Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
4 August 1955 (71)
Place of birth
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Also known as
Reginald Perry
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.
Bekannt für
8.2
Series
Landman
Tommy Norris
2024–
7.6
Series
Goliath
Billy McBride
2016–2021
6.6
Film
Puss in Boots
Jack (voice)
2011
7.3
Film
The Judge
Dwight Dickham
2014
7.5
Film
Sling Blade
Karl Childers
1996
6.9
Film
The Gray Man
Fitzroy
2022
6.8
Film
Armageddon
Dan Truman
1998
8.2
Film
Bound by Honor
Lightning
1993
6.4
Film
Indecent Proposal
Day Tripper
1993
5.5
Film
School for Scoundrels
Dr. P
2006
6.4
Film
Faster
Cop
2010
6.3
Film
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
2014
5.9
Film
Pushing Tin
Russell Bell
1999
7.8
Series
Hearts Afire
Billy Bob Davis
1992–1995
6.3
Film
The Apostle
Troublemaker
1997
7.3
Film
Dead Man
Big George Drakoulious
1995
7.5
Film
The Man Who Wasn't There
Ed Crane
2001
6.5
Film
Eagle Eye
Thomas Morgan
2008
6.2
Film
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Roy
1995
6.9
Film
Friday Night Lights
Coach Gary Gaines
2004
6.3
Film
The Astronaut Farmer
Charles Farmer
2007
4.7
Film
The Informers
William Sloan
2008
6.3
Film
Primary Colors
Richard Jemmons
1998
5.9
Film
Our Brand Is Crisis
Pat Candy
2015
6.0
Film
The Baytown Outlaws
Carlos
2012
6.6
Film
U Turn
Darrell
1997
5.9
Film
The Ice Harvest
Vic
2005
6.1
Film
Levity
Manuel Jordan
2003
6.0
Film
Intolerable Cruelty
Howard D. Doyle
2003
6.6
Film
Bad Santa
Willie
2003
8.0
Film
Nashville Rises
Narrator
2011
5.1
Film
Mr. Woodcock
Jasper Woodcock
2007
6.2
Film
Entourage
Larsen McCredle
2015
6.3
Film
Parkland
Forrest Sorrels
2013
7.2
Film
A Simple Plan
Jacob Mitchell
1998
5.0
Series
HypaSpace
Self
2002
6.8
Film
Monster's Ball
Hank Grotowski
2001
5.7
Film
The Badge
Sheriff Darl
2002
6.5
Film
Untouchable
Self (archive footage)
2019
5.4
Film
Bad Santa 2
Willie Soke
2016
5.1
Film
London Fields
Samson Young
2018
5.8
Film
The Alamo
Davy Crockett
2004
5.2
Film
On Deadly Ground
Homer Carlton
1994
6.3
Film
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
General Hollanek
2016
5.8
Film
Bad News Bears
Morris Buttermaker
2005
6.3
Film
Bandits
Terry Lee Collins
2001
6.2
Film
A Million Little Pieces
Leonard
2019
7.5
Film
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas
Self
2019
5.5
Film
Devil's Peak
Charlie McNeely
2023
6.4
Film
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
Self
2024
7.4
Film
Immediate Family
Self
2022
5.0
Film
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Self
2020
3.6
Film
Hollywood.Con
Boxmaster
2021
5.3
Film
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
Acting credits 54 titles
Landman
as Tommy Norris
8.2
2024–
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
as Self
6.4
2024
Devil's Peak
as Charlie McNeely
5.5
2023
The Gray Man
as Fitzroy
6.9
2022
Immediate Family
as Self
7.4
2022
Hollywood.Con
as Boxmaster
3.6
2021
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
5.3
2020
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
as Self
5.0
2020
A Million Little Pieces
as Leonard
6.2
2019
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas
as Self
7.5
2019
Untouchable
as Self (archive footage)
6.5
2019
London Fields
as Samson Young
5.1
2018
Goliath
as Billy McBride
7.6
2016–2021
Bad Santa 2
as Willie Soke
5.4
2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as General Hollanek
6.3
2016
Our Brand Is Crisis
as Pat Candy
5.9
2015
Entourage
as Larsen McCredle
6.2
2015
The Judge
as Dwight Dickham
7.3
2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Actor
6.3
2014
Parkland
as Forrest Sorrels
6.3
2013
The Baytown Outlaws
as Carlos
6.0
2012
Nashville Rises
as Narrator
8.0
2011
Puss in Boots
as Jack (voice)
6.6
2011
Faster
as Cop
6.4
2010
The Informers
as William Sloan
4.7
2008
Eagle Eye
as Thomas Morgan
6.5
2008
Mr. Woodcock
as Jasper Woodcock
5.1
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
as Charles Farmer
6.3
2007
School for Scoundrels
as Dr. P
5.5
2006
Bad News Bears
as Morris Buttermaker
5.8
2005
The Ice Harvest
as Vic
5.9
2005
Friday Night Lights
as Coach Gary Gaines
6.9
2004
The Alamo
as Davy Crockett
5.8
2004
Bad Santa
as Willie
6.6
2003
Levity
as Manuel Jordan
6.1
2003
Intolerable Cruelty
as Howard D. Doyle
6.0
2003
The Badge
as Sheriff Darl
5.7
2002
HypaSpace
as Self
5.0
2002
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Ed Crane
7.5
2001
Monster's Ball
as Hank Grotowski
6.8
2001
Bandits
as Terry Lee Collins
6.3
2001
Pushing Tin
as Russell Bell
5.9
1999
A Simple Plan
as Jacob Mitchell
7.2
1998
Armageddon
as Dan Truman
6.8
1998
Primary Colors
as Richard Jemmons
6.3
1998
The Apostle
as Troublemaker
6.3
1997
U Turn
as Darrell
6.6
1997
Sling Blade
as Karl Childers
7.5
1996
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
as Roy
6.2
1995
Dead Man
as Big George Drakoulious
7.3
1995
On Deadly Ground
as Homer Carlton
5.2
1994
Indecent Proposal
as Day Tripper
6.4
1993
Bound by Honor
as Lightning
8.2
1993
Hearts Afire
as Billy Bob Davis
7.8
1992–1995