David Howard Thornton

David Howard Thornton (born November 30, 1979) is an American actor. He is an actor 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.

Casted

Terrifier

Played Art the Clown

Average Rating

6.3

2825 votes

Release Date

Jan 25, 2018

8 years ago
Terrifier 2

Played Art the Clown

Average Rating

6.7

2374 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 2022

3 years ago
Terrifier 3

Played Art the Clown

Average Rating

6.8

1802 votes

Release Date

Oct 09, 2024

1 year ago
Screamboat

Played Steamboat Willie

Average Rating

5.1

102 votes

Release Date

Mar 20, 2025

1 year ago
The Mean One

Played The Mean One

Average Rating

6.1

93 votes

Release Date

Dec 09, 2022

3 years ago
Stream

Played Player 2

Average Rating

5.6

56 votes

Release Date

Aug 21, 2024

1 year ago
Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

4 votes

Release Date

Mar 14, 2025

1 year ago
Jokers Wild

Played Joker

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 24, 2025

1 year ago
Night of the Living Dead II

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
The Horror We Make

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 26, 2023

2 years ago
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

Played Horror Film Expert

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 2025

6 months ago
Selfie King

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 2022

3 years ago
The Dark Offerings

Played Tim Cobb

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 25, 2021

4 years ago
Namaka

Played Walter Notch

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 19, 2025

6 months ago
The Dead Place

Played The New Kid

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
A Very Special Terrifier Christmas

Played Art the Clown

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 2024

1 year ago
Terrifier 4

Played Art the Clown

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 2026

in 5 months
Stream 2

Played Player 2

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
Screamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead

Played Steamboat Willie

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
The Autopsy of Albert Kemper

Played Albert Kemper

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
Rough Cut

Played Arnold Drewitt

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
American Clown

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 07, 2025

6 months ago

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