Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

04.08.1955 (69 years) (Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA)

Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer, songwriter, and musician. Thornton had his first break when he co-wrote and starred in the 1992 thriller One False Move, and received international attention after writing, directing, and starring in the independent drama film Sling Blade (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following Sling Blade, including Oliver Stone's neo-noir U Turn (1997), political drama Primary Colors (1998), science fiction disaster film Armageddon (1998), the highest-grossing film of that year, and the crime drama A Simple Plan (1998), which earned him his third Oscar nomination. In the 2000s, Thornton achieved further success in starring dramas Monster's Ball (2001), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), and Friday Night Lights (2004); comedies Bandits (2001), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), and Bad Santa (2003); and action films Eagle Eye (2008) and Faster (2010). In 2014, Thornton starred as Lorne Malvo in the first season of the anthology series Fargo, earning a nomination for the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie at the Emmy Awards and won Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. In 2016, he starred in an Amazon original series, Goliath, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. Thornton has been vocal about his distaste for celebrity culture, choosing to keep his life out of the public eye. However, the attention of the media has proven unavoidable in certain cases, his marriage to Angelina Jolie being a notable example. Thornton has written a variety of films, usually set in the Southern United States and mainly co-written with Tom Epperson, including A Family Thing (1996) and The Gift (2000). After Sling Blade, he directed several other films, including Daddy and Them (2001), All the Pretty Horses (2000), and Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012). Thornton has received the President's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, a Special Achievement Award from the National Board of Review, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has also been nominated for an Emmy Award, four Golden Globes, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In addition to film work, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter. He has released four solo albums and is the vocalist of the blues rock band The Boxmasters.

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Cast

The Gray Man (2022)

IMDB: 6.5 (198943 votes)
A Million Little Pieces (2018)

IMDB: 6.1 (848 votes)
London Fields (2018)

IMDB: 4.3 (4504 votes)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

IMDB: 6.6 (47654 votes)
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)

IMDB: 6.1 (22712 votes)
Cut Bank (2014)

IMDB: 6.0 (10334 votes)
Parkland (2013)

IMDB: 6.4 (14593 votes)
The Baytown Outlaws (2012)

IMDB: 6.4 (13380 votes)
Puss in Boots (2011)

IMDB: 6.6 (165096 votes)
Faster (2010)

IMDB: 6.4 (97025 votes)
The Smell of Success (2009)

IMDB: 5.2 (1313 votes)
Eagle Eye (2008)

IMDB: 6.6 (169578 votes)
The Informers (2008)

IMDB: 5.0 (15621 votes)
Mr. Woodcock (2007)

IMDB: 5.1 (34409 votes)
School for Scoundrels (2006)

IMDB: 5.9 (28419 votes)
The Astronaut Farmer (2006)

IMDB: 6.3 (21640 votes)
The Ice Harvest (2006)

IMDB: 6.3 (21,910 votes)
Friday Night Lights (2004)

IMDB: 7.2 (56406 votes)
Bad Santa (2004)

IMDB: 8.2 (564 votes)
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

IMDB: 6.3 (98582 votes)
Levity (2003)

IMDB: 6.4 (6098 votes)
Love Actually (2003)

IMDB: 7.6 (430598 votes)
Waking Up in Reno (2002)

IMDB: 5.4 (5539 votes)
Bandits (2001)

IMDB: 6.5 (63528 votes)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

IMDB: 7.5 (111168 votes)
Pushing Tin (1999)

IMDB: 6.0 (27562 votes)
Primary Colors (1998)

IMDB: 6.6 (26664 votes)
Armageddon (1998)

IMDB: 6.7 (382333 votes)
A Simple Plan (1998)

IMDB: 7.5 (60438 votes)
U Turn (1997)

IMDB: 6.8 (47850 votes)
Don't Look Back (1996)

IMDB: 5.9 (715 votes)
Dead Man (1995)

IMDB: 7.6 (86506 votes)
On Deadly Ground (1994)

IMDB: 4.6 (21491 votes)
Bound by Honor (1993)

IMDB: 8.0 (27538 votes)
Tombstone (1993)

IMDB: 7.8 (119560 votes)
Going Overboard (1989)

IMDB: 1.8 (11978 votes)

Crew

Small Town Saturday Night (2010)

IMDB: 5.3 (1268 votes)
Camouflage (2001)

IMDB: 4.5 (1,876 votes)
All the Pretty Horses (2000)

IMDB: 5.8 (12604 votes)
The Gift (2000)

IMDB: 6.6 (61457 votes)
A Family Thing (1996)

IMDB: 7.1 (3843 votes)
Don't Look Back (1996)

IMDB: 5.9 (715 votes)