David Thornton (actor)
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.[2]
David Thornton | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Farrington Thornton[1] June 12, 1953 Cheraw, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Personal life
Thornton was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. He is the son of Robert Donald Thornton (1917–2006),[3][4] an international authority on the Scottish poet Robert Burns, who taught English at Harvard University among other institutions, and Grace Ellen, née Baker.[5][1][6][7] He graduated from Hamilton College and Yale Drama School and studied at Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio.[2]
Thornton met singer Cyndi Lauper on the set of the film Off and Running.[2] They married in November 1991 and have a son, Declyn Wallace Thornton (b. 1997).[8]
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.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2021 | Transfer at Aachen | Ludwig Vnuk | Pre-production | |
| TBA | God Is a Bullet | TBA | Upcoming film |
References
- "Robert Donald Thornton". cheraw.uber.matchbin.net.
- Neustatter, Angela (5 July 1992). "How We Met: 41. David Thornton and Cyndi Lauper". The Independent. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- "Robert Donald Thornton Obituary (2006) Charlotte Observer". Legacy.com.
- "Robert D. Thornton". WorldCat Entities. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- Who Was Who In America 2006-2007, vol. XVIII, Kerry Nugent Morrison, Marquis Who's Who, 2007, p. 241
- Jane Wollman Rusoff (2008-06-15). "Cyndi Lauper is still unusual, but within reason". The New York Times.
- "Robert Thornton An appreciation". HeraldScotland. 7 December 2006.
- Sullivan, Caroline (12 October 2008). "'I've always been the outsider'". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- "Thornton v Baron (2005 NY Slip Op 05457)". www.nycourts.gov.