Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He became
well known for his leading roles in Lawn Dogs (1997), Confessions of a
Dangerous Mind (2002), Matchstick Men (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide
to the Galaxy (2005), Moon (2009), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Mr. Right
(2015), and Richard Jewell (2019). He has also played supporting roles
in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), The Green Mile (1999), Galaxy
Quest (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Frost/Nixon (2008), Iron Man 2
(2010), Conviction (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), The Way, Way Back
(2013), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Vice (2018),
and Jojo Rabbit (2019).In 2017, Rockwell's performance as a racist,
troubled police officer in the crime film Three Billboards Outside
Ebbing, Missouri won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He was nominated in the same category the following year for his
portrayal of George W. Bush in the 2018 political satire Vice. In
2019, he portrayed Bob Fosse in the FX biographical miniseries
Fosse/Verdon, earning him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series and winning the Screen
Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a
Miniseries or Television Movie.On stage, Rockwell has appeared in
plays including Zoo Story (2001), A Behanding in Spokane (2010) and
Fool for Love (2015). He has voiced characters in G-Force (2009), F is
for Family (2015-present) Trolls World Tour and The One and Only Ivan
(both 2020).Rockwell was born November 5, 1968, in Daly City,
California. He is the only child of actors Pete Rockwell and Penny
Hess. After their divorce when he was five, he was raised by his
father in San Francisco, and spent his summers with his mother in New
York. At age 10, he made a brief stage appearance playing Humphrey
Bogart in an East Village improv comedy sketch with his mother.
well known for his leading roles in Lawn Dogs (1997), Confessions of a
Dangerous Mind (2002), Matchstick Men (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide
to the Galaxy (2005), Moon (2009), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Mr. Right
(2015), and Richard Jewell (2019). He has also played supporting roles
in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), The Green Mile (1999), Galaxy
Quest (1999), Charlie's Angels (2000), Frost/Nixon (2008), Iron Man 2
(2010), Conviction (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), The Way, Way Back
(2013), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Vice (2018),
and Jojo Rabbit (2019).In 2017, Rockwell's performance as a racist,
troubled police officer in the crime film Three Billboards Outside
Ebbing, Missouri won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He was nominated in the same category the following year for his
portrayal of George W. Bush in the 2018 political satire Vice. In
2019, he portrayed Bob Fosse in the FX biographical miniseries
Fosse/Verdon, earning him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series and winning the Screen
Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a
Miniseries or Television Movie.On stage, Rockwell has appeared in
plays including Zoo Story (2001), A Behanding in Spokane (2010) and
Fool for Love (2015). He has voiced characters in G-Force (2009), F is
for Family (2015-present) Trolls World Tour and The One and Only Ivan
(both 2020).Rockwell was born November 5, 1968, in Daly City,
California. He is the only child of actors Pete Rockwell and Penny
Hess. After their divorce when he was five, he was raised by his
father in San Francisco, and spent his summers with his mother in New
York. At age 10, he made a brief stage appearance playing Humphrey
Bogart in an East Village improv comedy sketch with his mother.
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