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2004 film · the steady, pressure-besieged head coach of the Permian Panthers.

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From Dillon to Now

In the 2004 film that started it all, Billy Bob Thornton was Coach Gary Gaines — the steady, pressure-besieged head coach of the Permian Panthers, leading Odessa under impossible expectations.

Already an Oscar winner for writing Sling Blade, with Golden Globes for Fargo and Goliath, he now headlines Taylor Sheridan's hit Landman as Tommy Norris — S2 premiered November 2025, renewed for S3, earning him another Golden Globe nomination.

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