Tommy Lee Jones biography
Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and film director (born 1946), born on 15 September 1946 in San Saba.
Tommy Lee Jones's screen career began in 1970 with Love Story, playing Hank Simpson.
Tommy Lee Jones has appeared in 64 films and 20 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Angel and the Badman (2026), The Burial (2023), Finestkind (2023).
Honours include Donostia Award, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
Coming up next: The Razor's Edge.
- Also known as
- Thomas Lee Jones, Tom Lee Jones
- Born
- 15 September 1946 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- San Saba
- Work
- Film actor, Film director, Film producer, Polo player, Voice actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1969 to present
- Awards
- Donostia Award
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Cannes Best Director Award
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor , Motion Picture
Tommy Lee Jones filmography
65 films and 20 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Razor's Edge | Taxman | Post-production | ||
| 2026 | Angel and the Badman | Marshal McClintock | ||
| 2023 | The Burial | Jerry O'Keefe | ||
| 2023 | Finestkind | Ray Eldridge | ||
| 2020 | The Comeback Trail | Duke Montana | ||
| 2020 | Wander | Jimmy Cleats | ||
| 2019 | Ad Astra | Clifford McBride | ||
| 2017 | Just Getting Started | Leo McKay | ||
| 2017 | Shock and Awe | Joseph L. Galloway | ||
| 2016 | Jason Bourne | CIA Director Robert Dewey | ||
| 2016 | Criminal | Dr. Micah Franks | ||
| 2016 | Mechanic: Resurrection | Max Adams | ||
| 2014 | The Homesman | George Briggs | Also writer, executive producer and director | |
| 2013 | The Family | FBI Agent Robert Stansfield | ||
| 2012 | Lincoln | Thaddeus Stevens | ||
| 2012 | Hope Springs | Arnold Soames | ||
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 | Kevin Brown / Agent K | ||
| 2012 | Emperor | General Douglas MacArthur | ||
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Colonel Chester Phillips | ||
| 2010 | The Company Men | Gene McClary | ||
| 2009 | In the Electric Mist | Dave Robicheaux | ||
| 2008 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | English | ||
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Sheriff Ed Tom Bell | ||
| 2007 | In the Valley of Elah | Hank Deerfield | ||
| 2006 | A Prairie Home Companion | Axeman |
Show all 65 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Pete Perkins | Also producer and director | |
| 2005 | Man of the House | Ranger Lieutenant Roland Sharp | Also executive producer | |
| 2003 | The Hunted | L.T. Bonham | ||
| 2003 | The Missing | Samuel Jones | ||
| 2002 | Men in Black II | Kevin Brown / Agent K | ||
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement | Colonel Hayes "Hodge" Hodges | ||
| 2000 | Space Cowboys | William "Hawk" Hawkins | ||
| 1999 | Double Jeopardy | Travis Lehman | ||
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals | U.S. Deputy Marshal Samuel "Sam" Gerard | ||
| 1998 | Small Soldiers | Major Chip Hazard | Voice | |
| 1997 | Men in Black | Kevin Brown / Agent K | ||
| 1997 | Volcano | Michael Roark | ||
| 1995 | Batman Forever | Harvey Dent / Two-Face | ||
| 1994 | The Client | Roy "Reverend Roy" Foltrigg | ||
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers | Warden Dwight McClusky | ||
| 1994 | Cobb | Ty Cobb | ||
| 1994 | Blue Sky | Major Hank Marshall | ||
| 1994 | Blown Away | Ryan Gaerity | ||
| 1993 | Heaven & Earth | Steve Butler | ||
| 1993 | The Fugitive | U.S. Deputy Marshal Samuel "Sam" Gerard | ||
| 1993 | House of Cards | Jake Beerlander | ||
| 1992 | Under Siege | William "Bill" Strannix | ||
| 1991 | JFK | Clay Shaw / Clay Bertrand | ||
| 1990 | Fire Birds | Captain Brad Little | ||
| 1989 | The Package | Thomas Boyette | ||
| 1988 | Stormy Monday | Francis Cosmo | ||
| 1987 | The Big Town | George Cole | ||
| 1986 | Black Moon Rising | Sam Quint | ||
| 1984 | The River Rat | Billy | ||
| 1983 | Nate and Hayes | Captain "Bully" Hayes | Also known as Savage Islands | |
| 1981 | Back Roads | Elmore Pratt | ||
| 1980 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Oliver "Doolittle Mooney" Lynn | ||
| 1980 | Barn Burning | Abner Snopes | Short film | |
| 1978 | Eyes of Laura Mars | Detective John Neville | ||
| 1978 | The Betsy | Angelo Perino | ||
| 1977 | Rolling Thunder | Master Sergeant Johnny Vohden | ||
| 1976 | Jackson County Jail | Coley Blake | ||
| 1975 | Eliza's Horoscope | Tommy Lee | ||
| 1973 | Life Study | Gus | ||
| 1970 | Love Story | Hank Simpson |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Lowdown | Lee Raybon Sr. | Main role (season 2) | |
| 2011 | The Sunset Limited | White | Television film, also director and executive producer | |
| 1995 | The Good Old Boys | Hewey Calloway | Television film, also director | |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Woodrow F. Call | Miniseries | |
| 1988 | Stranger on My Land | Bud Whitman | Television film | |
| 1988 | Gotham | Eddie Mallard | Television film | |
| 1988 | April Morning | Moses Cooper | Television film | |
| 1987 | Broken Vows | Peter Joseph McMahon | Television film | |
| 1986 | Yuri Nosenko: Double Agent | Steve Daley | Television film | |
| 1985 | The Park Is Mine | Mitch Garnett | Television film | |
| 1984 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | "Brick" Pollitt | Television film | |
| 1982 | The Executioner's Song | Gary Gilmore | Television film | |
| 1982 | The Rainmaker | Starbuck | Television film | |
| 1977 | The Amazing Howard Hughes | Howard Hughes | Television film | |
| 1976 | Family | David Needham | Episode: "Coming of Age" | |
| 1976 | Smash-Up on Interstate 5 | Officer Hutton | Television film | |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Aram Kolegian | Episode: "Charlie's Angels" | |
| 1976 | Baretta | Sharky | Episode: "Dead Man Out" | |
| 1975 | Barnaby Jones | Dr. Jim Melford | Episode: "Fatal Witness" | |
| 1971 | One Life to Live | Dr. Mark Toland | 21 episodes |