Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons (born April 2, 1988) is an acclaimed American actor known for his understated and versatile performances across film and television. Raised in Mart, Texas, he began his career as a child actor before achieving a major breakthrough as Landry Clarke in the drama series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011). He gained further international recognition for his role as the chilling Todd Alquist in Breaking Bad and has since become a staple in prestige cinema, working with directors like Martin Scorsese in The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon, and Yorgos Lanthimos in Kinds of Kindness, for which he won the Best Actor award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.