
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.

Dan Truman
Armageddon

Hank Grotowski
Monster's Ball

Sheriff Darl
The Badge

Willie
Bad Santa

Darrell
U Turn

Jacob Mitchell
A Simple Plan

Terry Lee Collins
Bandits

Davy Crockett
The Alamo

Troublemaker
The Apostle

Ed Crane
The Man Who Wasn't There

Day Tripper
Indecent Proposal

Manuel Jordan
Levity

Lonnie Earl Dodd
Waking Up in Reno

Ray Malcolm
One False Move

Charles Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer

Howard D. Doyle
Intolerable Cruelty

Johnny Tyler
Tombstone

Brig. Smalls
South of Heaven, West of Hell

Vic
The Ice Harvest

Richard Jemmons
Primary Colors

Russell Bell
Pushing Tin

Claude Montgomery
Daddy and Them

Tommy
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown

Thomas Morgan
Eagle Eye

Karl Childers
Sling Blade

Jasper Woodcock
Mr. Woodcock

Homer Carlton
On Deadly Ground

Joe
Chrystal

Dr. P
School for Scoundrels

Morris Buttermaker
Bad News Bears

Lightning
Bound by Honor

Karl Childers
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

Coach Gary Gaines
Friday Night Lights

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

Cop
Faster

Syd / Monk
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

Patrick
The Smell of Success

Self (archive footage)
Untouchable

Self
Dislecksia: The Movie

William Sloan
The Informers

Jack Marsden
Homegrown

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

Charlie McNeely
Devil's Peak

Marshall
Don't Look Back

Langston
Grey Knight

Carlos
The Baytown Outlaws

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

Coldface
Trouble Bound

Skip Caldwell
Jayne Mansfield's Car

narration
Nashville Rises

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

Jack
The Winner

Self
Temple of Art

Forrest Sorrels
Parkland

Samson Young
London Fields

Self
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

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

Douglass
Into the Grizzly Maze

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

Larsen McCredle
Entourage

Self
Immediate Family

Stan Steeley
Cut Bank

Dwight Dickham
The Judge

Gun Clerk
Floundering

The First Boys of Spring

Roy
The Stars Fell on Henrietta

Narrator
(Inside Out): Warren Zevon

General Hollanek
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Dave
Going Overboard

Pat Candy
Our Brand Is Crisis

The US President
Love Actually

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

Self - Actor
21 Years: Richard Linklater

Willie Soke
Bad Santa 2

Jailbird
Out There

Self - Actor / Director
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Self
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

Big George Drakoulious
Dead Man

Self
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"

Jack (voice)
Puss in Boots

Billy Bob
Hunter's Blood

Self
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories

Self
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Self
Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman

Counterman
South of Reno

Voice
NFL: Favre 4 Ever

Leonard
A Million Little Pieces

Self
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed

Self
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas

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

The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

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

Self
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

Self
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

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

Patron at Sloppy's
The Dark Backward

Tar
The Last Real Cowboys

Self
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

Fitzroy
The Gray Man

Self
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

Boxmaster
Hollywood.Con

Marine Sergeant, Korea
For the Boys

Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties

Narrator
2006 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
105
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-08-04
Place of Birth
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Also Known As
Reginald Perry