Armand Douglas Hammer (born August 28, 1986) is an American actor. The
son of businessman Michael Armand Hammer and the great-grandson of oil
tycoon Armand Hammer, he began his acting career with guest
appearances in several television series. Hammer's first leading role
was as Billy Graham in the 2008 film Billy: The Early Years, and he
gained wider recognition for his portrayal of the Winklevoss twins in
David Fincher's biographical drama film The Social Network (2010), for
which he won the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best
Supporting Actor.Hammer went on to portray Clyde Tolson in the biopic
J. Edgar (2011), play the title character in the western The Lone
Ranger (2013), and star as Illya Kuryakin in the action film The Man
from U.N.C.L.E. (2015). In 2017, he starred in Luca Guadagnino's
romantic drama Call Me by Your Name, for which he received a
nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. The
following year, he portrayed Martin D. Ginsburg in the biopic On the
Basis of Sex (2018). On Broadway theatre, he starred in a production
of Straight White Men in 2018.Hammer was born in Santa Monica,
California. His mother, Dru Ann (née Mobley), is a former bank loan
officer, and his father, Michael Armand Hammer, owns several
businesses, including Knoedler Publishing and Armand Hammer
Productions (a film/television production company). He has a younger
brother, Viktor.
son of businessman Michael Armand Hammer and the great-grandson of oil
tycoon Armand Hammer, he began his acting career with guest
appearances in several television series. Hammer's first leading role
was as Billy Graham in the 2008 film Billy: The Early Years, and he
gained wider recognition for his portrayal of the Winklevoss twins in
David Fincher's biographical drama film The Social Network (2010), for
which he won the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best
Supporting Actor.Hammer went on to portray Clyde Tolson in the biopic
J. Edgar (2011), play the title character in the western The Lone
Ranger (2013), and star as Illya Kuryakin in the action film The Man
from U.N.C.L.E. (2015). In 2017, he starred in Luca Guadagnino's
romantic drama Call Me by Your Name, for which he received a
nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. The
following year, he portrayed Martin D. Ginsburg in the biopic On the
Basis of Sex (2018). On Broadway theatre, he starred in a production
of Straight White Men in 2018.Hammer was born in Santa Monica,
California. His mother, Dru Ann (née Mobley), is a former bank loan
officer, and his father, Michael Armand Hammer, owns several
businesses, including Knoedler Publishing and Armand Hammer
Productions (a film/television production company). He has a younger
brother, Viktor.
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