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Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Jesse 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). For his role as Ed Blumquist in season 2 of the FX anthology series Fargo (2015), he received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination and won a Critics' Choice Television Award. He received a second Emmy nomination for his performance in "USS Callister", an episode of the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror (2017). Plemons received his third Emmy nomination for his supporting role in the HBO miniseries Love & Death (2023).

Plemons has appeared in supporting roles in several films, including The Master (2012), Black Mass, Bridge of Spies (both 2015), Game Night, Vice (both 2018), The Irishman (2019), Judas and the Black Messiah, Jungle Cruise, and The Power of the Dog (all in 2021). He has also starred in the psychological thriller I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his starring role in Other People (2016), and for his performance in The Power of the Dog, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Bugonia

Bugonia

2025

as Teddy

Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War

Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War

2024

as Self

Kinds of Kindness

Kinds of Kindness

2024

as Robert / Daniel / Andrew

Civil War

Civil War

2024

as Militia Soldier (uncredited)

Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023

as Tom White

Love & Death

Love & Death

2023

as Allan Gore

Windfall

Windfall

2022

as CEO

Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion

Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Antlers

Antlers

2021

as Paul Meadows

The Power of the Dog

The Power of the Dog

2021

as George Burbank

Jungle Cruise

Jungle Cruise

2021

as Prince Joachim

Judas and the Black Messiah

Judas and the Black Messiah

2021

as Roy Mitchell

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

2020

as Jake

Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short

Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short

2020

as Todd

The Irishman

The Irishman

2019

as Chuckie O'Brien

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

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

2019

as Self

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019

as Todd

Vice

Vice

2018

as Kurt

Game Night

Game Night

2018

as Gary

Hostiles

Hostiles

2017

as Lieutenant Rudy Kidder

The Post

The Post

2017

as Roger Clark

No Activity

No Activity

2017

as Angus

American Made

American Made

2017

as Sheriff Downing

The Discovery

The Discovery

2017

as Toby Harbor

Other People

Other People

2016

as David Mulcahey

Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

2016

as self

Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies

2015

as Joe Murphy

Black Mass

Black Mass

2015

as Kevin Weeks

The Program

The Program

2015

as Floyd Landis

Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge

2014

as Jerry McCarthy

The Homesman

The Homesman

2014

as Garn Sours

Fargo

Fargo

2014

as Ed Blumquist

Flutter

Flutter

2014

as David

Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama

2013

as Jeff

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013

as Self

The Master

The Master

2012

as Val Dodd

Battleship

Battleship

2012

as Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy "Ordy" Ord

Bent

Bent

2012

as Gary

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

2011

as Robert Daly

Paul

Paul

2011

as Jake

Happiness Runs

Happiness Runs

2010

as Chad

Meeting Spencer

Meeting Spencer

2010

as Spencer West

Shrink

Shrink

2009

as Jesus

Observe and Report

Observe and Report

2009

as Charles

Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital

2008

as Jesse

The Flyboys

The Flyboys

2008

as Bully #1

Fear Itself

Fear Itself

2008

as Lemmon

Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

2008

as Todd

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights

2006

as Landry Clarke

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005

as Jake Burton

Huff

Huff

2004

as Dawson James

The Failures

The Failures

2004

as Boe

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

2003

as Jay

Cold Case

Cold Case

2003

as Ryan Stewart

The Lyon's Den

The Lyon's Den

2003

as Ray Ferris

NCIS

NCIS

2003

as Jason Geckler

Like Mike

Like Mike

2002

as Ox

Children on Their Birthdays

Children on Their Birthdays

2002

as Preacher Star

The Guardian

The Guardian

2001

as Lawrence Neal

All the Pretty Horses

All the Pretty Horses

2000

as Young Grady (uncredited)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Owen Durbin

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

1999

as James Franklin

Varsity Blues

Varsity Blues

1999

as Tommy Harbor

Finding North

Finding North

1998

as Hobo

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996

as Bigger Kid

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

as Russell, Jr.

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

as Self

Judy

Judy

Zero Day

Zero Day

as Roger Carlson