Born in Dallas, raised in Mart, Texas, Jesse Plemons began auditioning and landing small jobs in Los Angeles at the age of 8, played football in high school, and graduated from Texas Tech University through their distance learning program. His film debut was a minor role in the 1998 movie Finding North, followed in 1999 with the role of Tommy Harbor in Varsity Blues.
Known For
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Love & Death (2023)
Starring as Allan Gore
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Ssssshh (May 25, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: The Big Top (May 18, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: The Arrest (May 11, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Do No Evil (May 4, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Stepping Stone (Apr 27, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Encounters (Apr 27, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: The Huntress (Apr 27, 2023)
No Activity (2017)
Starring as Angus
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The Raid (Dec 31, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Team Coyote (Dec 24, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: The Crow (Dec 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Golden Age of Tunnels (Dec 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: The Metric System (Dec 3, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Dig a Hole (Nov 26, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Deep Sea Fishing (Nov 19, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Night 35 (Nov 12, 2017)
Olive Kitteridge (2014)
Starring as Jerry McCarthy
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Incoming Tide (Nov 2, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Pharmacy (Nov 2, 2014)
Fargo (2014)
Starring as Ed Blomquist
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Palindrome (Dec 14, 2015)
- Episode 2x09: The Castle (Dec 7, 2015)
- Episode 2x08: Loplop (Nov 30, 2015)
- Episode 2x07: Did You Do This? No, You Did It! (Nov 23, 2015)
- Episode 2x06: Rhinoceros (Nov 16, 2015)
- Episode 2x05: The Gift of the Magi (Nov 9, 2015)
- Episode 2x04: Fear and Trembling (Nov 2, 2015)
- Episode 2x03: The Myth of Sisyphus (Oct 26, 2015)
- Episode 2x02: Before the Law (Oct 19, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: Waiting for Dutch (Oct 12, 2015)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Jesse Plemons
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2021-11-24: Andy Samberg, Jesse Plemons, Jon Epcar (Nov 24, 2021)
- Episode 2019-10-23: Jessica Biel, Jesse Plemons, Brooks Wheelan (Oct 23, 2019)
- Episode 2015-12-09: Adam Driver, Jesse Plemons, Aretha Franklin (Dec 9, 2015)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Jesse Plemons
- Episode 2023-04-18: Ana de Armas, Jesse Plemons, Mike Vecchione (Apr 18, 2023)
Drunk History (2013)
Guest starring as Charles Ponzi
- Episode 4x05: Scoundrels (Oct 25, 2016)
Guest starring as William Kenward
- Episode 5x07: Drunk Mystery (Mar 6, 2018)
Black Mirror (2011)
Guest starring as Robert Daly
- Episode 4x01: USS Callister (Dec 29, 2017)
Guest starring as Captain Robert Daly
- Episode 4x01: USS Callister (Dec 29, 2017)
Breaking Bad (2008)
Starring as Todd Alquist
(7 episodes)
- Episode S05 Special: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Oct 11, 2019)
- Episode 5x16: Felina (Sep 29, 2013)
- Episode 5x15: Granite State (Sep 22, 2013)
- Episode 5x14: Ozymandias (Sep 15, 2013)
- Episode 5x13: To'hajiilee (Sep 8, 2013)
- Episode 5x11: Confessions (Aug 25, 2013)
- Episode 5x10: Buried (Aug 18, 2013)
Guest starring as Todd Alquist
(5 episodes)
- Episode 5x08: Gliding Over All (Sep 2, 2012)
- Episode 5x07: Say My Name (Aug 26, 2012)
- Episode 5x06: Buyout (Aug 19, 2012)
- Episode 5x05: Dead Freight (Aug 12, 2012)
- Episode 5x03: Hazard Pay (Jul 29, 2012)
Friday Night Lights (2006)
Starring as Landry Clarke
(57 episodes)
- Episode 4x13: Thanksgiving (Feb 10, 2010)
- Episode 4x12: Laboring (Feb 3, 2010)
- Episode 4x11: Injury List (Jan 27, 2010)
- Episode 4x09: The Lights of Carrol Park (Jan 13, 2010)
- Episode 4x08: The Toilet Bowl (Jan 6, 2010)
- Episode 4x07: In the Bag (Dec 16, 2009)
- Episode 4x06: Stay (Dec 9, 2009)
- Episode 4x05: The Son (Dec 2, 2009)
- Episode 4x04: A Sort of Homecoming (Nov 18, 2009)
- Episode 4x03: In the Skin of a Lion (Nov 11, 2009)
- Episode 4x02: After the Fall (Nov 4, 2009)
- Episode 4x01: East of Dillon (Oct 28, 2009)
- Episode 3x13: Tomorrow Blues (Jan 14, 2009)
- Episode 3x12: Underdogs (Jan 7, 2009)
- Episode 3x11: A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall (Dec 17, 2008)
- Episode 3x10: The Giving Tree (Dec 10, 2008)
- Episode 3x09: Game of the Week (Dec 3, 2008)
- Episode 3x07: Keeping Up Appearances (Nov 12, 2008)
- Episode 3x06: It Ain't Easy Being J.D. McCoy (Nov 5, 2008)
- Episode 3x05: Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Oct 29, 2008)
- Episode 3x04: Hello, Goodbye (Oct 22, 2008)
- Episode 3x03: How the Other Half Lives (Oct 15, 2008)
- Episode 3x02: Tami Knows Best (Oct 8, 2008)
- Episode 3x01: I Knew You When (Oct 1, 2008)
- Episode 2x15: May the Best Man Win (Feb 8, 2008)
- Episode 2x14: Leave No One Behind (Feb 1, 2008)
- Episode 2x13: Humble Pie (Jan 25, 2008)
- Episode 2x12: Who Do You Think You Are? (Jan 18, 2008)
- Episode 2x10: There Goes the Neighborhood (Jan 4, 2008)
- Episode 2x09: The Confession (Dec 7, 2007)
- Episode 2x08: Seeing Other People (Nov 30, 2007)
- Episode 2x07: Pantherama! (Nov 16, 2007)
- Episode 2x06: How Did I Get Here? (Nov 9, 2007)
- Episode 2x05: Let's Get It On (Nov 2, 2007)
- Episode 2x04: Backfire (Oct 26, 2007)
- Episode 2x03: Are You Ready for Friday Night? (Oct 19, 2007)
- Episode 2x02: Bad Ideas (Oct 12, 2007)
- Episode 2x01: Last Days of Summer (Oct 5, 2007)
- Episode 1x22: State (Apr 11, 2007)
- Episode 1x21: Best Laid Plans (Apr 4, 2007)
- Episode 1x20: Mud Bowl (Mar 28, 2007)
- Episode 1x19: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes (Mar 21, 2007)
- Episode 1x18: Extended Families (Feb 28, 2007)
- Episode 1x17: I Think We Should Have Sex (Feb 21, 2007)
- Episode 1x16: Black Eyes and Broken Hearts (Feb 14, 2007)
- Episode 1x15: Blinders (Feb 7, 2007)
- Episode 1x11: Nevermind (Jan 3, 2007)
- Episode 1x10: It's Different for Girls (Dec 12, 2006)
- Episode 1x09: Full Hearts (Dec 5, 2006)
- Episode 1x08: Crossing the Line (Nov 28, 2006)
- Episode 1x07: Homecoming (Nov 14, 2006)
- Episode 1x06: El Accidente (Nov 7, 2006)
- Episode 1x05: Git 'Er Done (Oct 30, 2006)
- Episode 1x04: Who's Your Daddy (Oct 24, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Wind Sprints (Oct 17, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: Eyes Wide Open (Oct 10, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 3, 2006)
Guest starring as Landry Clarke
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x13: Always (Feb 9, 2011)
- Episode 5x01: Expectations (Oct 27, 2010)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Jesse Plemons
- Episode 17x27: Windfall, Infinite Storm, Master (Mar 26, 2022)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Owen Durbin
- Episode 5x02: Down the Drain (Oct 7, 2004)
Judging Amy (1999)
Guest starring as James Franklin
- Episode 4x23: Marry, Marry Quite Contrary (May 6, 2003)
Sabrina: The Teenage Witch (1996)
Guest starring as Bigger Kid
- Episode 6x01: Really Big Season Opener (Oct 5, 2001) [Co-Star]
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Jesse Plemons
- Episode 2022-03-27: The 94th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 27, 2022)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as Jesse Plemons
- Episode 2023-04-19: Elena Besser, Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Rachel Weisz (Apr 19, 2023)