Billy Bob Thornton Discusses His Unexpected Nude Scene on 'Landman' Season 2

Billy Bob Thornton is opening up about the eyebrow-raising nude moment that aired in season two of the Paramount+ drama Landman.

The Oscar-winning actor's character Tommy experiences an awkward encounter in a December 2025 episode when he wakes up in a hotel room and inadvertently exposes himself to a hotel employee. Speaking at the 2026 Newport Beach TV Fest on Saturday, June 6, the 70-year-old star reflected on the sequence.

"I don't know what the reaction was," Thornton told Us Weekly, "but obviously before we filmed, it was kind of like, 'Whoa, yikes. This is interesting.'"

He characterized the moment as comedic in nature, stating simply, "And I didn't care."

The scene unfolds with the hotel worker screaming upon seeing Tommy, who remains asleep. She asks him not to "rape" her, prompting Angela (played by Ali Larter) to rush out from the bathroom. "Put your d–k away!" Angela commands Tommy before turning to the startled employee. "Don't be scared, darling. That wasn't about you. He eats Cialis like M&Ms and runs into door jams all morning with that thing. I'm so sorry about that."

However, creator Christian Wallace later clarified that the moment wasn't entirely what it appeared to be. In an earlier interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Wallace disclosed that "it wasn't an actual full-frontal" scene featuring Thornton.

"We had an on-set intimacy coordinator, and the original prosthetic she brought in made everyone laugh. We were like, 'No,'" Wallace explained.

The initial prosthetic proved too ambitious for the production. The team ultimately selected what Wallace described as "a more humble alternative" for the actor.

"It is surprising to me that people think that was actually Billy doing full-frontal nudity," Wallace said. "So I should say props to our intimacy coordinator for making it extremely realistic, and to the props team. They had a whole rig, as Billy called it: 'Got my rig on.'"