Sam Rockwell

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

November 5, 1968 (57 yrs)

place of birth

Daly City, California, USA

also known as

Samuel Rockwell

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for playing distressed police officer Jason Dixon in Martin McDonagh's crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The following year, he was nominated in the same category for portraying in Adam McKay's political satire Vice (2018). In 2019, he portrayed Bob Fosse in the FX biographical miniseries Fosse/Verdon, earning a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, and in 2022, he received a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo.

Rockwell's other films include The Green Mile (1999), Galaxy Quest (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Matchstick Men (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Moon (2009), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Iron Man 2 (2010), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Jojo Rabbit (2019), and See How They Run (2022).

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Known For

Filmography

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The Green Mile
8.5

The Green Mile

1999as 'Wild Bill' Wharton
Iron Man 2
6.9

Iron Man 2

2010as Justin Hammer
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
7.0

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

2026as The Man From The Future
The Bad Guys 2
7.7

The Bad Guys 2

2025as Wolf (voice)
Cowboys & Aliens
5.7

Cowboys & Aliens

2011as Doc
The Bad Guys
7.5

The Bad Guys

2022as Wolf (voice)
Charlie's Angels
5.9

Charlie's Angels

2000as Eric Knox
IF
7.0

IF

2024as Guardian Dog (voice)
Trolls World Tour
7.2

Trolls World Tour

2020as Hickory (voice)
Jojo Rabbit
8.0

Jojo Rabbit

2019as Captain Klenzendorf
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
8.1

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

2017as Dixon
Moon
7.6

Moon

2009as Sam Bell
Vice
7.0

Vice

2018as George W. Bush
G-Force
5.5

G-Force

2009as Darwin the Guinea Pig (voice)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6.7

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005as Zaphod Beeblebrox
Galaxy Quest
7.1

Galaxy Quest

1999as Guy Fleegman
Argylle
6.0

Argylle

2024as Aidan Wilde
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
6.7

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1990as Head Thug
The One and Only Ivan
7.4

The One and Only Ivan

2020as Ivan (voice)
Richard Jewell
7.4

Richard Jewell

2019as Watson Bryant
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
7.1

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007as Charley Ford
Poltergeist
5.2

Poltergeist

2015as Eric Bowen
Seven Psychopaths
6.8

Seven Psychopaths

2012as Billy Bickle
Lawn Dogs
7.1

Lawn Dogs

1997as Trent Burns
The Sitter
5.6

The Sitter

2011as Karl
Mr. Right
6.4

Mr. Right

2016as Mr. Right
The Way Way Back
7.1

The Way Way Back

2013as Owen
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.4

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999as Francis Flute
Frost/Nixon
7.3

Frost/Nixon

2008as James Reston Jr.
Matchstick Men
7.0

Matchstick Men

2003as Frank Mercer
Heist
6.3

Heist

2001as Jimmy Silk
Everybody's Fine
6.8

Everybody's Fine

2009as Robert
Basquiat
6.6

Basquiat

1996as Thug
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
6.7

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002as Chuck Barris
Mute
5.6

Mute

2018as Sam Bell
See How They Run
6.3

See How They Run

2022as Inspector Stoppard
Celebrity
6.0

Celebrity

1998as Darrow Entourage
Wild Horse Nine

Wild Horse Nine

2026as Lee
The Best of Enemies
7.4

The Best of Enemies

2019as Claiborne Paul Ellis
Ray Gunn

Ray Gunn

as Raymond Gunn (voice)
Trust Me
5.8

Trust Me

2013as Aldo
Conviction
7.1

Conviction

2010as Kenny Waters
Blaze
6.3

Blaze

2018as Oilman 3
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
6.7

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

2014as Justin Hammer
13 Moons
5.5

13 Moons

2002as Rick
Safe Men
5.5

Safe Men

1998as Samuel
Snow Angels
6.5

Snow Angels

2007as Glenn Marchand
Made
5.8

Made

2001as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Woman Walks Ahead
6.7

Woman Walks Ahead

2018as Silas Groves
A Single Shot
5.7

A Single Shot

2013as John Moon