Biography
David Howard Thornton is an American actor. He is known for portraying Art the Clown in the Terrifier film series, including Terrifier (2016), Terrifier 2 (2022) and Terrifier 3 (2024).
Thornton was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He began his career in theatre, appearing in national tours of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical. He has also worked in voice acting and small television roles before gaining wider recognition for the Terrifier films. He later played the title character in the horror parody The Mean One (2022).
