David Howard Thornton
Known for ActingBorn 1979-11-30Huntsville, 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.
Known for
Terrifier 3
2024 · as Art the Clown
Terrifier
2018 · as Art the Clown
Terrifier 2
2022 · as Art the Clown
Terrifier 4
as Art the Clown
Screamboat
2025 · as Steamboat Willie
American Clown
2025 · as Self
Stream
2024 · as Player 2
Selfie King
2022 · as Self
The Mean One
2022 · as The Mean One
Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3
2025 · as Self
Big Baby
2025 · as Hooper
The Autopsy of Albert Kemper
as Albert Kemper
Stream 2: Sudden Death
as Player 2
The Dead Place
2026 · as The New Kid
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025 · as Horror Film Expert
Night of the Living Dead II
Namaka
2025 · as Walter Notch
A Very Special Terrifier Christmas
2024 · as Art the Clown