Sam Rockwell

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.

Known For

Law & Order

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Saturday Night Live

All Movies (115)

Wild Horse Nine2026 · as Lee
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die2026 · as The Man From The Future
The Bad Guys 22025 · as Wolf (voice)
Is / Was \ Will2025
The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis2025 · as Wolf (voice)
IF2024 · as Guardian Dog (voice)
Argylle2024 · as Aidan Wilde
See How They Run2022 · as Inspector Stoppard
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'2022 · as Self
Maraschino Ruby2022 · as Wolf (voice)
The Bad Guys2022 · as Wolf (voice)
The One and Only Ivan2020 · as Ivan (voice)
Trolls World Tour2020 · as Hickory (voice)
Richard Jewell2019 · as Watson Bryant
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary2019 · as Self
Jojo Rabbit2019 · as Captain Klenzendorf
The Best of Enemies2019 · as Claiborne Paul Ellis
Vice2018 · as George W. Bush
Blue Iguana2018 · as Eddie
Blaze2018 · as Oilman 3
Woman Walks Ahead2018 · as Silas Groves
The Origins of Ebbing2018 · as Self
Mute2018 · as Sam Bell
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017 · as Dixon
The Dark of Night2017 · as Officer Witt
Axis2017 · as Sam (voice)
Mr. Right2016 · as Mr. Right
Don Verdean2015 · as Don Verdean
Digging for Fire2015 · as Ray
Poltergeist2015 · as Eric Bowen
Walking the Mile2014 · as Self (archive footage)
Laggies2014 · as Craig Hunter
Loitering with Intent2014 · as Wayne
Better Living Through Chemistry2014 · as Douglas Varney
Showing Up2014 · as Self
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King2014 · as Justin Hammer
A Case of You2013 · as Gary
Schooled: The Price of College Sports2013 · as Narrator (voice)
A Single Shot2013 · as John Moon
The Way Way Back2013 · as Owen
Trust Me2013 · as Aldo
Seven Psychopaths2012 · as Billy Bickle
The Sitter2011 · as Karl
Cowboys & Aliens2011 · as Doc
Gettysburg2011 · as Narrator
Conviction2010 · as Kenny Waters
Iron Man 22010 · as Justin Hammer
F--k2010 · as Sam
Everybody's Fine2009 · as Robert
Gentlemen Broncos2009 · as Bronco / Brutus
G-Force2009 · as Darwin the Guinea Pig (voice)
Moon2009 · as Sam Bell
The Winning Season2009 · as Bill
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale2009 · as Self
Frost/Nixon2008 · as James Reston Jr.
Choke2008 · as Victor Mancini
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw2008 · as Self
Woman In Burka2008 · as Sam
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford2007 · as Charley Ford
Snow Angels2007 · as Glenn Marchand
Joshua2007 · as Brad Cairn
Zerk and Shirts: Junk Yard Dogs2006 · as Rod
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
Nobody Wants Your Film2005 · as Self
Robin's Big Date2005 · as The Bat-Man
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2005 · as Zaphod Beeblebrox
The F Word2005 · as Jeremy
Piccadilly Jim2004 · as Jim Crocker
Matchstick Men2003 · as Frank Mercer
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind2002 · as Chuck Barris
Stella Shorts 1998-20022002 · as Pizza Guy
Welcome to Collinwood2002 · as Pero
13 Moons2002 · as Rick
Heist2001 · as Jimmy Silk
Made2001 · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
BigLove2001 · as Nate
Charlie's Angels2000 · as Eric Knox
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile2000 · as Self (uncredited)
Galaxy Quest1999 · as Guy Fleegman
The Green Mile1999 · as 'Wild Bill' Wharton
A Midsummer Night's Dream1999 · as Francis Flute
Jerry and Tom1998 · as Jerry
Celebrity1998 · as Darrow Entourage
Safe Men1998 · as Samuel
Louis & Frank1998 · as Sam
Lawn Dogs1997 · as Trent Burns
Subway Stories1997 · as Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
Drunks1997 · as Tony
Arresting Gena1997 · as Sonny
Box of Moonlight1996 · as The Kid
Basquiat1996 · as Thug
Mercy1995 · as Matty (Al)
Glory Daze1995 · as Rob
The Search for One-eye Jimmy1994 · as One-eye Jimmy
Somebody to Love1994 · as Polish Guy
In the Soup1992 · as Pauli
Light Sleeper1992 · as Jealous
Jack and His Friends1992 · as Louie
Strictly Business1991 · as Gary
Happy Hell Night1991 · as Young Henry Collins
Clownhouse1990 · as Randy Collins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990 · as Head Thug
Over the Limit1990 · as Jason
Last Exit to Brooklyn1989 · as Al
Stuntnuts: The Movie—
The Adventures of Drunky— · as Drunky (voice)
The Heart—
DNA—
Hellhound—
Tumor— · as Frank Armstrong
Ray Gunn— · as Raymond Gunn (voice)
The Bad Guys 3— · as Wolf (voice)
The Cackling of the Dodos—
The Smack—

All TV Shows (31)

The Last Movie Stars2022 · as Self
The Last Movie Stars2022 · as Stuart Rosenberg (voice)
What If...?2021 · as Justin Hammer (voice)
The White Lotus2021 · as Frank
Home Movie: The Princess Bride2020 · as Westley
Fosse/Verdon2019 · as Bob Fosse
F is for Family2015 · as Vic (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self
Hot Ones2015 · as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
Drunk History2013 · as Bugsy Siegal
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
Unscripted2005 · as Sam Rockwell
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
Big Brother2000 · as Self - Guest
Prince Street1997
NYPD Blue1993 · as Billy
Law & Order1990 · as Officer Weddeker
Law & Order1990 · as Randy Borland
The Equalizer1985 · as Slick
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
ABC Afterschool Special1972 · as Jason
The Oscars1953 · as Self
The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self