Tommy Lee Jones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

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

  • Men in Black

    Men in Black

  • No Country for Old Men

    No Country for Old Men

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • Men in Black II

    Men in Black II

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Men in Black 3

    Men in Black 3

  • Captain America: The First Avenger

    Captain America: The First Avenger

  • The Family

    The Family

  • Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

  • POV

    POV

  • Jason Bourne

    Jason Bourne

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • Mechanic: Resurrection

    Mechanic: Resurrection

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Smash-Up on Interstate 5

    Smash-Up on Interstate 5

  • Batman Forever

    Batman Forever

  • The Client

    The Client

  • The Homesman

    The Homesman

  • Double Jeopardy

    Double Jeopardy

  • The Burial

    The Burial

  • Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers

  • Emperor

    Emperor

  • Finestkind

    Finestkind

  • 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 Missing

    The Missing

  • Volcano

    Volcano

  • Cobb

    Cobb

  • Space Cowboys

    Space Cowboys

  • JFK

    JFK

  • Small Soldiers

    Small Soldiers

  • Heaven & Earth

    Heaven & Earth

  • The Hunted

    The Hunted

  • Back Roads

    Back Roads

  • Fire Birds

    Fire Birds

  • U.S. Marshals

    U.S. Marshals

  • The Betsy

    The Betsy

  • Wander

    Wander

  • Criminal

    Criminal

  • Rules of Engagement

    Rules of Engagement

  • Stormy Monday

    Stormy Monday

  • The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

    The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

  • Man of the House

    Man of the House

  • Hope Springs

    Hope Springs

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • Blue Sky

    Blue Sky

  • Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

    Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Blown Away

    Blown Away

  • On Story

    On Story

  • Barn Burning

    Barn Burning

  • April Morning

    April Morning

  • Ad Astra

    Ad Astra

  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

    The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

  • Always at The Carlyle

    Always at The Carlyle

  • Coal Miner's Daughter

    Coal Miner's Daughter

  • The Comeback Trail

    The Comeback Trail

  • In the Electric Mist

    In the Electric Mist

  • Black Moon Rising

    Black Moon Rising

  • Jackson County Jail

    Jackson County Jail

  • Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

    Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

  • In the Valley of Elah

    In the Valley of Elah

  • Eyes of Laura Mars

    Eyes of Laura Mars

  • The Company Men

    The Company Men

  • The Park Is Mine

    The Park Is Mine

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • Shock and Awe

    Shock and Awe

  • Just Getting Started

    Just Getting Started

  • A Prairie Home Companion

    A Prairie Home Companion

  • The Package

    The Package

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • House of Cards

    House of Cards

  • Double Image

    Double Image

  • The Big Town

    The Big Town

  • Nate and Hayes

    Nate and Hayes

  • The Good Old Boys

    The Good Old Boys

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Sunset Limited

    The Sunset Limited

  • The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

    The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

  • The Amazing Howard Hughes

    The Amazing Howard Hughes

  • Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'

    Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'

  • Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

    Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

  • The Razor's Edge

    The Razor's Edge

  • Eliza's Horoscope

    Eliza's Horoscope

  • The Executioner's Song

    The Executioner's Song

  • Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

    Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

  • The Making of Men in Black

    The Making of Men in Black

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • Rolling Thunder

    Rolling Thunder

  • The River Rat

    The River Rat

  • Filming “The Hunted”

    Filming “The Hunted”

  • Pursuing “The Hunted”

    Pursuing “The Hunted”

  • The Cutting Edge

    The Cutting Edge

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

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

  • Broken Vows

    Broken Vows

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Stranger on My Land

    Stranger on My Land

  • Inside the Golden Statue

    Inside the Golden Statue

  • Reach for the Stars

    Reach for the Stars

  • The Executioner's Song

    The Executioner's Song

  • Lincoln: An American Journey

    Lincoln: An American Journey

  • Flannery

    Flannery

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Life Study

    Life Study

  • Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

    Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

  • The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández

    The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández