Jon Hamm is an American actor known for his roles on film and television. Over his career he has received various accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Critics' Choice Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Hamm is best known for his leading role as 1960s advertising executive Don Draper in the critically acclaimed AMC period drama series Mad Men (2007–2015). He received widespread acclaim as well as eight Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series nominations for the role, where he finally won the award in 2015. He also received two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series as well as nominations for six Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, he won twice along with the cast for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Hamm took on a supporting role as tech billionaire in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2023), where he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series. He took a leading role as Roy Tillman, a North Dakota sheriff in the fifth season of the FX anthology crime series Fargo (2023–2024) earning nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.
Also known for his comedic roles, he took a recurring guest role as Drew Baird, a pediatrician and a love interest for Liz Lemon in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2009–2012), for which he received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He took a supporting role Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2019), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
On film, Hamm played an FBI agent Adam Frawley in the crime thriller The Town (2010), for which he won the National Board of Review Award for Best Cast and was nominated alongside the cast for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble. He portrayed J. B. Bernstein in the sports drama Million Dollar Arm (2014) for which he was nominated for the Choice Movie Actor: Drama. He also acted in the dramas Baby Driver (2017), Beirut (2018), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), The Report (2019), Richard Jewell (2019), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022) as well as the comedy films Bridesmaids (2011), Friends with Kids (2011), Tag (2018), and Confess, Fletch (2022).
Major associations Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Award 2010 Best Movie Cast The Town Critics' Choice Television Awards 2010 Best Television Drama Series Actor Mad Men 2011
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards2008Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Mad Men (episode: "The Wheel") 2009 Mad Men (episode: "The Mountain King") Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series 30 Rock 2010 30 Rock (episode: "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land") Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Mad Men (episode: "The Gypsy and the Hobo") 2011 Mad Men (episode: "The Suitcase") 2012 Outstanding Drama Series Mad Men (season 5) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Mad Men (episode: "The Other Woman") Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series 30 Rock (episode: "Live from Studio 6H") 2013 Outstanding Drama Series Mad Men (season 6) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Mad Men (episode: "In Care Of") 2014 Outstanding Drama Series Mad Men (season 7 - Part 1) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Mad Men (episode: "The Strategy") 2015 Outstanding Drama Series Mad Men (season 7 - Part 2) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Mad Men (episode: "Person to Person") Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (episode: "Kimmy Makes Waffles!") 2024 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Morning Show (episode: "The Green Light") Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Fargo 2026 Outstanding Drama Series Your Friends & Neighbors
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama Mad Men (season 1) 2008 Mad Men (season 2) 2009 Mad Men (season 3) 2010 Mad Men (season 4) 2012 Mad Men (season 5) 2015 Mad Men (season 7) 2023 Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Fargo (season 5)
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama SeriesMad Men (season 1) Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series 2008Mad Men (season 2) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2009Mad Men (season 3) Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series 2010Mad Men (season 4) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2012Mad Men (season 5) Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series 2015Mad Men (season 7) Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series 2023 The Morning Show (season 3) Outstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Fargo (season 5)
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Annie Awards 2016 Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Film Minions MTV Movie & TV Awards 2012 Best Movie On-Screen Dirtbag of the Year Bridesmaids National Board of Review Awards 2010 Best Cast The Town Satellite Awards 2007 Best Cast in Television Mad Men 2008 Best Actor in a Drama Television Series 2009 2010 15th Annual SATELLITE Awards Nomination List 2012 Teen Choice Awards 2014 Choice Drama Movie Actor of the Year Million Dollar Arm 2018 Choice Movie: FightTag Television Critics Association Awards 2008 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Drama Mad Men 2009 2011 2012 2015
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