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My Take
Sam Rockwell is my favorite kind of actor: the one who makes you watch the corner of the frame instead of the center. He built his reputation on offbeat, slippery characters in independent film, and when the establishment finally caught up with the 2018 Oscar, the BAFTA, the Golden Globe, and the Silver Bear before that, it felt less like a coronation than an overdue admission. What I admire is the looseness in his body, the sense that any scene might tilt into a dance. Even his voice work in The Bad Guys carries that sly charm. Character actors rarely become essential; Rockwell did.
Overview
Samuel Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. In a career spanning over three decades of stage and screen, he is known for his offbeat and charismatic character roles in independent films, and has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and a Silver Bear, in addition to nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sam Rockwell
- Name (Japanese)
- サム・ロックウェル
- Reading
- さむ・ろっくうぇる
- Born
- November 5, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
- Origin
- Daly City, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / manufacturer / television actor / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2018 Golden Globe Awards
- 2003 Silver Bear
- 2018 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Actor Awards
- 1997 Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award
- 2007 Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award
- 2009 Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award
- 2018 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Bad Guys | — |
6. Links
Stage actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.