Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

  • Born: 1946-9-15
  • Birthplace: Texas, U.S.
  • Height: 6' (1.83 m)
  • Profession: Actor, director, screenwriter
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: English Literature at Harvard University
  • Representative Works: The Fugitive, Men in Black
  • Tommy Lee Jones (Tommy Lee Jones), born in Texas, USA on September 15, 1946, is an American actor, director, and screenwriter.
    In 1970, Tommy Lee Jones entered the film world with " Love Story " and was good at acting cold-blooded villains. In 1991, he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his " JFK ". In 1993, he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the role of the Federal Sheriff in The Fugitive . In 1995, he directed his first film "The Wilderness I Love", for which he won the Lone Star Film and Television Awards for Best TV Actor and Best TV Director. In 1997, the sci-fi comedy movie " Men in Black " starring him was released. In 2002, the movie " Men in Black2 " starring him was released.
    In 2005, he directed and acted action suspense film " The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada ", which was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 58th Cannes International Film Festival-Palme d'Or. In 2008, with the crime suspense film " In The Valley of Elah " won the 80th Oscar Award for Best Actor. In 2010, the sci-fi action movie " The First Avenger " starred by him was released. In 2012, he starred in the film " Men in Black3 " [9]  ; in the same year, the drama film " Lincoln " starred by him was released. With this film, he was nominated for the best supporting actor at the 85th Academy Awards. In 2013, he wrote and directed and acted in the western comedy film " The Homesman ". In 2015, he played the role of Robert Dewey, a senior official of the US CIA in the action thriller movie "The Bournegro 5" [4]  . In 2020, the crime comedy film " The Comeback Trail " starring him will be released.

    Performing Experience

    Tommy Lee Jones was selected as the best American football player in the Ivy League school when he was studying at Harvard University. Tommy Lee Jones became interested in drama in high school and stepped onto the stage after graduating from college.
    In 1970, he entered the film world with " Love Story ". In 1991, " JFK " directed by Oliver Stone played a serious homosexual in the film. With this film, he was nominated for the 64th Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor. In 1993, the action suspense film " The Fugitive " co-starring with Harrison Ford and Sela ward was released. In the film, he played the sheriff Gerrard in charge of the Jinbao murder case. With this film, he won the 66th Academy Awards. Best Supporting Actor Award . 
    In 1994, the action crime movie " Natural Born Killers " starred by him was released; in the same year, he starred in the romantic movie "Blue Sky" with Jessica Lange and played Hank who was in charge of researching nuclear weapons in the army; in November, and The action crime movie " Blown Away " co-starring Jeff Bridges was released.
    In 1995, he co-starred with Val Kilmer in the sci-fi action movie " Batman Forever ", in which he played the excellent double-faced district prosecutor of Gotham City   . In the same year, he directed his first film "The Wilderness". Star Movie and TV Awards for best TV actor and best TV director.
    In 1997, the sci-fi comedy film " Men in Black " co-starring with Willard Christopher Smith Jr was released. In the film, he played the role of Agent K, the most experienced and capable super agent in the "Men in Black" organization; in the same year, he and Anne Celeste Heche , Gaby Hoffmann co-stars disaster movie " Volcano " was released, he played Los Angeles crisis Center commander Mike in the film.
    In 1998, the animated film " Small Soldiers " dubbed with Frank langella was released; in the same year, he co-starred in the action crime film " US Marshal " with Wesley Snipes and Robert John Downey Jr. , and played the role of the hot and experienced policeman Jerry in the film. Germany. In 1999, he co-starred in the thriller " Double Jeopardy " with Ashley Judd and Bruce Greenwood , in which he played the cynical and intolerant police officer Tavis Lehmann.
    In 2000, the sci-fi adventure film " Space Cowboys " co-starring with Clint Eastwood was released. In the film, he played the role of Hawk Hawkins, a member of the reserve team of the American first-generation astronaut program. In the same year, he co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson and starred in thriller. The war movie " Rules of Engagement ".
    In 2002, the movie " Men in Black2 " starring him was released. In 2003, he starred in the action crime movie "The Hunting Game"; in the same year, he co-starred with Catherine Elise Blanchett and Evan Moore in the western adventure movie " The Last Ride ", in which he had to abandon his family and follow the Indian tribe. Jones of the line.
    In 2005, he directed and acted action suspense film " The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada ", which was shortlisted for the 58th Cannes International Film Festival-the main competition unit-Palme d’Or. He also won the 58th Cannes International Film Festival for the film. Competition Unit-Best Actor Award; in the same year, starring in the action comedy movie " Man of the House " with Christina Milian .
    In 2007, co-starred with Woody Harrelson in the adventurous crime movie " No Country for Old Men ", and played a dedicated old policeman in the film; on September 21, the crime mystery film " In The Valley of Elah " starring with Charlize Theron was released. In the film, he played Hank, a veteran who served the country from the army, and was nominated for the best actor at the 80th Academy Awards with the film.
    In 2009, the suspense film " In the Electric Mist " co-starring with John Goodman and John Peter Sarsgaard was released. In the film, he played the old detective Dave Robichucks who was over 50 years old . On January 21, 2010, the drama film " The Company Men " co-starring with Ben Affleck and Kevin Costner was released. In the film, he played the company's senior The Company Men Geely; on July 22, the sci-fi action film starred by him " The First Avenger " was released. 
    On February 12, 2011, the self-directed and self-acted drama film " The Sunset Limited " was released. On August 8, 2012, the love movie " Hope Springs " co-starring with Meryl Streep was released . 
    On May 25, 2012, the film " Men in Black3 " starring with Willard Christopher Smith Jr was released   ; on November 16, the drama film " Lincoln " starred by him was released in North America. With this film, he was nominated for the 85th Oscar. Best Supporting Actor Award at the Academy Awards.
    In 2013, he wrote and directed and acted in the western comedy film " The Homesman ", which was adapted from the novel of the same name published by American writer Glendon Swarthout in 1988. In the film, he played the unshaven, stubborn George Briggs   . In 2014, the action comedy film " Malavita " starred by him was released   .
    In 2015, the action thriller film "The Bournemouth 5" co-starring with Matt Damon was released, in which he played Robert Dewey, a senior official of the US Central Intelligence Agency   . In 2016, co-starred with Jason Statham and Jessica Marie Alba in the action thriller film " Mechanic: Resurrection ", and played the tricky arms dealer Max in the film   ; May 13, co-starred with Kevin Costner , Gary Oldman and other action crimes The movie " Criminal " was released. In 2017, he co-starred in the war biographical film " Shock and Awe " with Woody Harrelson and Milla Anderson Jovovich ; in December, the action comedy film " Just Getting Started " co-starred with Morgan Freeman was released . 
    In 2019, he co-starred in the science fiction film " Ad Astra " with Brad Pitt and Ruth Negga , and played the respected astronaut Clifford McBride in the film . In October 2020, the crime comedy film " The Comeback Trail " co-starring with Robert De Niro and Morgan Freeman was released; in the same year, he co-starred with Alan Eckhart in the action thriller film "Wandertown". 

    Character Evaluation

    Tommy Lee Jones is proficient in acting, but he has not been trained in acting courses at all. Some are just the accumulation of passion and experience in acting, and his acting skills. Tommy Lee Jones's play is very broad. He is good at playing stubborn, tough, meticulous roles, and he can also interpret gentle roles that are warm and heartache; he is a slightly paranoid neurotic character, and even a sneer in Hollywood movies . 
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