Tommy Lee Jones

Acting

Tommy Lee Jones

Born September 15, 1946San Saba, Texas, USA111 credits

Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive. His other notable starring roles include Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the television miniseries Lonesome Dove, Agent K in the Men in Black film series, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men, Hank Deerfield in In the Valley of Elah, the villain Two-Face in Batman Forever, Mike Roark in the disaster film Volcano, terrorist William "Bill" Strannix in Under Siege, Texas Ranger Roland Sharp in Man of the House, rancher Pete Perkins in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (which he also directed), Colonel Chester Phillips in Captain America: The First Avenger, CIA Director Robert Dewey in Jason Bourne, and Warden Dwight McClusky in Natural Born Killers. He most recently appeared in the science fiction film Ad Astra in 2019 and in the comedy The Comeback Trail in 2020. He has also portrayed historical figures such as businessman Howard Hughes in The Amazing Howard Hughes, Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens in Lincoln, executed murderer Gary Gilmore in The Executioner's Song, U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur in Emperor, businessman Clay Shaw, the only person prosecuted in connection with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in JFK, Oliver Vanetta "Doolittle" Lynn, in Coal Miner's Daughter, and baseball player Ty Cobb in Cobb.

Known For

Filmography

The Burial
2023The Burial
as Jeremiah O'KeefeMovie
Finestkind
2023Finestkind
as Ray EldridgeMovie
Wander
2020Wander
as Jimmy CleatsMovie
The Comeback Trail
2020The Comeback Trail
as Duke MontanaMovie
Flannery
2019Flannery
as SelfMovie
Ad Astra
2019Ad Astra
as H. Clifford McBrideMovie
Shock and Awe
2017Shock and Awe
as Joe GallowayMovie
Jason Bourne
2016Jason Bourne
as CIA Director Robert DeweyMovie
Criminal
2016Criminal
as Dr. FranksMovie
The Homesman
2014The Homesman
as George BriggsMovie
The Family
2013The Family
as FBI Agent Robert StansfieldMovie
Lincoln
2012Lincoln
as Thaddeus StevensMovie
Emperor
2012Emperor
as General Douglas MacArthurMovie
Hope Springs
2012Hope Springs
as Arnold SoamesMovie
Men in Black 3
2012Men in Black 3
as Agent KMovie
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011Captain America: The First Avenger
as Colonel Chester PhillipsMovie
On Story
2011On Story
as SelfTV
The Company Men
2010The Company Men
as Gene McClaryMovie
In the Electric Mist
2009In the Electric Mist
as Dave RobicheauxMovie
No Country for Old Men
2007No Country for Old Men
as Ed Tom BellMovie
In the Valley of Elah
2007In the Valley of Elah
as Hank DeerfieldMovie
Man of the House
2005Man of the House
as Ranger Roland SharpMovie
The Missing
2003The Missing
as Samuel JonesMovie
The Hunted
2003The Hunted
as L.T. BonhamMovie
Space Cowboys
2000Space Cowboys
as Hawk HawkinsMovie
Rules of Engagement
2000Rules of Engagement
as Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges IIMovie
The Early Show
1999The Early Show
as Self - GuestTV
Double Jeopardy
1999Double Jeopardy
as Travis LehmanMovie
Small Soldiers
1998Small Soldiers
as Chip Hazard (voice)Movie
U.S. Marshals
1998U.S. Marshals
as Samuel GerardMovie
Men in Black
1997Men in Black
as KayMovie
Volcano
1997Volcano
as Mike RoarkMovie
Batman Forever
1995Batman Forever
as Harvey Dent / Two-FaceMovie
The Good Old Boys
1995The Good Old Boys
as Hewey CallowayMovie
Cobb
1994Cobb
as Ty CobbMovie
Blue Sky
1994Blue Sky
as Hank MarshallMovie
Natural Born Killers
1994Natural Born Killers
as Warden Dwight McCluskyMovie
The Client
1994The Client
as Roy FoltriggMovie
Blown Away
1994Blown Away
as Ryan GaerityMovie
Heaven & Earth
1993Heaven & Earth
as Steve ButlerMovie
The Fugitive
1993The Fugitive
as Samuel GerardMovie
House of Cards
1993House of Cards
as Jake BeerlanderMovie
Under Siege
1992Under Siege
as William StrannixMovie
JFK
1991JFK
as Clay ShawMovie
Fire Birds
1990Fire Birds
as Brad LittleMovie
The Package
1989The Package
as Thomas BoyetteMovie
Lonesome Dove
1989Lonesome Dove
as Woodrow F. CallTV
Gotham
1988Gotham
as Eddie MallardMovie
POV
1988POV
as Narrator (voice)TV
Stormy Monday
1988Stormy Monday
as CosmoMovie
April Morning
1988April Morning
as Moses CooperMovie
Stranger on My Land
1988Stranger on My Land
as Bud WhitmanMovie
The Big Town
1987The Big Town
as George ColeMovie
Broken Vows
1987Broken Vows
as Pater Joseph McMahonMovie
Double Image
1986Double Image
as Steve DaleyMovie
The River Rat
1984The River Rat
as BillyMovie
Nate and Hayes
1983Nate and Hayes
as Captain Bully HayesMovie
The Rainmaker
1982The Rainmaker
as StarbuckMovie
The Executioner's Song
1982The Executioner's Song
as Gary Mark GilmoreMovie
Back Roads
1981Back Roads
as Elmore PrattMovie
Barn Burning
1980Barn Burning
as Ab SnopesMovie
Coal Miner's Daughter
1980Coal Miner's Daughter
as 'Mooney' LynnMovie
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978Eyes of Laura Mars
as John NevilleMovie
The Betsy
1978The Betsy
as Angelo PerinoMovie
Rolling Thunder
1977Rolling Thunder
as Johnny VohdenMovie
The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977The Amazing Howard Hughes
as Howard HughesMovie
Jackson County Jail
1976Jackson County Jail
as Coley BlakeMovie
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
1976Smash-Up on Interstate 5
as Officer HuttonMovie
Eliza's Horoscope
1975Eliza's Horoscope
as Tommy LeeMovie
L
1973Life Study
as GusMovie
Love Story
1970Love Story
as Hank - Oliver's RoommateMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Moses CooperTV
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge
as TaxmanMovie