Sam Rockwell
Biography
Sam Rockwell is an American actor born on November 5, 1968, in Daly City, California, USA. He is known for playing distressed police officer Jason Dixon in Martin McDonagh's crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The following year, he was nominated in the same category for portraying a role in Adam McKay's political satire Vice. In 2019, he portrayed Bob Fosse in the FX biographical miniseries Fosse/Verdon, earning a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. 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.
Career overview
Sam Rockwell is an American actor born on November 5, 1968, in Daly City, California. He is known for playing distressed police officer Jason Dixon in Martin McDonagh's crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, released in 2017. For his performance in this film, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The following year, he was nominated in the same category for his portrayal in Adam McKay's political satire Vice, which was released in 2018.
Continuing his career across television and stage, Rockwell portrayed Bob Fosse in the FX biographical miniseries Fosse/Verdon in 2019, earning a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2022, he received a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo. Additionally, his film credits include The Green Mile, released in 1999.
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162 titles- Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026) as The Man From The Future
- Wild Horse Nine (2026) as Lee
- Ray Gunn (2026) as Raymond Gunn (voice)
- The Bad Guys 2 (2025) as Wolf (voice)
- Is / Was \ Will (2025)
- Chasing the Party (2025) Producer
- The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis (2025) as Wolf (voice)
- IF (2024) as Guardian Dog (voice)
- Argylle (2024) as Aidan Wilde
- The Bad Guys (2022) as Wolf (voice)
- The Last Movie Stars (2022) as Stuart Rosenberg (voice)
- The Last Movie Stars (2022) as Self
- See How They Run (2022) as Inspector Stoppard
- Maraschino Ruby (2022) as Wolf (voice)
- Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' (2022) as Self
- The White Lotus (2021) as Frank
- What If...? (2021) as Justin Hammer (voice)
- No Longer Suitable For Use (2021) Executive Producer
- Trolls World Tour (2020) as Hickory (voice)
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as Westley
- The One and Only Ivan (2020) as Ivan (voice)
- Sweet Thing (2020) Executive Producer
- Jojo Rabbit (2019) as Captain Klenzendorf
- The Best of Enemies (2019) as Claiborne Paul Ellis
- Fosse/Verdon (2019) as Bob Fosse
- Fosse/Verdon (2019) Executive Producer
- Richard Jewell (2019) as Watson Bryant
- Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary (2019) as Self
- Vice (2018) as George W. Bush
- Mute (2018) as Sam Bell
- Woman Walks Ahead (2018) as Silas Groves
- Blaze (2018) as Oilman 3
- Blue Iguana (2018) as Eddie
- Blue Iguana (2018) Executive Producer
- The Origins of Ebbing (2018) as Self
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) as Dixon
- The Dark of Night (2017) as Officer Witt
- Axis (2017) as Sam (voice)
- Mr. Right (2016) as Mr. Right
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- F is for Family (2015) as Vic (voice)
- Poltergeist (2015) as Eric Bowen
- Digging for Fire (2015) as Ray
- Don Verdean (2015) as Don Verdean
- Don Verdean (2015) Executive Producer
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
- Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014) as Justin Hammer
- Laggies (2014) as Craig Hunter
- Loitering with Intent (2014) as Wayne
- Better Living Through Chemistry (2014) as Douglas Varney
- Walking the Mile (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- Showing Up (2014) as Self
- Take Care (2014) Thanks
- Drunk History (2013) as Bugsy Siegal
- The Way Way Back (2013) as Owen
- A Case of You (2013) as Gary
- A Single Shot (2013) as John Moon
- A Single Shot (2013) Executive Producer
- Trust Me (2013) as Aldo
- Schooled: The Price of College Sports (2013) as Narrator (voice)
- Seven Psychopaths (2012) as Billy Bickle
- Cowboys & Aliens (2011) as Doc
- The Sitter (2011) as Karl
- Gettysburg (2011) as Narrator
- Iron Man 2 (2010) as Justin Hammer
- Conviction (2010) as Kenny Waters
- F--k (2010) as Sam
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Moon (2009) as Sam Bell
- G-Force (2009) as Darwin the Guinea Pig (voice)
- Everybody's Fine (2009) as Robert
- The Winning Season (2009) as Bill
- The Winning Season (2009) Executive Producer
- Gentlemen Broncos (2009) as Bronco / Brutus
- I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009) as Self
- Frost/Nixon (2008) as James Reston Jr.
- Choke (2008) as Victor Mancini
- Woman In Burka (2008) as Sam
- The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw (2008) as Self
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) as Charley Ford
- Snow Angels (2007) as Glenn Marchand
- Joshua (2007) as Brad Cairn
- Zerk and Shirts: Junk Yard Dogs (2006) as Rod
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) as Zaphod Beeblebrox
- Unscripted (2005) as Sam Rockwell
- Domino (2005) Thanks
- Nobody Wants Your Film (2005) as Self
- Robin's Big Date (2005) as The Bat-Man
- 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) as Self
- Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) as Self
- The F Word (2005) as Jeremy
- Two Times (2004) as Eddie Tellieri
- Piccadilly Jim (2004) as Jim Crocker
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Matchstick Men (2003) as Frank Mercer
- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) as Chuck Barris
- Welcome to Collinwood (2002) as Pero
- Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002) as Pizza Guy
- 13 Moons (2002) as Rick
- Heist (2001) as Jimmy Silk
- BigLove (2001) as Nate
- Made (2001) as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels (2001) as Self
- Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy (2001) as Self
- Big Brother (2000) as Self - Guest
- Charlie's Angels (2000) as Eric Knox
- Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (2000) as Self (uncredited)
- The Green Mile (1999) as 'Wild Bill' Wharton
- Galaxy Quest (1999) as Guy Fleegman
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) as Francis Flute
- Celebrity (1998) as Darrow Entourage
- Safe Men (1998) as Samuel
- Jerry and Tom (1998) as Jerry
- Louis & Frank (1998) as Sam
- Prince Street (1997)
- Subway Stories (1997) as Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
- Lawn Dogs (1997) as Trent Burns
- Arresting Gena (1997) as Sonny
- Drunks (1997) as Tony
- Basquiat (1996) as Thug
- Box of Moonlight (1996) as The Kid
- Glory Daze (1995) as Rob
- Mercy (1995) as Matty (Al)
- Somebody to Love (1994) as Polish Guy
- The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994) as One-eye Jimmy
- NYPD Blue (1993) as Billy
- Light Sleeper (1992) as Jealous
- In the Soup (1992) as Pauli
- Jack and His Friends (1992) as Louie
- Strictly Business (1991) as Gary
- Happy Hell Night (1991) as Young Henry Collins
- Law & Order (1990) as Officer Weddeker
- Law & Order (1990) as Randy Borland
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) as Head Thug
- Clownhouse (1990) as Randy Collins
- Over the Limit (1990) as Jason
- Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) as Al
- The Equalizer (1985) as Slick
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- ABC Afterschool Special (1972) as Jason
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Emmy Awards (1949) as Self
- The Heart
- The Bad Guys 3 as Wolf (voice)
- Tumor as Frank Armstrong
- Stuntnuts: The Movie
- DNA
- DNA Executive Producer
- The Cackling of the Dodos
- The Cackling of the Dodos Executive Producer
- Hellhound
- The Adventures of Drunky as Drunky (voice)
- The Smack
- The Smack Producer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Sam Rockwell best known for?
Sam Rockwell is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026), The Bad Guys 2 (2025), IF (2024), Argylle (2024).
When and where was Sam Rockwell born?
Sam Rockwell was born on November 5, 1968 in Daly City, California, USA.
How many credits does Sam Rockwell have?
Sam Rockwell has accumulated over 162 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1949 to 2026.
What is Sam Rockwell's background in cinema and television?
Sam Rockwell is an American actor born on November 5, 1968, in Daly City, California, USA. He is known for playing distressed police officer Jason Dixon in Martin McDonagh's crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The following year, he was no...