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Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Actor, also producer · Born April 2, 1988 (38) · Dallas, Texas, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 5 other major award bodies

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 2, 1988 (38)
From
Dallas, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Jesse Plemons' films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Self
22%
Power
16%
Bonds
14%
Survival
11%
Ideas
6%
Society
6%
Deception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 17

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 16

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 12

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 21 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 21
Trickster
5 of 21
Shadow
4 of 21
Hero
3 of 21
Herald
1 of 21
Shapeshifter
1 of 21
Threshold guardian
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
17
Dread
11
Absurd
8
Warm
4
Other
31

How their films linger

Thought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jesse Plemons' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jesse Plemons' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

67 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Plutarch Heavensbee

  • Digger(2026)

    as Kenny

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Bugonia(2025)

    as Teddy

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Zero Day(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Roger Carlson

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Kinds of Kindness(2024)

    as Robert / Daniel / Andrew

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Civil War(2024)

    as Militia Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Killers of the Flower Moon(2023)

    as Tom White

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Love & Death(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Allan Gore

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Windfall(2022)

    Producer · as CEO

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Antlers(2021)

    as Paul Meadows

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Power of the Dog(2021)

    as George Burbank

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Cruise(2021)

    as Prince Joachim

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Judas and the Black Messiah(2021)

    as Roy Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • I'm Thinking of Ending Things(2020)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Todd

  • The Irishman(2019)

    as Chuckie O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • El Camino(2019)

    as Todd

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Vice(2018)

    as Kurt

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Game Night(2018)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Hostiles(2017)

    as Lieutenant Rudy Kidder

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Post(2017)

    as Roger Clark

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • No Activity(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Angus

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • American Made(2017)

    as Sheriff Downing

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Discovery(2017)

    as Toby Harbor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Other People(2016)

    as David Mulcahey

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Bridge of Spies(2015)

    as Joe Murphy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Black Mass(2015)

    as Kevin Weeks

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Program(2015)

    as Floyd Landis

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Olive Kitteridge(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jerry McCarthy

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Homesman(2014)

    as Garn Sours

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ed Blumquist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Flutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as David

  • Dalai Lama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jeff

  • Drunk History(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Ponzi · as Edgar Allan Poe · as William Kenward

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Master(2012)

    as Val Dodd

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Battleship(2012)

    as Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy "Ordy" Ord

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Bent(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gary

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert Daly

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Paul(2011)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Happiness Runs(2010)

    as Chad

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Meeting Spencer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Spencer West

  • Shrink(2009)

    as Jesus

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Observe and Report(2009)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Childrens Hospital(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Sky Kids(2008)

    as Bully #1

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Fear Itself(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Lemmon

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Lemmon

  • Breaking Bad(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Todd

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Friday Night Lights(2006)

    Show 63 episodes · as Landry Clarke

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake Burton

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Huff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Dawson James

  • The Failures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Boe

  • When Zachary Beaver Came to Town(2003)

    as Jay

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ryan Stewart

  • The Lyon's Den (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Ferris

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Geckler

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Like Mike(2002)

    as Ox

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Children on Their Birthdays(2002)

    as Preacher Star

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Guardian(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Lawrence Neal

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • All the Pretty Horses(2000)

    as Young Grady (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Owen Durbin

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Judging Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as James Franklin

  • Varsity Blues(1999)

    as Tommy Harbor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Finding North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Hobo

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Bigger Kid

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Russell, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Jonty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Jonty

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles, 65 of them dated from 1993 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Battleship (2012)

$303M worldwide

Highest rated

Black Mirror (2011)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Digger (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19932026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting67 of 67: 65 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thProducing2 of 67: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 6% of 31 roles
991419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 16 major nominations, 2013–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
  2. 2025
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
  3. 2024
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Cannes award, won
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  4. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  5. 2022
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  6. 2020
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  7. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
  8. 2017
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
Show 3 earlier years
  1. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
  2. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2013
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jesse Plemons' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 36; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Children on Their Birthdays (2002)

81st percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Breaking Bad (2008)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 59. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jesse Plemons' work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore26 titles29–86 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles14–75 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity27 titles41–90 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs26 titles29–70 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense25 titles37–82 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jesse Plemons work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jesse Plemons' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Cooper shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers