David Howard Thornton
Known for: Acting
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
Film
Terrifier 3
Art the Clown
2024
Film
Terrifier
Art the Clown
2018
Film
Terrifier 2
Art the Clown
2022
Film
Screamboat
Steamboat Willie
2025
Series
Bupkis
Art the Clown
2023
Film
Terrifier 4
Art the Clown
Film
Big Baby
Hooper
2025
Film
PLANET HORROR: The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
Horror Film Expert
2025
Film
Stream
Player 2
2024
Film
The Mean One
The Mean One
2022
Film
Namaka
Walter Notch
2025
Film
American Clown
Self
2025
The Autopsy of Albert Kemper
Albert Kemper
Film
Rough Cut
Arnold Drewitt
2026
Film
Stream 2: Sudden Death
Player 2
Film
Selfie King
Self
2022
Film
The Dead Place
The New Kid
2026
Film
Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3
Self
2025
Film
Christmas Chaos: Making 'The Mean One'
Self
2025
Film
Night of the Living Dead II
Film
The Exigency
Bumbo (voice)
2019
Film
Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon
Arthur
Film
Screamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead
Steamboat Willie
Film
A Very Special Terrifier Christmas
Art the Clown
2024
Film
The Dark Offerings
Tim Cobb
2021
Film
The Horror We Make
Self
2023