Sam Rockwell was born on November 5, 1968 in Daly City, California.

He is an idiosyncratic actor known for both his versatility and sinewy, off-kilter sexiness, Sam Rockwell is one of the stage and screen's most imaginative and least predictable performers.

Once dubbed "the male Parker Posey" for his voluminous work in independent films, Rockwell has also earned notice for his work in more mainstream fare, including Frank Darabont's The Green Mile (1999).

Following his screen debut, Rockwell moved to New York and proceeded to make 20 more films, including Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990) and Tom Di Cillo's Box of Moonlight (1996).

He also starred in Charlie's Angels and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (both 2002).

Filmography

• Choke (2008)
• Frost/Nixon (2008)
• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
• Snow Angels (2007)
• Joshua (2007)
• "Stella" (1 episode, 2005)
• Robin's Big Date (2005)
• The F Word (2005)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
• Piccadilly Jim (2004)
• Matchstick Men (2003)
• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
• Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002)
• Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
• Running Time (2002)
• 13 Moons (2002)
• Heist (2001)
• Made (2001)
• BigLove (2001)
• Pretzel (2001)
• D.C. Smalls (2001)
• Charlie's Angels (2000)
• Galaxy Quest (1999)
• The Green Mile (1999)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
• Celebrity (1998)
• Safe Men (1998)
• Louis & Frank (1998)
• Jerry and Tom (1998)
• The Call Back (1998)
• Lawn Dogs (1997)
• SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997)
• "Prince Street" (1997)
• Arresting Gena (1997)
• Glory Daze (1996)
• Box of Moon Light (1996)
• Basquiat (1996)
• Bad Liver & a Broken Heart (1996)
• "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" (1 episode, 1995)
• "NYPD Blue" (1 episode, 1995)
• Mercy (1995)
• Drunks (1995)
• The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994)
• Somebody to Love (1994)
• "Law & Order (2 episodes, 1992-1993)
• "Lifestories: Families in Crisis" (1 episode, 1993)
• Light Sleeper (1992)
• Happy Hell Night (1992)
• Jack and His Friends (1992)
• In the Soup (1992)
• Strictly Business (1991)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
• "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1 episode, 1990)
• Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
• Clownhouse (1989)
• "The Equalizer" (1 episode, 1988)

Awards

• Berlin Film Festival Award Best Actor "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" 2003
• Barcelona Film Festival Best Actor Award "Lawn Dogs" 1997
• Catalan International Film Festival Best Actor Award "Lawn Dogs" 1997
• Montreal International Film Festival Best Actor Award "Lawn Dogs" 1997