Thornton received international attention after writing, directing, and starring in the indie drama film Sling Blade (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

He has received three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and Best Supporting Actor for The Messenger (2009) and for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).

His performance as Count Almásy in The English Patient (1996) garnered him a second Oscar nomination, this time for Best Actor, as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.

Troisi came to international fame through the success of Il Postino: The Postman, directed by Michael Radford. Troisi died in 1994 of a heart attack in his sister’s house in Ostia (Rome) 12 hours after the main filming on Il Postino had finished; he postponed surgery to complete the film.

December 15, 2020 Nigel Hawthorne Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: No Social Class: Upper-middle; physician Race/Ethnicity/Religion Family: Education: Training: Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Radio Debut: TV Debut: Stage Debut: Broadway Debut: Film Debut: Breakthrough Role: Oscar Role: Other Noms: Other Awards: Frequent Collaborator: Screen Image: character actor Last Film: Career Output: Film Career Span: Marriage: Politics: Death:   […]