Tommy Lee Jones
Known for: Acting
Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive. His other notable starring roles include Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the television miniseries Lonesome Dove, Agent K in the Men in Black film series, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men, Hank Deerfield in In the Valley of Elah, the villain Two-Face in Batman Forever, Mike Roark in the disaster film Volcano, terrorist William "Bill" Strannix in Under Siege, Texas Ranger Roland Sharp in Man of the House, rancher Pete Perkins in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (which he also directed), Colonel Chester Phillips in Captain America: The First Avenger, CIA Director Robert Dewey in Jason Bourne, and Warden Dwight McClusky in Natural Born Killers. He most recently appeared in the science fiction film Ad Astra in 2019 and in the comedy The Comeback Trail in 2020. He has also portrayed historical figures such as businessman Howard Hughes in The Amazing Howard Hughes, Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens in Lincoln, executed murderer Gary Gilmore in The Executioner's Song, U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur in Emperor, businessman Clay Shaw, the only person prosecuted in connection with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in JFK, Oliver Vanetta "Doolittle" Lynn, in Coal Miner's Daughter, and baseball player Ty Cobb in Cobb.
Filmography
Series
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Series
Point of View
Narrator (voice)
1988
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
American Playhouse
Brick Pollitt
1982
Series
Screen Two
Steve Daley
1985
Film '72
Self
1971
Film
Captain America: The First Avenger
Colonel Chester Phillips
2011
Film
No Country for Old Men
Ed Tom Bell
2007
Series
Baretta
1975
Film
Men in Black
Kay
1997
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Men in Black 3
Agent K
2012
Film
Jason Bourne
CIA Director Robert Dewey
2016
Film
Men in Black II
Kay
2002
Film
The Fugitive
Samuel Gerard
1993
Film
The Client
Roy Foltrigg
1994
Film
Batman Forever
Harvey Two-Face / Harvey Dent
1995
Film
Small Soldiers
Chip Hazard (voice)
1998
Film
Under Siege
William Strannix
1992
Film
Lincoln
Thaddeus Stevens
2012
Film
Double Jeopardy
Travis Lehman
1999
Film
Natural Born Killers
Warden Dwight McClusky
1994
Film
U.S. Marshals
Samuel Gerard
1998
Film
Mechanic: Resurrection
Max Adams
2016
Film
JFK
Clay Shaw
1991
Series
On Story
Self
2011
Film
The Family
FBI Agent Robert Stansfield
2013
Series
Lonesome Dove
Woodrow F. Call
1989
Film
Criminal
Dr. Franks
2016
Film
Volcano
Mike Roark
1997
Film
Space Cowboys
Hawk Hawkins
2000
Film
The Betsy
Angelo Perino
1978
Film
The Hunted
L.T. Bonham
2003
Film
The Burial
Jeremiah O'Keefe
2023
Film
The Homesman
George Briggs
2014
Film
Ad Astra
H. Clifford McBride
2019
Film
The Missing
Samuel Jones
2003
Film
Man of the House
Ranger Roland Sharp
2005
Film
Shock and Awe
Joe Galloway
2017
Film
Love Story
Hank - Oliver's Roommate
1970
Film
Rules of Engagement
Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II
2000
Film
Hope Springs
Arnold Soames
2012
Film
Blown Away
Ryan Gaerity
1994
Film
The Company Men
Gene McClary
2010
Film
In the Valley of Elah
Hank Deerfield
2007
Series
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self
2021
Film
Heaven & Earth
Steve Butler
1993
Film
The Comeback Trail
Duke Montana
2020
Film
Finestkind
Ray Eldridge
2023
Film
Emperor
General Douglas MacArthur
2012
Film
The Package
Thomas Boyette
1989
Film
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Pete Perkins
2005
Series
The Early Show
Self - Guest
1999
Film
In the Electric Mist
Dave Robicheaux
2009
Film
Blue Sky
Hank Marshall
1994
Film
Black Moon Rising
Quint
1986
Film
The Sunset Limited
White
2011
Film
Eyes of Laura Mars
John Neville
1978
Film
Rolling Thunder
Johnny Vohden
1977
Film
Nate and Hayes
Captain Bully Hayes
1983
Film
Cobb
Ty Cobb
1994
Film
Coal Miner's Daughter
'Mooney' Lynn
1980
Film
Fire Birds
Brad Little
1990
Film
Just Getting Started
Leo
2017
Film
Stormy Monday
Cosmo
1988
Film
A Prairie Home Companion
Axeman
2006
Film
The Big Town
George Cole
1987
Film
The Park Is Mine
Mitch
1986
Film
House of Cards
Jake Beerlander
1993
Film
Wander
Jimmy Cleats
2020
Series
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes
1977
Film
Gotham
Eddie Mallard
1988
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Moses Cooper
1951
Film
The Executioner's Song
Gary Mark Gilmore
1982
Film
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Self
1993
Film
Back Roads
Elmore Pratt
1981
Film
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
2013
Film
Always at The Carlyle
Self
2018
The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández
Narrator (voice)
2007
Film
Jackson County Jail
Coley Blake
1976
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
Self - Sherriff Bell
2008
Film
Double Image
Steve Daley
1986
Film
April Morning
Moses Cooper
1988
Series
The Executioner's Song
Gary Gilmore
1982
Film
Broken Vows
Pater Joseph McMahon
1987
Film
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes
1977
Film
The Good Old Boys
Hewey Calloway
1995
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Inside the Golden Statue
Self
1998
Film
The River Rat
Billy
1984
Film
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Brick
1984
Film
Flannery
Self
2019
Film
Reach for the Stars
Self
2019
Film
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Self - Two-Face
1995
Film
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Officer Hutton
1976
Film
Angel and the Badman
2026
Outside Man
Gus Wanamaker
Film
The Rainmaker
Starbuck
1982
Film
Lincoln: An American Journey
Self
2013
Film
Stranger on My Land
Bud Whitman
1988
Film
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
Self
2000
Film
The Razor's Edge
Taxman
Film
Charlie's Angels
Aram
1976
Film
The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase
Self
2013
Film
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
Self
2002
Film
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
Self
2002
Film
Barn Burning
Ab Snopes
1980
Film
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Self
2008
Film
The Making of Men in Black
Self
1997
Film
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Self
2008
Film
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
Self
2002
Film
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Self
2002
Life Study
Gus
1973
Filming “The Hunted”
Self
2003
Film
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Self
2002
Film
Eliza's Horoscope
Tommy Lee
1975
Pursuing “The Hunted”
Self
2003
The Cutting Edge
Self
2003