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Acting · age 58

Sam Rockwell

Best rated: The Green Mile (8.6)

Films
56
Avg rating
6.60
Peak run
2018’20
Oscar wins
1 of 2
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The career

Sam Rockwell, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2018 to 2020, 7.3045678919901995200020052010201520202025The Green Mile 8.6Poltergeist 4.9Career avg 6.60

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Sam Rockwell's career barcodecoolhot
198956 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.52 vs career 6.60 (−0.08)
  1. LTrolls World Tour2020 · 6.1−0.5
  2. WThe Bad Guys2022 · 6.9+0.3
  3. LArgylle2024 · 5.6−1.0
  4. WGood Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die2025 · 7.0+0.4
  5. WThe Bad Guys 22025 · 7.0+0.4
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Sam by the numbers

Average
6.60
53 rated films
Vote weighted
6.68
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.83
rating spread
Career
38y
1989 to 2026
Total votes
6.99M
across every film
Best
8.6
The Green Mile
Worst
4.9
Poltergeist
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026Wild Horse Nine posterWild Horse NineLee·534
2025Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die posterGood Luck, Have Fun, Don't DieThe Man from the Future7.081,886
2025The Bad Guys 2 posterThe Bad Guys 2Wolf7.031,763
2024Argylle posterArgylleAidan Wilde5.6103K
2022The Bad Guys posterThe Bad GuysWolf6.982,896
2020The One and Only Ivan posterThe One and Only IvanIvan6.614,330
2020Trolls World Tour posterTrolls World TourHickory6.133,789
2019Jojo Rabbit posterJojo RabbitCaptain Klenzendorf7.9496K
2019Richard Jewell posterRichard JewellWatson Bryant7.5109K
2019The Best of Enemies posterThe Best of EnemiesC.P. Ellis7.322,535
2018Blue IguanaEddie5.67,509
2018Vice posterViceGeorge W. Bush7.2177K
2017Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri posterThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriDixon8.1617K
2017Woman Walks AheadSilas Groves6.79,662
2015Poltergeist posterPoltergeistEric Bowen4.965,090
2015Mr. Right posterMr. RightFrancis6.366,448
2015Don VerdeanDon Verdean5.46,291
2014Better Living Through Chemistry posterBetter Living Through ChemistryDoug Varney6.216,169
2014Laggies posterLaggiesCraig6.447,703
2014Loitering with IntentWayne·939
Better together?

Sam Rockwell's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Sam Rockwell

6 nominations, 5 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2019
    Sam Rockwell
    Nominated
  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2018
    Sam Rockwell
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · Golden Globe Awards 2018
    Sam Rockwell
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · Critics Choice Awards 2018
    Sam Rockwell
    Won
  • Male Actor in a Supporting Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2018
    Sam Rockwell
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · BAFTA Film Awards 2018
    Sam Rockwell
    Won

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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