Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter's Blood | 1986 | Billy Bob | |
| South of Reno | 1988 | Counterman | |
| Going Overboard | 1989 | Dave | |
| Chopper Chicks in Zombietown | 1989 | Tommy | |
| Dark Backward, TheThe Dark Backward | 1991 | Patron at Sloppy's | (uncredited) |
| For the Boys | 1991 | Marine Sergeant, Korea | |
| One False Move | 1992 | Ray Malcolm | also co-wrote |
| Tombstone | 1993 | Johnny Tyler | |
| Blood In Blood Out | 1993 | Lightning | |
| Indecent Proposal | 1993 | Day Tripper | |
| The Killing Box | 1993 | Langston | |
| Trouble Bound | 1993 | Coldface | |
| On Deadly Ground | 1994 | Homer Carlton | |
| Floundering | 1994 | Gun Clerk | |
| Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade | 1994 | Karl Childers | Short film |
| Dead Man | 1995 | Big George Drakoulious | |
| Stars Fell on Henrietta, TheThe Stars Fell on Henrietta | 1995 | Roy | |
| Sling Blade | 1996 | Karl Childers | also wrote and directed Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| Don't Look Back | 1996 | Marshall | also co-wrote |
| Winner, TheThe Winner | 1996 | Jack | |
| Apostle, TheThe Apostle | 1997 | Troublemaker | |
| U Turn | 1997 | Darrell | |
| Princess Mononoke | 1997 | Jigo | Voice Only (English Language Version) |
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | 1997 | Himself | Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple |
| Simple Plan, AA Simple Plan | 1998 | Jacob Mitchell | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Armageddon | 1998 | Dan Truman, NASA Administrator | |
| Homegrown | 1998 | Jack Marsden | |
| Primary Colors | 1998 | Richard Jemmons | |
| Pushing Tin | 1999 | Russell Bell | |
| The Last Real Cowboys | 2000 | Tar | |
| South of Heaven, West of Hell | 2001 | Brig. Smalls | |
| Daddy and Them | 2001 | Claude Montgomery | also wrote and directed |
| Monster's Ball | 2001 | Hank Grotowski | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (also for Bandits and The Man Who Wasn't There) National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (also for Bandits and The Man Who Wasn't There) Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
| Bandits | 2001 | Terry Lee Collins | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (also for Monster's Ball and The Man Who Wasn't There) National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (also for Monster's Ball and The Man Who Wasn't There) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Man Who Wasn't There, TheThe Man Who Wasn't There | 2001 | Ed Crane | Chlotrudis Audience Award for Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (also for Bandits and Monster's Ball) London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (also for Bandits and Monster's Ball) Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—American Film Institute Award AFI Actor of the Year Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor |
| Waking Up in Reno | 2002 | Lonnie Earl Dodd | |
| Badge, TheThe Badge | 2002 | Sheriff Darl Hardwick | |
| Bad Santa | 2003 | Willie T. Stokes | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| Love Actually | 2003 | The US President | |
| Intolerable Cruelty | 2003 | Howard D. Doyle | |
| Levity | 2003 | Manuel Jordan | |
| Friday Night Lights | 2004 | Coach Gary Gaines | |
| Alamo, TheThe Alamo | 2004 | Davy Crockett | |
| Chrystal | 2004 | Joe | |
| Ice Harvest, TheThe Ice Harvest | 2005 | Vic Cavanaugh | |
| Bad News Bears | 2005 | Morris Buttermaker | |
| School for Scoundrels | 2006 | Dr. P/Dennis Sherman | |
| Astronaut Farmer, TheThe Astronaut Farmer | 2007 | Charles Farmer | |
| Mr. Woodcock | 2007 | Jasper Woodcock | |
| Eagle Eye | 2008 | Thomas Morgan | |
| Informers, TheThe Informers | 2009 | William | |
| My Run | 2009 | Narrator | |
| Smell of Success, TheThe Smell of Success | 2009 | Patrick | |
| Faster | 2010 | Cop | |
| Nashville Rises | 2011 | Narrator | |
| Puss in Boots | 2011 | Jack (Voice) | |
| Jayne Mansfield's Car | 2012 | Skip Caldwell | |
| The Baytown Disco | 2012 | Carlos | currently filming |
| Bad Santa 2 | 2013 | Willie T. Stokes | announced, pre-production |
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| One False Move | 1992 | Writer | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay |
| Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | 1994 | Writer | |
| A Family Thing | 1996 | Writer | Humanitas Prize |
| Sling Blade | 1996 | Director/Writer | Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay National Board of Review Award for Special Achievement in Filmmaking Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Director Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay |
| Don't Look Back | 1996 | Story and teleplay | |
| All the Pretty Horses | 2000 | Director/Producer | |
| Gift, TheThe Gift | 2000 | Writer | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Writing |
| Camouflage | 2001 | Story and screenplay | as Reginald Perry |
| Daddy and Them | 2001 | Director/Writer | |
| Jayne Mansfield's Car | 2012 | Director/Writer |
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