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.
Filmography
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026
If These Walls Could Rock
2025
The Electric State
2025
as Voice (uncredited)
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
2024
as Self
Devil's Peak
2023
as Charlie McNeely
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
2022
Immediate Family
2022
as Self
The Gray Man
2022
as Fitzroy
Hollywood.Con
2021
as Boxmaster
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020
as Self
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
2020
as Self
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
A Million Little Pieces
2019
as Leonard
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas
2019
as Self
Untouchable
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Temple of Art
2018
as Self
London Fields
2018
as Samson Young
Bad Santa 2
2016
as Willie Soke
IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD
2016
as Narrator
The First Boys of Spring
2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
as General Hollanek
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016
as Self
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed
2015
as Self
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015
as Pat Candy