Jesse Plemons
Jesse Lon Plemons (born April 2, 1988) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and achieved a breakthrough with his role as Landry Clarke in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011). He subsequently portrayed Todd Alquist in season 5 of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2012–2013) and its sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). He received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his role as Ed Blumquist in season 2 of the FX anthology series Fargo (2015). He won a Critics' Choice Television Award. He received a second Emmy nomination for his performance in "USS Callister", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror (2017). Plemons has acted in supporting roles in films such as The Master (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015), Game Night (2018), The Irishman (2019), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). He starred in Other People (2016) and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). For playing a rancher in The Power of the Dog (2021), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and for playing three roles in the anthology film Kinds of Kindness (2024), he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
Filmography
Digger
as Kenny
Digger
as Kenny
Bugonia
as Teddy
Bugonia
as Teddy
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
as Self
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
as Self
Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
as Self
Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
as Self
Kinds of Kindness
as Robert / Daniel / Andrew
Kinds of Kindness
as Robert / Daniel / Andrew
Civil War
as Militia Soldier (uncredited)
Civil War
as Militia Soldier (uncredited)
Killers of the Flower Moon
as Tom White
Killers of the Flower Moon
as Tom White
Windfall
as CEO
Windfall
as CEO
Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion
as Self (archive footage)
Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion
as Self (archive footage)
The Power of the Dog
as George Burbank
The Power of the Dog
as George Burbank
Jungle Cruise
as Prince Joachim
Jungle Cruise
as Prince Joachim
Judas and the Black Messiah
as Roy Mitchell
Judas and the Black Messiah
as Roy Mitchell
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
as Jake
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
as Jake
The Irishman
as Chuckie O'Brien
The Irishman
as Chuckie O'Brien
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Self
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Self
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Todd
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Todd
Vice
as Kurt
Vice
as Kurt
Game Night
as Gary
Game Night
as Gary
Hostiles
as Lieutenant Rudy Kidder
Hostiles
as Lieutenant Rudy Kidder
The Post
as Roger Clark
The Post
as Roger Clark
American Made
as Sheriff Downing
American Made
as Sheriff Downing
The Discovery
as Toby Harbor
The Discovery
as Toby Harbor
Other People
as David Mulcahey
Other People
as David Mulcahey
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
as Self
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
as Self
Bridge of Spies
as Joe Murphy
Bridge of Spies
as Joe Murphy
Black Mass
as Kevin Weeks
Black Mass
as Kevin Weeks
The Program
as Floyd Landis
The Program
as Floyd Landis
The Homesman
as Garn Sours
The Homesman
as Garn Sours
Flutter
as David
Flutter
as David
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
as Self (uncredited)
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
as Self (uncredited)
The Master
as Val Dodd
The Master
as Val Dodd
Happiness Runs
as Chad
Happiness Runs
as Chad
Meeting Spencer
as Spencer West
Meeting Spencer
as Spencer West
Shrink
as Jesus
Shrink
as Jesus
Observe and Report
as Charles
Observe and Report
as Charles
The Sacrifice
as Lemmon
The Sacrifice
as Lemmon
The Failures
as Boe
The Failures
as Boe
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
as Jay
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
as Jay
Like Mike
as Ox
Like Mike
as Ox
All the Pretty Horses
as Young Grady (uncredited)
All the Pretty Horses
as Young Grady (uncredited)
Varsity Blues
as Tommy Harbor
Varsity Blues
as Tommy Harbor
Finding North
as Hobo
Finding North
as Hobo