Filmography Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor known for his leading roles in Lawn Dogs, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Choke, Moon and Seven Psychopaths, as well as for his supporting roles in The Green Mile, Iron Man 2, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Frost/Nixon, Galaxy Quest, Matchstick Men, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Conviction and Cowboys & Aliens. 
 
Rockwell was born in Daly City, California, the son of actors who divorced when he was five years old. He was raised by his father, Pete Rockwell, in San Francisco, while his mother, Penny Hess, stayed behind in New York (he spent his summer vacations with her). Rockwell had what The New York Times described in 1998 as a "footloose upbringing" and, at age 10, made his brief stage debut playing Humphrey Bogart in an East Village improv comedy sketch starring his mother. 
 
He attended San Francisco School of the Arts with Margaret Cho and dropped out before graduation. He later received his high school diploma after his parents enrolled him in an Outward Bound-style alternative high school called Urban Pioneers because, as Rockwell explained, "I just wanted to get stoned, flirt with girls, go to parties." 
The school, the actor said, "had a reputation as a place stoners went because it was easy to graduate," but the program ended up helping him regain an interest in performing. After appearing in an independent film during his senior year, he graduated and moved to New York to pursue an acting career.

Filmography Sam Rockwell

The Sitter - Comedy
October 2012

The Sitter

Comedy Directed by: David Gordon GreenWith: Jonah Hill, Sam Rockwell, Ari Graynor,...Noah, is not your typical entertain-the-kids-no-matter-how-boring-it-is kind of sitter. He's reluctant to take a sitting gig; he'd rather, well, be doing anything else, especially if it involves slacking. When Noah is watching the neighbor's kid he gets a booty call from his girlfriend in the city.... Read more...
Everybody's Fine - Comedy
March 2010

Everybody's Fine

Comedy Directed by: Kirk JonesWith: Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell,..."Everybody's Fine", a remake of Giuseppe Tornatore's "Stanno Tutti Bene," follows a widower (De Niro) who embarks on an impromptu road trip to reconnect with each of his grown children only to discover that their lives are far from picture perfect. Written and directed by Kirk Jones ("Waking Ned... Read more...
Moon - Thriller
November 2009

Moon

Thriller Directed by: Duncan JonesWith: Sam Rockwell, Matt Berry, Robin Chalk,...An astronaut miner extracting the precious moon gas that promises to reverse the Earth's energy crisis nears the end of his three-year contract, and makes an ominous discovery in this psychological scifi film starring Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey. For three long years, Sam Bell has dutifully... Read more...
Frost / Nixon - Drama
January 2009

Frost / Nixon

Drama Directed by: Ron HowardWith: Michael Sheen, Frank Langella, Kevin Bacon,...Adaptation of the hit Peter Morgan play based on a series of televised interviews that David Frost secured with former President Nixon in 1977. The final interview ended with Nixon tacitly admitting his guilt regarding his role in the Watergate scandal. Frank Langella and Michael Sheen are... Read more...
Choke - Melodrama

Choke

Melodrama Directed by: Clark GreggWith: Sam Rockwell, Angelica Huston, Kelly MacDonald,...An adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's (Fight Club) novel, CHOKE is the sardonic story about mother and son relationship, fear of aging, sexual addiction, and the dark side of historical theme parks. Victor Mancini, a sex-addicted med-school dropout, keeps his increasingly deranged mother, Ida, in an... Read more...

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