Jesse Plemons
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Known for

Jesse Plemons

Born
2 April 1988
Age
38 years old
Next birthday in
157 days
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birthplace
Dallas, Texas, USA
Credits
64

Jesse Plemons is an American actor born on April 2, 1988, in Dallas, Texas. With 65 credits to his name, he is widely recognized for playing Todd in the television series Breaking Bad, a role he reprised in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). His television work also includes Grey’s Anatomy, where he played Jake Burton, and Black Mirror, in which he appeared as Robert Daly.

On the big screen, Plemons has appeared in The Irishman (2019) as Chuckie O’Brien, as well as Bridge of Spies (2015), The Post (2017), American Made (2017), Game Night (2018) and Jungle Cruise (2021). He won Best Actor at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. In 2014, he shared a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. His upcoming project is The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, scheduled for release on November 18, 2026.

New & upcoming work

Frequent co-stars

  • Tom Hanks · 2 films together: Bridge of Spies, The Post
  • Robert De Niro · 2 films together: Killers of the Flower Moon, The Irishman
  • Kirsten Dunst · 2 films together: Civil War, The Power of the Dog
  • Jesse Plemons · 2 films together: Black Mass, The Power of the Dog
  • Billy Magnussen · 2 films together: Bridge of Spies, Game Night
  • Jason Bateman · 2 films together: Game Night, Paul

Awards won

  • Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (2024)
  • Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2014)

Nominations

  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (2022)
  • Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2014)
  • Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2013)

Career at a glance

First credit: Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) · Credits: 64

Roles played

Titles reviewed on Drama4U

Other work

  • Bugonia (2025)Bugonia2025 · Teddy
  • Zero Day (2025)Zero Day2025 · Roger Carlson
  • Kinds of Kindness (2024)Kinds of Kindness2024 · Robert / Daniel / Andrew
  • Civil War (2024)Civil War2024 · Militia Soldier (uncredited)
  • Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)Killers of the Flower Moon2023 · Tom White
  • Love & Death (2023)Love & Death2023 · Allan Gore
  • Windfall (2022)Windfall2022 · CEO
  • Antlers (2021)Antlers2021 · Paul Meadows
  • The Power of the Dog (2021)The Power of the Dog2021 · George Burbank
  • Jungle Cruise (2021)Jungle Cruise2021 · Prince Joachim
  • Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)Judas and the Black Messiah2021 · Roy Mitchell
  • I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)I'm Thinking of Ending Things2020 · Jake
  • Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short (2020)Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short2020 · Todd
  • The Irishman (2019)The Irishman2019 · Chuckie O'Brien
  • El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie2019 · Todd
  • Vice (2018)Vice2018 · Kurt
  • Game Night (2018)Game Night2018 · Gary
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  • The Post (2017)The Post2017 · Roger Clark
  • Hostiles (2017)Hostiles2017 · Lieutenant Rudy Kidder
  • No Activity (2017)No Activity2017 · Angus
  • American Made (2017)American Made2017 · Sheriff Downing
  • The Discovery (2017)The Discovery2017 · Toby Harbor
  • Other People (2016)Other People2016 · David Mulcahey
  • Bridge of Spies (2015)Bridge of Spies2015 · Joe Murphy
  • Black Mass (2015)Black Mass2015 · Kevin Weeks
  • The Program (2015)The Program2015 · Floyd Landis
  • Olive Kitteridge (2014)Olive Kitteridge2014 · Jerry McCarthy
  • The Homesman (2014)The Homesman2014 · Garn Sours
  • Fargo (2014)Fargo2014 · Ed Blumquist
  • Flutter (2014)Flutter2014 · David
  • Dalai Lama (2013)Dalai Lama2013 · Jeff
  • The Master (2012)The Master2012 · Val Dodd
  • Battleship (2012)Battleship2012 · Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy "Ordy" Ord
  • Bent (2012)Bent2012 · Gary
  • Black Mirror (2011)Black Mirror2011 · Robert Daly
  • Paul (2011)Paul2011 · Jake
  • Happiness Runs (2010)Happiness Runs2010 · Chad
  • Meeting Spencer (2010)Meeting Spencer2010 · Spencer West
  • Shrink (2009)Shrink2009 · Jesus
  • Observe and Report (2009)Observe and Report2009 · Charles
  • Childrens Hospital (2008)Childrens Hospital2008 · Jesse
  • The Flyboys (2008)The Flyboys2008 · Bully #1
  • Fear Itself (2008)Fear Itself2008 · Lemmon
  • The Sacrifice (2008)The Sacrifice2008 · Lemmon
  • Breaking Bad (2008)Breaking Bad2008 · Todd
  • Friday Night Lights (2006)Friday Night Lights2006 · Landry Clarke
  • Huff (2004)Huff2004 · Dawson James
  • The Failures (2004)The Failures2004 · Boe
  • When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003)When Zachary Beaver Came to Town2003 · Jay
  • The Lyon's Den (2003)The Lyon's Den2003 · Ray Ferris
  • Cold Case (2003)Cold Case2003 · Ryan Stewart
  • Like Mike (2002)Like Mike2002 · Ox
  • Children on Their Birthdays (2002)Children on Their Birthdays2002 · Preacher Star
  • The Guardian (2001)The Guardian2001 · Lawrence Neal
  • All the Pretty Horses (2000)All the Pretty Horses2000 · Young Grady (uncredited)
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · Owen Durbin
  • Judging Amy (1999)Judging Amy1999 · James Franklin
  • Varsity Blues (1999)Varsity Blues1999 · Tommy Harbor
  • Finding North (1998)Finding North1998 · Hobo
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996 · Bigger Kid
  • Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · Russell, Jr.

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