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.

The Burial
The Burial Jeremiah O'Keefe
Finestkind
Finestkind Ray Eldridge
Wander
Wander Jimmy Cleats
The Comeback Trail
The Comeback Trail Duke Montana
Ad Astra
Ad Astra H. Clifford McBride
Shock and Awe
Shock and Awe Joe Galloway
Just Getting Started
Just Getting Started Leo
Mechanic: Resurrection
Mechanic: Resurrection Max Adams
Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne CIA Director Robert Dewey
Criminal
Criminal Dr. Franks
The Homesman
The Homesman George Briggs
The Family
The Family FBI Agent Robert Stansfield
Lincoln
Lincoln Thaddeus Stevens
Emperor
Emperor General Douglas MacArthur
Hope Springs
Hope Springs Arnold Soames
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3 Agent K
Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The First Avenger Colonel Chester Phillips
The Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited White
The Company Men
The Company Men Gene McClary
In the Electric Mist
In the Electric Mist Dave Robicheaux
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men Ed Tom Bell
In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah Hank Deerfield
A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion Axeman
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Pete Perkins
Man of the House
Man of the House Ranger Roland Sharp
The Missing
The Missing Samuel Jones
The Hunted
The Hunted L.T. Bonham
Men in Black II
Men in Black II Kay
Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys Hawk Hawkins
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy Travis Lehman
Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers Chip Hazard (voice)
U.S. Marshals
U.S. Marshals Samuel Gerard
Men in Black
Men in Black Kay
Volcano
Volcano Mike Roark
Batman Forever
Batman Forever Harvey Dent / Two-Face
The Good Old Boys
The Good Old Boys Hewey Calloway
Cobb
Cobb Ty Cobb
Blue Sky
Blue Sky Hank Marshall
Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers Warden Dwight McClusky
The Client
The Client Roy Foltrigg
Blown Away
Blown Away Ryan Gaerity
Heaven & Earth
Heaven & Earth Steve Butler
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Samuel Gerard
House of Cards
House of Cards Jake Beerlander
Under Siege
Under Siege William Strannix
JFK
JFK Clay Shaw
Fire Birds
Fire Birds Brad Little
The Package
The Package Thomas Boyette
Gotham
Gotham Eddie Mallard
Stormy Monday
Stormy Monday Cosmo
April Morning
April Morning Moses Cooper
Stranger on My Land
Stranger on My Land Bud Whitman
The Big Town
The Big Town George Cole
Broken Vows
Broken Vows Pater Joseph McMahon
The Park Is Mine
The Park Is Mine Mitch
Double Image
Double Image Steve Daley
Black Moon Rising
Black Moon Rising Quint
The River Rat
The River Rat Billy
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Brick
Nate and Hayes
Nate and Hayes Captain Bully Hayes
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker Starbuck
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song Gary Mark Gilmore
Back Roads
Back Roads Elmore Pratt
Barn Burning
Barn Burning Ab Snopes
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter 'Mooney' Lynn
Eyes of Laura Mars
Eyes of Laura Mars John Neville
The Betsy
The Betsy Angelo Perino
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder Johnny Vohden
The Amazing Howard Hughes
The Amazing Howard Hughes Howard Hughes
Jackson County Jail
Jackson County Jail Coley Blake
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Aram
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Smash-Up on Interstate 5 Officer Hutton
Eliza's Horoscope
Eliza's Horoscope Tommy Lee
Life Study Gus
Love Story
Love Story Hank - Oliver's Roommate

Oscars

2013
  • Best Supporting ActorLincoln
2008
  • Best ActorIn the Valley of Elah

Golden Globes

2013
  • Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion PictureLincoln