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Sam Rockwell Biography (1968-)

Born November 5, 1968, in Daly City, CA; father, an actor; mother's name, Penny Hess (an actress and artist). Addresses: Agent: The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Suite 201, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Andy Freedman, Andrew J. Freedman Personal Management, 20 Ironsides St., Suite 18, Marina del Rey, CA 90292.; Publicist: Carrie Byalick, I/D Public Relations New York, 9 Desbrosses St., Second Floor, New York, NY 10013.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

November 5, 1968

Daly City, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Al, Last Exit to Brooklyn (also known as Letzte Ausfahrt Brooklyn), Cinecom International, 1989
• Head thug, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, New Line Cinema, 1990
• Gary, Strictly Business, Warner Bros., 1991
• Jealous, Light Sleeper, 1991
• Louie, Jack and His Friends, 1992
• Pauli, In the Soup (also known as In the Soup--Alles Kino and In the Soup: En la sopa), 1992
• Polish guy, Somebody to Love, October Films, 1994
• Bucky (The Kid), Box of Moonlight, Trimark, 1996
• Matty, Mercy, Unapix Films, 1996
• One-Eye Jimmy, The Search for One-Eye Jimmy, Cabin Fever Entertainment, 1996
• Rob, Glory Daze (also known as Last Call), Seventh Art Releasing, 1996
• Thug, Basquiat (also known as Build a Fort, Set It on Fire), Miramax, 1996
• Sonny, Arresting Gena, Fuel Films, 1997
• Trent Burns, Lawn Dogs, Strand Releasing, 1997
• Alan/Christopher Walken, The Call Back, 1998
• Member of Darrow entourage, Celebrity, Miramax, 1998
• Peale, The Thin Red Line, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
• Sam, Louis and Frank (also known as Louis et Frank), Eureka, 1998
• Samuel, Safe Men, October Films, 1998
• Francis Flute, A Midsummer Night's Dream (also known as WilliamShakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sogno di una notte di mezza estate), Fox Searchlight, 1999
• Guy Fleegman, Galaxy Quest, DreamWorks, 1999
• William "Wild Bill" Wharton, The Green Mile (also known as Stephen King's The Green Mile), Warner Bros., 1999
• Eric Knox, Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engel fuer Charlie), Columbia, 2000
• Himself, The Making of "Charlie's Angels" (documentary), Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2000
• Hotel clerk, Made, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
• Jimmy Silk, Heist, Warner Bros., 2001
• Karaoke singer, D. C. Smalls, 2001
• Nate, BigLove (short film), Apollo Cinema, 2001
• Sam, Pretzel, Alexander Films/Mercer Films, 2001
• Chuck Barris, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Miramax/Artisan Entertainment, 2002
• Pero, Welcome to Collinwood, Warner Bros., 2002
• Rick, 13 Moons, Lot 47 Films, 2002
• "The Hunted," Running Time, 2002
• Frank Mercer, Matchstick Men, Warner Bros., 2003
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Randy, Clownhouse, 1988
• Tony, Drunks, Showtime, 1995
• Man eating, "Sax Cantor Riff," Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground, HBO, 1997
• Jerry, Jerry and Tom, Showtime, 1999
• Episodic
• "The Child Broker," The Equalizer, CBS, 1988
• Randy Borland, "Intolerance," Law & Order, NBC, 1992
• Kevin Tunell, "Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story," Lifestories: Families in Crisis, HBO, 1993
• Whittaker, "Manhood," Law & Order, NBC, 1993
• Billy, "Torah! Torah! Torah!," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995
• Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2000
• Appeared as Donny Hanson in "Fathers and Sons," an unaired episode of Prince Street, NBC.
• Specials
• Jason, "Over the Limit," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1990
• Stage Appearances
• Rosetta Street, Judith Anderson Theatre, New York City, 1990
• Freddie Irons, "Face Divided," Marathon 1991, Series B, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1991
• Robert, Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love, Orpheum Theatre, New York City, 1991
• Vernon, Goose-Pimples, New Group, Judith Anderson Theatre, 1998
• Bill Lewis, Hot L Baltimore, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 2000
• The Dumbwaiter, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 2001
• The Zoo Story, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 2001
• Appeared as Joseph, The Largest Elizabeth, New York Stage and FilmTheatre, New York City; and as Tiny, Dessert at Waffle House, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ.
• Major Tours
• Toured as Phillip in Orphans, U.S. cities.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Esquire, May, 1998, p. 27
• Interview, February, 1999, pp. 88-91
• New York Times, September 13, 1998, p. 71
• Premiere, December, 1997, p. 30
• Women's Wear Daily, May 14, 1998, p. 4