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 son of professor Robert Donald Thornton (1917–2006),[3][4] who taught English at Harvard University among other institutions, and Grace Ellen (née Baker; 1919–2019).
[5][6][1][7][8] He graduated from Hamilton College and Yale Drama School and studied at Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio.
[2] Thornton met singer Cyndi Lauper on the set of the film Off and Running.