David Howard Thornton
Acting
Biography
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 26
Movies (25)
The Dead Place2026The New Kid
Rough Cut2026Arnold Drewitt
Christmas Chaos: Making 'The Mean One'2025Self
Big Baby2025Hooper
American Clown2025Self
Namaka2025Walter Notch
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide2025Horror Film Expert
Screamboat2025Steamboat Willie
Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 32025Self
A Very Special Terrifier Christmas2024Art the Clown
Terrifier 32024Art the Clown
Stream2024Player 2
The Horror We Make2023Self
The Mean One2022The Mean One
Selfie King2022Self
Terrifier 22022Art the Clown
The Dark Offerings2021Tim Cobb
The Exigency2019Bumbo (voice)
Terrifier2018Art the Clown
Terrifier 4Art the Clown
Stream 2: Sudden DeathPlayer 2- The Autopsy of Albert KemperAlbert Kemper
Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie VernonArthur
Night of the Living Dead II
Screamboat 2: Nothing Stays DeadSteamboat Willie
Shows (1)
Bupkis2023Art the Clown