · 2025
5.1MovieScreamboat
Steamboat Willie · 2025
6.8MovieArt Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3
Self · 2025
3.0MovieA Very Special Terrifier Christmas
Art the Clown · 2024
6.8MovieTerrifier 3
Art the Clown · 2024
5.4MovieStream
Player 2 · 2024
MovieThe Horror We Make
Self · 2023
6.3ShowBupkis
Art the Clown · 2023
6.2MovieThe Mean One
The Mean One · 2022
MovieSelfie King
Self · 2022
6.7MovieTerrifier 2
Art the Clown · 2022
MovieThe Dark Offerings
Tim Cobb · 2021
8.0MovieThe Exigency
Bumbo (voice) · 2019
6.3MovieTerrifier
Art the Clown · 2018
MovieNight of the Living Dead II
MovieTerrifier 4
Art the Clown ·
MovieStream 2: Sudden Death
Player 2 ·
MovieScreamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead
Steamboat Willie ·
MovieBehind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon
Arthur ·