Acting · Huntsville, Alabama, USA · Born November 30, 1979
David Howard Thornton (born November 30, 1979) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur and actor. He is 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.
MovieThe Dead Place
2026
as The New Kid
MovieRough Cut
2026
as Arnold Drewitt
MovieChristmas Chaos: Making 'The Mean One'
2025
as Self
MovieBig Baby
2025
as Hooper
MovieAmerican Clown
2025
as Self
MovieNamaka
2025
as Walter Notch
MovieThe Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
as Horror Film Expert
MovieScreamboat
2025
as Steamboat Willie
MovieArt Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3
2025
as Self
MovieA Very Special Terrifier Christmas
2024
as Art the Clown
MovieTerrifier 3
2024
as Art the Clown
MovieStream
2024
as Player 2
MovieThe Horror We Make
2023
as Self
TVBupkis
2023
as Art the Clown
MovieThe Mean One
2022
as The Mean One
MovieSelfie King
2022
as Self
MovieTerrifier 2
2022
as Art the Clown
MovieThe Dark Offerings
2021
as Tim Cobb
MovieThe Exigency
2019
as Bumbo (voice)
MovieTerrifier
2018
as Art the Clown
MovieNight of the Living Dead II
MovieTerrifier 4
as Art the Clown
MovieStream 2: Sudden Death
as Player 2
MovieScreamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead
as Steamboat Willie
The Autopsy of Albert Kemper
as Albert Kemper
MovieBehind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon
as Arthur
