Sam Rockwell - Actor Profile

Sam Rockwell

Acting
50Total Films
9.2 Highest Rated
Born: Nov 5, 1968
Birth Place: Daly City, California, USA

About Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for playing distressed police officer Jason Dixon in Martin McDonagh's crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The following year, he was nominated in the same category for portraying in Adam McKay's political satire Vice (2018). In 2019, he portrayed Bob Fosse in the FX biographical miniseries Fosse/Verdon, earning a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, and in 2022, he received a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo. Rockwell's other films include The Green Mile (1999), Galaxy Quest (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Matchstick Men (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Moon (2009), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Iron Man 2 (2010), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Jojo Rabbit (2019), and See How They Run (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Rockwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Best Sam Rockwell Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Sam Rockwell's career based on audience ratings.

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Sam Rockwell.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
2025 The Bad Guys 2 Wolf (voice) Super Hit Similar →
2025 The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis Wolf (voice) Hit Similar →
2024 IF Guardian Dog (voice) Hit Similar →
2022 See How They Run Inspector Stoppard Average Similar →
2022 Maraschino Ruby Wolf (voice) Super Hit Similar →
2022 The Bad Guys Wolf (voice) Super Hit Similar →
2020 The One and Only Ivan Ivan (voice) Hit Similar →
2020 Trolls World Tour Hickory (voice) Hit Similar →
2019 Richard Jewell Watson Bryant Hit Similar →
2019 Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary Self Hit Similar →
2019 Jojo Rabbit Captain Klenzendorf Super Hit Similar →
2019 The Best of Enemies Claiborne Paul Ellis Hit Similar →
2018 Vice George W. Bush Hit Similar →
2018 Blaze Oilman 3 Average Similar →
2018 Woman Walks Ahead Silas Groves Hit Similar →
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Jason Dixon Super Hit Similar →
2016 Mr. Right Mr. Right Hit Similar →
2014 Showing Up Self Super Hit Similar →
2014 Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King Justin Hammer Hit Similar →
2013 Schooled: The Price of College Sports Narrator (voice) Super Hit Similar →
2013 The Way Way Back Owen Hit Similar →
2012 Seven Psychopaths Billy Bickle Hit Similar →
2010 Conviction Kenny Waters Hit Similar →
2010 Iron Man 2 Justin Hammer Hit Similar →
2009 Everybody's Fine Robert Hit Similar →
2009 Moon Sam Bell Super Hit Similar →
2009 The Winning Season Bill Average Similar →
2009 I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale Self Hit Similar →
2008 Frost/Nixon James Reston Jr. Hit Similar →
2008 The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw Self Hit Similar →
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Charley Ford Hit Similar →
2007 Snow Angels Glenn Marchand Average Similar →
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox Hit Similar →
2004 Piccadilly Jim Jim Crocker Hit Similar →
2003 Matchstick Men Frank Mercer Hit Similar →
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Chuck Barris Hit Similar →
2001 Heist Jimmy Silk Average Similar →
2001 BigLove Nate Hit Similar →
2000 Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile Self (uncredited) Hit Similar →
1999 Galaxy Quest Guy Fleegman Hit Similar →
1999 The Green Mile 'Wild Bill' Wharton Super Hit Similar →
1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream Francis Flute Average Similar →
1997 Lawn Dogs Trent Hit Similar →
1996 Box of Moonlight The Kid Hit Similar →
1996 Basquiat Thug Hit Similar →
1995 Mercy Matty Hit Similar →
1992 In the Soup Pauli Hit Similar →
1992 Light Sleeper Jealous Hit Similar →
1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Head Thug Hit Similar →
1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn Al Hit Similar →

Sam Rockwell - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Sam Rockwell?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Sam Rockwell is "Showing Up" with a rating of 9.2/10.

How many movies has Sam Rockwell acted in?

Sam Rockwell has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Sam Rockwell?

Other notable films include "The Green Mile", "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri", and "Jojo Rabbit".