Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons (born April 2, 1988) is an acclaimed actor from the United States. He launched his career in the entertainment industry as a child performer, experiencing significant recognition for his portrayal of Landry Clarke on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, which aired from 2006 to 2011. Plemons subsequently gained further fame as Todd Alquist during the fifth season of the AMC crime drama Breaking Bad, which he reprised in the sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie released in 2019. His performance as Ed Blumquist in the second season of the FX anthology series Fargo (2015) earned him his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and he also received a Critics' Choice Television Award for the role. Additionally, he garnered a second Emmy nomination for his work in the "USS Callister" episode of the anthology series Black Mirror in 2017.

In film, Plemons has held supporting roles in notable projects 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 has also taken leading roles in films like Other People (2016) and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). Plemons was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a rancher in The Power of the Dog (2021) and won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performances in the anthology film Kinds of Kindness (2024).