Sam Rockwell

Born in Daly City, California, Sam Rockwell was raised by his father in San Francisco and spent his summers with his mother in New York City, where, at the age of 10 he briefly appeared  on stage in an improv comedy sketch with his mother, and in 1979 had a role in the mini-series Joan Crawford's Children. While still in high school he made his film debut in the 1988 film Clown House, and after high school he moved to New York and for two years he had private training at the William Esper Acting Studio.