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 has released three albums and was the singer of a blues rock band.

Filmography

Title	Character	Year	Rating
Eagle Eye	Thomas Morgan	2008	6.488
The Astronaut Farmer	Charles Farmer	2007	6.257
Mr. Woodcock	Jasper Woodcock	2007	5.07
School for Scoundrels	Dr. P	2006	5.488
The Ice Harvest	Vic	2005	5.926
Bad News Bears	Morris Buttermaker	2005	5.846
The Alamo	Davy Crockett	2004	5.775
Chrystal	Joe	2004	5.761
Bad Santa	Willie	2003	6.569
Levity	Manuel Jordan	2003	6.104
Intolerable Cruelty	Howard D. Doyle	2003	5.955
The Badge	Sheriff Darl	2002	5.75
Waking Up in Reno	Lonnie Earl Dodd	2002	5.015
Monster's Ball	Hank Grotowski	2001	6.786
Bandits	Terry Lee Collins	2001	6.3
The Man Who Wasn't There	Ed Crane	2001	7.506
Daddy and Them	Claude Montgomery	2001	5.41
South of Heaven, West of Hell	Brig. Smalls	2000	4.955
Pushing Tin	Russell Bell	1999	5.871
Armageddon	Dan Truman	1998	6.83
A Simple Plan	Jacob Mitchell	1998	7.212
Primary Colors	Richard Jemmons	1998	6.28
U Turn	Darrell	1997	6.637
The Apostle	Troublemaker	1997	6.327
Sling Blade	Karl Childers	1996	7.544
On Deadly Ground	Homer Carlton	1994	5.234
Indecent Proposal	Day Tripper	1993	6.398
Tombstone	Johnny Tyler	1993	7.583
One False Move	Ray Malcolm	1991	6.666
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown	Tommy	1989	4.574

Known for	Acting
Credits	30
Born	1955
From	Hot Springs, Arkansas, …

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