David Howard Thornton

Acting

David Howard Thornton

Born November 30, 1979Huntsville, Alabama, USA24 credits

David Howard Thornton (born November 30, 1979) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur and actor. He is known for work in stage, film, and voice over. He is best known for his roles as Art the Clown in the Terrifier films, Grandpa Who in the 1st- 5th national tours of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical, the voice of Shizoku and others in the video game Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom, The Joker in the YouTube series Nightwing Escalation, and as the eponymous character in the Christmas horror parody film The Mean One.

Known For

Filmography

American Clown
2025American Clown
as SelfMovie
Namaka
2025Namaka
as Walter NotchMovie
Screamboat
2025Screamboat
as Steamboat WillieMovie
Terrifier 3
2024Terrifier 3
as Art the ClownMovie
Stream
2024Stream
as Player 2Movie
Bupkis
2023Bupkis
as Art the ClownTV
The Mean One
2022The Mean One
as The Mean OneMovie
Selfie King
2022Selfie King
as SelfMovie
Terrifier 2
2022Terrifier 2
as Art the ClownMovie
The Dark Offerings
2021The Dark Offerings
as Tim CobbMovie
The Exigency
2019The Exigency
as Bumbo (voice)Movie
Terrifier
2018Terrifier
as Art the ClownMovie
The Dead Place
The Dead Place
as The New KidMovie
Terrifier 4
Terrifier 4
as Art the ClownMovie
S
Screamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead
as Steamboat WillieMovie
Rough Cut
Rough Cut
as Arnold DrewittMovie