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).

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 | |
TBA | Untitled Tom George film | Inspector Stoppard | Filming | [12] |
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 | [13] |
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.
- Kroll, Justin; Kroll, Justin (2020-11-20). "Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell And David Oyelowo To Star In Untitled Murder Mystery For Searchlight". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- Breznican, Anthony (June 26, 2020). "Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 26, 2020.