Sam Rockwell

Biography

Born 11/05/1968

Sam Rockwell delivered a decade of memorable, off-the-wall performances in independent films like “Box of Moonlight” (1996) and “Lawn Dogs” (1997) before a supporting role as an unrepentant killer in “The Green Mile” (2000) brought him before mainstream audiences. When he starred as...
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Awards

  • In 2008, received Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Dramatic
  • In 2003, received Berlin International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
  • In 1997, received Montréal International Film Festival Award for Best Actor

Highlights

  • In 2009, Played an Astronaut working alone in the sci-fi thriller, "Moon"
  • In 2008, Cast as Victor Mancini, a sex addict in the film "Choke," based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk
  • In 2008, Portrayed James Reston Jr. in the film adaption of Peter Morgan's "Frost/Nixon"

Family & Companions

  • Penny Hess: mother (Divorced Sam's father when he was five years old)
  • Peter Rockwell: father (Divorced Sam's mother when he was five years old; raised Sam after the divorce)

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