Biography
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician. He 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 starring in dramas Monster's Ball (2001), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), and Friday Night Lights (2004); and comedy films, Intolerable Cruelty (2003), and Bad Santa (2003). 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 2016–2021 he starred for four seasons in an Amazon original series, Goliath, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.
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 rock band the Boxmasters.
Thornton has been vocal about his distaste for celebrity culture, choosing to keep out of the public eye. He was unable to avoid media intrusion concerning his marriage to Angelina Jolie.
Filmography
All 141
Movies 107
Self 38
TV Shows 34
Voice 4
Narrator 4
Writter 4
Director 2
Producer 1

Devil's Peak (2023)

The Gray Man (2022)

1883 (2021)

Hollywood.Con (2021)

Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man (2020)

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine (2020)

The Ventures: Stars on Guitars (2020)

Harley Quinn (2019)

A Million Little Pieces (2019)

Untouchable (2019)

ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas (2019)

London Fields (2018)

The Hollywood Masters (2017)

Bad Santa 2 (2016)

Goliath (2016)

The First Boys of Spring (2016)

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt (2016)

Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed: Live In Austin (2015)

Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)

Entourage (2015)

Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon (2015)

21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)

The Judge (2014)

Cut Bank (2014)

Fargo (2014)

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

Sport in America: Our Defining Stories (2013)

Parkland (2013)

Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013)

Norm Macdonald Live (2013)

The Baytown Outlaws (2012)

Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton (2012)

Puss in Boots (2011)

Dislecksia: The Movie (2011)

The King of Luck (2011)

Nashville Rises (2011)

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland (2011)

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (2010)

Faster (2010)

Small Town Saturday Night (2010)

Ramble At The Ryman (2009)

The Smell of Success (2009)

The Informers (2008)

Eagle Eye (2008)

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who (2008)

The Big Bang Theory (2007)

Mr. Woodcock (2007)

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation (2007)

2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film (2006)

The Astronaut Farmer (2006)

NFL: Favre 4 Ever (2006)

School for Scoundrels (2006)

VH1 Rock Honors (2006)

The Ice Harvest (2005)

Bad News Bears (2005)

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood (2005)

American Dad! (2005)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)

Friday Night Lights (2004)

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)

The Alamo (2004)

Chrystal (2004)

Bad Santa (2003)

Love Actually (2003)

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

(Inside Out): Warren Zevon (2003)

Celebrities Uncensored (2003)

Levity (2003)

Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

Waking Up in Reno (2002)

The Badge (2002)

HypaSpace (2002)

Daddy and Them (2001)

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

Bandits (2001)

Monster's Ball (2001)

Camouflage (2001)

All the Pretty Horses (2000)

CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery (2000)

The Last Real Cowboys (2000)

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000)

The Gift (2000)

South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)

The Early Show (1999)

Pushing Tin (1999)

A Simple Plan (1998)

Franky Goes to Hollywood (1998)

Armageddon (1998)

Homegrown (1998)

Primary Colors (1998)

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)

The Apostle (1997)

U Turn (1997)

The View (1997)

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1997)

Classic Albums (1997)

King of the Hill (1997)

The Winner (1996)

Sling Blade (1996)

The Daily Show (1996)

Don't Look Back (1996)

A Family Thing (1996)

Dead Man (1995)

Out There (1995)

The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)

Floundering (1994)

Inside the Actors Studio (1994)

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)

On Deadly Ground (1994)

Tombstone (1993)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Indecent Proposal (1993)

Grey Knight (1993)

Bound by Honor (1993)

Trouble Bound (1993)

Hearts Afire (1992)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

One False Move (1992)

For the Boys (1991)

The Dark Backward (1991)

The Outsiders (1990)

Going Overboard (1989)

Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1989)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

South of Reno (1988)

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988)

Matlock (1986)

Hunter's Blood (1986)

Knots Landing (1979)

This Week in Baseball (1977)

Saturday Night Live (1975)

The Oscars (1953)

Today (1952)

Land Man

The Electric State

Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
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Information
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1955-08-04 (68 years old)
Birth nameWilliam Robert Thornton
Place of birthHot Springs, United States of America
RelationshipsPietra Dawn Cherniak (1993-01-01 - 1997-01-01), Toni Lawrence (1986-01-01 - 1988-01-01), Angelina Jolie (2000-05-05 - 2003-05-27), Cynda Williams (1990-01-01 - 1992-01-01), Melissa Lee Gatlin (1978-01-01 - 1980-01-01), Laura Dern (1997-01-01 - 1999-01-01)
SpouseConnie Angland
FatherWilliam Raymond Thornton
MotherVirginia Roberta Faulkner
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States of America
Also known asReginald Perry , Билли Боб Торнтон, Μπίλι Μπομπ Θόρτον, 빌리 밥 손튼
AwardsWriters Guild of America Award, Golden Globe Award, Edgar Awards, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Saturn Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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