David Howard Thornton
Acting • Born 1979-11-30
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
24 credits
Night of the Living Dead II
Movie
The Horror We Make
Movie • 2023
Self
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
Movie • 2025
Horror Film Expert
The Mean One
Movie • 2022
The Mean One
Selfie King
Movie • 2022
Self
Screamboat
Movie • 2025
Steamboat Willie
Terrifier
Movie • 2018
Art the Clown
Terrifier 2
Movie • 2022
Art the Clown
Stream
Movie • 2024
Player 2
The Dark Offerings
Movie • 2021
Tim Cobb
Namaka
Movie • 2025
Walter Notch
The Dead Place
Movie
The New Kid
Terrifier 3
Movie • 2024
Art the Clown
A Very Special Terrifier Christmas
Movie • 2024
Art the Clown
Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3
Movie • 2025
Self
Terrifier 4
Movie • 2026
Art the Clown
Stream 2: Sudden Death
Movie
Player 2
Screamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead
Movie
Steamboat Willie
The Autopsy of Albert Kemper
Movie
Albert Kemper
Rough Cut
Movie
Arnold Drewitt
American Clown
Movie • 2025
Self
Christmas Chaos: Making 'The Mean One'
Movie • 2025
Self
The Exigency
Movie • 2019
Bumbo (voice)
Bupkis
TV • 2023
Art the Clown