Delivered acclaimed performances in A Simple Plan (1998), Monster's Ball (2001), and the Coen brothers' The Man Who Wasn't There (2001).
Thornton's artistic life started with music long before he became an actor.
Thornton's journey began in the late 1980s with minor roles, but he gained critical attention as a writer and actor with the 1992 thriller One False Move .
Starred in the 1998 hit Armageddon and became a comedic icon as a foul-mouthed Santa in Bad Santa (2003).
Starred for four seasons in the Amazon legal drama Goliath as Billy McBride, winning another Golden Globe.
In 1996, he wrote, directed, and starred in Sling Blade , winning an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and receiving a nomination for Best Actor . Notable Film Roles:
Delivered acclaimed performances in A Simple Plan (1998), Monster's Ball (2001), and the Coen brothers' The Man Who Wasn't There (2001).
Thornton's artistic life started with music long before he became an actor.
Thornton's journey began in the late 1980s with minor roles, but he gained critical attention as a writer and actor with the 1992 thriller One False Move .
Starred in the 1998 hit Armageddon and became a comedic icon as a foul-mouthed Santa in Bad Santa (2003).
Starred for four seasons in the Amazon legal drama Goliath as Billy McBride, winning another Golden Globe.
In 1996, he wrote, directed, and starred in Sling Blade , winning an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and receiving a nomination for Best Actor . Notable Film Roles: