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BIO

Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for playing distressed police officer Jason Dixon in Martin McDonagh’s crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was nominated for the same category the following year for portraying George W. Bush in Adam McKay's political satire Vice (2018). In 2019, he portrayed Bob Fosse in the FX biographical miniseries Fosse/Verdon, earning a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, and in 2022, he received a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo.



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), Iron Man 2 (2010), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Jojo Rabbit (2019), See How They Run (2022) and Argylle (2024).

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STAGE CREDITS

American Buffalo American Buffalo
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2022
Performer
Fool for Love Fool for Love
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Broadway Revival, 2015
Eddie
A Behanding In Spokane A Behanding In Spokane
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2010
Mervyn
The 24 Hour Plays 2006
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2006
Man A
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
[Off-Broadway]
2005
Judas Iscariot
The 24 Hour Plays 2004
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2004
Sam
The 24 Hour Plays 2003
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2003
Larry
Goose-pimples
[Off-Broadway]
1998
Vernon
Goose-pimples
[Off-Broadway]
1997
Vernon

Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Sam Rockwell, American Buffalo

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Sam Rockwell, American Buffalo

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Distinguished Performance Award

Sam Rockwell, Fool for Love

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Sam Rockwell been in?

Sam Rockwell has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.

How many West End shows has Sam Rockwell been in?

Sam Rockwell has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Sam Rockwell been nominated for?

Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for American Buffalo, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for American Buffalo and Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Fool for Love.

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