Billy Bob Thornton
Acting
Born 1955-08-04 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
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
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
Dec 6, 2024
Devil's Peak
Feb 17, 2023
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
Oct 6, 2022
Immediate Family
Sep 30, 2022
The Gray Man
Jul 13, 2022
Hollywood.Con
Jan 29, 2021
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Nov 6, 2020
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Jun 11, 2020
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
Feb 12, 2020
A Million Little Pieces
Aug 30, 2019
Untouchable
Jun 20, 2019
ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
Jun 1, 2019
Temple of Art
Dec 31, 2018
London Fields
Sep 20, 2018
Bad Santa 2
Nov 23, 2016
IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD
Oct 1, 2016
The First Boys of Spring
Aug 19, 2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Mar 4, 2016
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Jan 1, 2016
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed
Dec 9, 2015
Our Brand Is Crisis
Sep 11, 2015
Entourage
Jun 3, 2015
Into the Grizzly Maze
Feb 27, 2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Jan 25, 2015
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Nov 7, 2014
The Judge
Oct 8, 2014
Cut Bank
Oct 4, 2014
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
Nov 28, 2013
Parkland
Oct 2, 2013
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Jul 25, 2013