David Thornton (actor) facts for kids
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David Thornton
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David Farrington Thornton
June 12, 1953 Cheraw, South Carolina, U.S.
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
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Children | 1 |
David Farrington Thornton (born June 12, 1953) is an American actor. He has appeared in John Q, Home Alone 3 as Earl Unger, Law & Order, The Notebook, and The Other Woman, among other roles. He is the husband of singer songwriter Cyndi Lauper.
Personal life
Thornton was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. He is the son of Robert Donald Thornton (1917–2006), an international authority on the Scottish poet Robert Burns, who taught English at Harvard University among other institutions, and Grace Ellen, née Baker. He graduated from Hamilton College and Yale Drama School and studied at Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio.
Thornton met singer Cyndi Lauper on the set of the film Off and Running. They married in November 1991 and have a son, Declyn Wallace Thornton (b. 1997).
In 2005, the New York Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Thornton in Thornton v. Baron, which is considered a landmark decision in the New York real estate industry, specifically dealing with rent stabilization in New York.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Sessions | Marc | TV movie |
1985 | Miami Vice | Lile | TV series (1 episode "Rites of Passage") |
1986 | Tales from the Darkside | Werewolf | TV series (1 episode "The Circus") |
1988 | Crime Story | Thalberg | TV series (1 episode "Femme Fatale") |
Java Burn | Lomax | ||
1989 | American Playhouse | Nelson's Pal | TV series (1 episode "Ask Me Again") |
1991 | Off and Running | Reese | |
Men of Respect | Philly Como | ||
1993 | Blind Spot | Frank | TV series |
1994 | The Cosby Mysteries | TV series (1 episode "The Lottery Winner Murders") | |
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | George S. Kaufman | ||
1995 | New York News | TV series (1 episode "New York News") | |
Jeffrey | Man #3 | ||
Search and Destroy | Rob | ||
New York Undercover | Alan Warwick | TV series (1 episode "The Shooter") | |
1996 | Breathing Room | Brian | |
Unhook the Stars | Frankie Warren | ||
If Lucy Fell | Ted | ||
Ripper | Twig | Video game | |
Law & Order | Paul Medici | TV series (1 episode "Family Business") | |
1997 | Home Alone 3 | Earl Unger | |
The Real Blonde | Alex | ||
Office Killer | Gary Michaels | ||
She's So Lovely | Saul Sunday | ||
1998 | A Civil Action | Richard Aufiero | |
The Last Days of Disco | Berrie Rafferty | ||
Illuminata | Orlandini | ||
Hush | Gavin | ||
High Art | Harry | ||
Too Tired to Die | Lulu | ||
2000 | The $treet | Carl Kettner | TV series (1 episode "Closet Cases") |
Blessed Art Thou | Elmo | ||
Blue Moon | Frank's Father | ||
Dead Dog | Stevenson Nagel | ||
2001 | The Girl Under the Waves | ||
2002 | Swept Away | Michael | |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Kenny Strick | TV series (1 episode "Maledictus") | |
Garmento | Ronnie Grossman | ||
John Q | Jimmy Palumbo | ||
XX/XY | Miles | ||
For Earth Below | Ron | ||
Private Property | Sam | ||
100 Mile Rule | Jerry | ||
Law & Order | Jeremy Cook | TV series (1 episode "True Crime") | |
2003 | Prologue | ||
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lionel Granger | TV series (10 episodes) | |
2004 | The Notebook | John Hamilton | |
Noise | Elliot | ||
The Warrior Class | Sancerre | ||
2005 | Law & Order | Lionel Granger | TV series (1 episode "Sects") |
Life on the Ledge | Mr. Eddy | ||
Romance & Cigarettes | The Urologist/Additional Voices | ||
2006 | Alpha Dog | Butch Mazursky | |
2009 | Here and There | Robert | |
My Sister's Keeper | Dr. Chance | ||
2010 | Zenith | Berger | |
2011 | Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | Simon Rudolph | |
Dirty Movie | Little Johnny's Dad | ||
Fake | Tay Murphy | ||
Trophy Kids | Charlie | ||
2013 | Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual | Himself | TV series |
2014 | The Other Woman | Nick | |
2023 | God Is a Bullet | Arthur Naci | |
TBA | Transfer at Aachen | Ludwig Vnuk | Pre-production |
See also
In Spanish: David Thornton para niños