Daily BirthdaysSam Rockwell
Rockwell was most recently seen in David Mamet's Heist, opposite Gene Hackman, Rebecca Pidgeon and Danny Devito. Rockwell also appeared in Charlie's Angels and in Frank Darabont's Oscar nominated The Green Mile, based on Stephen King's serialized novel, receiving critical praise for his portrayal of Wild Bill, an uncontrollable prisoner who makes trouble for everyone else on his cell block. He was also seen in Dreamworks' box office hit Galaxy Quest, opposite Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and Tony Shalhoub.
Rockwell gained considerable notice in three independent films. In John Duigan's Lawn Dogs, he starred as a lonely outsider who forms a controversial alliance with a rebellious ten-year-old girl. His performance earned him Best Actor awards at both the Montreal and Barcelona Film Festivals. He also starred opposite Steve Zahn, Harvey Fierstein, and Michael Lerner in John Hamburg's Safe Men, and in Saul Rubinek's dark comedy Jerry and Tom as a used-car salesman who moonlights as a part-time hit man.
Rockwell's additional big screen credits include Woody Allen's Celebrity, Michael Hoffman's A Midsummer Night's Dream with Kevin Kline and Michelle Pfeiffer, Tom DiCillo's Box of Moonlight opposite John Turturro, Peter Cohen's Drunks with Richard Lewis, Parker Posey and Faye Dunaway, Paul Schrader's Light Sleeper with Willem Dafoe, Uli Edel's Last Exit to Brooklyn with Jennifer Jason Leigh, and his feature film debut in Francis Ford Coppola's Clown House while he was still a student at the High School of the Performing Arts.
On television, Rockwell has appeared in the HBO special Dead Drunk, as well as episodes of NYPD Blue, Law & Order and The Equalizer. Rockwell has appeared on stage in Face Divided as part of the EST Marathon series, as well as the recent off-Broadway production of Goosepimples, which was written by noted film writer/director Mike Leigh.
Sam Rockwell Facts
| Occupation | Actor |
| Birthday | November 5, 1968 (39) |
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Birthplace | Daly City, California, USA |
| Height | 5' 9" (1m75) |
Selected Filmography
| Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003) |
| Matchstick Men (2003) |
| Welcome to Collinwood (2002) |
| Charlie's Angels (2000) |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) |
| Galaxy Quest (1999) |
| The Green Mile (1999) |
| Box of Moonlight (1997) |
The Search for One Eye Jimmy (1992)  as Hoyt |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) |