
Cast
Billy Bob Thornton
Acting
Cast
Billy Bob Thornton
Known for
Acting
Born
1955-08-04
From
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Also known as Reginald Perry
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.

Love Actually
as The US President

Armageddon
as Dan Truman

Indecent Proposal
as Day Tripper

The Gray Man
as Fitzroy

The Judge
as Dwight Dickham

Tombstone
as Johnny Tyler

Puss in Boots
as Jack (voice)

The Electric State
as Voice (uncredited)

Bound by Honor
as Lightning

Eagle Eye
as Thomas Morgan

Faster
as Cop

Bandits
as Terry Lee Collins

Parkland
as Forrest Sorrels

Dead Man
as Big George Drakoulious

Bad Santa
as Willie

Entourage
as Larsen McCredle

U Turn
as Darrell

Intolerable Cruelty
as Howard D. Doyle

Pushing Tin
as Russell Bell

London Fields
as Samson Young

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as General Hollanek

A Simple Plan
as Jacob Mitchell

Monster's Ball
as Hank Grotowski

The Alamo
as Davy Crockett

The Man Who Wasn't There
as Ed Crane

Into the Grizzly Maze
as Douglass

On Deadly Ground
as Homer Carlton

Sling Blade
as Karl Childers

The Informers
as William Sloan

Bad Santa 2
as Willie Soke

Our Brand Is Crisis
as Pat Candy

Friday Night Lights
as Coach Gary Gaines

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self

Cut Bank
as Stan Steeley

Primary Colors
as Richard Jemmons

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Self

The Apostle
as Troublemaker

Mr. Woodcock
as Jasper Woodcock

Floundering
as Gun Clerk

Going Overboard
as Dave

Homegrown
as Jack Marsden

Bad News Bears
as Morris Buttermaker

Out There
as Jailbird

Hunter's Blood
as Billy Bob

The Astronaut Farmer
as Charles Farmer

School for Scoundrels
as Dr. P

The Ice Harvest
as Vic

The Winner
as Jack

The Baytown Outlaws
as Carlos

The Badge
as Sheriff Darl

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)

A Million Little Pieces
as Leonard

21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Actor

For the Boys
as Marine Sergeant, Korea

Devil's Peak
as Charlie McNeely

Daddy and Them
as Claude Montgomery

Chrystal
as Joe

Waking Up in Reno
as Lonnie Earl Dodd

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
as Self - Audience Member

Nashville Rises
as Narrator

Untouchable
as Self (archive footage)

Trouble Bound
as Coldface

Levity
as Manuel Jordan

Jayne Mansfield's Car
as Skip Caldwell

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Rowdy Udall

Don't Look Back
as Marshall

Grey Knight
as Langston

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
as Self

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor / Director

The Stars Fell on Henrietta
as Roy

One False Move
as Ray Malcolm

ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
as Self

Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
as Tommy

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
as Self

The Dark Backward
as Patron at Sloppy's

If These Walls Could Rock

Immediate Family
as Self

South of Heaven, West of Hell
as Brig. Smalls

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
as Karl Childers

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as Self

Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
as Self

CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
as Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)

Hollywood.Con
as Boxmaster

The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

The Smell of Success
as Patrick

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
as Syd / Monk

Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
as Self

South of Reno
as Counterman

Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
as Self

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

Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed
as Self

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

Somedays

Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
as Self

The Last Real Cowboys
as Tar

Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
as Self

Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman
as Self

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

Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
as Self

Dislecksia: The Movie
as Self

Temple of Art
as Self

Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart
as Narrator

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

NFL: Favre 4 Ever
as Narrator (voice)

IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD
as Narrator

The First Boys of Spring

Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”
as Self

2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film
as Narrator

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

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