Billy Bob Thornton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

147

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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Goliath

    Goliath

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Landman

    Landman

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • CatDog

    CatDog

  • Harley Quinn

    Harley Quinn

  • 1883

    1883

  • Puss in Boots

    Puss in Boots

  • Classic Albums

    Classic Albums

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Evening Shade

    Evening Shade

  • Today

    Today

  • Eagle Eye

    Eagle Eye

  • The Gray Man

    The Gray Man

  • Tombstone

    Tombstone

  • Love Actually

    Love Actually

  • Faster

    Faster

  • Bound by Honor

    Bound by Honor

  • Indecent Proposal

    Indecent Proposal

  • Armageddon

    Armageddon

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Hearts Afire

    Hearts Afire

  • Monster's Ball

    Monster's Ball

  • The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There

  • The Astronaut Farmer

    The Astronaut Farmer

  • Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman

    Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman

  • U Turn

    U Turn

  • Going Overboard

    Going Overboard

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • Bad Santa

    Bad Santa

  • Bandits

    Bandits

  • The Outsiders

    The Outsiders

  • School for Scoundrels

    School for Scoundrels

  • Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

    Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

  • Levity

    Levity

  • Mr. Woodcock

    Mr. Woodcock

  • The Smell of Success

    The Smell of Success

  • Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties

    Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties

  • Intolerable Cruelty

    Intolerable Cruelty

  • South of Heaven, West of Hell

    South of Heaven, West of Hell

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

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

  • Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton

    Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton

  • Sling Blade

    Sling Blade

  • Bad News Bears

    Bad News Bears

  • Cut Bank

    Cut Bank

  • Primary Colors

    Primary Colors

  • Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

    Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

  • The Stars Fell on Henrietta

    The Stars Fell on Henrietta

  • Grey Knight

    Grey Knight

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Friday Night Lights

    Friday Night Lights

  • The Ice Harvest

    The Ice Harvest

  • On Deadly Ground

    On Deadly Ground

  • Norm Macdonald Live

    Norm Macdonald Live

  • Pushing Tin

    Pushing Tin

  • The Badge

    The Badge

  • The Alamo

    The Alamo

  • Immediate Family

    Immediate Family

  • The Dark Backward

    The Dark Backward

  • London Fields

    London Fields

  • The Informers

    The Informers

  • Temple of Art

    Temple of Art

  • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

  • Homegrown

    Homegrown

  • One False Move

    One False Move

  • HypaSpace

    HypaSpace

  • The Last Real Cowboys

    The Last Real Cowboys

  • Dead Man

    Dead Man

  • Jayne Mansfield's Car

    Jayne Mansfield's Car

  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

    An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

  • For the Boys

    For the Boys

  • CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery

    CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery

  • Into the Grizzly Maze

    Into the Grizzly Maze

  • Don't Look Back

    Don't Look Back

  • South of Reno

    South of Reno

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • A Million Little Pieces

    A Million Little Pieces

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • A Simple Plan

    A Simple Plan

  • Parkland

    Parkland

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

    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

  • ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas

    ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas

  • The Baytown Outlaws

    The Baytown Outlaws

  • VH1 Rock Honors

    VH1 Rock Honors

  • Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

    Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

  • Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

  • Our Brand Is Crisis

    Our Brand Is Crisis

  • Hunter's Blood

    Hunter's Blood

  • The Winner

    The Winner

  • Chrystal

    Chrystal

  • Waking Up in Reno

    Waking Up in Reno

  • Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

    Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

  • Bad Santa 2

    Bad Santa 2

  • Daddy and Them

    Daddy and Them

  • Floundering

    Floundering

  • Out There

    Out There

  • This Week in Baseball

    This Week in Baseball

  • Devil's Peak

    Devil's Peak

  • Untouchable

    Untouchable

  • The Apostle

    The Apostle

  • Chopper Chicks in Zombietown

    Chopper Chicks in Zombietown

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

    VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

  • Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

  • The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

    The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

  • Hollywood.Con

    Hollywood.Con

  • Sport in America: Our Defining Stories

    Sport in America: Our Defining Stories

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

    2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film

  • (Inside Out): Warren Zevon

    (Inside Out): Warren Zevon

  • Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"

    Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"

  • NFL: Favre 4 Ever

    NFL: Favre 4 Ever

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

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

  • A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

    A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

  • Trouble Bound

    Trouble Bound

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed: Live In Austin

    Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed: Live In Austin

  • Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

    Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

  • Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

    Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

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

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

  • Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

    Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

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

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

  • Nashville Rises

    Nashville Rises

  • Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

    Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

  • Dislecksia: The Movie

    Dislecksia: The Movie

  • The First Boys of Spring

    The First Boys of Spring

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

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