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