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Sam Rockwell

actor

Born: American

Sam Rockwell is an American actor known for his quirky and charismatic character roles in independent films. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a troubled police officer in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). He was nominated in the same category for playing George W. Bush in the political satire Vice (2018). His portrayal of Bob Fosse in the miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019) earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, while his performance in the Broadway revival of American Buffalo (2022) garnered him a Tony nomination.

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), The Winning Season (2009), Iron Man 2 (2010), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Jojo Rabbit (2019), The Bad Guys (2022), See How They Run (2022), and The Bad Guys 2 (2025).

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American actor

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  1. Sam Rockwell is born

    Sam Rockwell, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1969-11-05. Sam Rockwell is an American actor known for his quirky and charismatic character roles in independent films.

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Sam Rockwell was born on 1969-11-05 (American).
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American actor
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