Powers Boothe has an extensive list of feature film credits including Men of Honor opposite Robert DeNiro; Bill Paxton's directorial debut Frailty; Oliver Stone's films U-Turn; Blue Sky with Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones and Tombstone opposite Kurt Russell. His additional film credits include Sudden Death, Rapid Fire, Extreme Prejudice, The Emerald Forrest, Red Dawn and Southern Comfort.

Boothe garnered an Emmy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Reverend Jim Jones in the television movie Guyuna Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones. He has starred in numerous other television productions including the mini-series Atilla the Hun, Joan of Arc and True Women and the movies The Spree and Dalva. Boothe played the lead in the television movie By Dawn's Early Light with Rebecca DeMornay and James Earl Jones. He also starred as Phillip Marlowe in the HBO series, Phillip Marlowe, Private Eye.

In addition to his film and television appearances, Boothe has a solid theater background. In 1972, he received his MFA from Southern Methodist University and became a resident actor at the Oregon Shakespeare Company. Two years later, he made his New York stage debut in the Lincoln Center production of Richard III. Boothe's career breakthrough came with a starring role in the Broadway production of James McClure's one-act comedy, Lone Star.

Born and raised on a farm in Texas, Boothe currently lives in Los Angeles with his family, where he raises racing quarterhorses.