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Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

60 movies on Netflix

Biography

Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, director, screenwriter and musician who grew up in Arkansas and started out in minor film and television roles. He wrote, directed and starred in Sling Blade (1996), which brought him the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a Best Actor nomination, and A Simple Plan (1998) earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination. His screen credits include Bad Santa (2003), Monster's Ball (2001), Dead Man (1995), Armageddon (1998), One False Move (1992) and Friday Night Lights (2004). On television he starred in Hearts Afire from 1992 to 1995, won a Golden Globe as the hitman Lorne Malvo in Fargo and played the lawyer Billy McBride in Goliath from 2016 to 2021, later taking the lead in Landman in 2024. He has released solo albums and fronts the rock band the Boxmasters.

71years old

Turns 72 on August 4in 304 days

  • Born Hot Springs
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • William Robert Thornton (birth name)Also credited as Bud Thornton

Movie Career

Films
60
Career span
35 years1989 to 2024

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Thornton's first on-screen acting role was a hillbilly called Billy Bob in the exploitation film Hunter's Blood. He appeared in two scenes and served as a stand-in for the whole production.

  2. A change of course

    While waiting tables at an industry event, Thornton served director Billy Wilder, who advised him to consider a career as a screenwriter.

  3. Beyond film

    In the 1970s Thornton drummed in a blues rock band called Tres Hombres, and he has a tattoo of the band's name.

  4. Beyond film

    While Piet Botha was working in Los Angeles, Thornton became a member of the South African rock band Jack Hammer in 1985. With that group he made one studio album, Death of a Gypsy, which came out in September 1986.

Billy Bob Thornton movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Armageddon1998 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Dan Truman

    IMDb rating 6.7484K votes

  2. Bad Santa2003 Comedy, Crime, Dramaas Willie

    IMDb rating 7.0169K votes

  3. The Man Who Wasn't There2001as Ed Crane

    IMDb rating 7.5121K votes

  4. The Gray Man2022as Fitzroy

    IMDb rating 6.5279K votes

  5. A Simple Plan1998as Jacob

    IMDb rating 7.585K votes

  6. Sling Blade1996as Karl Childers

    IMDb rating 8.0105K votes

  7. Monster's Ball2001as Hank Grotowski

    IMDb rating 7.098K votes

  8. Puss in Boots2011as Jackvoice

    IMDb rating 6.6215K votes

Most often with

David Dobkin directed two of these films, Ethan Coen two and Joel Coen two. Brent Briscoe appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Brent Briscoe, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Brent BriscoeRobert Duvall, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Robert DuvallKeith David, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Keith DavidMike Starr, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Mike StarrOliver Platt, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Oliver PlattBill Paxton, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Bill PaxtonDavid DobkinDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by David DobkinEthan CoenDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Ethan CoenJoel CoenDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Joel Coen

Films together

Box office

What Billy Bob Thornton's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.7 billion

45 of the 59 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 59 films: 45 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.

  • 45Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 8Figure not found

Top grosser

Puss in Boots2011as Jack (voice)$555 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 75% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Puss in Boots2011as Jack (voice)
    $555M20.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Armageddon1998as Dan Truman
    $554M20.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Indecent Proposal1993as Day Tripper
    $267M9.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Eagle Eye2008as Agent Thomas Morgan
    $179M6.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Princess Mononoke1997as Jigo (voice)
    $177M6.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Intolerable Cruelty2003as Howard D. Doyle
    $120M4.5% of the total
  7. 7
    The Judge2014as Dwight Dickham
    $84M3.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Bad Santa2003as Willie
    $77M2.8% of the total
Bandits (2001), $67.6 millionFriday Night Lights (2004), $61.3 millionPrimary Colors (1998), $52.1 millionEntourage (2015), $49.3 millionOn Deadly Ground (1994), $49.0 millionWhiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016), $48.0 millionMonster's Ball (2001), $44.9 millionBad News Bears (2005), $34.3 millionSling Blade (1996), $34.1 millionMr. Woodcock (2007), $33.7 millionThe Alamo (2004), $25.8 millionBad Santa 2 (2016), $24.1 millionFaster (2010), $23.1 millionThe Apostle (1997), $19.9 millionThe Man Who Wasn't There (2001), $18.9 millionSchool for Scoundrels (2006), $17.8 million

$675 millionfrom the other 37 films with a worldwide figure, 25% of the total

Awards

Eight awards and honors from 1997 to 2017, three of them major.

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Billy Bob Thornton's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1997Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplaySling BladeWon
Golden Globes
2017Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaGoliathWon
2015Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaFargoWon
Other honors
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorWon
Edgar AwardsWon
Saturn AwardsWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored
Writers Guild of America AwardWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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