David Howard Thornton
Actor
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
Terrifier 2
as Art the Clown 2022
Terrifier 3
as Art the Clown 2024
Screamboat
as Steamboat Willie 2025
The Mean One
as The Mean One 2022
Stream
as Player 2 2024
Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3
as Self 2025
The Exigency
as Bumbo (voice) 2019
Jokers Wild
as Joker 2025
Night of the Living Dead II
TBA
The Horror We Make
as Self 2023
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert 2025
Selfie King
as Self 2022
The Dark Offerings
as Tim Cobb 2021
Namaka
as Walter Notch 2025
The Dead Place
as The New Kid TBA
A Very Special Terrifier Christmas
as Art the Clown 2024