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Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

28 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jesse Plemons is an American actor who began as a child performer and became known for quiet, unnerving characters. He was born in Dallas, grew up in Mart, Texas, and broke through as Landry Clarke in the NBC drama Friday Night Lights, then played Todd Alquist in the final season of Breaking Bad and in its sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). Emmy nominations followed for Fargo, Black Mirror and Love and Death. His supporting films include Paul (2011), The Master (2012), Game Night (2018), The Irishman (2019), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). He starred in Other People (2016), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) and Kinds of Kindness (2024), winning a best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for the latter, and was nominated for an Academy Award for The Power of the Dog (2021).

38years old

Turns 39 on April 2in 170 days

  • Born Dallas
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films
28
Career span
27 years1999 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A role that slipped away

    In March 2014, Plemons and four other actors were in the running for Finn, the lead part in Star Wars Episode VII, also known as The Force Awakens. The role went to British actor John Boyega.

  2. Behind the camera

    In 2022, Plemons starred in Charlie McDowell's noir thriller Windfall, and the film also gave him his first credit as a producer.

  3. About the name

    Plemons was nicknamed "Meth Damon" by Breaking Bad fans because of his resemblance to Matt Damon, whose character's younger version he had played at age 12 in All the Pretty Horses.

  4. Big break

    Peter Berg wrote a part in Battleship specifically for Plemons, saying he wanted a trusted presence to make Taylor Kitsch better on set.

Jesse Plemons movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie2019 Action, Crime, Dramaas Todd

    IMDb rating 7.3353K votes

  2. Bugonia2025 Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Teddy

    IMDb rating 7.4225K votes

  3. Killers of the Flower Moon2023as Tom White

    IMDb rating 7.5314K votes

  4. The Power of the Dog2021as George Burbank

    IMDb rating 6.8245K votes

  5. I'm Thinking of Ending Things2020as Jake

    IMDb rating 6.5112K votes

  6. American Made2017as Sheriff Downing

    IMDb rating 7.2237K votes

  7. Kinds of Kindness2024as Robert / Daniel / Andrew

    IMDb rating 6.474K votes

  8. Jungle Cruise2021as Prince Joachim

    IMDb rating 6.5230K votes

Most often with

Scott Cooper directed three of these films, Martin Scorsese two and Yorgos Lanthimos two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bill Camp, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Bill CampRory Cochrane, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Rory CochraneScott Shepherd, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Scott ShepherdRobert De Niro, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Robert De NiroMeryl Streep, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Meryl StreepRobert Forster, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Robert ForsterScott CooperDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Scott CooperMartin ScorseseDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Martin ScorseseYorgos LanthimosDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Yorgos Lanthimos

Films together

Box office

What Jesse Plemons's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.6 billion

21 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 27 films: 21 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.

  • 21Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 2Streaming, short cinema run
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Battleship2012as Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy 'Ordy' Ord$303 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 81% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Battleship2012as Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy 'Ordy' Ord
    $303M18.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Jungle Cruise2021as Prince Joachim
    $221M13.6% of the total
  3. 3
    The Post2017as Roger Clark
    $180M11.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Killers of the Flower Moon2023as Tom White
    $159M9.7% of the total
  5. 5
    American Made2017as Sheriff Downing
    $134M8.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Game Night2018as Gary
    $118M7.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Black Mass2015as Kevin Weeks
    $100M6.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Paul2011as Jake
    $98M6.0% of the total
Vice (2018), $76.1 millionLike Mike (2002), $62.3 millionBugonia (2025), $43.5 millionHostiles (2017), $37.0 millionThe Master (2012), $28.3 millionObserve and Report (2009), $24.0 millionAntlers (2021), $18.9 millionKinds of Kindness (2024), $16.4 millionJudas and the Black Messiah (2021), $6.4 millionThe Homesman (2014), $3.4 millionThe Irishman (2019), $968,853Shrink (2009), $303,431Other People (2016), $93,000

$318 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 19% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2014 to 2024, two of them major.

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Jesse Plemons's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
SAG Awards
2014Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesBreaking BadWon
Cannes Film Festival
2024Best ActorKinds of KindnessWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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