The actors of Landman are front and center these days. The popularity of the TV drama has skyrocketed. It sure found its loyal fanbase. They are glued to what happens to Tommy, Angela, Ainsley, and the rest of the stellar cast. As is the case with just about everything that Taylor Sheridan touches, it turned to viewership gold. You may not have wondered about this. but a story has circulated to the effect that Billy Bob Thornton, who plays Tommy on the show, once drank the blood of his then-wife, Angelina Jolie. They were married from 2000 to 2003. A member of the Landman cast has at last mentioned the ticklish topic.
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Actress Michelle Randolph Dished About Thornton
Actress Michele Randolph, who is Ainsley on Landman, opened up about Billy Bob Thornton when she was a guest on The Drew Barrymore Show recently. (He plays her dad.) Randolph shared, "Most of my scenes are with him, and I'm thinking, 'God, like what, all I know is that he drank Angelina Jolie's blood or something. Which I since have asked him about."
First off, she clearly admires the actor for his nonchalance, genuineness, and approachability. Randolph said, "He just, I mean, he's just (at) ease. If ease was a person, that's who he is. That's why he's so good at what he does. You think someone with his résumé is going to be so intimidating, but instead, he's such a great actor because he pulls honesty out of you and he settles you in a scene and in life. I tend to talk a lot and move fast and he just makes me want to just chill."
So apparently he was not rattled when Randolph brought up what could be a touchy subject. But she discreetly did not say exactly how Thornton responded to being asked about it.
He Clarified the Blood-Drinking Buzz
Thornton himself tackled the persistent rumor when he spoke to Rolling Stone in November of 2025. According to him, the whole thing was blown wildly out of proportion.
He confided, "We each had a little locket, literally with a drop of blood in them. That's a romantic little idea, and that's all that was. But by the time it's over, we're vampires. we live in a dungeon, we drink each other's blood, and this kind of stuff."
