Tommy Lee Jones
Acting
- Born:
- 1946-09-15
- Place of birth:
- San Saba, Texas, USA
Biography
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
Angel and the Badman
The Burial
Finestkind
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Val
Wander
The Comeback Trail
Reach for the Stars
Flannery
Ad Astra
Always at The Carlyle
Shock and Awe
Just Getting Started
Mechanic: Resurrection
Jason Bourne
Criminal
The Homesman
The Family
The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Lincoln: An American Journey
Lincoln
Emperor
Hope Springs
Men in Black 3
Captain America: The First Avenger
On Story
The Sunset Limited
The Company Men
In the Electric Mist
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
No Country for Old Men
In the Valley of Elah
The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández
A Prairie Home Companion
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Man of the House
The Missing
Filming “The Hunted”
Pursuing “The Hunted”
The Cutting Edge
The Hunted
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Men in Black II
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
Space Cowboys
Rules of Engagement
The Early Show
Double Jeopardy
Small Soldiers
U.S. Marshals
Inside the Golden Statue
The Making of Men in Black
Men in Black
Volcano
Batman Forever
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
The Good Old Boys
Cobb
Blue Sky
Natural Born Killers
Inside the Actors Studio
The Client
Blown Away
Heaven & Earth
The Fugitive
House of Cards
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Under Siege
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
JFK
Fire Birds
The Package
Lonesome Dove
Gotham
POV
Stormy Monday
April Morning
Stranger on My Land
The Big Town
Broken Vows
The Park Is Mine
Double Image
Black Moon Rising
Screen Two
The River Rat
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Nate and Hayes
The Executioner's Song
The Rainmaker
The Executioner's Song
American Playhouse
Back Roads
Barn Burning
Coal Miner's Daughter
CBS News Sunday Morning
Eyes of Laura Mars
The Betsy
Rolling Thunder
The Amazing Howard Hughes
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Jackson County Jail
Charlie's Angels
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Baretta
Eliza's Horoscope
Life Study
Film '72
Love Story
The Oscars
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Razor's Edge
Outside Man