Actor
David Howard Thornton
Born 1979 · Huntsville, Alabama, USA
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.
Acting
Terrifier 2
Art the Clown · 2022
Terrifier 3
Art the Clown · 2024
Terrifier
Art the Clown · 2018
The Mean One
The Mean One · 2022
Screamboat
Steamboat Willie · 2025
Bupkis
Art the Clown · 2023
Stream
Player 2 · 2024
The Exigency
Bumbo (voice) · 2019
Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3
Self · 2025
A Very Special Terrifier Christmas
Art the Clown · 2024
Terrifier 4
Art the Clown
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
Horror Film Expert · 2025
The Horror We Make
Self · 2023
The Dead Place
The New Kid · 2026
Selfie King
Self · 2022
The Dark Offerings
Tim Cobb · 2021
Screamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead
Steamboat Willie
Stream 2: Sudden Death
Player 2
Namaka
Walter Notch · 2025
American Clown
Self · 2025
The Autopsy of Albert Kemper
Albert Kemper
Rough Cut
Arnold Drewitt · 2026
Christmas Chaos: Making 'The Mean One'
Self · 2025