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David Farrington Thornton (born June 12, 1953) is an American actor. He has appeared in John Q, Home Alone 3 as Earl Unger, Law & Order, The Notebook, and The Other Woman, among other roles. He is the husband of singer, songwriter and actress Cyndi Lauper.
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Java Burn | Lomax | |
| 1990 | Men of Respect | Philly Como (Fleance} | |
| 1991 | Off and Running | Reese | |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | George S. Kaufman | |
| 1995 | Jeffrey | Man | |
| Search and Destroy | Rob | ||
| 1996 | Unhook the Stars | Frankie Warren | |
| Breathing Room | Brian | ||
| If Lucy Fell | Ted | ||
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 | Earl Unger | |
| The Real Blonde | Alex | ||
| Office Killer | Gary Michaels | ||
| She's So Lovely | Saul Sunday | ||
| 1998 | A Civil Action | Richard Aufiero | |
| The Last Days of Disco | Berrie Rafferty | ||
| Illuminata | Orlandini | ||
| Hush | Gavin | ||
| High Art | Harry | ||
| Too Tired to Die | Lulu | ||
| 2000 | Blessed Art Thou | Elmo | |
| Blue Moon | Frank's Father | ||
| Dead Dog | Stevenson Nagel | ||
| 2001 | The Girl Under the Waves | David | |
| 2002 | Swept Away | Michael | |
| Garmento | Ronnie Grossman | ||
| John Q | Jimmy Palumbo | ||
| XX/XY | Miles | ||
| For Earth Below | Ron | Short film | |
| Private Property | Sam | ||
| 100 Mile Rule | Jerry | ||
| 2003 | Prologue | — | |
| 2004 | The Notebook | John Hamilton | |
| Noise | Elliot | ||
| The Warrior Class | Sancerre | ||
| 2005 | Life on the Ledge | Mr. Eddy | |
| Romance & Cigarettes | Urologist | ||
| 2006 | Alpha Dog | Butch Mazursky | |
| 2009 | Here and There | Robert | |
| My Sister's Keeper | Dr. Chance | ||
| 2010 | Zenith | Berger | |
| 2011 | Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | Simon Rudolph | |
| Dirty Movie | Little Johnny's Dad | ||
| Fake | Tay Murphy | ||
| Trophy Kids | Charlie | ||
| 2014 | The Other Woman | Nick | |
| 2023 | God Is a Bullet | Arthur Naci |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Sessions | Marc | Television film |
| 1985 | Miami Vice | Lile | Episode: "Rites of Passage" |
| 1986 | Tales from the Darkside | Werewolf | Episode: "The Circus" |
| 1988 | Crime Story | Thalberg | Episode: "Femme Fatale" |
| 1989 | American Playhouse | Nelson's Pal | Episode: "Ask Me Again" |
| 1993 | Blind Spot | Frank | |
| 1994 | The Cosby Mysteries | — | Episode: "The Lottery Winner Murders" |
| 1995 | New York News | — | Episode: "New York News" |
| New York Undercover | Alan Warwick | Episode: "The Shooter" | |
| 1996–2005 | Law & Order | Defense Attorney Lionel Granger / Jeremy Cook / Paul Radford / Paul Medici | 4 episodes |
| 2000 | The $treet | Carl Kettner | Episode: "Closet Cases" |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Kenny Strick | Episode: "Maledictus" | |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lionel Granger | 10 episodes |
| 2013 | Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual | Himself | 12 episodes |
| 2016 | Elementary | Joe Ballantine | Episode: "A Study in Charlotte" |
| 2017 | Homeland | George Pallis | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Tommy | Robert 'Bob' Flake | Episode: "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" |
| 2021 | A Time to Kill | James Lapan | Episode: "Killer on the Roof" |