Biography
Jesse Plemons (/ˈplɛmənz/; 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 antholog...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026
as Plutarch Heavensbee
Return to the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games for the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter...
Judy
2026
The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's saviour before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everythi...
Bugonia
2025
as Teddy
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
2024
as Self
A six-part documentary about the making and shooting of Alex Garland's 'Civil War'.
Kinds of Kindness
2024
as Robert / Daniel / Andrew
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at...
Civil War
2024
as Militia Soldier (uncredited)
In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
as Tom White
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the myste...
Windfall
2022
as CEO
A man breaks into a tech billionaire's empty vacation home, but things go sideways when the arrogant mogul and his wife arrive for a last-minute getaw...
Windfall
2022
Producer
A man breaks into a tech billionaire's empty vacation home, but things go sideways when the arrogant mogul and his wife arrive for a last-minute getaw...
Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Get a rare glimpse into the creative process of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion as she shares her memories of making "The Power of the Do...
Antlers
2021
as Paul Meadows
A small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover a young student is harbouring a dangerous secret that could have frightening ...
The Power of the Dog
2021
as George Burbank
A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.
Jungle Cruise
2021
as Prince Joachim
Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for a...
Judas and the Black Messiah
2021
as Roy Mitchell
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—fal...
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
2020
as Jake
Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short
2020
as Todd
Todd finds the courage to reach out to his Breaking Bad co-conspirator Lydia with a very important question.
The Irishman
2019
as Chuckie O'Brien
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank ...
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Self
Aaron Paul, Vince Gilligan and other cast members, producers and crew share stories and footage from the making of "El Camino."
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Todd
In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.
Vice
2018
as Kurt
George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to poli...
Game Night
2018
as Gary
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and fed...
Hostiles
2017
as Lieutenant Rudy Kidder
A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family thr...
The Post
2017
as Roger Clark
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented ...
American Made
2017
as Sheriff Downing
The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
The Discovery
2017
as Toby Harbor
In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless pe...
Other People
2016
as David Mulcahey
David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Livin...
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2016
as Self
Go behind the scenes of the second season of Fargo.
Bridge of Spies
2015
as Joe Murphy
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, ...
Black Mass
2015
as Kevin Weeks
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an F...
The Program
2015
as Floyd Landis
An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. ...
The Homesman
2014
as Garn Sours
When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, indepen...
Flutter
2014
as David
With her husband away indefinitely, a young mother struggles to nurture her son in the face of poverty, isolation and incarceration. FLUTTER explores ...
Dalai Lama
2013
as Jeff
A short film about what happens when you get too good at meditating.
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013
as Self (uncredited)
A documentary about the making of season five of the acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad.
The Master
2012
as Val Dodd
Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto th...
Battleship
2012
as Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy "Ordy" Ord
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Ha...
Paul
2011
as Jake
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind....
Happiness Runs
2010
as Chad
The neglected child of parents living on a commune, Victor is helpless to resist the atmosphere of sex and drugs that permeates his world, but he's sm...
Meeting Spencer
2010
as Spencer West
After a series of Hollywood flops, famed director Harris Chappell (Jeffrey Tambor) returns to New York to relaunch his Broadway career. But Chappell's...
Shrink
2009
as Jesus
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense ...
Observe and Report
2009
as Charles
Mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Bar...
The Flyboys
2008
as Bully #1
Two boys from a small town find their courage tested when they accidentally stow away aboard an airplane owned by the mob...
The Failures
2004
as Boe
In this dark comedy, a teenage misfit helps a depressed loser try to end his life. But her plan gets complicated when love gets in the way.
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
2003
as Jay
Zachary Beaver, a sideshow attraction also known as the world's fattest boy, arrives in the sleepy town of Granger, Texas.
Like Mike
2002
as Ox
Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to ...
Children on Their Birthdays
2002
as Preacher Star
Havoc is created in a small Southern community when a 12-year-old shows up, causing a couple 13-year-old friends to fall in love with her, thus possib...
All the Pretty Horses
2000
as Young Grady (uncredited)
The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lur...
Varsity Blues
1999
as Tommy Harbor
In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday ...
Finding North
1998
as Hobo
Rhonda, a big-haired bankteller from Brooklyn, encounters Travis, naked, suicidal and about to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge. Mistaking him for her per...
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
N/A
as Self
A true story about the unreal life of an unsung country music hero. Ben Dorcy, aka Lovey, the first and oldest roadie, is recognized by the cultural ...