Born 1979 (age 46) · Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Appears in 24 titles

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.

Filmography

Terrifier
6.3
Terrifier
2018
as Art the Clown
Terrifier 2
6.7
Terrifier 2
2022
as Art the Clown
Terrifier 3
6.8
Terrifier 3
2024
as Art the Clown
Screamboat
5.1
Screamboat
2025
as Steamboat Willie
The Mean One
6.1
The Mean One
2022
as The Mean One
Stream
5.5
Stream
2024
as Player 2
Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3
The Exigency
8.0
The Exigency
2019
as Bumbo (voice)
A Very Special Terrifier Christmas
4.0
A Very Special Terrifier Christmas
2024
as Art the Clown
Night of the Living Dead II
The Horror We Make
The Horror We Make
2023
as Self
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
as Horror Film Expert
Selfie King
Selfie King
2022
as Self
The Dark Offerings
The Dark Offerings
2021
as Tim Cobb
Namaka
Namaka
2025
as Walter Notch
The Dead Place
The Dead Place
as The New Kid
Terrifier 4
Terrifier 4
as Art the Clown
Stream 2: Sudden Death
Stream 2: Sudden Death
as Player 2
Screamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead
as Steamboat Willie
The Autopsy of Albert Kemper
as Albert Kemper