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Samuel Rockwell is an American actor. He became well known for his leading roles in Lawn Dogs (1997), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Matchstick Men (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Moon (2009), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Mr. Right (2015), and Richard Jewell (2019). He has also played supporting roles in The Green Mile (1999), Galaxy Quest (1999), Frost/Nixon (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Conviction (2010), and The Way, Way Back (2013). In 2017, Rockwell's performance as a troubled police officer in the crime film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was nominated in the same category the following year for his portrayal of George W. Bush in the political satire Vice. In 2019, he portrayed Bob Fosse in the FX biographical miniseries Fosse/Verdon, earning him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series.
Birth Name
Sam Rockwell
Born
Tuesday, 05 November 1968
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Adventures of Drunky | Drunky | 5341 |
The Heart | 2281 | |
See How They Run | Inspector Stoppard | 2022 |
The Bad Guys | Wolf / Wolf (voice) | 2022 |
The Last Movie Stars | Self, Self / Stuart Rosenberg, Stuart Rosenberg / Self, Stuart Rosenberg | 2022 |
The One and Only Ivan | Ivan (voice) / Ivan | 2020 |
Princess Bride | Westley | 2020 |
Trolls World Tour | Hickory / Hickory (voice) | 2020 |
Richard Jewell | Watson Bryant | 2019 |
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary | Self | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Adventures of Drunky | Drunky | 5341 |
The Heart | 2281 | |
See How They Run | Inspector Stoppard | 2022 |
The Bad Guys | Wolf / Wolf (voice) | 2022 |
The Last Movie Stars | Self, Self / Stuart Rosenberg, Stuart Rosenberg / Self, Stuart Rosenberg | 2022 |
The One and Only Ivan | Ivan (voice) / Ivan | 2020 |
Princess Bride | Westley | 2020 |
Trolls World Tour | Hickory / Hickory (voice) | 2020 |
Richard Jewell | Watson Bryant | 2019 |
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary | Self | 2019 |
Jojo Rabbit | Captain Klenzendorf | 2019 |
Fosse/Verdon | Bob Fosse | 2019 |
The Best of Enemies | Claiborne Paul Ellis / C.P. Ellis | 2019 |
Vice | George W. Bush | 2018 |
Blue Iguana | Eddie | 2018 |
Blaze | Oilman / Oilman 3 | 2018 |
Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Woman Walks Ahead | Silas Groves | 2018 |
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling | Self | 2018 |
Mute | Sam Bell | 2018 |
75th Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner | 2018 |
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Dixon / Jason Dixon | 2017 |
Axis | Self / Himself | 2017 |
The Dark of Night | Officer Witt | 2017 |
Sunday Today with Willie Geist | Self - Guest | 2016 |
Mr. Right | Francis | 2016 |
F Is for Family | Vic, Vic Reynolds | 2015 |
Don Verdean | Don Verdean | 2015 |
Remember That Time | Self - Guest | 2015 |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | 2015 |
Digging for Fire | Ray | 2015 |
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
Poltergeist | Eric Bowen | 2015 |
Misery Loves Comedy | Self - Interviewee | 2015 |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | Himself, Himself - Guest | 2015 |
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
Laggies | Craig Hunter / Craig | 2014 |
Loitering with Intent | Wayne | 2014 |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014 |
Showing Up | Himself / Self | 2014 |
Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014 |
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King | Justin Hammer | 2014 |
Better Living Through Chemistry | Doug Varney / Douglas Varney | 2014 |
A Case of You | Gary | 2013 |
Schooled: The Price of College Sports | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2013 |
Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
A Single Shot | John Moon | 2013 |
Drunk History | Bugsy Siegel | 2013 |
The Way Way Back | Owen | 2013 |
Inside Amy Schumer | Sam | 2013 |
Trust Me | Aldo | 2013 |
Seven Psychopaths | Billy / Billy Bickle | 2012 |
Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
The Screen Junkies Show | Self | 2012 |
Napoleon Dynamite | Filson | 2012 |
The Sitter | Karl | 2011 |
Cowboys & Aliens | Doc | 2011 |
Dish Nation | Self | 2011 |
Gettysburg | Self - Narrator | 2011 |
16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Self | 2011 |
The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
Pete Smalls Is Dead | (scenes deleted) | 2010 |
Conviction | Kenny Waters | 2010 |
The 64th Annual Tony Awards | Mervyn | 2010 |
Iron Man 2 | Justin Hammer | 2010 |
Everybody's Fine | Robert | 2009 |
Richard Roeper & the Movies | Justin Hammer | 2009 |
Gentlemen Broncos | Brutus / Bronco | 2009 |
Mark at the Movies | Self | 2009 |
G-Force | Darwin / Darwin the Guinea Pig (voice) | 2009 |
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self | 2009 |
Moon | Sam Bell | 2009 |
Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Self - Guest | 2009 |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
The Winning Season | Bill | 2009 |
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale | Himself / Self | 2009 |
Frost/Nixon | James Reston, Jr. / James Reston Jr. | 2008 |
Choke | Victor Mancini | 2008 |
Snow Angels | Glenn Marchand | 2008 |
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw | Himself / Self | 2008 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Charley Ford | 2007 |
Joshua | Brad Cairn | 2007 |
Chelsea Lately | John Moon in 'A Single Shot', Himself - Guest | 2007 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
Stella | Gary Meadows | 2005 |
Nobody Wants Your Film | Self | 2005 |
Robin's Big Date | The Bat-man | 2005 |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Zaphod Beeblebrox | 2005 |
Piccadilly Jim | Jim Crocker | 2005 |
The F Word | Jeremy | 2005 |
The Hour | Self | 2005 |
Unscripted | Self | 2005 |
Matchstick Men | Frank Mercer | 2003 |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self - Guest | 2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself, Himself - Guest | 2003 |
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Chuck Barris | 2002 |
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 | Pizza Guy | 2002 |
Welcome to Collinwood | Pero | 2002 |
13 Moons | Rick | 2002 |
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Self | 2002 |
Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself - Guest | 2002 |
Heist | Jimmy Silk | 2001 |
Made | Hotel Clerk | 2001 |
Charlie's Angels | Eric Knox | 2000 |
Galaxy Quest | Guy Fleegman | 1999 |
The Green Mile | 'Wild Bill' Wharton | 1999 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Francis Flute | 1999 |
Jerry and Tom | Jerry | 1998 |
Celebrity | Darrow Entourage | 1998 |
Safe Men | Sam | 1998 |
Louis & Frank | Sam | 1998 |
Lawn Dogs | Trent / Trent Burns | 1997 |
SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground | Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff") | 1997 |
Drunks | Tony | 1997 |
Prince Street | Donny Hanson | 1997 |
Arresting Gena | Sonny | 1997 |
Glory Daze | Rob | 1996 |
Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
Box of Moonlight | The Kid | 1996 |
Basquiat | Thug | 1996 |
The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
Mercy | Matty | 1995 |
The Search for One-eye Jimmy | One-eye Jimmy | 1994 |
Somebody to Love | Polish Guy | 1994 |
NYPD Blue | Billy | 1993 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
In the Soup | Pauli | 1992 |
Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Kevin Tunell | 1992 |
Happy Hell Night | Young Henry Collins | 1992 |
Light Sleeper | Jealous | 1992 |
Jack and His Friends | Louie | 1992 |
Strictly Business | Gary | 1991 |
Law & Order | Randy Borland, Weddeker | 1990 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Head Thug | 1990 |
Last Exit to Brooklyn | Al | 1989 |
Dream Street | Joey | 1989 |
Clownhouse | Randy | 1989 |
The Equalizer | Slick | 1985 |
Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | 1979 |
Saturday Night Live | Various / Self - Host | 1975 |
Good Morning America | Self - Guest | 1975 |
ABC Afterschool Specials | Jason | 1972 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Sweet Thing | 2020 |
Fosse/Verdon | 2019 |
Blue Iguana | 2018 |
1 Mile to You | 2017 |
Don Verdean | 2015 |
Loitering with Intent | 2014 |
A Single Shot | 2013 |
Trust Me | 2013 |
The Winning Season | 2009 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2020 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2019 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
2019 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated |
2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Nominated |
2018 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Won |
2018 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |