Sam Rockwell
Acting

Sam Rockwell

November 5, 1968 (57 years old) Daly City, California, USA

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

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • TV

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • TV

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2

2010 • Movie

The Green Mile

The Green Mile

1999 • Movie

Movie Credits (59)

Acting

2010

Iron Man 2

as Justin Hammer

1999

The Green Mile

as 'Wild Bill' Wharton

2000

Charlie's Angels

as Eric Knox

2008

Choke

as Victor Mancini

2007

Joshua

as Brad Cairn

2009

The Winning Season

as Bill

2024

IF

as Guardian Dog (voice)

2011

Cowboys & Aliens

as Doc

2005

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

as Zaphod Beeblebrox

2007

Snow Angels

as Glenn Marchand

1990

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Head Thug

2009

Gentlemen Broncos

as Bronco / Brutus

2009

Moon

as Sam Bell

1991

Strictly Business

as Gary

2009

Everybody's Fine

as Robert

2012

Seven Psychopaths

as Billy Bickle

1996

Box of Moonlight

as The Kid

1998

Jerry and Tom

as Jerry

2015

Poltergeist

as Eric Bowen

2026

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

as Man From The Future

Crew

2021

No Longer Suitable For Use

Executive Producer

2013

A Single Shot

Executive Producer

The Smack

Producer

2020

Sweet Thing

Executive Producer

2015

Don Verdean

Executive Producer

2018

Blue Iguana

Executive Producer

2009

The Winning Season

Executive Producer

DNA

Executive Producer

2025

Chasing the Party

Producer

TV Credits (31)

Acting

1990

Law & Order

as Officer Weddeker

1 episodes

1990

Law & Order

as Randy Borland

1 episodes

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

4 episodes

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

2021

The White Lotus

as Frank

4 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1 episodes

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

2 episodes

2021

What If...?

as Justin Hammer (voice)

1 episodes

2015

Hot Ones

as Self

1 episodes

2000

Big Brother

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1993

NYPD Blue

as Billy

1 episodes

1985

The Equalizer

as Slick

1 episodes

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2 episodes

2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

2 episodes

2014

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

1 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Self

2 episodes

Crew

2019

Fosse/Verdon

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 5, 1968 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Daly City, California, USA
Popularity
3.6

Career Stats

59
Movies
31
TV Shows