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

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • No Country for Old Men

    No Country for Old Men

  • Men in Black

    Men in Black

  • Volcano

    Volcano

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Cobb

    Cobb

  • Men in Black 3

    Men in Black 3

  • Wander

    Wander

  • Men in Black II

    Men in Black II

  • Heaven & Earth

    Heaven & Earth

  • Emperor

    Emperor

  • Blue Sky

    Blue Sky

  • POV

    POV

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Captain America: The First Avenger

    Captain America: The First Avenger

  • Batman Forever

    Batman Forever

  • Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

    Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

  • Jason Bourne

    Jason Bourne

  • Finestkind

    Finestkind

  • Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

  • The Company Men

    The Company Men

  • Mechanic: Resurrection

    Mechanic: Resurrection

  • Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers

  • In the Valley of Elah

    In the Valley of Elah

  • Double Image

    Double Image

  • Shock and Awe

    Shock and Awe

  • The Sunset Limited

    The Sunset Limited

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • JFK

    JFK

  • Double Jeopardy

    Double Jeopardy

  • Small Soldiers

    Small Soldiers

  • The Family

    The Family

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • U.S. Marshals

    U.S. Marshals

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • On Story

    On Story

  • The Client

    The Client

  • House of Cards

    House of Cards

  • Fire Birds

    Fire Birds

  • Stormy Monday

    Stormy Monday

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • The Burial

    The Burial

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Criminal

    Criminal

  • Ad Astra

    Ad Astra

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • The Hunted

    The Hunted

  • Barn Burning

    Barn Burning

  • Back Roads

    Back Roads

  • Blown Away

    Blown Away

  • Space Cowboys

    Space Cowboys

  • The Missing

    The Missing

  • Man of the House

    Man of the House

  • The Homesman

    The Homesman

  • Just Getting Started

    Just Getting Started

  • The River Rat

    The River Rat

  • Rules of Engagement

    Rules of Engagement

  • Hope Springs

    Hope Springs

  • The Comeback Trail

    The Comeback Trail

  • The Package

    The Package

  • A Prairie Home Companion

    A Prairie Home Companion

  • In the Electric Mist

    In the Electric Mist

  • Inside the Golden Statue

    Inside the Golden Statue

  • Black Moon Rising

    Black Moon Rising

  • Coal Miner's Daughter

    Coal Miner's Daughter

  • The Big Town

    The Big Town

  • Rolling Thunder

    Rolling Thunder

  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

    The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

  • Eyes of Laura Mars

    Eyes of Laura Mars

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Always at The Carlyle

    Always at The Carlyle

  • The Park Is Mine

    The Park Is Mine

  • April Morning

    April Morning

  • The Betsy

    The Betsy

  • Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

    Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

  • Jackson County Jail

    Jackson County Jail

  • The Amazing Howard Hughes

    The Amazing Howard Hughes

  • Life Study

    Life Study

  • Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

    Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

  • Filming “The Hunted”

    Filming “The Hunted”

  • Flannery

    Flannery

  • The Executioner's Song

    The Executioner's Song

  • Stranger on My Land

    Stranger on My Land

  • Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'

    Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'

  • The Good Old Boys

    The Good Old Boys

  • Reach for the Stars

    Reach for the Stars

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

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

  • Smash-Up on Interstate 5

    Smash-Up on Interstate 5

  • Nate and Hayes

    Nate and Hayes

  • The Making of Men in Black

    The Making of Men in Black

  • Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

    Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

  • Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

    The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

  • Broken Vows

    Broken Vows

  • The Executioner's Song

    The Executioner's Song

  • The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

    The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

  • Lincoln: An American Journey

    Lincoln: An American Journey

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

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

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • The Cutting Edge

    The Cutting Edge

  • The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández

    The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández

  • Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

    Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

  • The Razor's Edge

    The Razor's Edge

  • Eliza's Horoscope

    Eliza's Horoscope

  • Pursuing “The Hunted”

    Pursuing “The Hunted”