Sam Rockwell
Country: United States
Gender: M
Birthday: 1968-11-05
Biography
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).
Actor:
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1. Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), film...Al
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2. Mutant 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 (1992), film...Pauli
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7. Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992), series...Kevin Tunell
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8. Glory Daze (1995), film
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9. Box of Moonlight (1996), film...The Kid
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10. Lawn Dogs (1997), film...Trent
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11. Safe Men (1998), film...Sam
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12. Jerry and Tom (1998), film...Jerry
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13. Galaxy Quest (1999), film...Guy Fleegman
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...Francis Flute
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15. The Green Mile (1999), film...'Wild Bill' Wharton
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16. Charlie's Angels (2000), film...Eric Knox
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17. Heist (2001), film...Jimmy Silk
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18. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), film...Chuck Barris
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19. Welcome to Collinwood (2002), film...Pero
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20. Matchstick Men (2003), film...Frank Mercer
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21. Piccadilly Jim (2004), film...Jim Crocker
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...Zaphod Beeblebrox
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23. Devil's Child (2007), film...Brad Cairn
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...Charley Ford
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25. Snow Angels (2007), film...Glenn Marchand
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26. Frost/Nixon (2008), film...James Reston, Jr.
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27. Choke (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. Conviction (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. The Sitter (2011), film...Karl
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38. Seven Psychopaths (2012), film...Billy
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39. The Way, Way Back (2013), film...Owen
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40. A Case of You (2013), film...Gary
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41. Trust Me (2013), film...Aldo
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42. A Single Shot (2013), film...John Moon
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43. Better Living Through Chemistry (2014), film...Doug Varney
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44. Loitering with Intent (2014), film...Wayne
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45. Say When (2014), film...Craig
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...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. Digging for Fire (2015), film...Ray
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51. F is for Family (2015), series...Vic
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...Dixon
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53. Woman Walks Ahead (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 (2018), film...George W. Bush
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57. Blue Iguana (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. 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), series...Bob Fosse
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65. The Bad Guys (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
Producer:
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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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3. A Single Shot (2013), film...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. Blue Iguana (2018), film...executive producer
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7. Sweet Thing (2020), film...executive producer
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8. No Longer Suitable for Use (2021), film...executive producer
Voice:
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1. G-Force (2009), film...Darwin
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2. Gettysburg (2011), film...Self - Narrator
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3. Trolls World Tour (2020), film...Hickory
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4. The One and Only Ivan (2020), film...Ivan
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5. The Bad Guys (2022), film...Wolf