Born Nov. 5, 1968, in Daly City, Calif., to a pair of aspiring thespians, Sam Rockwell split his time between New York and San Francisco following his parents' divorce. Bitten by the acting bug early, Rockwell began appearing in stage productions at age 10.After landing a role in the 1990 horror film Clownhouse, Rockwell began studying at the William Esper Studio in New York. Small parts in TV shows and independent films followed, and in 1996, he caught the attention of critics with his portrayal of an off-kilter loner opposite John Turturro in Box of Moonlight.
After a decade of roles in small films, Rockwell finally found mainstream success playing killer "Wild Bill" Wharton in The Green Mile (1999). Since then, he's continued to move with ease between both worlds, providing memorable performances in such films as Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Matchstick Men and Joshua.
AddChokeWith his mother (Anjelica Huston) suffering from Alzheimer's disease, medical school dropout Victor Mancini (Sam Rockwell) concocts a plan to pay her hospital bills: At restaurants, he feigns choking, waits to be rescued and later hits up his saviors for money. When he's not scamming unsuspecting... Read More
AddConfessions of a Dangerous MindChuck Barris (Sam Rockwell) has it all -- a hot TV hit, "The Gong Show," and the love of a good woman (Drew Barrymore). But he's got one big secret: He's a CIA assassin who kills while purportedly escorting his game show winners on their vacation prizes. George Clooney directs and co-stars with... Read More
AddSnow AngelsBased on Stewart O'Nan's novel, this indie drama from writer-director David Gordon Green intertwines parallel stories about teenager Arthur Parkinson (Michael Angarano) and the broken family of his former baby-sitter, Annie Marchand (Kate Beckinsale). Once the object of Arthur's boyhood infatuation,... Read More
AddMatchstick MenWhen Roy Waller (Nicolas Cage), a professional con man struggling with an obsessive-compulsive disorder, meets the daughter (Alison Lohman) he never knew he had, he inadvertently jeopardizes his tightly organized and artificially controlled life. Sam Rockwell plays Cage's partner and... Read More
AddJoshuaSibling rivalry rears its jealous head in this psychological thriller directed by George Ratliff. Eight-year-old genius Joshua Cairn (Jacob Kogan) is used to being in the limelight -- by himself. When his parents (Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga) bring the boy's new baby sister home from the hospital,... Read More
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