Portrait of Tommy Lee Jones

Acting

Tommy Lee Jones

Career

Active from 1970 to 2026, busiest in 1994 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
72
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
GoodWatch score92/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo

    1994 · Won

    The Fugitive

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    1994 · Won · 66th Academy Awards

    The Fugitive

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

    1994 · Won

    The Fugitive

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

    1983 · Won · 35th Primetime Emmy Awards

    The Executioner's Song

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    2013 · Nominated · 85th Academy Awards

    Lincoln

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    2008 · Nominated · 80th Academy Awards

    In the Valley of Elah

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    1992 · Nominated · 64th Academy Awards

    JFK

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

20

The characters Tommy Lee Jones played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tommy Lee Jones Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Character Study 7
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Bleak Realism 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge

as Taxman

Outside Man
Outside Man

as Gus Wanamaker

2020s

5 titles · average score 51
Angel and the Badman
Angel and the Badman (2026)
GoodWatch score 47

as Marshal McClintock

The Burial
The Burial (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jeremiah O'Keefe

Finestkind
Finestkind (2023)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ray Eldridge

The Comeback Trail
The Comeback Trail (2020)
GoodWatch score 40

as Duke Montana

Wander
Wander (2020)
GoodWatch score 42

as Jimmy Cleats

2010s

15 titles · average score 58
Ad Astra
Ad Astra (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

as H. Clifford McBride

Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

as CIA Director Robert Dewey

Mechanic: Resurrection
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
GoodWatch score 42

as Max Adams

Criminal
Criminal (2016)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Franks

The Homesman
The Homesman (2014)
GoodWatch score 68

as George Briggs

The Family
The Family (2013)
GoodWatch score 46

as FBI Agent Robert Stansfield

Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3 (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

as Agent K

Hope Springs
Hope Springs (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Arnold Soames

Emperor
Emperor (2012)
GoodWatch score 49

as General Douglas MacArthur

Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

as Colonel Chester Phillips

The Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

as White

The Company Men
The Company Men (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gene McClary

2000s

12 titles · average score 61
In the Electric Mist
In the Electric Mist (2009)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dave Robicheaux

No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men (2007)
GoodWatch score 87

as Ed Tom Bell

In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

as Hank Deerfield

The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández
The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández (2007)

as Narrator (voice)

A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

as Axeman

Man of the House
Man of the House (2005)
GoodWatch score 37

as Ranger Roland Sharp

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

as Pete Perkins

The Hunted
The Hunted (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

as L.T. Bonham

The Missing
The Missing (2003)
GoodWatch score 59

as Samuel Jones

Men in Black II
Men in Black II (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

as Kay

Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hawk Hawkins

Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement (2000)
GoodWatch score 50

as Col. Hayes Lawrence "Hodge" Hodges II

1990s

18 titles · average score 61
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy (1999)
GoodWatch score 53

as Travis Lehman

U.S. Marshals
U.S. Marshals (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

as Samuel Gerard

Men in Black
Men in Black (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

as Kay

Volcano
Volcano (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mike Roark

Batman Forever
Batman Forever (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

as Harvey Two-Face / Harvey Dent

The Client
The Client (1994)
GoodWatch score 69

as Roy Foltrigg

Blown Away
Blown Away (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

as Ryan Gaerity

Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

as Warden Dwight McClusky

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1993)
GoodWatch score 86

as Samuel Gerard

Heaven & Earth
Heaven & Earth (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

as Steve Butler

Under Siege
Under Siege (1992)
GoodWatch score 67

as William Strannix

JFK
JFK (1991)
GoodWatch score 79

as Clay Shaw

1980s

23 titles · average score 59
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove (1989)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as Woodrow F. Call

The Package
The Package (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

as Thomas Boyette

Gotham
Gotham (1988)
GoodWatch score 55

as Eddie Mallard

Stormy Monday
Stormy Monday (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

as Cosmo

April Morning
April Morning (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as Moses Cooper

The Big Town
The Big Town (1987)
GoodWatch score 43

as George Cole

Black Moon Rising
Black Moon Rising (1986)
GoodWatch score 42

as Quint

The Park Is Mine
The Park Is Mine (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mitch

Nate and Hayes
Nate and Hayes (1983)
GoodWatch score 30

as Captain Bully Hayes

The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gary Mark Gilmore

Back Roads
Back Roads (1981)
GoodWatch score 41

as Elmore Pratt

Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

as 'Mooney' Lynn

1970s

12 titles · average score 55
Eyes of Laura Mars
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
GoodWatch score 56

as John Neville

The Betsy
The Betsy (1978)
GoodWatch score 28

as Angelo Perino

Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

as Johnny Vohden

The Amazing Howard Hughes
The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes
The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
GoodWatch score 62

as Howard Hughes

Jackson County Jail
Jackson County Jail (1976)
GoodWatch score 52

as Coley Blake

Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976)
GoodWatch score 47

as Officer Hutton

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

as Aram

Eliza's Horoscope
Eliza's Horoscope (1975)
GoodWatch score 43

as Tommy Lee

Baretta
Baretta (1975)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

Life Study
Life Study (1973)

as Gus

Love Story
Love Story (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hank Simpson

1950s

1 title · average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Moses Cooper