David Howard Thornton
Known for Acting
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 3
2024
as Art the Clown
Terrifier 2
2022
as Art the Clown
Terrifier
2018
as Art the Clown
Screamboat
2025
as Steamboat Willie
The Mean One
2022
as The Mean One
Terrifier 4
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as Art the Clown
Stream
2024
as Player 2
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
as Horror Film Expert
Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3
2025
as Self
The Dead Place
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as The New Kid
Namaka
2025
as Walter Notch
Selfie King
2022
as Self
Stream 2: Sudden Death
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as Player 2
The Exigency
2019
as Bumbo (voice)
The Dark Offerings
2021
as Tim Cobb
Night of the Living Dead II
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The Autopsy of Albert Kemper
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as Albert Kemper
The Horror We Make
2023
as Self
Screamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead
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as Steamboat Willie
Christmas Chaos: Making 'The Mean One'
2025
as Self