Biography and filmography

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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Movies (104)

A Man of Vision: The Bill Wittliff Story

A Man of Vision: The Bill Wittliff Story

2026 · Self

Angel and the Badman

Angel and the Badman

2026 · Marshal McClintock

Enterrando una ambición

Enterrando una ambición

2023 · Jeremiah O'Keefe

Finestkind

Finestkind

2023 · Ray Eldridge

Val

Val

2021 · Self (archive)

Conspiración Wander

Conspiración Wander

2020 · Jimmy Cleats

La última gran estafa

La última gran estafa

2020 · Duke Montana

Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars

2019 · Self

Flannery

Flannery

2019 · Self

Ad Astra: Hacia las estrellas

Ad Astra: Hacia las estrellas

2019 · H. Clifford McBride

Always at The Carlyle

Always at The Carlyle

2018 · Self

Conmoción y Destrucción

Conmoción y Destrucción

2017 · Joe Galloway

Esto recién comienza

Esto recién comienza

2017 · Leo

Mechanic: Resurrection

Mechanic: Resurrection

2016 · Max Adams

Jason Bourne

Jason Bourne

2016 · CIA Director Robert Dewey

Mente Implacable

Mente Implacable

2016 · Dr. Franks

Deuda de Honor

Deuda de Honor

2014 · George Briggs, Director, Writer, Executive Producer

Una familia peligrosa

Una familia peligrosa

2013 · FBI Agent Robert Stansfield

The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase

2013 · Self

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

2013 · Self

Lincoln: An American Journey

Lincoln: An American Journey

2013 · Self

Lincoln

Lincoln

2012 · Thaddeus Stevens

Emperor

Emperor

2012 · General Douglas MacArthur

¿Qué Voy a Hacer con Mi Marido?

¿Qué Voy a Hacer con Mi Marido?

2012 · Arnold Soames

Hombres de Negro 3

Hombres de Negro 3

2012 · Agent K

Capitán América: El Primer Vengador

Capitán América: El Primer Vengador

2011 · Colonel Chester Phillips

Al límite del atardecer

Al límite del atardecer

2011 · White, Executive Producer, Director

Hombres de negocios

Hombres de negocios

2010 · Gene McClary

En el centro de la tormenta

En el centro de la tormenta

2009 · Dave Robicheaux

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

2008 · Self

Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary

Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary

2008 · Self

The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

2008 · Self - Sherriff Bell

Sin lugar para los débiles

Sin lugar para los débiles

2007 · Ed Tom Bell

En el valle de las sombras

En el valle de las sombras

2007 · Hank Deerfield

The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández

The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández

2007 · Narrator (voice)

Noches Mágicas de Radio

Noches Mágicas de Radio

2006 · Axeman

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

2005 · Pete Perkins, Director, Producer

El Hombre De La Casa

El Hombre De La Casa

2005 · Ranger Roland Sharp, Executive Producer

Las desapariciones

Las desapariciones

2003 · Samuel Jones

Filming “The Hunted”

Filming “The Hunted”

2003 · Self

Pursuing “The Hunted”

Pursuing “The Hunted”

2003 · Self

The Cutting Edge

The Cutting Edge

2003 · Self

La cacería

La cacería

2003 · L.T. Bonham

Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

2002 · Self

Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'

Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'

2002 · Self

Men in Black II‎: Creature Featurettes

Men in Black II‎: Creature Featurettes

2002 · Self

Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

2002 · Self

Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'

Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'

2002 · Self

Hombres de Negro 2

Hombres de Negro 2

2002 · Kay

Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'

Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'

2000 · Self

Jinetes Del Espacio

Jinetes Del Espacio

2000 · Hawk Hawkins

Reglas de compromiso

Reglas de compromiso

2000 · Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II

Double Jeopardy

Double Jeopardy

1999 · Travis Lehman

Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers

1998 · Chip Hazard (voice)

U.S. Marshals

U.S. Marshals

1998 · Samuel Gerard

Inside the Golden Statue

Inside the Golden Statue

1998 · Self

The Making of Men in Black

The Making of Men in Black

1997 · Self

Men in Black

Men in Black

1997 · Kay

Volcano

Volcano

1997 · Mike Roark

Batman Forever

Batman Forever

1995 · Harvey Two-Face / Harvey Dent

Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

1995 · Self - Two-Face

The Good Old Boys

The Good Old Boys

1995 · Hewey Calloway, Director, Teleplay

Cobb

Cobb

1994 · Ty Cobb

Blue Sky

Blue Sky

1994 · Hank Marshall

Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers

1994 · Warden Dwight McClusky

The Client

The Client

1994 · Roy Foltrigg

Blown Away

Blown Away

1994 · Ryan Gaerity

Heaven & Earth

Heaven & Earth

1993 · Steve Butler

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1993 · Samuel Gerard

House of Cards

House of Cards

1993 · Jake Beerlander

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

1993 · Self

Under Siege

Under Siege

1992 · William Strannix

JFK

JFK

1991 · Clay Shaw

Fire Birds

Fire Birds

1990 · Brad Little

The Package

The Package

1989 · Thomas Boyette

Gotham

Gotham

1988 · Eddie Mallard

Stormy Monday

Stormy Monday

1988 · Cosmo

April Morning

April Morning

1988 · Moses Cooper

Stranger on My Land

Stranger on My Land

1988 · Bud Whitman

The Big Town

The Big Town

1987 · George Cole

Broken Vows

Broken Vows

1987 · Pater Joseph McMahon

The Park Is Mine

The Park Is Mine

1986 · Mitch

Double Image

Double Image

1986 · Steve Daley

Black Moon Rising

Black Moon Rising

1986 · Quint

The River Rat

The River Rat

1984 · Billy

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1984 · Brick Pollitt

Nate and Hayes

Nate and Hayes

1983 · Captain Bully Hayes

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

1982 · Starbuck

The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song

1982 · Gary Mark Gilmore

Back Roads

Back Roads

1981 · Elmore Pratt

Barn Burning

Barn Burning

1980 · Ab Snopes

Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter

1980 · 'Mooney' Lynn

Eyes of Laura Mars

Eyes of Laura Mars

1978 · John Neville

The Betsy

The Betsy

1978 · Angelo Perino

Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder

1977 · Johnny Vohden

The Amazing Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes

1977 · Howard Hughes

Jackson County Jail

Jackson County Jail

1976 · Coley Blake

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

1976 · Aram

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

1976 · Officer Hutton

Eliza's Horoscope

Eliza's Horoscope

1975 · Tommy Lee

Life Study

Life Study

1973 · Gus

Love Story

Love Story

1970 · Hank Simpson

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

· Taxman

Outside Man

Outside Man

· Gus Wanamaker

TV shows (16)