As Actor
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
2024
5.6
Billy Bob Thornton
Acting
Birth Date
August 4, 1955
Place of Birth
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
The Gray Man
2022
6.9
As Actor
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020
5.0
As Actor
London Fields
2018
5.1
As Actor
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015
5.9
As Actor
Into the Grizzly Maze
2015
5.4
As Actor
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
6.2
As Actor
The Judge
2014
7.3
As Actor
Cut Bank
2014
5.7
As Actor
Parkland
2013
6.2
As Actor
The Baytown Outlaws
2012
6.0
As Actor
Puss in Boots
2011
6.6
As Actor
The Smell of Success
2011
5.6
As Actor
Faster
2010
6.3
As Actor
The Informers
2008
4.8
As Actor
Eagle Eye
2008
6.5
As Actor
Mr. Woodcock
2007
5.1
As Actor
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
6.2
As Actor
School for Scoundrels
2006
5.5
As Actor
The Ice Harvest
2005
5.9