Sam Rockwell filmography
Sam 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), G-Force (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), Charlie's Angels (2000), Frost/Nixon (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Conviction (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), The Way, Way Back (2013), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Vice (2018), and Jojo Rabbit (2019).
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For his performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Rockwell won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1989 | Clownhouse | Randy | ||
1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Head Thug | ||
1991 | Strictly Business | Gary | ||
1992 | Jack and His Friends | Louie | ||
1992 | In the Soup | Pauli | ||
1992 | Light Sleeper | Jealous | ||
1992 | Happy Hell Night | Young Henry Collins | ||
1994 | Somebody to Love | Polish Guy | ||
1994 | The Search for One-eye Jimmy | One-eye Jimmy Hoyt | ||
1995 | Drunks | Tony | ||
1995 | Glory Daze | Rob | ||
1995 | Mercy | Matty | ||
1996 | Bad Liver and a Broken Heart | Broken Heart | Short film | |
1996 | Basquiat | Thug | ||
1996 | Box of Moonlight | The Kid, a.k.a. Bucky | ||
1997 | Arresting Gena | Sonny | ||
1997 | Lawn Dogs | Trent Burns | ||
1998 | The Call Back | Alan / Christopher Walken | ||
1998 | Jerry and Tom | Jerry | ||
1998 | Louis & Frank | Sam | ||
1998 | Safe Men | Sam | ||
1998 | Celebrity | Darrow Entourage | ||
1999 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Francis Flute | ||
1999 | The Green Mile | William "Wild Bill" Wharton | ||
1999 | Galaxy Quest | Guy Fleegman | ||
2000 | Charlie's Angels | Eric Knox | ||
2001 | D.C. Smalls | Karaoke Singer | Short film | |
2001 | Pretzel | Sam | ||
2001 | BigLove | Nate | Short film | |
2001 | Made | Hotel Clerk | Uncredited | |
2001 | Heist | Jimmy Silk | ||
2002 | 13 Moons | Rick | ||
2002 | Running Time | The Hunted | Short film | |
2002 | Welcome to Collinwood | Pero Mahalovic | ||
2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Chuck Barris | ||
2002 | Stella Shorts 1998–2002 | Pizza Guy | Direct-to-video; Short: "Bored" | |
2003 | Matchstick Men | Frank Mercer | ||
2004 | Piccadilly Jim | Piccadilly Jim / Jim Crocker | ||
2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Zaphod Beeblebrox | ||
2005 | The F Word | Jeremy | ||
2005 | Robin's Big Date | The Bat-man | Short film | |
2007 | Joshua | Brad Cairn | ||
2007 | Snow Angels | Glenn Marchand | ||
2007 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Charley Ford | ||
2008 | Woman in Burka | Sam | Short film | |
2008 | Choke | Victor Mancini | ||
2008 | Frost/Nixon | James Reston Jr. | ||
2009 | The Winning Season | Bill | Also producer | |
2009 | Moon | Sam Bell | [1] | |
2009 | G-Force | Darwin | ||
2009 | Gentlemen Broncos | Bronco / Brutus | ||
2009 | Everybody's Fine | Robert Goode | ||
2010 | Iron Man 2 | Justin Hammer | [2] | |
2010 | F—K | Sam | Short film | |
2010 | Conviction | Kenneth Waters | [3] | |
2011 | Gettysburg | Narrator | Documentary | |
2011 | Cowboys & Aliens | Doc | [4] | |
2011 | The Sitter | Karl | ||
2012 | Seven Psychopaths | Billy Bickle | [5] | |
2013 | The Way, Way Back | Owen | ||
2013 | A Single Shot | John Moon | ||
2013 | Trust Me | Aldo Stankas | ||
2013 | A Case of You | Gary | ||
2013 | Better Living Through Chemistry | Douglas Varney | ||
2014 | Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King | Justin Hammer | Short film | |
2014 | Laggies | Craig Hunter | ||
2014 | Loitering with Intent | Wayne | ||
2015 | Digging for Fire | Ray | ||
2015 | Don Verdean | Don Verdean | ||
2015 | Poltergeist | Eric Bowen | [6] | |
2015 | Mr. Right | Mr. Right / Francis Munch | ||
2017 | Axis | Himself | Voice | |
2017 | The Dark of Night | Officer Witt | Short film | |
2017 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Officer Jason Dixon | [7] | |
2017 | Woman Walks Ahead | Colonel Silas Grove | ||
2018 | Blaze | Oilman #1 | ||
2018 | Mute | Sam Bell | Uncredited cameo | |
2018 | Blue Iguana | Eddie | ||
2018 | Vice | George W. Bush | [8] | |
2019 | The Best of Enemies | C. P. Ellis | ||
2019 | Jojo Rabbit | Captain Klenzendorf | [9] | |
2019 | Richard Jewell | Watson Bryant | [10] | |
2020 | Trolls World Tour | Hickory | Voice | [11] |
2020 | The One and Only Ivan | Ivan | Voice | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1988 | The Equalizer | Slick | Episode: "The Child Broker" | |
1989 | Dream Street | Joey | Episode: "Girl's Talk" | |
1990 | ABC Afterschool Special | Jason | Episode: "Over the Limit" | |
1992–1993 | Law & Order | Randy Borland, Officer Weddeker | 2 episodes | |
1993 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Kevin Tunell | Episode: "Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story" | |
1995 | NYPD Blue | Billy | Episode: "Torah! Torah! Torah!" | |
1997 | Subway Stories | Man Eating | Television film Segment: "Sax Cantor Riff" |
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1997–2000 | Prince Street | Donny Hanson | 6 episodes | |
2005 | Stella | Gary Meadows | Episode: "Office Party" | |
2012 | Napoleon Dynamite | Filson (voice) | Episode: "FFA" | |
2015 | Drunk History | Bugsy Siegel | Episode: "Las Vegas" | |
2015–present | F Is for Family | Vic (voice) | 26 episodes | |
2016 | Inside Amy Schumer | Sam | Episode: "Fame" | |
2018 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Sam Rockwell/Halsey" | |
2019 | Fosse/Verdon | Bob Fosse | 8 episodes | |
2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Westley | [12] |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2001 | Zoo Story | Jerry | ||
2001 | Dumb Waiter | Gus | ||
2010 | A Behanding in Spokane | Mervyn | ||
2015 | Fool for Love | Eddie |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | G-Force | Darwin | ||
2016 | Dishonored 2 | Mortimer Ramsey |
References
- Hoad, Phil (July 23, 2019). "How we made Moon – by Sam Rockwell and Duncan Jones". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- Ebert, Roger (May 5, 2010). "Slick sequel sports a sick superhero". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- Pogrebin, Robin (October 12, 2010). "From Waitress to Brother's Savior, Then Hollywood Hero". The New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- Ebert, Roger (July 27, 2011). "Where the deer and the bug-eyed monsters play". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- Gilbey, Ryan (December 6, 2012). "Sam Rockwell – last of the goofballs". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- Olsen, Mark (May 22, 2015). "Review: 'Poltergeist' remake haunted by its original version". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- Gilbey, Ryan (January 16, 2018). "Sam Rockwell got his award for playing a racist cop, not being one". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- Desta, Yohana (October 3, 2018). "Vice Is About Dick Cheney, but Sam Rockwell's George W. Bush May Steal the Show". Vanity Fair. New York City. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- Brody, Richard (October 22, 2019). "Springtime for Nazis: How the Satire of "Jojo rabbit" Backfires". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- Bradshaw, Peter (January 31, 2020). "Richard Jewell review – Clint Eastwood's bomb-hero drama fails to detonate". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- Hammond, Pete (April 10, 2020). "'Trolls World Tour' Review: Justin Timberlake & Anna Kendrick Return With Harmonic, Fun, Colorful And Bouncy Musical Sequel". Deadline. Los Angeles. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- Breznican, Anthony (June 26, 2020). "Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 26, 2020.