Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell is an American actor born on November 5, 1968, in Daly City, California. With 107 screen credits, he is known for roles such as ‘Wild Bill’ Wharton in The Green Mile, Sam Bell in Moon, Dixon in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Captain Klenzendorf in Jojo Rabbit and George W. Bush in Vice. Marvel audiences know him as Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2, a character he later voiced in the series What If…?

In 2018 he received the Academy Award, the Golden Globe and the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor. His other honours include a Silver Bear in 2003 and three Best Actor awards from the Sitges Film Festival. Upcoming projects include Wild Horse Nine, set for October 30, 2026, Ray Gunn, scheduled for December 2, 2026, and The Bad Guys 3, which does not yet have a release date.

New & upcoming work

• The Bad Guys 3 · date not announced · as Wolf (voice)
• Wild Horse Nine · 30 Oct 2026 · as Lee
• Ray Gunn · 2 Dec 2026 · as Raymond Gunn (voice)

Frequent co-stars

• Zazie Beetz · 3 films together: The Bad Guys 2, The Bad Guys, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
• Drew Barrymore · 3 films together: Charlie's Angels, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Everybody's Fine
• Craig Robinson · 2 films together: The Bad Guys 2, The Bad Guys
• Olivia Wilde · 2 films together: Cowboys & Aliens, Richard Jewell
• Sam Rockwell · 2 films together: Iron Man 2, Jojo Rabbit
• Anthony Ramos · 2 films together: The Bad Guys 2, The Bad Guys

Awards won

• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (2018)
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (2018)
• BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (2018)
• Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award (2009)
• Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award (2007)
• Silver Bear (2003)
• Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award (1997)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
• Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
• Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast
• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor

Nominations

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (2019)
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (2018)

Career at a glance

First credit: ABC Afterschool Special (1972) · Credits: 103

Roles played

Titles reviewed on Drama4U

• Trolls World Tour2020 · Hickory (voice)Reviewed

Other work

• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die2026 · The Man from the Future
• The Bad Guys 22025 · Wolf (voice)
• Is / Was \ Will2025
• The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis2025 · Wolf (voice)
• IF2024 · Guardian Dog (voice)
• Argylle2024 · Aidan Wilde
• See How They Run2022 · Inspector Stoppard
• Maraschino Ruby2022 · Wolf (voice)
• The Bad Guys2022 · Wolf (voice)
• What If...?2021 · Justin Hammer (voice)
• The White Lotus2021 · Frank
• The One and Only Ivan2020 · Ivan (voice)
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride2020 · Westley
• Richard Jewell2019 · Watson Bryant
• Jojo Rabbit2019 · Captain Klenzendorf
• Fosse/Verdon2019 · Bob Fosse
• The Best of Enemies2019 · Claiborne Paul Ellis
• Vice2018 · George W. Bush
• Blue Iguana2018 · Eddie

and 23 more

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