Open the app
Billy Bob Thornton

Actor • Born 1955

Billy Bob Thornton

Open Cinema

About

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.

Known for

American Dad! posterAmerican Dad!Series • 2005King of the Hill posterKing of the HillSeries • 1997Fargo posterFargoSeries • 2014The Big Bang Theory posterThe Big Bang TheorySeries • 2007Knots Landing posterKnots LandingSeries • 1979Harley Quinn posterHarley QuinnSeries • 2019Landman posterLandmanSeries • 2024Matlock posterMatlockSeries • 1986Goliath posterGoliathSeries • 2016Puss in Boots posterPuss in BootsMovie • 2011CatDog posterCatDogSeries • 19981883 poster1883Series • 2021Love Actually posterLove ActuallyMovie • 2003Evening Shade posterEvening ShadeSeries • 1990The Electric State posterThe Electric StateMovie • 2025Hearts Afire posterHearts AfireSeries • 1992Armageddon posterArmageddonMovie • 1998Indecent Proposal posterIndecent ProposalMovie • 1993The Gray Man posterThe Gray ManMovie • 2022The Judge posterThe JudgeMovie • 2014Bound by Honor posterBound by HonorMovie • 1993Faster posterFasterMovie • 2010Eagle Eye posterEagle EyeMovie • 2008The Gift posterThe GiftMovie • 2000