Billy Bob Thornton Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order
All 80 Billy Bob Thornton roles in chronological order (1953 to 2025): 67 movies and 13 TV series.

How many movies and TV shows has Billy Bob Thornton been in? This complete Billy Bob Thornton filmography lists 80 credited roles (67 films, 13 TV series), in chronological order from 1953 to 2025, with links to our full guides where available.
Billy Bob Thornton movies in order
- Hunter's Blood (1986) as Billy Bob
- Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1989) as Tommy
- Going Overboard (1989) as Dave
- The Dark Backward (1991) as Patron at Sloppy's
- For the Boys (1991) as Marine Sergeant, Korea
- One False Move (1992) as Ray Malcolm
- Bound by Honor (1993) as Lightning
- Indecent Proposal (1993) as Day Tripper
- Tombstone (1993) as Johnny Tyler
- On Deadly Ground (1994) as Homer Carlton
- Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994) as Karl Childers
- Floundering (1994) as Gun Clerk
- Dead Man (1995) as Big George Drakoulious
- Sling Blade (1996) as Karl Childers
- U Turn (1997) as Darrell
- The Apostle (1997) as Troublemaker
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) as Self
- Primary Colors (1998) as Richard Jemmons
- Homegrown (1998) as Jack Marsden
- Armageddon (1998) as Dan Truman
- A Simple Plan (1998) as Jacob Mitchell
- Pushing Tin (1999) as Russell Bell
- South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000) as Brig. Smalls
- Bandits (2001) as Terry Lee Collins
- The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) as Ed Crane
- Daddy and Them (2001) as Claude Montgomery
- Monster's Ball (2001) as Hank Grotowski
- The Badge (2002) as Sheriff Darl
- Waking Up in Reno (2002) as Lonnie Earl Dodd
- Levity (2003) as Manuel Jordan
- Love Actually (2003) as The US President
- Intolerable Cruelty (2003) as Howard D. Doyle
- Bad Santa (2003) as Willie
- Chrystal (2004) as Joe
- The Alamo (2004) as Davy Crockett
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) as Other Voices (voice)
- Friday Night Lights (2004) as Coach Gary Gaines
- Bad News Bears (2005) as Morris Buttermaker
- The Ice Harvest (2005) as Vic
- School for Scoundrels (2006) as Dr. P
- The Astronaut Farmer (2007) as Charles Farmer
- Mr. Woodcock (2007) as Jasper Woodcock
- Eagle Eye (2008) as Thomas Morgan
- The Informers (2008) as William Sloan
- Faster (2010) as Cop
- The Smell of Success (2011) as Patrick
- Puss in Boots (2011) as Jack (voice)
- The Baytown Outlaws (2012) as Carlos
- Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013) as Skip Caldwell
- Parkland (2013) as Forrest Sorrels
- Cut Bank (2014) as Stan Steeley
- The Judge (2014) as Dwight Dickham
- 21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014) as Self - Actor
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015) as Self - Actor / Director
- Into the Grizzly Maze (2015) as Douglass
- Entourage (2015) as Larsen McCredle
- Our Brand Is Crisis (2015) as Pat Candy
- Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed (2015) as Self
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) as General Hollanek
- Bad Santa 2 (2016) as Willie Soke
- London Fields (2018) as Samson Young
- ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas (2019) as Self
- Untouchable (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- A Million Little Pieces (2019) as Leonard
- The Gray Man (2022) as Fitzroy
- Devil's Peak (2023) as Charlie McNeely
- The Electric State (2025) as Voice (uncredited)
Billy Bob Thornton TV shows
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Knots Landing (1979) as Timberman
- Matlock (1986) as Pawnshop Clerk
- King of the Hill (1997) as Boyce Hubert (voice)
- CatDog (1998) as CatDog's Father (voice)
- American Dad! (2005) as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
- The Big Bang Theory (2007) as Oliver Lorvis
- Fargo (2014) as Lorne Malvo
- Fargo (2014) as Narrator (voice)
- Goliath (2016) as Billy McBride
- Harley Quinn (2019) as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
- 1883 (2021) as Marshal Jim Courtright
- Landman (2024) as Tommy Norris
Filmography data via TMDB, refreshed automatically as new roles are announced.
Frequently asked questions
How many movies has Billy Bob Thornton been in?
Billy Bob Thornton has 67 credited film roles and 13 TV roles, for a total of 80 credits from 1953 to 2025.
What was Billy Bob Thornton's first major role?
The Oscars (1953).
What is Billy Bob Thornton's most recent project?
The Electric State (2025).



