Wild Horse Nine
2026 · Movie
as Lee
Sam Rockwell
1968-11-05
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Daly City, California, USA
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
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
2026 · Movie
as The Man from the Future
Ray Gunn
2026 · Movie
as Raymond Gunn (voice)
The Bad Guys 2
2025 · Movie
as Wolf (voice)
The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis
2025 · Movie
as Wolf (voice)
Is / Was \ Will
2025 · Movie
IF
2024 · Movie
as Guardian Dog (voice)
Argylle
2024 · Movie
as Aidan Wilde
Maraschino Ruby
2022 · Movie
as Wolf (voice)
See How They Run
2022 · Movie
as Inspector Stoppard
The Bad Guys
2022 · Movie
as Wolf (voice)
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
2022 · Movie
as Self
The Last Movie Stars
2022 · TV Show
as Self, Stuart Rosenberg (voice)
What If...?
2021 · TV Show
as Justin Hammer (voice)
The White Lotus
2021 · TV Show
as Frank
The One and Only Ivan
2020 · Movie
as Ivan (voice)
Trolls World Tour
2020 · Movie
as Hickory (voice)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 · TV Show
as Westley
The Best of Enemies
2019 · Movie
as Claiborne Paul Ellis
Jojo Rabbit
2019 · Movie
as Captain Klenzendorf
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
2019 · Movie
as Self
Richard Jewell
2019 · Movie
as Watson Bryant
Fosse/Verdon
2019 · TV Show
as Bob Fosse
Woman Walks Ahead
2018 · Movie
as Silas Groves
Mute
2018 · Movie
as Sam Bell
Blue Iguana
2018 · Movie
as Eddie
Vice
2018 · Movie
as George W. Bush
Blaze
2018 · Movie
as Oilman 3
The Origins of Ebbing
2018 · Movie
as Self
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017 · Movie
as Dixon
The Dark of Night
2017 · Movie
as Officer Witt
Axis
2017 · Movie
as Sam (voice)
Mr. Right
2016 · Movie
as Mr. Right
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Poltergeist
2015 · Movie
as Eric Bowen
Digging for Fire
2015 · Movie
as Ray
Don Verdean
2015 · Movie
as Don Verdean
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · TV Show
as Self
F is for Family
2015 · TV Show
as Vic (voice)
Hot Ones
2015 · TV Show
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Better Living Through Chemistry
2014 · Movie
as Douglas Varney
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
2014 · Movie
as Justin Hammer
Loitering with Intent
2014 · Movie
as Wayne
Showing Up
2014 · Movie
as Self
Laggies
2014 · Movie
as Craig Hunter
Walking the Mile
2014 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV Show
as Self
The Way Way Back
2013 · Movie
as Owen
A Single Shot
2013 · Movie
as John Moon
Trust Me
2013 · Movie
as Aldo
A Case of You
2013 · Movie
as Gary
Schooled: The Price of College Sports
2013 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Drunk History
2013 · TV Show
as Bugsy Siegal
Seven Psychopaths
2012 · Movie
as Billy Bickle
Cowboys & Aliens
2011 · Movie
as Doc
The Sitter
2011 · Movie
as Karl
Gettysburg
2011 · Movie
as Narrator
Iron Man 2
2010 · Movie
as Justin Hammer
Conviction
2010 · Movie
as Kenny Waters
F--k
2010 · Movie
as Sam
Gentlemen Broncos
2009 · Movie
as Bronco / Brutus
Everybody's Fine
2009 · Movie
as Robert
The Winning Season
2009 · Movie
as Bill
Moon
2009 · Movie
as Sam Bell
G-Force
2009 · Movie
as Darwin the Guinea Pig (voice)
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009 · Movie
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Frost/Nixon
2008 · Movie
as James Reston Jr.
Choke
2008 · Movie
as Victor Mancini
Woman In Burka
2008 · Movie
as Sam
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw
2008 · Movie
as Self
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007 · Movie
as Charley Ford
Joshua
2007 · Movie
as Brad Cairn
Snow Angels
2007 · Movie
as Glenn Marchand
Zerk and Shirts: Junk Yard Dogs
2006 · Movie
as Rod
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005 · Movie
as Zaphod Beeblebrox
Robin's Big Date
2005 · Movie
as The Bat-Man
Nobody Wants Your Film
2005 · Movie
as Self
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005 · Movie
as Self
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'
2005 · Movie
as Self
The F Word
2005 · Movie
as Jeremy
Unscripted
2005 · TV Show
as Sam Rockwell
Piccadilly Jim
2004 · Movie
as Jim Crocker
Matchstick Men
2003 · Movie
as Frank Mercer
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002 · Movie
as Chuck Barris
13 Moons
2002 · Movie
as Rick
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
2002 · Movie
as Pizza Guy
Welcome to Collinwood
2002 · Movie
as Pero
Heist
2001 · Movie
as Jimmy Silk
BigLove
2001 · Movie
as Nate
Made
2001 · Movie
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
2001 · Movie
as Self
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
2001 · Movie
as Self
Charlie's Angels
2000 · Movie
as Eric Knox
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Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000 · Movie
as Self (uncredited)
Big Brother
2000 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Galaxy Quest
1999 · Movie
as Guy Fleegman
The Green Mile
1999 · Movie
as 'Wild Bill' Wharton
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999 · Movie
as Francis Flute
Celebrity
1998 · Movie
as Darrow Entourage
Safe Men
1998 · Movie
as Samuel
Jerry and Tom
1998 · Movie
as Jerry
Louis & Frank
1998 · Movie
as Sam
Drunks
1997 · Movie
as Tony
Arresting Gena
1997 · Movie
as Sonny
Subway Stories
1997 · Movie
as Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
Lawn Dogs
1997 · Movie
as Trent Burns
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Prince Street
1997 · TV Show
Box of Moonlight
1996 · Movie
as The Kid
Basquiat
1996 · Movie
as Thug
Glory Daze
1995 · Movie
as Rob
Mercy
1995 · Movie
as Matty (Al)
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
1994 · Movie
as One-eye Jimmy
Somebody to Love
1994 · Movie
as Polish Guy
NYPD Blue
1993 · TV Show
as Billy
Light Sleeper
1992 · Movie
as Jealous
In the Soup
1992 · Movie
as Pauli
Jack and His Friends
1992 · Movie
as Louie
Happy Hell Night
1991 · Movie
as Young Henry Collins
Strictly Business
1991 · Movie
as Gary
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990 · Movie
as Head Thug
Over the Limit
1990 · Movie
as Jason
Clownhouse
1990 · Movie
as Randy Collins
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
as Officer Weddeker, Randy Borland
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989 · Movie
as Al
The Equalizer
1985 · TV Show
as Slick
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
ABC Afterschool Special
1972 · TV Show
as Jason
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV Show
as Self
No image
Stuntnuts: The Movie
· Movie
The Adventures of Drunky
· Movie
as Drunky (voice)
No image
The Heart
· Movie
No image
DNA
· Movie
No image
Hellhound
· Movie
No image
Tumor
· Movie
as Frank Armstrong
The Bad Guys 3
· Movie
as Wolf (voice)
No image
The Cackling of the Dodos
· Movie
No image
The Smack
· Movie
Crew Credits
Chasing the Party
2025 · Movie
Producer
No Longer Suitable For Use
2021 · Movie
Executive Producer
Sweet Thing
2020 · Movie
Executive Producer
Fosse/Verdon
2019 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Blue Iguana
2018 · Movie
Executive Producer
Don Verdean
2015 · Movie
Executive Producer
Take Care
2014 · Movie
Thanks
A Single Shot
2013 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Winning Season
2009 · Movie
Executive Producer
Domino
2005 · Movie
Thanks
No image
The Smack
· Movie
Producer
No image
DNA
· Movie
Executive Producer
No image
The Cackling of the Dodos
· Movie
Executive Producer
