ACTOR · BORN 1968
Sam Rockwell
- Born
- 5 November 1968, Daly City, California, USA
- Known for
- The Revenant (2015), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Charlie's Angels (2000), The Sitter (2011)
14 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Nov 2026
Sam Rockwell (born 5 November 1968) is an actor best known for The Revenant, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Charlie's Angels.
Sam Rockwell over the years
14 Interesting Facts About Sam Rockwell
Interesting Facts (8)
- #001
Sam Rockwell has said that to memorize his lines he would record them onto a recording device in a monotone, so that he would not get used to any particular delivery before he had a chance to think about which speech pattern would suit the character.
- #002
Sam Rockwell has been in a long-term relationship with Leslie Bibb since 2007.
Sam Rockwell: a sceneImage: Wikimedia Commons · Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0 - #003
Sam Rockwell shot his scenes for Jarhead (2005) in a single day. The scenes were later deleted.
Sam Rockwell: a sceneImage: Wikimedia Commons · gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0 - #004
Sam Rockwell improvised most of his lines in Made (2001).
- #005
- #006
Sam Rockwell attended high school in San Francisco alongside Margaret Cho and Aisha Tyler.
- #007
Sam Rockwell had a small role in Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988), but his part was cut from the final edit. The scene in which the Terenzi brothers approach in their ice cream truck was a kind of "lover's lane" scene.
- #008
Sam Rockwell was born at 4:07 a.m. PST.
Behind the Scenes (2)
- #009
He is close friends with actors Justin Long and Jonathan Togo.
- #010
He is friends with director Alexandre Rockwell (but they are not related) and has appeared in four of his films: In the Soup (1992), Louis & Frank (1998), Somebody to Love (1994) and 13 Moons (2002).
Characters & Cast (1)
- #011
Sam Rockwell was one of two options for the role of Sam Bell in Moon (2009), Duncan Jones's directorial debut. Paddy Considine was the first choice and Rockwell was the second. Considine turned the role down and Rockwell was ultimately cast. Rockwell is a great admirer of Considine's work and especially of his films with director Shane Meadows, A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) and Dead Man's Shoes (2004).
Life & Family (3)
- #012
Sam Rockwell based his performance in Galaxy Quest (1999) on Bill Paxton's work in James Cameron's classic Aliens (1986), particularly the hysterical fear of being killed and the mental breakdown at the sight of a motion detector showing the enemies approaching.
- #013
Sam Rockwell's grandmother Betty J. (Moore) Davis (1917-2007) was a drama teacher. She acted in plays, lived in the Gestalt Fool theatre commune in San Francisco and worked as an adjunct instructor in Speech Communication at LaGuardia Community College.
- #014
Sam Rockwell is friends with Laurel Holloman. He is Aaron Rockwell's cousin.
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Reference databases
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