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Sam Rockwell

Actor

Sam Rockwell

Born November 5, 1968 in Daly City, California, USA103 films

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.

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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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The Green Mile posterFirst watchThe Green Mile19998.5as 'Wild Bill' WhartonA supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments.View film

Essential films

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri poster8.1Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017Jojo Rabbit poster8.0Jojo Rabbit2019Iron Man 2 poster6.9Iron Man 22010Moon poster7.6Moon2009The Bad Guys poster7.5The Bad Guys2022Richard Jewell poster7.4Richard Jewell2019Vice poster7.0Vice2018Seven Psychopaths poster6.8Seven Psychopaths2012

Filmography

103 films as actor
  1. TBAStuntnuts: The Movie
  2. TBAThe Adventures of DrunkyDrunky (voice)
  3. TBAThe Heart
  4. TBADNA
  5. TBAHellhound
  6. TBATumorFrank Armstrong
  7. TBAThe Bad Guys 3Wolf (voice)
  8. TBAThe Cackling of the Dodos
  9. TBAThe Smack
  10. TBAReasonable People
  11. 2026Ray GunnRaymond Gunn (voice)
  12. 2026Wild Horse NineLee
  13. 2026Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't DieThe Man from the Future
  14. 2025The Bad Guys 2Wolf (voice)
  15. 2025Is / Was \ Will
  16. 2025The Bad Guys: Little Lies and AlibisWolf (voice)
  17. 2024IFGuardian Dog (voice)
  18. 2024ArgylleAidan Wilde
  19. 2022See How They RunInspector Stoppard
  20. 2022Maraschino RubyWolf (voice)
  21. 2022The Bad GuysWolf (voice)
  22. 2020The One and Only IvanIvan (voice)
  23. 2020Trolls World TourHickory (voice)
  24. 2019Richard JewellWatson Bryant
  25. 2019Jojo RabbitCaptain Klenzendorf
  26. 2019The Best of EnemiesClaiborne Paul Ellis
  27. 2018ViceGeorge W. Bush
  28. 2018Blue IguanaEddie
  29. 2018BlazeOilman 3
  30. 2018Woman Walks AheadSilas Groves
  31. 2018MuteSam Bell
  32. 2017Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriDixon
  33. 2017The Dark of NightOfficer Witt
  34. 2017AxisSam (voice)
  35. 2016Mr. RightMr. Right
  36. 2015Don VerdeanDon Verdean
  37. 2015Digging for FireRay
  38. 2015PoltergeistEric Bowen
  39. 2014LaggiesCraig Hunter
  40. 2014Loitering with IntentWayne
  41. 2014Better Living Through ChemistryDouglas Varney
  42. 2014Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the KingJustin Hammer
  43. 2013A Case of YouGary
  44. 2013A Single ShotJohn Moon
  45. 2013The Way Way BackOwen
  46. 2013Trust MeAldo
  47. 2012Seven PsychopathsBilly Bickle
  48. 2011The SitterKarl
  49. 2011Cowboys & AliensDoc
  50. 2010ConvictionKenny Waters
  51. 2010Iron Man 2Justin Hammer
  52. 2010F--kSam
  53. 2009Everybody's FineRobert
  54. 2009Gentlemen BroncosBronco / Brutus
  55. 2009G-ForceDarwin the Guinea Pig (voice)
  56. 2009MoonSam Bell
  57. 2009The Winning SeasonBill
  58. 2008Frost/NixonJames Reston Jr.
  59. 2008ChokeVictor Mancini
  60. 2008Woman In BurkaSam
  61. 2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordCharley Ford
  62. 2007Snow AngelsGlenn Marchand
  63. 2007JoshuaBrad Cairn
  64. 2006Zerk and Shirts: Junk Yard DogsRod
  65. 2005Robin's Big DateThe Bat-Man
  66. 2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyZaphod Beeblebrox
  67. 2005The F WordJeremy
  68. 2004Piccadilly JimJim Crocker
  69. 2003Matchstick MenFrank Mercer
  70. 2002Confessions of a Dangerous MindChuck Barris
  71. 2002Stella Shorts 1998-2002Pizza Guy
  72. 2002Welcome to CollinwoodPero
  73. 200213 MoonsRick
  74. 2001HeistJimmy Silk
  75. 2001MadeHotel Clerk (uncredited)
  76. 2001BigLoveNate
  77. 2000Charlie's AngelsEric Knox
  78. 1999Galaxy QuestGuy Fleegman
  79. 1999The Green Mile'Wild Bill' Wharton
  80. 1999A Midsummer Night's DreamFrancis Flute
  81. 1998Jerry and TomJerry
  82. 1998CelebrityDarrow Entourage
  83. 1998Safe MenSamuel
  84. 1998Louis & FrankSam
  85. 1997Lawn DogsTrent Burns
  86. 1997Subway StoriesMan Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
  87. 1997DrunksTony
  88. 1997Arresting GenaSonny
  89. 1996Box of MoonlightThe Kid
  90. 1996BasquiatThug
  91. 1995MercyMatty (Al)
  92. 1995Glory DazeRob
  93. 1994The Search for One-eye JimmyOne-eye Jimmy
  94. 1994Somebody to LovePolish Guy
  95. 1992In the SoupPauli
  96. 1992Light SleeperJealous
  97. 1992Jack and His FriendsLouie
  98. 1991Strictly BusinessGary
  99. 1991Happy Hell NightYoung Henry Collins
  100. 1990ClownhouseRandy Collins
  101. 1990Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesHead Thug
  102. 1990Over the LimitJason
  103. 1989Last Exit to BrooklynAl