Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning a 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 former Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the TV mini-series Lonesome Dove, Agent K in the Men in Black film series, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men, the villain Two-Face in Batman Forever, terrorist William Strannix in Under Siege, a Texas Ranger in Man of the House, rancher Pete Perkins in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, which he directed, Colonel Chester Phillips in Captain America: The First Avenger and Warden Dwight McClusky in Natural Born Killers. Jones has also portrayed real-life figures such as businessman Howard Hughes, Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, executed murderer Gary Gilmore, U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur, Oliver Lynn, husband of Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter, and baseball great Ty Cobb.
Born September 15, 1946 (age 69)
San Saba, Texas, U.S.
Residence Terrell Hills, Texas
Alma mater Harvard University (BA)
Occupation Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active 1970–present
Spouse(s) Katherine "Kate" Lardner (m. 1971–78)
Kimberlea Cloughley (m. 1981–96)
Dawn Laurel (m. 2001)
Children 2
Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1993)
Golden Globe Award (1993)
Emmy Award (1983)