How old was Billy Bob Thornton in the movie Sling Blade?

Billy Bob Thornton was 40 in Sling Blade when he played the character 'Karl Childers'.

That was over 28 years ago in 1996.

Today he is 68, and has starred in 99 movies in total, 77 of those since Sling Blade was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Sling Blade, I think Billy Bob Thornton looks:

Did you know?

  • Billy Bob Thornton also directed Sling Blade. In fact, they've 'directed' themselves in 7 movies so far.
  • Billy Bob Thornton's first movie was as 'Billy Bob' in Hunter's Blood, released in 1986 when he was 29
  • Sling Blade scores 7.57 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Sling Blade

Billy Bob Thornton's other movies