Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Acting
Born 1988-04-02Dallas, Texas, USA

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.

Movies (52)

Killers of the Flower Moon
7.4

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023Movie7.4
Bugonia
7.3

Bugonia

2025Movie7.3
Civil War
6.8

Civil War

2024Movie6.8
The Irishman
7.6

The Irishman

2019Movie7.6
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
7.0

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019Movie7.0
Kinds of Kindness
6.5

Kinds of Kindness

2024Movie6.5
Bridge of Spies
7.2

Bridge of Spies

2015Movie7.2
Game Night
6.8

Game Night

2018Movie6.8
Battleship
5.9

Battleship

2012Movie5.9
Jungle Cruise
7.3

Jungle Cruise

2021Movie7.3
Hostiles
7.0

Hostiles

2017Movie7.0
The Post
7.0

The Post

2017Movie7.0
American Made
6.9

American Made

2017Movie6.9
Black Mass
6.5

Black Mass

2015Movie6.5
Paul
6.7

Paul

2011Movie6.7
Antlers
6.2

Antlers

2021Movie6.2
Digger

Digger

2026Movie
Vice
7.0

Vice

2018Movie7.0
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
6.5

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

2020Movie6.5
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

2026Movie
The Power of the Dog
6.7

The Power of the Dog

2021Movie6.7
Judas and the Black Messiah
7.3

Judas and the Black Messiah

2021Movie7.3
The Master
7.1

The Master

2012Movie7.1
The Flyboys
7.6

The Flyboys

2008Movie7.6
The Homesman
6.5

The Homesman

2014Movie6.5
The Discovery
6.3

The Discovery

2017Movie6.3
Like Mike
6.1

Like Mike

2002Movie6.1
Other People
6.4

Other People

2016Movie6.4
All the Pretty Horses
5.7

All the Pretty Horses

2000Movie5.7
Varsity Blues
6.1

Varsity Blues

1999Movie6.1
Observe and Report
5.4

Observe and Report

2009Movie5.4
Windfall
5.5

Windfall

2022Movie5.5
The Program
6.4

The Program

2015Movie6.4
Shrink
6.2

Shrink

2009Movie6.2
The Failures
4.0

The Failures

2004Movie4.0
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
8.4

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013Movie8.4
Jonty

Jonty

Movie
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2.0

Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

2016Movie2.0
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
6.9

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019Movie6.9
Meeting Spencer
5.3

Meeting Spencer

2010Movie5.3
The Sacrifice
2.0

The Sacrifice

2008Movie2.0
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
6.5

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

2003Movie6.5
Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion
6.1

Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion

2022Movie6.1
Happiness Runs
4.5

Happiness Runs

2010Movie4.5
Finding North
5.0

Finding North

1998Movie5.0
Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
7.4

Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War

2024Movie7.4
The Birth and the Bees: The Making of Bugonia
9.0

The Birth and the Bees: The Making of Bugonia

2025Movie9.0
Children on Their Birthdays
6.1

Children on Their Birthdays

2002Movie6.1
Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama

2013Movie
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies

Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies

2025Movie
Flutter
5.9

Flutter

2014Movie5.9
Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short
5.9

Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short

2020Movie5.9

TV Shows (28)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series5.8
NCIS
7.6

NCIS

2003Series7.6
Grey's Anatomy
8.2

Grey's Anatomy

2005Series8.2
Breaking Bad
9.0

Breaking Bad

2008Series9.0
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000Series7.6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
Black Mirror
8.3

Black Mirror

2011Series8.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
Fargo
8.3

Fargo

2014Series8.3
Cold Case
7.7

Cold Case

2003Series7.7
Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards

1944Series7.0
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
7.8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996Series7.8
Judging Amy
7.5

Judging Amy

1999Series7.5
Childrens Hospital
6.9

Childrens Hospital

2008Series6.9
Walker, Texas Ranger
7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993Series7.0
The Guardian
7.0

The Guardian

2001Series7.0
Friday Night Lights
8.0

Friday Night Lights

2006Series8.0
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
Drunk History
6.8

Drunk History

2013Series6.8
Zero Day
7.0

Zero Day

2025Series7.0
Love & Death
7.8

Love & Death

2023Series7.8
No Activity
6.6

No Activity

2017Series6.6
Fear Itself
6.8

Fear Itself

2008Series6.8
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
5.5

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

2025Series5.5
Huff
7.7

Huff

2004Series7.7
Olive Kitteridge
7.6

Olive Kitteridge

2014Series7.6
The Lyon's Den
8.8

The Lyon's Den

2003Series8.8
Bent
6.6

Bent

2012Series6.6