Billy Bob Thornton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

148

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-08-04 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Billy Bob Thornton

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Landman

    Landman

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Goliath

    Goliath

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Love Actually

    Love Actually

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • 1883

    1883

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Harley Quinn

    Harley Quinn

  • CatDog

    CatDog

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Bound by Honor

    Bound by Honor

  • Puss in Boots

    Puss in Boots

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Gray Man

    The Gray Man

  • Eagle Eye

    Eagle Eye

  • Indecent Proposal

    Indecent Proposal

  • Armageddon

    Armageddon

  • Classic Albums

    Classic Albums

  • Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"

    Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"

  • Tombstone

    Tombstone

  • Bad Santa

    Bad Santa

  • Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

  • Sling Blade

    Sling Blade

  • U Turn

    U Turn

  • Hearts Afire

    Hearts Afire

  • Levity

    Levity

  • Evening Shade

    Evening Shade

  • The Outsiders

    The Outsiders

  • Faster

    Faster

  • Bandits

    Bandits

  • Grey Knight

    Grey Knight

  • Homegrown

    Homegrown

  • Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman

    Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman

  • Parkland

    Parkland

  • Pushing Tin

    Pushing Tin

  • The Badge

    The Badge

  • Monster's Ball

    Monster's Ball

  • Intolerable Cruelty

    Intolerable Cruelty

  • Chrystal

    Chrystal

  • Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

  • Cut Bank

    Cut Bank

  • The Winner

    The Winner

  • Trouble Bound

    Trouble Bound

  • Going Overboard

    Going Overboard

  • The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There

  • The Informers

    The Informers

  • Today

    Today

  • Immediate Family

    Immediate Family

  • Bad Santa 2

    Bad Santa 2

  • Primary Colors

    Primary Colors

  • The Baytown Outlaws

    The Baytown Outlaws

  • Mr. Woodcock

    Mr. Woodcock

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Friday Night Lights

    Friday Night Lights

  • A Simple Plan

    A Simple Plan

  • On Deadly Ground

    On Deadly Ground

  • Norm Macdonald Live

    Norm Macdonald Live

  • Untouchable

    Untouchable

  • Out There

    Out There

  • One False Move

    One False Move

  • School for Scoundrels

    School for Scoundrels

  • Floundering

    Floundering

  • The Apostle

    The Apostle

  • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

  • South of Heaven, West of Hell

    South of Heaven, West of Hell

  • London Fields

    London Fields

  • The Ice Harvest

    The Ice Harvest

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • HypaSpace

    HypaSpace

  • Bad News Bears

    Bad News Bears

  • Jayne Mansfield's Car

    Jayne Mansfield's Car

  • Daddy and Them

    Daddy and Them

  • Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties

    Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Waking Up in Reno

    Waking Up in Reno

  • For the Boys

    For the Boys

  • Into the Grizzly Maze

    Into the Grizzly Maze

  • The Astronaut Farmer

    The Astronaut Farmer

  • Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures

    Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures

  • Hollywood.Con

    Hollywood.Con

  • The Alamo

    The Alamo

  • Dead Man

    Dead Man

  • Hunter's Blood

    Hunter's Blood

  • The Stars Fell on Henrietta

    The Stars Fell on Henrietta

  • CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery

    CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery

  • Our Brand Is Crisis

    Our Brand Is Crisis

  • What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt

    What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt

  • This Week in Baseball

    This Week in Baseball

  • Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

    Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

  • The Dark Backward

    The Dark Backward

  • Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

    Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

    An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

  • Don't Look Back

    Don't Look Back

  • South of Reno

    South of Reno

  • Devil's Peak

    Devil's Peak

  • ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas

    ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas

  • Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

    Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

  • Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton

    Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton

  • A Million Little Pieces

    A Million Little Pieces

  • Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

    Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

  • The Last Real Cowboys

    The Last Real Cowboys

  • Temple of Art

    Temple of Art

  • (Inside Out): Warren Zevon

    (Inside Out): Warren Zevon

  • The Smell of Success

    The Smell of Success

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Chopper Chicks in Zombietown

    Chopper Chicks in Zombietown

  • Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

    Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

  • Sport in America: Our Defining Stories

    Sport in America: Our Defining Stories

  • VH1 Rock Honors

    VH1 Rock Honors

  • VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

    VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

  • Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

    Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

  • Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

    Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

  • Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed

    Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • NFL: Favre 4 Ever

    NFL: Favre 4 Ever

  • A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

    A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

  • Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

    Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

  • Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

    Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

  • Nashville Rises

    Nashville Rises

  • The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

    The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

  • Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

    Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

  • Dislecksia: The Movie

    Dislecksia: The Movie

  • 2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film

    2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film

  • The First Boys of Spring

    The First Boys of Spring

  • 2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season

    2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season