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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Daily Show
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
American Dad!
2005
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self · 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
American Dad!
as Billy Bob Thornton (voice) · 2005
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self · 2005
The View
as Self · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
· 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
King of the Hill
as Boyce Hubert (voice) · 1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
Fargo
as Lorne Malvo · 2014
Fargo
as Narrator (voice) · 2014
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self · 1992
Knots Landing
as Timberman · 1979
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1944
The Big Bang Theory
as Oliver Lorvis · 2007
Primetime
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2026
Matlock
as Pawnshop Clerk · 1986
Landman
as Tommy Norris · 2024
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
Harley Quinn
as Billy Bob Thornton (voice) · 2019
Goliath
as Billy McBride · 2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015
CatDog
as CatDog's Father (voice) · 1998
Today
as Self · 1952
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
1883
as Marshal Jim Courtright · 2021
Puss in Boots
as Jack (voice) · 2011
Love Actually
as The US President · 2003
Classic Albums
as Self · 1997
The Judge
as Dwight Dickham · 2014
The Electric State
as Voice (uncredited) · 2025
Evening Shade
as Alvin · 1990
Hearts Afire
as Billy Bob Davis · 1992
The Gray Man
as Fitzroy · 2022
Indecent Proposal
as Day Tripper · 1993
Armageddon
as Dan Truman · 1998
Bound by Honor
as Lightning · 1993
Tombstone
as Johnny Tyler · 1993
Eagle Eye
as Thomas Morgan · 2008
The Early Show
as Self · 1999
Faster
as Cop · 2010
Norm Macdonald Live
as Self · 2013
CMT Music Awards
as Self - Presenter · 2002
The Outsiders
as Buck Merrill · 1990
Entourage
as Larsen McCredle · 2015
Monster's Ball
as Hank Grotowski · 2001
Primary Colors
as Richard Jemmons · 1998
Intolerable Cruelty
as Howard D. Doyle · 2003
Friday Night Lights
as Coach Gary Gaines · 2004
Bad Santa
as Willie · 2003
Our Brand Is Crisis
as Pat Candy · 2015
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Ed Crane · 2001
Sling Blade
as Karl Childers · 1996
This Morning
as Self - Guest · 1988
Bad Santa 2
as Willie Soke · 2016
The Alamo
as Davy Crockett · 2004
U Turn
as Darrell · 1997
London Fields
as Samson Young · 2018
A Simple Plan
as Jacob Mitchell · 1998
Dead Man
as Big George Drakoulious · 1995
Bandits
as Terry Lee Collins · 2001
On Deadly Ground
as Homer Carlton · 1994
The Informers
as William Sloan · 2008
The Astronaut Farmer
as Charles Farmer · 2007
The Baytown Outlaws
as Carlos · 2012
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as General Hollanek · 2016
School for Scoundrels
as Dr. P · 2006
Mr. Woodcock
as Jasper Woodcock · 2007
Bad News Bears
as Morris Buttermaker · 2005
Pushing Tin
as Russell Bell · 1999
Into the Grizzly Maze
as Douglass · 2015
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
as Self · 2020
Waking Up in Reno
as Lonnie Earl Dodd · 2002
Parkland
as Forrest Sorrels · 2013
The Ice Harvest
as Vic · 2005
VH1 Rock Honors
· 2006
A Million Little Pieces
as Leonard · 2019
HypaSpace
as Self · 2002
Cut Bank
as Stan Steeley · 2014
One False Move
as Ray Malcolm · 1992
Going Overboard
as Dave · 1989
Devil's Peak
as Charlie McNeely · 2023
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Self · 1998
Don't Look Back
as Marshall · 1996
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
as Self · 2000
Untouchable
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor / Director · 2015
The Apostle
as Troublemaker · 1997
Jayne Mansfield's Car
as Skip Caldwell · 2013
For the Boys
as Marine Sergeant, Korea · 1991
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
as Self - Audience Member · 1988
Levity
as Manuel Jordan · 2003
The Badge
as Sheriff Darl · 2002
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1994
Dislecksia: The Movie
as Self · 2011
South of Heaven, West of Hell
as Brig. Smalls · 2000
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
as Roy · 1995
Trouble Bound
as Coldface · 1993
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Actor · 2014
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
· 2026
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice) · 2004
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
as Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice) · 2000
This Week in Baseball
· 1977
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self · 2004
Daddy and Them
as Claude Montgomery · 2001
Out There
as Jailbird · 1995
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
as Tommy · 1989
Homegrown
as Jack Marsden · 1998
The Dark Backward
as Patron at Sloppy's · 1991
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed
as Self · 2015
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas
as Self · 2019
Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”
as Self · 2008
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
as Self · 2024
The Smell of Success
as Patrick · 2011
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
as Self · 2007
Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales
as Self · 2008
Nashville Rises
as Narrator · 2011
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
as Self · 2005
Somedays
The Winner
as Jack · 1996
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Rowdy Udall · 1993
Hunter's Blood
as Billy Bob · 1986
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
as Syd / Monk · 1997
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
as Karl Childers · 1994
Grey Knight
as Langston · 1993
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
as Self · 2020
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as Self · 2008
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
as Narrator (voice) · 2006
Temple of Art
as Self · 2018
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
· 2020
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
as Self · 2002
The Last Real Cowboys
as Tar · 2000
Hollywood.Con
as Boxmaster · 2021
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
· 2011
IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD
as Narrator · 2016
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
as Self · 2016
Floundering
as Gun Clerk · 1994
Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman
as Self · 2009
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
as Self · 2013
Chrystal
as Joe · 2004
If These Walls Could Rock
· 2025
South of Reno
as Counterman · 1988
Immediate Family
as Self · 2022
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
as Self · 2012
Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart
as Narrator · 2003
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
· 2022
2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film
as Narrator · 2006
The First Boys of Spring
· 2016
2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season
as Narrator · 2006
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self · 2003
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
as Self · 2010