Tommy Lee Jones
Born
September 15, 1946 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For

The Burial
Jeremiah O'Keefe
2023

Finestkind
Ray Eldridge
2023

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self · (9 episodes)
2021

Val
Self (archive footage)
2021

Wander
Jimmy Cleats
2020

The Comeback Trail
Duke Montana
2020

Reach for the Stars
Self
2019

Flannery
Self
2019

Ad Astra
H. Clifford McBride
2019

Always at The Carlyle
Self
2018

Shock and Awe
Joe Galloway
2017

Just Getting Started
Leo
2017

Mechanic: Resurrection
Max Adams
2016

Jason Bourne
CIA Director Robert Dewey
2016

Criminal
Dr. Franks
2016

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Doolittle Lynn (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016

The Homesman
George Briggs
2014

The Family
FBI Agent Robert Stansfield
2013

The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase
Self
2013

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
2013

Lincoln: An American Journey
Self
2013

Lincoln
Thaddeus Stevens
2012

Emperor
General Douglas MacArthur
2012

Hope Springs
Arnold Soames
2012

Men in Black 3
Agent K
2012

Honest Trailers
Chester Phillips (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012

Captain America: The First Avenger
Colonel Chester Phillips
2011

On Story
Self · (1 episode)
2011

The Sunset Limited
White
2011

The Company Men
Gene McClary
2010

In the Electric Mist
Dave Robicheaux
2009

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Self
2008

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Self
2008
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
Self
2008

In the Valley of Elah
Hank Deerfield
2007

No Country for Old Men
Ed Tom Bell
2007
The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández
Narrator (voice)
2007

A Prairie Home Companion
Axeman
2006

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Pete Perkins
2005

Man of the House
Ranger Roland Sharp
2005

The Missing
Samuel Jones
2003
Filming “The Hunted”
Self
2003
Pursuing “The Hunted”
Self
2003
The Cutting Edge
Self
2003

The Hunted
L.T. Bonham
2003

Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
Self
2002

Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Self
2002

Men in Black II
Kay
2002

Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
Self
2000

Space Cowboys
Hawk Hawkins
2000

Rules of Engagement
Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II
2000

The Early Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1999

Double Jeopardy
Travis Lehman
1999

Small Soldiers
Chip Hazard (voice)
1998

U.S. Marshals
Samuel Gerard
1998

Inside the Golden Statue
Self
1998

The Making of Men in Black
Self
1997

Men in Black
Kay
1997

Volcano
Mike Roark
1997

Batman Forever
Harvey Dent / Two-Face
1995

Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Self - Two-Face
1995

The Good Old Boys
Hewey Calloway
1995

Cobb
Ty Cobb
1994

Blue Sky
Hank Marshall
1994

Natural Born Killers
Warden Dwight McClusky
1994

Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994

The Client
Roy Foltrigg
1994

Blown Away
Ryan Gaerity
1994

Charlie Sheen's Stunts Spectacular
Self (archive footage)
1994

Heaven & Earth
Steve Butler
1993

The Fugitive
Samuel Gerard
1993

House of Cards
Jake Beerlander
1993

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Self
1993

Under Siege
William Strannix
1992

Lonesome Dove
Woodrow F. Call · (4 episodes)
1989

POV
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1988

Broken Vows
Pater Joseph McMahon
1987

The Razor's Edge
Taxman

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(2 episodes)
1992

JFK
Clay Shaw
1991

Fire Birds
Brad Little
1990

The Package
Thomas Boyette
1989

Gotham
Eddie Mallard
1988

Stormy Monday
Cosmo
1988

April Morning
Moses Cooper
1988

Stranger on My Land
Bud Whitman
1988

The Big Town
George Cole
1987

The Park Is Mine
Mitch
1986

Double Image
Steve Daley
1986

Black Moon Rising
Quint
1986

The River Rat
Billy
1984

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Brick
1984

Nate and Hayes
Captain Bully Hayes
1983

The Executioner's Song
Gary Gilmore · (2 episodes)
1982

The Rainmaker
Starbuck
1982

The Executioner's Song
Gary Mark Gilmore
1982

Back Roads
Elmore Pratt
1981

Barn Burning
Ab Snopes
1980

Coal Miner's Daughter
'Mooney' Lynn
1980

CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1979

Eyes of Laura Mars
John Neville
1978

The Betsy
Angelo Perino
1978

Rolling Thunder
Johnny Vohden
1977

The Amazing Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes
1977

Jackson County Jail
Coley Blake
1976

Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Officer Hutton
1976

Baretta
(1 episode)
1975

Eliza's Horoscope
Tommy Lee
1975
Life Study
Gus
1973

Love Story
Hank - Oliver's Roommate
1970

The Oscars
Self · (4 episodes)
1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Moses Cooper · (1 episode)
1951