Sam Rockwell of This Week’s Release ARGYLLE Has Been Dancing on Screen for Years and There’s a Good Reason Why

Sam Rockwell Has Been Busting a Move on Screen for Decades

On-screen Mr. Cool, Sam Rockwell, of this week’s release, Argylle, has revealed that his on-screen dancing has had much to do with his nerves and his need to alleviate stress.

Who doesn’t remember when Sam Rockwell moved and grooved opposite Drew Barrymore in the box-office hit from 2000, Charlie’s Angels? Turns out, the actor who projects the image of a man with much confidence, has dealt with stress and to overcome it, he would dance on set. Keep in mind that Rockwell has no professional background in dancing except for moving and grooving in some of the best films he’s appeared in.

George Clooney allowed Rockwell to show off his dancing chops in a screen test for Clooney’s Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and the rest is pretty much cinematic history. Who can forget Rockwell’s very distinct performance in Iron Man 2? Rockwell shook it off when he appeared on the Jimmy Fallon late night show. One time, he danced so hard that he had to bring himself to his seat after he appeared to move the wrong way. Rockwell is a talented Oscar winner known for his dramatic and comic performances and this form of expression seemingly helps him out considerably in his acting and public appearances.

Tom Cruise’s turn in Risky Business (the scene where he danced in his underwear, in particular), Kevin Bacon in Footloose and a couple of Michael Jackson’s music videos were cited as influences for Rockwell’s wild dancing techniques which were so prominently on display in some of his previous projects, perhaps most memorably to mainstream viewers in Charlie’s Angels or Iron Man 2.

Argylle represents another signature type of Sam Rockwell performance. He’s playing a wild and crazy variation on characters he’s played in his past while also appearing in a tremendously original story line opposite Hollywood sex symbol, Bryce Dallas Howard. Look for FilmBook‘s review of this film coming up this Thursday night to find out if he dances in this particular picture and how entertaining it may be if he does so.

Rockwell displays genius ways of bringing his characters to screen other than by dancing as well. In the emotionally devastating film from 1999, The Green Mile, Rockwell was completely unique in his part as a tortured prisoner. In the under-seen 2014 gem, Laggies, he let his charm create the character he played. It appeared so natural as he played off the always versatile Keira Knightley in the romance scenes between the pair. Rockwell won his Oscar for his masterfully performed dramatic supporting turn in the masterpiece, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri.

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