Sam Rockwell
Land: United States
Geschlecht: M
Geburtstag: 1968-11-05
Biografie
Sam Rockwell was born on November 5, 1968, in San Mateo, California, the only child of two actors, Pete Rockwell and Penny Hess. The family moved to New York when he was two years old, living first in the Bronx and later in Manhattan. When Sam was five years old, his parents separated, at which point he and his father moved to San Francisco, where he subsequently grew up, while summers and other times were spent with his mother in New York.
He made his acting debut when he was ten years old, alongside his mother, and later attended J Eugene McAteer High School in a program called SOTA. While still in high school, he got his first big break when he appeared in the independent film Clownhouse (1989). The plot revolved around three escaped mental patients who dressed up as clowns and terrorized three brothers home alone--Sam played the eldest of the brothers. His next big break was supposed to have come when he was slated to star in a short-lived NBC TV-series called Dream Street (1989), but he was soon fired.
After graduating from high school, Sam returned to New York for good and for two years he had private training at the William Esper Acting Studio. During this period he appeared in a variety of roles, such as the ABC Afterschool Specials (1972): Over the Limit (1990) (TV) and HBO's Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992): Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story (Season 1 Episode 7: 15 March 1993); the head thug in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990); and a guest-star turn in an Emmy Award-winning episode of Law & Order (1990), while working a string of regular day jobs and performing in plays.
After a few smaller appearances in films such as Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998) and the modern version of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), in which he played Francis Flute, he had larger roles in two of the bigger hit movies to emerge: The Green Mile (1999) and Galaxy Quest (1999), wowing audiences and critics alike with his chameleon-like performances as a crazed killer in the former and a goofy actor in the latter.
More recently, he appeared in another string of mainstream films, most notably as Eric Knox in Charlie's Angels (2000) and as Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), while continuing to perform in smaller independent movies. After more than ten years in the business, Sam has earned his success. In 2018, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor as a troubled police deputy in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).
Schauspieler:
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1. Letzte Ausfahrt Brooklyn (1989), film...Al
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2. Turtles (1990), film...Head Thug
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3. STRICTLY BUSINESS (1991), film...Gary
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4. Light Sleeper (1992), film...Jealous
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5. Happy Hell Night (1992), film...Young Henry Collins
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6. In the Soup - Alles Kino (1992), film...Pauli
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7. Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992), serien...Kevin Tunell
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8. Glory Daze - Es lebe die Uni (1995), film
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9. Der Mond in meiner Hand (1996), film...The Kid
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10. Heimliche Freunde (1997), film...Trent
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11. Die Safe-Spezialisten (1998), film...Sam
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12. Jerry & Tom – Killer unter sich (1998), film...Jerry
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...Guy Fleegman
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14. Ein Sommernachtstraum (1999), film...Francis Flute
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15. The Green Mile (1999), film...'Wild Bill' Wharton
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16. 3 Engel für Charlie (2000), film...Eric Knox
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17. Heist - Der letzte Coup (2001), film...Jimmy Silk
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...Chuck Barris
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...Pero
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20. Tricks (2003), film...Frank Mercer
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21. Piccadilly Jim (2004), film...Jim Crocker
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22. Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis (2005), film...Zaphod Beeblebrox
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23. Teufelskind Joshua (2007), film...Brad Cairn
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...Charley Ford
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25. Engel im Schnee (2007), film...Glenn Marchand
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26. Frost/Nixon (2008), film...James Reston, Jr.
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27. Choke - Der Simulant (2008), film...Victor Mancini
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28. Moon (2009), film...Sam Bell
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29. Everybody's Fine (2009), film...Robert
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30. Gentlemen Broncos (2009), film...Bronco / Brutus
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31. The Winning Season (2009), film...Bill
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...Himself
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33. Iron Man 2 (2010), film...Justin Hammer
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34. Betty Anne Waters (2010), film...Kenny Waters
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35. Pete Smalls Is Dead (2010), film...(scenes deleted)
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36. Cowboys & Aliens (2011), film...Doc
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37. Bad Sitter (2011), film...Karl
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38. 7 Psychos (2012), film...Billy
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39. Ganz weit hinten (2013), film...Owen
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40. iLove: geloggt, geliked, geliebt (2013), film...Gary
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41. Trust Me (2013), film...Aldo
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42. A Single Shot - Tödlicher Fehler (2013), film...John Moon
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43. Hauptsache, die Chemie stimmt (2014), film...Doug Varney
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44. Loitering with Intent (2014), film...Wayne
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...Craig
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46. Marvel One-Shot: Der Mandarin (2014), film...Justin Hammer
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47. Poltergeist (2015), film...Eric Bowen
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48. Mr. Right (2015), film...Francis
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49. Don Verdean (2015), film...Don Verdean
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50. Tim und Lee (2015), film...Ray
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51. F Is for Family (2015), serien...Vic
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...Dixon
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53. Die Frau, die vorausgeht (2017), film...Silas Groves
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54. Axis (2017), film...Self (voice)
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55. 75th Golden Globe Awards (2018), film...Self - Winner
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56. Vice: Der zweite Mann (2018), film...George W. Bush
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57. The Diamond Job (2018), film...Eddie
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58. The Oscars (2018), film...Self - Winner
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59. Blaze (2018), film...Oilman
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60. Jojo Rabbit (2019), film...Captain Klenzendorf
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61. Der Fall Richard Jewell (2019), film...Watson Bryant
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62. The Best of Enemies (2019), film...C.P. Ellis
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...Self
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64. Fosse/Verdon (2019), serien...Bob Fosse
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65. Die Gangster Gang (2022), film...Wolf (voice)
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66. See How They Run (2022), film...Inspector Stoppard
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67. Argylle (2024), film...Aidan Wilde
Produzent:
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1. The Winning Season (2009), film...executive producer
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2. Trust Me (2013), film...executive producer
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...executive producer
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4. Don Verdean (2015), film...executive producer
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5. 1 Mile to You (2017), film...executive producer
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6. The Diamond Job (2018), film...executive producer
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7. Streuner und Banditen (2020), film...executive producer
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8. No Longer Suitable for Use (2021), film...executive producer
Stimme:
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1. G-Force - Agenten mit Biss (2009), film...Darwin
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...Self - Narrator
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3. Trolls 2 - Trolls World Tour (2020), film...Hickory
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4. Der einzig wahre Ivan (2020), film...Ivan
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5. Die Gangster Gang (2022), film...Wolf