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, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter. He has released three albums and was the singer of a blues rock band.
Filmography (153 titles)
MovieDernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026
MovieIf These Walls Could Rock
2025
6.5MovieThe Electric State
Voice (uncredited) · 2025
6.4MovieStanding on the Shoulders of Kitties
Self · 2024
8.2ShowLandman
Tommy Norris · 2024
5.5MovieDevil's Peak
Charlie McNeely · 2023
MovieWalk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
2022
7.4MovieImmediate Family
Self · 2022
6.9MovieThe Gray Man
Fitzroy · 2022
8.3Show1883
Marshal Jim Courtright · 2021
3.6MovieHollywood.Con
Boxmaster · 2021
5.0MovieChuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Self · 2020
MoviePicture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self · 2020
5.3MovieThe Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
8.3ShowHarley Quinn
Billy Bob Thornton (voice) · 2019
6.3ShowThe Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 2019
6.2MovieA Million Little Pieces
Leonard · 2019
6.5MovieUntouchable
Self (archive footage) · 2019
7.5MovieZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
Self · 2019
MovieTemple of Art
Self · 2018
5.1MovieLondon Fields
Samson Young · 2018
5.4MovieBad Santa 2
Willie Soke · 2016
7.6ShowGoliath
Billy McBride · 2016
MovieIRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD
Narrator · 2016
MovieThe First Boys of Spring
2016
6.3MovieWhiskey Tango Foxtrot
General Hollanek · 2016
MovieWhat Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Self · 2016
5.4MovieTrailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed
Self · 2015
5.9MovieOur Brand Is Crisis
Pat Candy · 2015
6.1ShowThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 2015