Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

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.

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2023

The Burial
The Burial
as Jeremiah O'Keefe
Movie - Released: 10/6/2023
Finestkind
Finestkind
as Ray Eldridge
Movie - Released: 9/8/2023

2021

Val
Val
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/23/2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
as Self
TV - Released: 9/9/2021

2020

Wander
Wander
as Jimmy Cleats
Movie - Released: 12/4/2020
The Comeback Trail
The Comeback Trail
as Duke Montana
Movie - Released: 11/12/2020

2019

Flannery
Flannery
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/25/2019
Reach For The Stars
Reach For The Stars
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/17/2019
Ad Astra
Ad Astra
as H. Clifford McBride
Movie - Released: 9/17/2019

2018

Always at The Carlyle
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/11/2018

2017

Just Getting Started
Just Getting Started
as Leo
Movie - Released: 12/1/2017
Shock and Awe
Shock and Awe
as Joe Galloway
Movie - Released: 12/9/2017

2016

Mechanic: Resurrection
Mechanic: Resurrection
as Max Adams
Movie - Released: 8/25/2016
Criminal
Criminal
as Dr. Franks
Movie - Released: 4/7/2016
Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne
as CIA Director Robert Dewey
Movie - Released: 7/27/2016
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
as Doolittle Lynn (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/4/2016

2014

The Homesman
The Homesman
as George Briggs
Movie - Released: 5/18/2014

2013

The Family
The Family
as FBI Agent Robert Stansfield
Movie - Released: 9/13/2013
The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase
The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/3/2013
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/27/2013
Lincoln: An American Journey
Lincoln: An American Journey
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/16/2013

2012

Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3
as Agent K
Movie - Released: 5/23/2012
Hope Springs
Hope Springs
as Arnold Soames
Movie - Released: 8/7/2012
Lincoln
Lincoln
as Thaddeus Stevens
Movie - Released: 11/9/2012
Emperor
Emperor
as General Douglas MacArthur
Movie - Released: 9/14/2012

2011

Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Colonel Chester Phillips
Movie - Released: 7/22/2011
The Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited
as White
Movie - Released: 2/12/2011
On Story
On Story
as Self
TV - Released: 4/16/2011

2010

The Company Men
The Company Men
as Gene McClary
Movie - Released: 10/21/2010

2009

In the Electric Mist
In the Electric Mist
as Dave Robicheaux
Movie - Released: 4/15/2009

2008

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/19/2008
Movie
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/22/2008

2007

In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah
as Hank Deerfield
Movie - Released: 9/14/2007
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
as Ed Tom Bell
Movie - Released: 6/13/2007
Movie
The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/27/2007

2006

A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion
as Axeman
Movie - Released: 6/1/2006

2005

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
as Pete Perkins
Movie - Released: 11/17/2005
Man of the House
Man of the House
as Ranger Roland Sharp
Movie - Released: 2/25/2005

2003

The Hunted
The Hunted
as L.T. Bonham
Movie - Released: 3/11/2003
The Missing
The Missing
as Samuel Jones
Movie - Released: 11/26/2003
Movie
Filming “The Hunted”
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/12/2003
Movie
Pursuing “The Hunted”
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/12/2003
Movie
The Cutting Edge
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/12/2003

2002

Men in Black II
Men in Black II
as Kay
Movie - Released: 7/3/2002
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/26/2002
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/26/2002

2000

Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement
as Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II
Movie - Released: 4/7/2000
Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys
as Hawk Hawkins
Movie - Released: 8/4/2000
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/5/2000

1999

Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
as Travis Lehman
Movie - Released: 9/24/1999
The Early Show
The Early Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 11/1/1999

1998

Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers
as Chip Hazard (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/10/1998
U.S. Marshals
U.S. Marshals
as Samuel Gerard
Movie - Released: 3/6/1998
Inside the Golden Statue
Inside the Golden Statue
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998

1997

Men in Black
Men in Black
as Kay
Movie - Released: 7/2/1997
Volcano
Volcano
as Mike Roark
Movie - Released: 4/25/1997
The Making of Men in Black
The Making of Men in Black
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/4/1997

1995

Batman Forever
Batman Forever
as Harvey Dent / Two-Face
Movie - Released: 6/16/1995
The Good Old Boys
The Good Old Boys
as Hewey Calloway
Movie - Released: 3/5/1995
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
as Self - Two-Face
Movie - Released: 6/14/1995

1994

Blown Away
Blown Away
as Ryan Gaerity
Movie - Released: 7/1/1994
Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers
as Warden Dwight McClusky
Movie - Released: 8/26/1994
The Client
The Client
as Roy Foltrigg
Movie - Released: 7/20/1994
Cobb
Cobb
as Ty Cobb
Movie - Released: 12/2/1994
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
as Hank Marshall
Movie - Released: 9/16/1994
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/30/1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/1994

1993

The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Samuel Gerard
Movie - Released: 8/6/1993
Heaven & Earth
Heaven & Earth
as Steve Butler
Movie - Released: 12/25/1993
House of Cards
House of Cards
as Jake Beerlander
Movie - Released: 6/25/1993
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/20/1993

1992

Under Siege
Under Siege
as William Strannix
Movie - Released: 10/8/1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV - Released: 5/25/1992

1991

JFK
JFK
as Clay Shaw
Movie - Released: 12/20/1991

1990

Fire Birds
Fire Birds
as Brad Little
Movie - Released: 5/25/1990

1989

The Package
The Package
as Thomas Boyette
Movie - Released: 1/25/1989
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
as Woodrow F. Call
TV - Released: 2/5/1989

1988

Stormy Monday
Stormy Monday
as Cosmo
Movie - Released: 5/1/1988
Gotham
Gotham
as Eddie Mallard
Movie - Released: 8/21/1988
April Morning
April Morning
as Moses Cooper
Movie - Released: 4/24/1988
Stranger on My Land
Stranger on My Land
as Bud Whitman
Movie - Released: 1/17/1988
POV
POV
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 7/5/1988

1987

The Big Town
The Big Town
as George Cole
Movie - Released: 9/25/1987
Broken Vows
Broken Vows
as Pater Joseph McMahon
Movie - Released: 1/28/1987

1986

Black Moon Rising
Black Moon Rising
as Quint
Movie - Released: 1/10/1986
Double Image
Double Image
as Steve Daley
Movie - Released: 4/6/1986
The Park Is Mine
The Park Is Mine
as Mitch
Movie - Released: 7/24/1986

1984

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Brick
Movie - Released: 8/19/1984
The River Rat
The River Rat
as Billy
Movie - Released: 9/28/1984

1983

Nate and Hayes
Nate and Hayes
as Captain Bully Hayes
Movie - Released: 11/18/1983

1982

The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
as Gary Mark Gilmore
Movie - Released: 9/10/1982
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
as Starbuck
Movie - Released: 10/23/1982
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
as Gary Gilmore
TV - Released: 11/28/1982

1981

Back Roads
Back Roads
as Elmore Pratt
Movie - Released: 3/13/1981

1980

Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter
as 'Mooney' Lynn
Movie - Released: 3/7/1980
Barn Burning
Barn Burning
as Ab Snopes
Movie - Released: 3/17/1980

1979

CBS News Sunday Morning
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1979

1978

Eyes of Laura Mars
Eyes of Laura Mars
as John Neville
Movie - Released: 8/2/1978
The Betsy
The Betsy
as Angelo Perino
Movie - Released: 2/2/1978

1977

Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder
as Johnny Vohden
Movie - Released: 11/2/1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes
The Amazing Howard Hughes
as Howard Hughes
Movie - Released: 4/13/1977

1976

Jackson County Jail
Jackson County Jail
as Coley Blake
Movie - Released: 3/31/1976
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
as Officer Hutton
Movie - Released: 2/2/1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as Aram Kolegian
TV - Released: 9/22/1976

1975

Eliza's Horoscope
Eliza's Horoscope
as Tommy Lee
Movie - Released: 1/1/1975
Baretta
Baretta
TV - Released: 1/17/1975

1973

Movie
Life Study
as Gus
Movie - Released: 1/25/1973

1970

Love Story
Love Story
as Hank - Oliver's Roommate
Movie - Released: 12/16/1970

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Moses Cooper
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Unknown

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge
as Taxman
Movie