Sam Rockwell
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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.
Known for
Credits
Iron Man 2 (2010)
as Justin Hammer
The Green Mile (1999)
as 'Wild Bill' Wharton
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)
as The Man from the Future
The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
as Wolf (voice)
Trolls World Tour (2020)
as Hickory (voice)
The Bad Guys (2022)
as Wolf (voice)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
as Eric Knox
IF (2024)
as Guardian Dog (voice)
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
as Captain Klenzendorf
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
as Dixon
Argylle (2024)
as Aidan Wilde
Vice (2018)
as George W. Bush
Moon (2009)
as Sam Bell
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
as Doc
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
as Head Thug
Galaxy Quest (1999)
as Guy Fleegman
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as Zaphod Beeblebrox
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
as Charley Ford
Poltergeist (2015)
as Eric Bowen
G-Force (2009)
as Darwin the Guinea Pig (voice)
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
as Billy Bickle
See How They Run (2022)
as Inspector Stoppard
Richard Jewell (2019)
as Watson Bryant
The One and Only Ivan (2020)
as Ivan (voice)
Heist (2001)
as Jimmy Silk
Mr. Right (2016)
as Mr. Right
Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014)
as Justin Hammer
Frost/Nixon (2008)
as James Reston Jr.
Matchstick Men (2003)
as Frank Mercer
Wild Horse Nine (2026)
as Lee
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
as Chuck Barris
The Sitter (2011)
as Karl
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
as Pero
Mute (2018)
as Sam Bell
Celebrity (1998)
as Darrow Entourage
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
as Francis Flute
The Way Way Back (2013)
as Owen
The Best of Enemies (2019)
as Claiborne Paul Ellis
Basquiat (1996)
as Thug
Everybody's Fine (2009)
as Robert
Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)
as Douglas Varney
Conviction (2010)
as Kenny Waters
Choke (2008)
as Victor Mancini
A Single Shot (2013)
as John Moon
Light Sleeper (1992)
as Jealous
Ray Gunn (2026)
as Raymond Gunn (voice)
Woman Walks Ahead (2018)
as Silas Groves
Made (2001)
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Safe Men (1998)
as Samuel
The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis (2025)
as Wolf (voice)
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
as Al
Strictly Business (1991)
as Gary
Digging for Fire (2015)
as Ray
A Case of You (2013)
as Gary
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)
as Self
Laggies (2014)
as Craig Hunter
In the Soup (1992)
as Pauli
Glory Daze (1995)
as Rob
Jerry and Tom (1998)
as Jerry
Blaze (2018)
as Oilman 3
Blue Iguana (2018)
as Eddie
Showing Up (2014)
as Self
The Winning Season (2009)
as Bill
Lawn Dogs (1997)
as Trent Burns
Snow Angels (2007)
as Glenn Marchand
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary (2019)
as Self
13 Moons (2002)
as Rick
Gentlemen Broncos (2009)
as Bronco / Brutus
Trust Me (2013)
as Aldo
Clownhouse (1990)
as Randy Collins
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (2000)
as Self (uncredited)
BigLove (2001)
as Nate
Piccadilly Jim (2004)
as Jim Crocker
Don Verdean (2015)
as Don Verdean
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw (2008)
as Self
The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994)
as One-eye Jimmy
Somebody to Love (1994)
as Polish Guy
Joshua (2007)
as Brad Cairn
Walking the Mile (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Box of Moonlight (1996)
as The Kid
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)
as Self
Subway Stories (1997)
as Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
Stuntnuts: The Movie (—)
Actor
The Heart (—)
Actor
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002)
as Pizza Guy
The Bad Guys 3 (—)
as Wolf (voice)
The Cackling of the Dodos (—)
Actor
Happy Hell Night (1991)
as Young Henry Collins
Loitering with Intent (2014)
as Wayne
F--k (2010)
as Sam
Tumor (—)
as Frank Armstrong
DNA (—)
Actor
Louis & Frank (1998)
as Sam
The Origins of Ebbing (2018)
as Self
Nobody Wants Your Film (2005)
as Self
Drunks (1997)
as Tony
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels (2001)
as Self
Axis (2017)
as Sam (voice)
The Smack (—)
Actor
Maraschino Ruby (2022)
as Wolf (voice)
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy (2001)
as Self
Is / Was \ Will (2025)
Actor
The F Word (2005)
as Jeremy
Hellhound (—)
Actor
Arresting Gena (1997)
as Sonny
The Dark of Night (2017)
as Officer Witt
Mercy (1995)
as Matty (Al)
Robin's Big Date (2005)
as The Bat-Man
Schooled: The Price of College Sports (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)
as Self
The Adventures of Drunky (—)
as Drunky (voice)
Jack and His Friends (1992)
as Louie
Woman In Burka (2008)
as Sam
Gettysburg (2011)
as Narrator
Over the Limit (1990)
as Jason
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' (2022)
as Self
Zerk and Shirts: Junk Yard Dogs (2006)
as Rod