American actor Tommy Lee Jones has appeared in numerous films and television series as well as in a few New York plays since his acting debut in 1970. One of his first notable roles was as Oliver "Doolittle Mooney" Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter with Sissy Spacek (1980). He played one of his most notable roles as U.S. Marshal Samuel "Sam" Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive with Harrison Ford. He has had starring roles in the films The Client (1994), Natural Born Killers (1994), Cobb (1994), and Volcano (1997). Also in 1997, he was cast as Agent K in the science fiction action comedy film Men in Black opposite Will Smith, a role he went on to reprise in Men in Black II (2002), and Men in Black 3 (2012).
Other notable film roles include terrorist William "Bill" Strannix in Under Siege (1992), villain Two-Face in Batman Forever (1995), parole officer Travis Lehman in Double Jeopardy, Texas Ranger Roland Sharp in Man of the House (2005), rancher Pete Perkins in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men (2007), Hank Deerfield in In the Valley of Elah (2007), Colonel Chester Phillips in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), and CIA Director Robert Dewey in Jason Bourne (2016).
He has played several real-life people in films, including: businessman Clay Shaw in JFK (1991), Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens in Lincoln (2012), U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur in Emperor (2012), Joseph L. Galloway in Shock and Awe (2017), and Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe in The Burial (2023).
His notable television roles include playing Howard Hughes in the television film The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977) and Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the television miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989).
Film Year Title Role Notes 1970 Love Story 1973 Life Study Gus 1975 Eliza's Horoscope Tommy Lee 1976 Jackson County Jail 1977 Rolling Thunder 1978 Eyes of Laura Mars 1980 Coal Miner's Daughter Barn Burning Short film 1981 Back Roads 1983 Nate and Hayes Also known as Savage Islands 1984 Billy 1986 Black Moon Rising 1987 1988 Stormy Monday 1989 1990 Fire Birds 1991 JFK 1992 Under Siege 1993 House of Cards The Fugitive Heaven & Earth 1994 Blown Away Natural Born Killers Blue Sky Cobb 1995 Batman Forever 1997 Volcano Men in Black 1998 U.S. Marshals Small Soldiers Voice 1999 Double Jeopardy 2000 Rules of Engagement Space Cowboys 2002 Men in Black II 2003 2005 Man of the House Also executive producer Also producer and director 2006 Axeman 2007 No Country for Old Men In the Valley of Elah 2008 Harvard Beats Yale 29–29 Himself Documentary 2009 In the Electric Mist 2010 2011 Captain America: The First Avenger 2012 Men in Black 3 Hope Springs Lincoln Emperor 2013 2014 Also writer, executive producer and director 2016 Criminal Jason Bourne Mechanic: Resurrection 2017 Shock and Awe Just Getting Started 2019 2020 Wander 2023 Finestkind Ray Eldridge 2026 Angel & The Badman Post-production Tommy Lee Jones filming "The Razor's Edge" in Columbus Georgia TBAThe Razor's Edge Taxman Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 1971–1975 One Life to Live 21 episodes 1975 Barnaby Jones Episode: "Fatal Witness" 1976 Smash-Up on Interstate 5 Television film Baretta Sharky Episode: "Dead Man Out" Charlie's Angels Episode: "Charlie's Angels" Family Episode: "Coming of Age" 1977 Television film 1982 Starbuck 1984 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1985 1986 Yuri Nosenko: Double Agent 1987 Broken Vows 1988 Gotham Stranger on My Land April Morning 1989 Lonesome Dove Miniseries 1995 Television film, also director 2011 White Television film, also director and executive producer 2026 Lee Raybon Sr. Upcoming Role (Season 2)
Stage Year Production Role Venue 1969 A Patriot for Me Various Imperial Theatre 1971 Four on a Garden Joel Broadhurst Theatre 1974 Ulysses in Nighttown Winter Garden Theatre 1980 True West Austin The Public Theater
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