David Howard Thornton
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1979-11-30 · Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Known for
- Terrifier (2018) — Art the Clown
- Terrifier 2 (2022) — Art the Clown
- Terrifier 3 (2024) — Art the Clown
- Screamboat (2025) — Steamboat Willie
- The Mean One (2022) — The Mean One
- Stream (2024) — Player 2
- Bupkis (2023) — Art the Clown
- Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3 (2025) — Self - Art the Clown
- Big Baby (2025) — Hooper
- The Exigency (2019) — Bumbo (voice)
- A Very Special Terrifier Christmas (2024) — Art the Clown
- The Dark Offerings (2021) — Tim Cobb
- The Dead Place (2026) — The New Kid
- Night of the Living Dead II
- The Horror We Make (2023) — Self
- Selfie King (2022) — Self