Sam Rockwell
Born: 1968-11-05 in Daly City, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Rockwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die as The Man From The Future
- Wild Horse Nine as Lee
- Ray Gunn as Raymond Gunn (voice)
2025
- The Bad Guys 2 as Wolf (voice)
- Is / Was \ Will
- The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis as Wolf (voice)
- Chasing the Party ... (Producer)
2022
- The Bad Guys as Wolf (voice)
- The Last Movie Stars as Self
- See How They Run as Inspector Stoppard
- Maraschino Ruby as Wolf (voice)
- Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' as Self
2021
- The White Lotus as Frank
- What If...? as Justin Hammer (voice)
- No Longer Suitable For Use ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Westley
- Trolls World Tour as Hickory (voice)
- The One and Only Ivan as Ivan (voice)
- Sweet Thing ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- Jojo Rabbit as Captain Klenzendorf
- Fosse/Verdon as Bob Fosse
- Richard Jewell as Watson Bryant
- The Best of Enemies as Claiborne Paul Ellis
- Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary as Self
2018
- Vice as George W. Bush
- Woman Walks Ahead as Silas Groves
- Mute as Sam Bell
- Blaze as Oilman 3
- Blue Iguana as Eddie
- The Origins of Ebbing as Self
2017
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Dixon
- Axis as Sam (voice)
- The Dark of Night as Officer Witt
2016
- Mr. Right as Mr. Right
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- F is for Family as Vic (voice)
- Poltergeist as Eric Bowen
- Don Verdean as Don Verdean
- Digging for Fire as Ray
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Showing Up as Self
- Laggies as Craig Hunter
- Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King as Justin Hammer
- Better Living Through Chemistry as Douglas Varney
- Walking the Mile as Self (archive footage)
- Take Care ... (Thanks)
- Loitering with Intent as Wayne
2013
- Drunk History as Bugsy Siegal
- The Way Way Back as Owen
- A Case of You as Gary
- A Single Shot as John Moon
- Trust Me as Aldo
- Schooled: The Price of College Sports as Narrator (voice)
2012
- Seven Psychopaths as Billy Bickle
2011
- Cowboys & Aliens as Doc
- The Sitter as Karl
- Gettysburg as Narrator
2010
- Iron Man 2 as Justin Hammer
- Conviction as Kenny Waters
- F--k as Sam
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Moon as Sam Bell
- G-Force as Darwin the Guinea Pig (voice)
- Everybody's Fine as Robert
- Gentlemen Broncos as Bronco / Brutus
- I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale as Self
- The Winning Season as Bill
2008
- Frost/Nixon as James Reston Jr.
- Choke as Victor Mancini
- The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw as Self
- Woman In Burka as Sam
2007
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford as Charley Ford
- Snow Angels as Glenn Marchand
- Joshua as Brad Cairn
2006
2005
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Zaphod Beeblebrox
- Unscripted as Sam Rockwell
- Domino ... (Thanks)
- Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- Robin's Big Date as The Bat-Man
- The F Word as Jeremy
- Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
2004
- Piccadilly Jim as Jim Crocker
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Matchstick Men as Frank Mercer
2002
- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind as Chuck Barris
- Welcome to Collinwood as Pero
- 13 Moons as Rick
- Stella Shorts 1998-2002 as Pizza Guy
2001
- Heist as Jimmy Silk
- Made as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- BigLove as Nate
- Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels as Self
- Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy as Self
2000
- Big Brother as Self - Guest
- Charlie's Angels as Eric Knox
- Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile as Self (uncredited)
1999
- The Green Mile as 'Wild Bill' Wharton
- Galaxy Quest as Guy Fleegman
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Francis Flute
1998
- Celebrity as Darrow Entourage
- Safe Men as Samuel
- Jerry and Tom as Jerry
- Louis & Frank as Sam
1997
- Prince Street
- Lawn Dogs as Trent Burns
- Subway Stories as Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
- Arresting Gena as Sonny
- Drunks as Tony
1996
- Basquiat as Thug
- Box of Moonlight as The Kid
1995
- Glory Daze as Rob
- Mercy as Matty (Al)
1994
- Somebody to Love as Polish Guy
- The Search for One-eye Jimmy as One-eye Jimmy
1993
- NYPD Blue as Billy
1992
- In the Soup as Pauli
- Light Sleeper as Jealous
- Jack and His Friends as Louie
1991
- Strictly Business as Gary
- Happy Hell Night as Young Henry Collins
1990
- Law & Order as Officer Weddeker
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Head Thug
- Clownhouse as Randy Collins
- Over the Limit as Jason
1989
- Last Exit to Brooklyn as Al
1985
- The Equalizer as Slick
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1972
- ABC Afterschool Special as Jason
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self