Sam Rockwell
Biography
Sam Rockwell is an American actor known for offbeat character roles in independent films and on stage. Born in Daly City, California, he made his film debut in Clownhouse (1990) and trained at New York's William Esper Studio. Television guest spots preceded his breakthrough in Box of Moonlight (1996), and reviews for Lawn Dogs (1997) won him Best Actor honors at two film festivals. He took the Silver Bear for Best Actor as Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), then won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor as a police deputy in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and was nominated again for playing George W. Bush in Vice (2018). His films include The Green Mile (1999), Moon (2009), Seven Psychopaths (2012), The Way Way Back (2013), Jojo Rabbit (2019) and Richard Jewell (2019). He earned two Primetime Emmy nominations for Fosse/Verdon (2019) and a Tony nomination for American Buffalo.
57years old
Turns 58 on November 5in 18 days
- Born Daly City
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Samuel Rockwell (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 66
- Career span
- 37 years1989 to 2026
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First role
Rockwell made his film debut in the horror film Clownhouse in 1989, which Francis Ford Coppola produced and which Rockwell filmed while he was living in San Francisco.
Big break
Rockwell's career turned around with Tom DiCillo's independent buddy film Box of Moonlight in 1996. In it he was a Tennessee hillbilly who lived in an isolated mobile home, dressed like Davy Crockett and kept stolen lawn decorations.
Early training
Since 1992, Rockwell has belonged to the LAByrinth Theater Company, a New York company where John Ortiz serves as a co-artistic director.
Sam Rockwell movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford2007as Charley Ford
IMDb rating 7.5206K votes
Most often with
Jon Favreau directed three of these films, Martin McDonagh two and Duncan Jones two. William H. Macy appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
William H. Macy's page
Samuel L. Jackson's page
Allison Janney's page
Justin Long's page
Bruce McGill's page
Drew Barrymore's page
All films by Jon Favreau
Martin McDonaghDirector, 2 films, 2012 to 2017
All films by Martin McDonagh
Duncan JonesDirector, 2 films, 2009 to 2018
Also three films together8 more actors
- Peter DinklageThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), A Case of You (2013) and Safe Men (1998)
- Clark GreggTrust Me (2013), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Choke (2008)
- Anna KendrickTrolls World Tour (2020), Digging for Fire (2015) and Mr. Right (2015)
- Jon FavreauIron Man 2 (2010), G-Force (2009) and Made (2001)
- Olivia WildeRichard Jewell (2019), Better Living Through Chemistry (2014) and Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
- Ben SchwartzBlue Iguana (2018), Better Living Through Chemistry (2014) and Everybody's Fine (2009)
- Zazie BeetzGood Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026), The Bad Guys 2 (2025) and The Bad Guys (2022)
- Michael GodereThe Bad Guys 2 (2025), The Bad Guys (2022) and Loitering with Intent (2014)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Sam Rockwell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.3 billion
49 of the 66 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 66 films: 49 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 49Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 70% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$624M18.9% of the total
- 2$293M8.9% of the total
- 3$287M8.7% of the total
- 4$264M8.0% of the total
- 5$250M7.6% of the total
- 6$240M7.3% of the total
- 7$175M5.3% of the total
- 8$163M4.9% of the total
$1.0 billionfrom the other 41 films with a worldwide figure, 30% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1997 to 2018, seven of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2018 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Won | |
| BAFTA | |||
| 2018 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | ||
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Won | ||
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Berlin Film Festival | |||
| 2003 | Silver Bear | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2009 | Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award | Moon | Won |
| 2007 | Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award | Joshua | Won |
| 1997 | Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award | Lawn Dogs | Won |
| AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.