Portrait of Jesse Plemons

Acting

Jesse Plemons

Career

Active from 2002 to 2026, busiest in 2017 and 2021 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jesse Plemons Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Showbiz
    0.5, average 1.2
  • Nostalgia
    3.3, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slow-Burn Tension 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Existential Dread 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Supernatural Mystery 2
  • Magical Realism 2
  • Grief and Loss 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Masterful Acting Showcase 2
  • Political Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Jonty
Jonty

as Jonty

2020s

15 titles ยท average score 68
Digger
Digger (2026)
GoodWatch score 62

as Kenny

Bugonia
Bugonia (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

as Teddy

Zero Day
Zero Day (2025)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Roger Carlson

Kinds of Kindness
Kinds of Kindness (2024)
GoodWatch score 63

as Robert / Daniel / Andrew

Love & Death
Love & Death (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Allan Gore

Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

as Tom White

Windfall
Windfall (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

as CEO

Antlers
Antlers (2021)
GoodWatch score 57

as Paul Meadows

Judas and the Black Messiah
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
GoodWatch score 83

as Roy Mitchell

Jungle Cruise
Jungle Cruise (2021)
GoodWatch score 61

as Prince Joachim

The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

as George Burbank

I'm Thinking of Ending Things
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jake

2010s

26 titles ยท average score 67
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

as Todd

The Irishman
The Irishman (2019)
GoodWatch score 86

as Chuckie O'Brien

American Made
American Made (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sheriff Downing

Hostiles
Hostiles (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lieutenant Rudy Kidder

The Discovery
The Discovery (2017)
GoodWatch score 54

as Toby Harbor

No Activity
No Activity (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Angus

Other People
Other People (2016)
GoodWatch score 73

as David Mulcahey

The Program
The Program (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

as Floyd Landis

Fargo
Fargo (2014)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Ed Blumquist

The Master
The Master (2012)
GoodWatch score 78

as Val Dodd

Black Mirror
Black Mirror (2011)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Robert Daly

Meeting Spencer
Meeting Spencer (2010)
GoodWatch score 36

as Spencer West

2000s

20 titles ยท average score 64
Observe and Report
Observe and Report (2009)
GoodWatch score 52

as Charles

The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice (2008)
GoodWatch score 42

as Lemmon

Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad (2008)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show ยท as Todd

Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Jesse

Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights (2006)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Landry Clarke

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Jake Burton

NCIS
NCIS (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Jason Geckler

Cold Case
Cold Case (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Ryan Stewart

Like Mike
Like Mike (2002)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ox

Children on Their Birthdays
Children on Their Birthdays (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

as Preacher Star

The Guardian
The Guardian (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Lawrence Neal

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Owen Durbin

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 59
Judging Amy
Judging Amy (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as James Franklin

Varsity Blues
Varsity Blues (1999)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tommy Harbor

Finding North
Finding North (1998)
GoodWatch score 42

as Hobo

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Bigger Kid

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Russell, Jr.