Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, writer, director and musician.
Birth Name
William Robert Thornton
Born
Thursday, 04 August 1955
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man | Self | 2020 |
| Untouchable | Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas | Himself / Self | 2019 |
| A Million Little Pieces | Leonard | 2019 |
| London Fields | Samson Young | 2018 |
| The Hollywood Masters | Self | 2017 |
| 74th Golden Globe Awards | Himself - Winner | 2017 |
| Bad Santa 2 | Willie Soke | 2016 |
| Invincible A-List with Vince & Joan | Himself | 2016 |
| Goliath | Billy McBride | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man | Self | 2020 |
| Untouchable | Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas | Himself / Self | 2019 |
| A Million Little Pieces | Leonard | 2019 |
| London Fields | Samson Young | 2018 |
| The Hollywood Masters | Self | 2017 |
| 74th Golden Globe Awards | Himself - Winner | 2017 |
| Bad Santa 2 | Willie Soke | 2016 |
| Invincible A-List with Vince & Joan | Himself | 2016 |
| Goliath | Billy McBride | 2016 |
| Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | General Hollanek | 2016 |
| Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High & Unemployed | Billy Bob Thornton | 2015 |
| Our Brand Is Crisis | Pat Candy | 2015 |
| Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story Of The National Lampoon | Director | 2015 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| Entourage | Larsen McCredle | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Himself | 2015 |
| Into The Grizzly Maze | Douglass | 2015 |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards | Himself - Winner | 2015 |
| 21 Years: Richard Linklater | Himself | 2014 |
| The Judge | Dwight Dickham | 2014 |
| The Roosevelts: An Intimate History | (voice) | 2014 |
| Cut Bank | Big Stan Steeley | 2014 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Himself - Nominee | 2014 |
| Fargo | Lorne Malvo, Voice Over (voice) | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| Sport in America: Our Defining Stories | Himself | 2013 |
| Parkland | Forrest Sorrels | 2013 |
| The Big Interview with Dan Rather | Himself, Self | 2013 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Himself - Guest | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Jayne Mansfield's Car | Skip Caldwell | 2013 |
| Norm Macdonald Live | Himself | 2013 |
| The Baytown Outlaws | Carlos | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Himself - Guest | 2012 |
| Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton | Himself | 2012 |
| Puss In Boots | Jack | 2011 |
| Dislecksia: The Movie | 2011 |
| Close Up | Himself - Interviewee | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Himself - Guest | 2011 |
| My Run | Narrator | 2011 |
| Oprah's Master Class | Himself | 2011 |
| Just Seen It | Himself | 2011 |
| Ain't In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm | Himself | 2010 |
| Faster | Cop | 2010 |
| Lemmy | Himself | 2010 |
| The Playboy Morning Show | Himself | 2010 |
| Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Self - Guest, Self | 2009 |
| Duplicity | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| The Informers | William Sloan | 2009 |
| The Smell Of Success | Patrick | 2009 |
| Popcorn with Peter Travers | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Eagle Eye | Agent Thomas Morgan | 2008 |
| The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Oliver Lorvis | 2007 |
| Mr. Woodcock | Jasper Woodcock | 2007 |
| Here Is What Is | Himself | 2007 |
| Happy Birthday Elton! From Madison Square Garden, New York | Himself | 2007 |
| The Astronaut Farmer | Charles Farmer | 2007 |
| School For Scoundrels | Dr. P | 2006 |
| What It Takes | Himself | 2006 |
| The Henry Rollins Show | Himself - Guest | 2006 |
| The Ice Harvest | Vic Cavanaugh | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| 20 to 1 | Himself (archive footage) | 2005 |
| Bad News Bears | Morris Buttermaker | 2005 |
| Robot Chicken | Grandfather Shlorp (voice) | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Billy Bob Thornton (voice) | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Himself - Guest | 2005 |
| Henry's Film Corner | Himself | 2004 |
| Friday Night Lights | Coach Gary Gaines | 2004 |
| Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Himself | 2004 |
| The Alamo | Davy Crockett | 2004 |
| Chrystal | Joe | 2004 |
| Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Other Voices (voice) | 2004 |
| Bad Santa | Willie | 2003 |
| Intolerable Cruelty | Howard D. Doyle | 2003 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself | 2003 |
| Love, Actually | The US President | 2003 |
| Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart | Narrator | 2003 |
| Celebrities Uncensored | Himself | 2003 |
| Soundstage | Himself | 2003 |
| Texas Monthly Talks | Himself - Interviewee | 2003 |
| Levity | Manuel Jordan | 2003 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Guest | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest, Himself | 2003 |
| Waking Up In Reno | Lonnie Earl Dodd | 2002 |
| The Badge | Sheriff Darl Hardwick | 2002 |
| HypaSpace | Himself | 2002 |
| Monster's Ball | Hank Grotowski | 2002 |
| Daddy And Them | Claude Montgomery | 2001 |
| The Man Who Wasn't There | Ed Crane | 2001 |
| Bandits | Terry Collins | 2001 |
| Dinner for Five | Himself | 2001 |
| Down From The Mountain | Audience Member | 2000 |
| CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery | Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice) | 2000 |
| Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration | Himself | 2000 |
| Johnny Cash: Half Mile a Day | Himself | 2000 |
| South of Heaven, West of Hell | Brig. Smalls | 2000 |
| Pushing Tin | Russell Bell | 1999 |
| A Simple Plan | Jacob | 1998 |
| Armageddon | Dan Truman | 1998 |
| Homegrown | Jack Marsden | 1998 |
| CatDog | CatDog's Father / Hound Dog McDog, CatDog's Father | 1998 |
| Primary Colors | Richard Jemmons | 1998 |
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | Billy Bob Thornton | 1998 |
| U Turn | Darrell | 1997 |
| The Apostle | Troublemaker | 1997 |
| The View | Self | 1997 |
| Princess Mononoke | Jigo (voice) | 1997 |
| A Gun, a Car, a Blonde | Syd / Monk | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Boyce Hubert | 1997 |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | Himself | 1996 |
| The Winner | Jack | 1996 |
| Sling Blade | Karl Childers | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Don't Look Back | Marshall | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Dead Man | Big George Drakoulious | 1995 |
| Out There | Jailbird | 1995 |
| The Stars Fell On Henrietta | Roy | 1995 |
| Svengoolie | (archive footage) | 1995 |
| Extra with Billy Bush | Self (archive footage), Self | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Himself - Guest | 1994 |
| Ellen | The Grocer | 1994 |
| Some Folks Call It A Sling Blade | Karl Childers | 1994 |
| On Deadly Ground | Homer Carlton | 1994 |
| Floundering | Gun Clerk | 1994 |
| Tombstone | Johnny Tyler | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest, Himself - Top Ten List Presenter | 1993 |
| Indecent Proposal | Day Tripper | 1993 |
| Grey Knight | Langston | 1993 |
| Blood In, Blood Out | Lightning | 1993 |
| Trouble Bound | Coldface | 1993 |
| Hearts Afire | Billy Bob Davis | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Himself | 1992 |
| Getaway | Himself - Celebrity Traveller | 1992 |
| One False Move | Ray Malcolm | 1992 |
| For The Boys | Marine Sergeant, Korea | 1991 |
| The Dark Backward | 1991 |
| Evening Shade | Alvin, Florist | 1990 |
| The Outsiders | Buck Merrill | 1990 |
| Going Overboard | Dave | 1989 |
| Chopper Chicks in Zombietown | Tommy | 1989 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Himself - Guest | 1994 |
| South of Reno | Counterman | 1988 |
| The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Conductor (scenes deleted) | 1987 |
| Matlock | Pawnshop Clerk | 1986 |
| Hunter's Blood | Billy Bob | 1986 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Himself, Himself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Knots Landing | Timberman | 1979 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | Himself | 1979 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
| The NFL Today | Self - Opening Sequence | 1975 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Jayne Mansfield's Car | 2013 |
| The King of Luck | 2011 |
| Daddy And Them | 2001 |
| All The Pretty Horses | 2000 |
| Sling Blade | 1996 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2017 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
| 2015 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2004 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2002 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 2002 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1999 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1999 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1997 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1997 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Won |
