Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell ( born November 5, 1968 in Daly City, California) is an American actor.
Life
Rockwell is an only child, his parents were also actors. Already at the age of ten he stood with his mother on stage. The theater he always remained preserved despite his film career, his livelihood, he played first with supporting roles in numerous television series.
In 1996, he starred in the movie Box of Moonlight on the side of indie star John Turturro, directed by Tom DiCillo the somewhat naive Buck, called The Kid, who languish in self -imposed isolation in a forest and the musty All-American father ( Turturro ) gives a little new life happiness.
A year later, Rockwell was in Lawn Dogs - Secret to see friends on the side of Mischa Barton. His interpretation of the outsider in the ranks of owners freshly mown suburban gardens made him interesting for Hollywood. However, he played the next few years in smaller independent films such as Woody Allen's Celebrity, or Shakespeare adaptation A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The final breakthrough in Hollywood he made with his portrayal of Wild Bill in the Stephen King adaptation The Green Mile. This was followed by roles in the sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest or in the theatrical version of Charlie's Angels.
2003 Rockwell was awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlinale for his portrayal of Chuck Barris in George Clooney's directorial debut Confessions - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
In 2005, he starred as Zaphod Beeblebrox in the film adaptation of the cult book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
In the film Moon (2009 ), he is seen as the sole protagonist several times as an astronaut Sam Bell. Other actors are in it only rarely and only seen in cuttings, Sam Rockwell carries the film almost alone.
The German voice lends him in most movies Dietmar Wunder, who is known inter alia, by the synchronization of Adam Sandler.