Jesse Plemons

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Biography

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

1. 2026Diggeras Kenny
2. 2025Bugoniaas Teddy
3. 2025Zero Dayas Roger Carlson · 6 episodes
4. 2024Kinds of Kindnessas Robert / Daniel / Andrew
5. 2024Civil Waras Militia Soldier (uncredited)
6. 2023Killers of the Flower Moonas Tom White
7. 2023Love & Deathas Allan Gore · 7 episodes
8. 2022Windfallas CEO · Producer
9. 2022Behind the Scenes with Jane Campionas Self (archive footage)
10. 2021Antlersas Paul Meadows
11. 2021The Power of the Dogas George Burbank
12. 2021Jungle Cruiseas Prince Joachim
13. 2021Judas and the Black Messiahas Roy Mitchell
14. 2020I'm Thinking of Ending Thingsas Jake
15. 2019The Irishmanas Chuckie O'Brien
16. 2019The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movieas Self
17. 2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movieas Todd
18. 2018Viceas Kurt
19. 2018Game Nightas Gary
20. 2017Hostilesas Lieutenant Rudy Kidder
21. 2017The Postas Roger Clark
22. 2017No Activityas Angus · 8 episodes
23. 2017American Madeas Sheriff Downing
24. 2017The Discoveryas Toby Harbor
25. 2016Other Peopleas David Mulcahey
26. 2015Bridge of Spiesas Joe Murphy
27. 2015Black Massas Kevin Weeks
28. 2015The Programas Floyd Landis
29. 2014Olive Kitteridgeas Jerry McCarthy · 4 episodes
30. 2014The Homesmanas Garn Sours
31. 2014Fargoas Ed Blumquist · 10 episodes
32. 2013No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Badas Self (uncredited)
33. 2012The Masteras Val Dodd
34. 2012Battleshipas Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy "Ordy" Ord
35. 2012Bentas Gary · 6 episodes
36. 2011Black Mirroras Robert Daly · 2 episodes
37. 2011Paulas Jake
38. 2010Happiness Runsas Chad
39. 2009Shrinkas Jesus
40. 2009Observe and Reportas Charles
41. 2008Childrens Hospitalas Jesse · 1 episode
42. 2008The Flyboysas Bully #1
43. 2008Fear Itselfas Lemmon · 1 episode
44. 2008Breaking Badas Todd · 11 episodes
45. 2006Friday Night Lightsas Landry Clarke · 63 episodes
46. 2005Grey's Anatomyas Jake Burton · 1 episode
47. 2004Huffas Dawson James · 1 episode
48. 2003When Zachary Beaver Came to Townas Jay
49. 2003Cold Caseas Ryan Stewart · 2 episodes
50. 2003NCISas Jason Geckler · 1 episode
51. 2002Like Mikeas Ox
52. 2001The Guardianas Lawrence Neal · 1 episode
53. 2000All the Pretty Horsesas Young Grady (uncredited)
54. 2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Owen Durbin · 1 episode
55. 1999Judging Amyas James Franklin · 1 episode
56. 1999Varsity Bluesas Tommy Harbor
57. 1998Finding Northas Hobo
58. 1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witchas Bigger Kid · 1 episode
59. 1993Walker, Texas Rangeras Russell, Jr. · 1 episode
60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 2 episodes