Jesse Lon Plemons is a renowned American actor who commenced his acting career as a child and eventually achieved a breakthrough with his significant role as Landry Clarke in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, which aired from 2006 to 2011.
Subsequently, he portrayed Todd Alquist in season 5 of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad, as well as in its sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which was released in 2019.
Plemons received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his role as Ed Blumquist in season 2 of the FX anthology series Fargo, for which he also won a Critics' Choice Television Award in 2015.
He earned a second Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Robert Daly in the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror, specifically in the episode "USS Callister", which was released in 2017.
In addition to his television work, Plemons has appeared in several notable films, including The Master in 2012, The Homesman in 2014, Black Mass, Bridge of Spies, both released in 2015, Game Night, Vice, both released in 2018, The Irishman in 2019, Judas and the Black Messiah, Jungle Cruise, and The Power of the Dog, all released in 2021.
He also starred in the psychological thriller film I'm Thinking of Ending Things, which was released in 2020.
Plemons was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his role as David Mulcahey in the film Other People, which was released in 2016.
Moreover, 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.
