Actor
Billy Bob Thornton
- Born: 4 August 1955, Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
- Estimated net worth: $45 million
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician known for his versatility in various roles across drama and comedy. He gained fame for films like 'Sling Blade', 'Monster's Ball', and 'Bad Santa'. His distinctive voice and unique characters…
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About Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician known for his versatility in various roles across drama and comedy. He gained fame for films like 'Sling Blade', 'Monster's Ball', and 'Bad Santa'. His distinctive voice and unique characters have made him a notable figure in the industry, earning him critical acclaim and several awards.
- Born
- 4 August 1955, Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Spouses
- Angelina Jolie (2000-2003), Cynda Williams (1986-1988)
- Children
- 3 children: William Thornton, Harry James Thornton, and Bella Thornton
- Parents
- Billy Ray Thornton, Virginia Faulkner
- Estimated net worth
- $45 million
Fun facts about Billy Bob Thornton
- Billy Bob Thornton is also a musician and has released several albums with his band, The Boxmasters.
- He won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for 'Sling Blade' in 1997.
Famous Billy Bob Thornton quotes
“I think I'm gonna go out and get a little drunk.”
“I just want to be left alone.”
“You can't be a hero without a little bit of a villain.”
Billy Bob Thornton filmography
Cast (158)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2025 | If These Walls Could Rock Movie | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 2025 | The Electric State Movie | Voice (uncredited) | 6.5 |
| 2024 | Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties Movie | Self | 6.2 |
| 2024 | Landman TV | Tommy Norris | 8.2 |
| 2023 | Devil's Peak Movie | Charlie McNeely | 5.5 |
| 2022 | Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2022 | Immediate Family Movie | Self | 7.4 |
| 2022 | The Gray Man Movie | Fitzroy | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 1883 TV | Marshal Jim Courtright | 8.3 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hollywood.Con Movie | Boxmaster | 3.6 |
| 2020 | Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man Movie | Self | 5.0 |
| 2020 | Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine Movie | Self | |
| 2020 | The Ventures: Stars on Guitars Movie | Unknown character | 5.3 |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn TV | Billy Bob Thornton (voice) | 8.3 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self - Guest | 6.2 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self | 6.2 |
| 2019 | A Million Little Pieces Movie | Leonard | 6.2 |
| 2019 | ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas Movie | Self | 7.5 |
| 2019 | Untouchable Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.5 |
| 2018 | Temple of Art Movie | Self | |
| 2018 | London Fields Movie | Samson Young | 5.1 |
| 2016 | Bad Santa 2 Movie | Willie Soke | 5.4 |
| 2016 | Goliath TV | Billy McBride | 7.6 |
| 2016 | IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD Movie | Narrator | |
| 2016 | The First Boys of Spring Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2016 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Movie | General Hollanek | 6.3 |
| 2016 | What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt Movie | Self | |
| 2015 | Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed Movie | Self | 5.4 |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Movie | Self - Actor / Director | 6.7 |
| 2015 | Our Brand Is Crisis Movie | Pat Candy | 5.9 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self | 6.1 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TV | Self | 6.2 |
| 2015 | Entourage Movie | Larsen McCredle | 6.2 |
| 2015 | Into the Grizzly Maze Movie | Douglass | 5.4 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV | Self | 4.2 |
| 2014 | 21 Years: Richard Linklater Movie | Self - Actor | 6.3 |
| 2014 | The Judge Movie | Dwight Dickham | 7.3 |
| 2014 | Cut Bank Movie | Stan Steeley | 5.8 |
| 2014 | Fargo TV | Lorne Malvo | 8.3 |
| 2014 | Fargo TV | Narrator (voice) | 8.3 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self | 5.1 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self - Guest | 5.1 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self - Guest | 5.8 |
| 2013 | Sport in America: Our Defining Stories Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2013 | Parkland Movie | Forrest Sorrels | 6.2 |
| 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's Car Movie | Skip Caldwell | 5.7 |
| 2013 | Norm Macdonald Live TV | Self | 8.1 |
| 2012 | The Baytown Outlaws Movie | Carlos | 6.0 |
| 2012 | Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton Movie | Self | 6.3 |
| 2011 | Puss in Boots Movie | Jack (voice) | 6.6 |
| 2011 | Dislecksia: The Movie Movie | Self | |
| 2011 | The Smell of Success Movie | Patrick | 5.6 |
| 2011 | Nashville Rises Movie | Narrator | 8.0 |
| 2011 | Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2010 | Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm Movie | Self | 6.2 |
| 2010 | Faster Movie | Cop | 6.4 |
| 2009 | Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman Movie | Self | |
| 2008 | The Informers Movie | William Sloan | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Eagle Eye Movie | Thomas Morgan | 6.5 |
| 2008 | VH1 Rock Honors: The Who Movie | Self | |
| 2008 | Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales Movie | Self | |
| 2008 | Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock” Movie | Self | |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory TV | Oliver Lorvis | 7.9 |
| 2007 | Mr. Woodcock Movie | Jasper Woodcock | 5.1 |
| 2007 | Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation Movie | Self | 6.5 |
| 2007 | The Astronaut Farmer Movie | Charles Farmer | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season Movie | Narrator | 9.2 |
| 2006 | 2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film Movie | Narrator | |
| 2006 | NFL: Favre 4 Ever Movie | Narrator (voice) | 8.0 |
| 2006 | School for Scoundrels Movie | Dr. P | 5.5 |
| 2006 | VH1 Rock Honors TV | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 2005 | The Ice Harvest Movie | Vic | 5.9 |
| 2005 | Bad News Bears Movie | Morris Buttermaker | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2005 | American Dad! TV | Billy Bob Thornton (voice) | 7.0 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV | Self | 6.9 |
| 2004 | Friday Night Lights Movie | Coach Gary Gaines | 6.9 |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Movie | Other Voices (voice) | 7.2 |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2004 | The Alamo Movie | Davy Crockett | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Chrystal Movie | Joe | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Bad Santa Movie | Willie | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Intolerable Cruelty Movie | Howard D. Doyle | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Love Actually Movie | The US President | 7.1 |
| 2003 | Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart Movie | Narrator | 9.0 |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored TV | Self | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Levity Movie | Manuel Jordan | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher TV | Self | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV | Self - Guest | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Waking Up in Reno Movie | Lonnie Earl Dodd | 5.0 |
| 2002 | The Badge Movie | Sheriff Darl | 5.7 |
| 2002 | CMT Music Awards TV | Self - Presenter | 10.0 |
| 2002 | HypaSpace TV | Self | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Making "The Man Who Wasn't There" Movie | Self | |
| 2001 | Monster's Ball Movie | Hank Grotowski | 6.8 |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There Movie | Ed Crane | 7.5 |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them Movie | Claude Montgomery | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Bandits Movie | Terry Lee Collins | 6.3 |
| 2000 | CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery Movie | Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice) | 7.6 |
| 2000 | The Last Real Cowboys Movie | Tar | 7.7 |
| 2000 | Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2000 | South of Heaven, West of Hell Movie | Brig. Smalls | 4.6 |
| 1999 | The Early Show TV | Self | 6.2 |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin Movie | Russell Bell | 5.9 |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan Movie | Jacob Mitchell | 7.2 |
| 1998 | Armageddon Movie | Dan Truman | 6.8 |
| 1998 | Homegrown Movie | Jack Marsden | 5.5 |
| 1998 | CatDog TV | CatDog's Father (voice) | 7.1 |
| 1998 | Primary Colors Movie | Richard Jemmons | 6.2 |
| 1998 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn Movie | Self | 3.9 |
| 1997 | The Apostle Movie | Troublemaker | 6.3 |
| 1997 | U Turn Movie | Darrell | 6.6 |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self | 4.3 |
| 1997 | A Gun, a Car, a Blonde Movie | Syd / Monk | 4.6 |
| 1997 | Classic Albums TV | Self | 7.7 |
| 1997 | King of the Hill TV | Boyce Hubert (voice) | 7.4 |
| 1996 | The Winner Movie | Jack | 4.4 |
| 1996 | Sling Blade Movie | Karl Childers | 7.5 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show TV | Self | 6.4 |
| 1996 | Don't Look Back Movie | Marshall | 5.2 |
| 1995 | Dead Man Movie | Big George Drakoulious | 7.3 |
| 1995 | Out There Movie | Jailbird | 5.0 |
| 1995 | The Stars Fell on Henrietta Movie | Roy | 6.0 |
| 1994 | Floundering Movie | Gun Clerk | 4.8 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio TV | Self | |
| 1994 | Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade Movie | Karl Childers | 6.7 |
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground Movie | Homer Carlton | 5.2 |
| 1993 | Tombstone Movie | Johnny Tyler | 7.6 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV | Self - Guest | 7.3 |
| 1993 | Indecent Proposal Movie | Day Tripper | 6.4 |
| 1993 | Grey Knight Movie | Langston | 4.7 |
| 1993 | Bound by Honor Movie | Lightning | 8.2 |
| 1993 | Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun Movie | Rowdy Udall | 5.0 |
| 1993 | Trouble Bound Movie | Coldface | 5.5 |
| 1992 | Hearts Afire TV | Billy Bob Davis | 7.6 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV | Self | 5.3 |
| 1992 | One False Move Movie | Ray Malcolm | 6.6 |
| 1991 | For the Boys Movie | Marine Sergeant, Korea | 6.4 |
| 1991 | The Dark Backward Movie | Patron at Sloppy's | 5.7 |
| 1990 | Evening Shade TV | Alvin | 5.8 |
| 1990 | The Outsiders TV | Buck Merrill | 7.6 |
| 1989 | Going Overboard Movie | Dave | 2.4 |
| 1989 | Chopper Chicks in Zombietown Movie | Tommy | 4.7 |
| 1988 | This Morning TV | Self - Guest | 5.2 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV | Unknown character | 5.6 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV | Self - Guest | 5.6 |
| 1988 | South of Reno Movie | Counterman | 4.9 |
| 1988 | Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night Movie | Self - Audience Member | 7.7 |
| 1986 | Hunter's Blood Movie | Billy Bob | 5.6 |
| 1986 | Matlock TV | Pawnshop Clerk | 7.0 |
| 1979 | Knots Landing TV | Timberman | 6.9 |
| 1977 | This Week in Baseball TV | Unknown character | 9.0 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live TV | Self - Host | 6.9 |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self | 7.1 |
| 1952 | Today TV | Self | 5.6 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Nominee | 7.0 |
| TBA | Somedays Movie | Unknown character |
Crew (24)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Landman TV | Executive Producer · Production | 8.2 |
| 2022 | Help Her Live Movie | Thanks · Crew | 9.0 |
| 2016 | Goliath TV | Director · Directing | 7.6 |
| 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's Car Movie | Director · Directing | 5.7 |
| 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's Car Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 5.7 |
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| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The King of Luck Movie | Director · Directing | |
| 2010 | Small Town Saturday Night Movie | Thanks · Crew | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Widespread Panic: Panic In the Streets Movie | Director · Directing | |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them Movie | Director · Directing | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them Movie | Writer · Writing | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Camouflage Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Camouflage Movie | Story · Writing | 4.4 |
| 2000 | The Gift Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 6.5 |
| 2000 | All the Pretty Horses Movie | Director · Directing | 5.7 |
| 2000 | All the Pretty Horses Movie | Producer · Production | 5.7 |
| 2000 | The Last Real Cowboys Movie | Story · Writing | 7.7 |
| 1996 | Sling Blade Movie | Theatre Play · Writing | 7.5 |
| 1996 | Sling Blade Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 7.5 |
| 1996 | Sling Blade Movie | Director · Directing | 7.5 |
| 1996 | Don't Look Back Movie | Writer · Writing | 5.2 |
| 1996 | Don't Look Back Movie | Story · Writing | 5.2 |
| 1996 | A Family Thing Movie | Writer · Writing | 6.6 |
| 1994 | Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade Movie | Writer · Writing | 6.7 |
| 1992 | One False Move Movie | Writer · Writing | 6.6 |
Latest releases
- Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern2026
- If These Walls Could Rock2025 / TMDB 6.0
- The Electric State2025 / TMDB 6.5
- Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties2024 / TMDB 6.2
- Devil's Peak2023 / TMDB 5.5
- Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures2022
Questions about Billy Bob Thornton
What are some of Billy Bob Thornton's career highlights?
Billy Bob Thornton's career highlights include his Academy Award win for 'Sling Blade', numerous Golden Globe nominations, and notable performances in films like 'Monster's Ball' and 'Bad Santa'.
Has Billy Bob Thornton won any major awards?
Yes, Billy Bob Thornton won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for 'Sling Blade' and has received several Golden Globe nominations and wins throughout his career.
What was Billy Bob Thornton's first film?
Billy Bob Thornton's first film was 'The Man Who Wasn't There' released in 1989, where he had a small role that helped launch his acting career.
What are some of Billy Bob Thornton's most successful films?
Some of Billy Bob Thornton's most successful films include 'Sling Blade', 'Bad Santa', 'Monster's Ball', and 'The Alamo'. These films have contributed significantly to his reputation as a versatile actor.
What is known about Billy Bob Thornton's personal life?
Billy Bob Thornton has been married five times and has three children. He is known for being private about his personal life, although he has occasionally shared insights during interviews.
What is Billy Bob Thornton's estimated net worth?
Billy Bob Thornton's estimated net worth is approximately $45 million, accumulated through his successful career in acting, directing, and music.
What are some milestones in Billy Bob Thornton's filmography?
Milestones in Billy Bob Thornton's filmography include his breakthrough role in 'Sling Blade', his acclaimed performance in 'Monster's Ball', and his involvement in popular films like 'Armageddon' and 'A Simple Plan'.
Is Billy Bob Thornton involved in music?
Yes, Billy Bob Thornton is also a musician and has released several albums with his band, The Boxmasters, showcasing his talent beyond acting.