Jon Hamm

Born

1971-03-10

Birthplace

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Biography

Jonathan Daniel Hamm (born March 10, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Don Draper in the period drama series Mad Men (2007–2015), for which he won numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Hamm also acted in lead roles in the films Stolen(2010), Million Dollar Arm (2014), Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016), Beirut (2018), and Confess, Fletch (2022), as well as his supporting roles in The Town (2010), Sucker Punch (2011), Bridesmaids (2011), Baby Driver (2017), Tag (2018), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), The Report (2019), Lucy in the Sky (2019), Richard Jewell (2019), No Sudden Move (2021), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). He voiced roles in Shrek Forever After (2010), Minions (2015), Transformers One (2024), and Hoppers (2026). Hamm expanded his career on television, taking leading roles in prestige drama series such as Sky Arts' A Young Doctor's Notebook (2012–2013), FX's Fargo (2023–24), Paramount+'s Landman (2024–25), and Apple TV+'s Your Friends & Neighbors (2025). He also took supporting roles in the dystopian anthology Black Mirror: White Christmas (2014), the superhero series Legion (2018), the fantasy series Good Omens (2019), and the drama series The Morning Show (2023). Also known for his comedic roles, he has guest starred in the NBC shows 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation, the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, and as himself in Toast of London. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Jon Hamm, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors is on Wikipedia.