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Biography

Jon Hamm is an American actor who became widely known for playing Don Draper, the lead of the 1960s ad agency drama Mad Men, a part that brought him an Emmy and two Golden Globes. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he acted in theater and took small television and film jobs before Mad Men made him a star in 2007, then moved into a long run of leading and supporting screen roles, among them The Town (2010), Sucker Punch (2011), Million Dollar Arm (2014), Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016), Baby Driver (2017), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), The Report (2019), Richard Jewell (2019), No Sudden Move (2021), Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and Confess, Fletch (2022). He has voiced characters in Shrek Forever After (2010), Minions (2015), Transformers One (2024) and Hoppers (2026), and appeared on television in 30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Good Omens, Fargo and The Morning Show.

55years old

Turns 56 on March 10in 143 days

  • Born St. Louis
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Also credited as Jonathan Daniel Hamm

Movie Career

Films
47
Career span
26 years2000 to 2026

Genres

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  1. A change of course

    Hamm taught eighth-grade acting at his old high school after graduating in 1993, and one of his students was Ellie Kemper, later of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

  2. Big break

    Hamm's one-episode role as firefighter Burt Ridley on NBC's Providence grew into 19 episodes and let him quit waiting tables.

  3. First role

    Hamm took his first acting part in first grade, playing Winnie-the-Pooh. At 16 he was given the role of Judas in Godspell and liked it, but he still did not take acting seriously.

  4. Behind the camera

    Jon Hamm provides the voice of Marvin Flute on Grimsburg, the animated sitcom that airs on Fox, and he is one of its executive producers as well.

Jon Hamm 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. Baby Driver2017 Action, Crime, Dramaas Buddy

    IMDb rating 7.5695K votes

  2. Top Gun: Maverick2022as Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson

    IMDb rating 8.2906K votes

  3. Minions2015as Herb Overkillvoice

    IMDb rating 6.4290K votes

  4. The Town2010as FBI S.A. Adam Frawley

    IMDb rating 7.5454K votes

  5. Tag2018as Bob Callahan

    IMDb rating 6.5164K votes

  6. Richard Jewell2019as Tom Shaw

    IMDb rating 7.5109K votes

  7. The Day the Earth Stood Still2008as Michael Granier

    IMDb rating 5.5189K votes

  8. Keeping Up with the Joneses2016as Tim Jones

    IMDb rating 5.973K votes

Most often with

Greg Mottola directed three of these films, Clint Eastwood two and David Wain two. Two actors appear in four 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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Films together

Box office

What Jon Hamm's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$5.3 billion

31 of the 47 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 47 films: 31 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 31Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 86% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Top Gun: Maverick2022as Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson
    $1.5B28.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Minions2015as Herb Overkill (voice)
    $1.2B22.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Shrek Forever After2010as Brogan (voice)
    $753M14.3% of the total
  4. 4
    Hoppers2026as Mayor Jerry Generazzo (voice)
    $390M7.4% of the total
  5. 5
    The Day the Earth Stood Still2008as Michael Granier
    $233M4.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Baby Driver2017as Buddy
    $227M4.3% of the total
  7. 7
    The Town2010as FBI S.A. Adam Frawley
    $154M2.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Transformers One2024as Sentinel Prime (voice)
    $129M2.5% of the total
Space Cowboys (2000), $129 millionWe Were Soldiers (2002), $115 millionMean Girls (2024), $105 millionSucker Punch (2011), $89.8 millionTag (2018), $75.1 millionMillion Dollar Arm (2014), $38.3 millionAbsolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016), $37.9 millionRichard Jewell (2019), $33.9 millionBad Times at the El Royale (2018), $31.9 millionKeeping Up with the Joneses (2016), $29.9 millionFriends with Kids (2011), $12.2 millionKissing Jessica Stein (2001), $10.0 millionBeirut (2018), $7.5 millionGail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026), $1.4 millionHowl (2010), $1.2 millionThe Ten (2007), $785,528

$720 millionfrom the other 23 films with a worldwide figure, 14% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors, two of them major.

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Jon Hamm's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
AwardsWon
Emmy Awards
2015Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesMad MenWon

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