Tommy Lee Jones
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 15, 1946
- Birthplace
- San Saba, Texas, USA
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.
Filmography
- Outside Man
Outside Man TBA
as Gus Wanamaker
The Razor's Edge TBA
as Taxman
A Man of Vision: The Bill Wittliff Story 2026
as Self
Angel and the Badman 2026
as Marshal McClintock
The Burial 2023
as Jeremiah O'Keefe
Finestkind 2023
as Ray Eldridge
Val 2021
as Self (archive)
Wander 2020
as Jimmy Cleats
The Comeback Trail 2020
as Duke Montana
Reach for the Stars 2019
as Self
Flannery 2019
as Self
Ad Astra 2019
as H. Clifford McBride
Always at The Carlyle 2018
as Self
Shock and Awe 2017
as Joe Galloway
Just Getting Started 2017
as Leo
Mechanic: Resurrection 2016
as Max Adams
Jason Bourne 2016
as CIA Director Robert Dewey
Criminal 2016
as Dr. Franks
The Homesman 2014
as George Briggs, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
The Family 2013
as FBI Agent Robert Stansfield
The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase 2013
as Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story 2013
as Self
Lincoln: An American Journey 2013
as Self
Lincoln 2012
as Thaddeus Stevens
Emperor 2012
as General Douglas MacArthur
Hope Springs 2012
as Arnold Soames
Men in Black 3 2012
as Agent K
Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
as Colonel Chester Phillips
The Sunset Limited 2011
as White, Executive Producer, Director
The Company Men 2010
as Gene McClary
In the Electric Mist 2009
as Dave Robicheaux
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 2008
as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary 2008
as Self
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men' 2008
as Self - Sherriff Bell
No Country for Old Men 2007
as Ed Tom Bell
In the Valley of Elah 2007
as Hank Deerfield
- The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández
The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández 2007
as Narrator (voice)
A Prairie Home Companion 2006
as Axeman
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada 2005
as Pete Perkins, Director, Producer
Man of the House 2005
as Ranger Roland Sharp, Executive Producer
The Missing 2003
as Samuel Jones
- The Cutting Edge
The Cutting Edge 2003
as Self
- Pursuing “The Hunted”
Pursuing “The Hunted” 2003
as Self
- Filming “The Hunted”
Filming “The Hunted” 2003
as Self
The Hunted 2003
as L.T. Bonham
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II' 2002
as Self
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy 2002
as Self
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes 2002
as Self
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II' 2002
as Self
Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy 2002
as Self
Men in Black II 2002
as Kay
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black' 2000
as Self
Space Cowboys 2000
as Hawk Hawkins
Rules of Engagement 2000
as Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II
Double Jeopardy 1999
as Travis Lehman
Small Soldiers 1998
as Chip Hazard (voice)
U.S. Marshals 1998
as Samuel Gerard
Inside the Golden Statue 1998
as Self
The Making of Men in Black 1997
as Self
Men in Black 1997
as Kay
Volcano 1997
as Mike Roark
Batman Forever 1995
as Harvey Two-Face / Harvey Dent
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? 1995
as Self - Two-Face
The Good Old Boys 1995
as Hewey Calloway, Director, Teleplay
Cobb 1994
as Ty Cobb
Blue Sky 1994
as Hank Marshall
Natural Born Killers 1994
as Warden Dwight McClusky
The Client 1994
as Roy Foltrigg
Blown Away 1994
as Ryan Gaerity
Heaven & Earth 1993
as Steve Butler
The Fugitive 1993
as Samuel Gerard
House of Cards 1993
as Jake Beerlander
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy 1993
as Self
Under Siege 1992
as William Strannix
JFK 1991
as Clay Shaw
Fire Birds 1990
as Brad Little
The Package 1989
as Thomas Boyette
Gotham 1988
as Eddie Mallard
Stormy Monday 1988
as Cosmo
April Morning 1988
as Moses Cooper
Stranger on My Land 1988
as Bud Whitman
The Big Town 1987
as George Cole
Broken Vows 1987
as Pater Joseph McMahon
The Park Is Mine 1986
as Mitch
Double Image 1986
as Steve Daley
Black Moon Rising 1986
as Quint
The River Rat 1984
as Billy
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1984
as Brick Pollitt
Nate and Hayes 1983
as Captain Bully Hayes
The Rainmaker 1982
as Starbuck
The Executioner's Song 1982
as Gary Mark Gilmore
Back Roads 1981
as Elmore Pratt
Barn Burning 1980
as Ab Snopes
Coal Miner's Daughter 1980
as 'Mooney' Lynn
Eyes of Laura Mars 1978
as John Neville
The Betsy 1978
as Angelo Perino
Rolling Thunder 1977
as Johnny Vohden
The Amazing Howard Hughes 1977
as Howard Hughes
Jackson County Jail 1976
as Coley Blake
Charlie's Angels 1976
as Aram
Smash-Up on Interstate 5 1976
as Officer Hutton
Eliza's Horoscope 1975
as Tommy Lee
- Life Study
Life Study 1973
as Gus
Love Story 1970
as Hank Simpson
Credits from TMDB.