Tommy Lee Jones

Acting

Born: 1946-09-15
From: San Saba, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 3.1

Also Known As

Tomî Rî JônzuTom Lee Jones토미 리 존스トミーリージョーンズ湯米·李·瓊斯تامی لی جونز

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.

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Awards & Nominations6 won · 4 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Lincoln

2013
🏆 Won

Donostia Award

2012
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

In the Valley of Elah

2008
🏆 Won

Cannes Best Director Award

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

2005
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

The Fugitive

1994
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

The Fugitive

1994
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

The Fugitive

1994
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

JFK

1992
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

The Executioner's Song

1983
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting107 titles

Directing4 titles

Writing2 titles

Production4 titles