Tommy Lee Jones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-09-15 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

San Saba, Texas, USA

Tommy Lee Jones

Biography

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.

Known For

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • POV

    POV

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • No Country for Old Men

    No Country for Old Men

  • Men in Black

    Men in Black

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Captain America: The First Avenger

    Captain America: The First Avenger

  • Mechanic: Resurrection

    Mechanic: Resurrection

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Men in Black 3

    Men in Black 3

  • Double Jeopardy

    Double Jeopardy

  • Men in Black II

    Men in Black II

  • Batman Forever

    Batman Forever

  • Jason Bourne

    Jason Bourne

  • Rules of Engagement

    Rules of Engagement

  • The Family

    The Family

  • U.S. Marshals

    U.S. Marshals

  • The Comeback Trail

    The Comeback Trail

  • Volcano

    Volcano

  • The Executioner's Song

    The Executioner's Song

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • The Client

    The Client

  • Small Soldiers

    Small Soldiers

  • Jackson County Jail

    Jackson County Jail

  • The Missing

    The Missing

  • JFK

    JFK

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Wander

    Wander

  • Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • The Burial

    The Burial

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • The Hunted

    The Hunted

  • Eyes of Laura Mars

    Eyes of Laura Mars

  • The Company Men

    The Company Men

  • Finestkind

    Finestkind

  • Emperor

    Emperor

  • Blown Away

    Blown Away

  • Black Moon Rising

    Black Moon Rising

  • Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

    Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

  • Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers

  • Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

    Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

  • Cobb

    Cobb

  • Hope Springs

    Hope Springs

  • Blue Sky

    Blue Sky

  • Man of the House

    Man of the House

  • Rolling Thunder

    Rolling Thunder

  • The Homesman

    The Homesman

  • Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

    Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Criminal

    Criminal

  • Heaven & Earth

    Heaven & Earth

  • Always at The Carlyle

    Always at The Carlyle

  • Just Getting Started

    Just Getting Started

  • The Park Is Mine

    The Park Is Mine

  • Space Cowboys

    Space Cowboys

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • In the Electric Mist

    In the Electric Mist

  • Smash-Up on Interstate 5

    Smash-Up on Interstate 5

  • On Story

    On Story

  • April Morning

    April Morning

  • Ad Astra

    Ad Astra

  • The Razor's Edge

    The Razor's Edge

  • Fire Birds

    Fire Birds

  • The Big Town

    The Big Town

  • The Betsy

    The Betsy

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

    The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

  • In the Valley of Elah

    In the Valley of Elah

  • Eliza's Horoscope

    Eliza's Horoscope

  • The Cutting Edge

    The Cutting Edge

  • Back Roads

    Back Roads

  • The Sunset Limited

    The Sunset Limited

  • The Making of Men in Black

    The Making of Men in Black

  • Stormy Monday

    Stormy Monday

  • The Amazing Howard Hughes

    The Amazing Howard Hughes

  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

    The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

  • The Package

    The Package

  • The Good Old Boys

    The Good Old Boys

  • Filming “The Hunted”

    Filming “The Hunted”

  • Nate and Hayes

    Nate and Hayes

  • A Prairie Home Companion

    A Prairie Home Companion

  • Shock and Awe

    Shock and Awe

  • The River Rat

    The River Rat

  • House of Cards

    House of Cards

  • Barn Burning

    Barn Burning

  • Coal Miner's Daughter

    Coal Miner's Daughter

  • Pursuing “The Hunted”

    Pursuing “The Hunted”

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • Double Image

    Double Image

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

    No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

  • The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

    The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

  • The Executioner's Song

    The Executioner's Song

  • Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'

    Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'

  • Reach for the Stars

    Reach for the Stars

  • Inside the Golden Statue

    Inside the Golden Statue

  • Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

    Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

  • Broken Vows

    Broken Vows

  • Stranger on My Land

    Stranger on My Land

  • Lincoln: An American Journey

    Lincoln: An American Journey

  • The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández

    The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández

  • Life Study

    Life Study

  • Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

    Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

  • Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'

    Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'

  • Flannery

    Flannery