Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/4/1955
Place of Birth
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Also Known As
Reginald Perry Билли Боб ТорнтонΜπίλι Μπομπ Θόρτον
Billy Bob Thornton
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 h...
Known For
Love Actually
as The US President
The Judge
as Dwight Dickham
U Turn
as Darrell
Bound by Honor
as Lightning
The Apostle
as Troublemaker
Entourage
as Larsen McCredle
The Badge
as Sheriff Darl
Grey Knight
as Langston
Sling Blade
as Karl Childers
Bandits
as Terry Lee Collins
Puss in Boots
as Jack (voice)
Pushing Tin
as Russell Bell
Cut Bank
as Stan Steeley
Armageddon
as Dan Truman
Indecent Proposal
as Day Tripper
Tombstone
as Johnny Tyler
Primary Colors
as Richard Jemmons
Going Overboard
as Dave
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self
Homegrown
as Jack Marsden
Career Timeline
2022
2020
2019
2016
2015
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed
as Self
Our Brand Is Crisis
as Pat Candy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Entourage
as Larsen McCredle
Into the Grizzly Maze
as Douglass
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor / Director