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Billy Bob Thornton, born in 1955, is a multifaceted American artist known for his work in acting, screenwriting, directing, and music. Early in his career, he appeared on the sitcom Hearts Afire and in films like On Deadly Ground and Tombstone. Thornton's breakthrough came with the independent film Sling Blade, which he wrote, directed, and starred in, earning him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His subsequent roles in Armageddon and A Simple Plan solidified his presence in Hollywood. Later, he ventured into music, releasing three albums and fronting a blues rock band, showcasing his versatility across creative disciplines.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | If These Walls Could Rock | Film | |
| 2024 | Landman | Tommy Norris | TV |
| 2022 | The Gray Man | Fitzroy | Film |
| 2019 | Untouchable | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2019 | A Million Little Pieces | Leonard | Film |
| 2016 | Goliath | Billy McBride | TV |
| 2015 | Our Brand Is Crisis | Pat Candy | Film |
| 2015 | Entourage | Larsen McCredle | Film |
| 2014 | The Judge | Dwight Dickham | Film |
| 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's Car | Skip Caldwell | Film |
| 2013 | Parkland | Forrest Sorrels | Film |
| 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's Car | Director | Film |
| 2012 | The Baytown Outlaws | Carlos | Film |
| 2012 | Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton | Self | Film |
| 2011 | The Smell of Success | Patrick | Film |
| 2011 | Puss in Boots | Jack (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | Faster | Cop | Film |
| 2010 | Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm | Self | Film |
| 2008 | Eagle Eye | Thomas Morgan | Film |
| 2008 | The Informers | William Sloan | Film |
| 2008 | Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales | Self | Film |
| 2007 | Mr. Woodcock | Jasper Woodcock | Film |
| 2007 | The Astronaut Farmer | Charles Farmer | Film |
| 2007 | Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation | Self | Film |
| 2006 | 2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season | Narrator | Film |
| 2006 | School for Scoundrels | Dr. P | Film |
| 2005 | The Ice Harvest | Vic | Film |
| 2005 | Bad News Bears | Morris Buttermaker | Film |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Other Voices (voice) | Film |
| 2004 | Chrystal | Joe | Film |
| 2004 | The Alamo | Davy Crockett | Film |
| 2003 | Bad Santa | Willie | Film |
| 2003 | Love Actually | The US President | Film |
| 2003 | Levity | Manuel Jordan | Film |
| 2003 | Intolerable Cruelty | Howard D. Doyle | Film |
| 2002 | HypaSpace | Self | TV |
| 2002 | The Badge | Sheriff Darl | Film |
| 2002 | Waking Up in Reno | Lonnie Earl Dodd | Film |
| 2002 | Widespread Panic: Panic In the Streets | Director | Film |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them | Claude Montgomery | Film |
| 2001 | Monster's Ball | Hank Grotowski | Film |
| 2001 | Bandits | Terry Lee Collins | Film |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Ed Crane | Film |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them | Director | Film |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them | Writer | Film |
| 2000 | South of Heaven, West of Hell | Brig. Smalls | Film |
| 2000 | CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery | Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | All the Pretty Horses | Director | Film |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Russell Bell | Film |
| 1998 | Homegrown | Jack Marsden | Film |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | Jacob Mitchell | Film |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Richard Jemmons | Film |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Dan Truman | Film |
| 1997 | The Apostle | Troublemaker | Film |
| 1997 | A Gun, a Car, a Blonde | Syd / Monk | Film |
| 1997 | U Turn | Darrell | Film |
| 1996 | The Winner | Jack | Film |
| 1996 | Don't Look Back | Marshall | Film |
| 1996 | Sling Blade | Karl Childers | Film |
| 1996 | Sling Blade | Director | Film |
| 1996 | Don't Look Back | Writer | Film |
| 1995 | Out There | Jailbird | Film |
| 1995 | The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Roy | Film |
| 1995 | Dead Man | Big George Drakoulious | Film |
| 1994 | Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | Karl Childers | Film |
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground | Homer Carlton | Film |
| 1994 | Floundering | Gun Clerk | Film |
| 1993 | Grey Knight | Langston | Film |
| 1993 | Trouble Bound | Coldface | Film |
| 1993 | Tombstone | Johnny Tyler | Film |
| 1993 | Bound by Honor | Lightning | Film |
| 1993 | Indecent Proposal | Day Tripper | Film |
| 1992 | Hearts Afire | Billy Bob Davis | TV |
| 1992 | One False Move | Ray Malcolm | Film |
| 1991 | The Dark Backward | Patron at Sloppy's | Film |
| 1989 | Going Overboard | Dave | Film |
| 1989 | Chopper Chicks in Zombietown | Tommy | Film |
| 1988 | Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night | Self - Audience Member | Film |
| 1986 | Hunter's Blood | Billy Bob | Film |
| Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock” | Self | Film |
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