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Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive. His other notable starring roles include Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the television miniseries Lonesome Dove, Agent K in the Men in Black film series, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men, Hank Deerfield in In the Valley of Elah, the villain Two-Face in Batman Forever, Mike Roark in the disaster film Volcano, terrorist William "Bill" Strannix in Under Siege, Texas Ranger Roland Sharp in Man of the House, rancher Pete Perkins in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (which he also directed), Colonel Chester Phillips in Captain America: The First Avenger, CIA Director Robert Dewey in Jason Bourne, and Warden Dwight McClusky in Natural Born Killers. He most recently appeared in the science fiction film Ad Astra in 2019 and in the comedy The Comeback Trail in 2020. He has also portrayed historical figures such as businessman Howard Hughes in The Amazing Howard Hughes, Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens in Lincoln, executed murderer Gary Gilmore in The Executioner's Song, U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur in Emperor, businessman Clay Shaw, the only person prosecuted in connection with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in JFK, Oliver Vanetta "Doolittle" Lynn, in Coal Miner's Daughter, and baseball player Ty Cobb in Cobb.
1967. Jack Hart, a young, wandering musician, travels the American backroads with nothing but his guitar and his best friend, Theo Ramires, a bassist with a sharp wit but a big heart. They play tiny bars, diners, and roadside venues — barely scraping by, but living freely. Jack dreams of something bigger; where Theo is very content. At a smoky bar, a frequent for Jack and Theo, run by the warm‑hearted Jim Hardy, Jack meets Allison “Allie” Pond, a drifting soul recovering from heartbreak and searching for purpose. She’s empathetic, funny, and a little lost — someone who tends to fall into other people’s dreams instead of chasing her own. She joins the boys on the road, and the three form a makeshift family. Their chemistry is electric. Their music grows richer. Jack and Allie fall deeply in love. But everything changes when Dan Cole, a once‑failed musician turned talent scout, hears Jack perform. Dan sees potential — and dollar signs. He introduces Jack to Evelyn Stone, a razor‑sharp record executive who prioritizes profit over people. She promises Jack the world, and he takes it. Suddenly Jack is swept into a whirlwind of fame: studio sessions, interviews, image makeovers, endless touring. Theo is pushed aside. Allie is left behind. Jack becomes the star he always dreamed of being — but at the cost of the people who made him whole. Allie returns home to her older sister Amelia, who loves her fiercely but never understood her wandering. Amelia’s partner, Victor Harwell, is kind and grounded — a picture of the stable life Allie could choose. With them, Allie confronts the question she’s avoided for years: Does she want a life on the road, or a life with roots? Meanwhile, Jack spirals. The industry reshapes him into something unrecognizable. Critics who once mocked him — like the fickle Colin Cornely — now praise him. But the applause feels hollow. He’s lost Theo. He’s lost Allie. He’s lost himself. When Jack finally breaks under the pressure, he returns to Jim Hardy’s bar — the place where it all began. Jim, with his quiet wisdom, tells Jack the truth he’s been running from: Dreams mean nothing if you lose the people who believed in you before you believed in yourself. Jack sets out to find Allie. Their reunion isn’t easy. Allie has grown. She’s learned to stand up for what she wants — and what she won’t sacrifice. Jack apologizes, not with promises, but with honesty. He doesn’t ask her to follow him again. He asks if they can build something together. Years later, in the film’s final scene, we see Jack and Allie in a sunlit yard, playing with their young daughter, Piper Hart. Theo visits, bass in hand, ready to jam. The music begins again — not for fame, but for joy.
