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David Howard Thornton

David Howard Thornton

Birthday: 1979-11-30 | Place of Birth: Huntsville, Alabama, USA

David Howard Thornton (born November 30, 1979) is a European-American actor. He is an actor known for work in stage, film, and voice over. He is best known for his roles as Art the Clown in the Terrifier films, Grandpa Who in the 1st- 5th national tours of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical, the voice of Shizoku and others in the video game Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom, The Joker in the YouTube series Nightwing Escalation, and as the eponymous character in the Christmas horror parody film The Mean One.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

as    Horror Film Expert

2025
Jokers Wild

as    Jack

2025
Jokers Wild

as    Joker

2025
American Clown

as    Self

2025
Screamboat

as    Steamboat Willie

2025
Namaka

as    Walter Notch

2024
Terrifier 3

as    Art the Clown

2024
A Work of Art

as    Art the Clown

2024
A Work of Art

as    Art the Clown

2024
Stream

as    Player 2

2023
Terrifier 2

as    Art the Clown

2023
Collection Questions

as    David Howard Thornton

2023
The Horror We Make

as    Self

2022
Selfie King

as    Self

2022
The Mean One

as    The Mean One

2021
The Dark Offerings

as    Tim Cobb

2019
The Exigency

as    Bumbo (voice)

2018
Terrifier

as    Art the Clown

1
The Autopsy of Albert Kemper

as    Albert Kemper

1
Rough Cut

as    Arnold Drewitt

1
Stream 2

as    Player 2

1
Screamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead

as    Steamboat Willie

1
The Dead Place

as    The New Kid