Jon Hamm

Biography: Jon Hamm received an English degree from the University of Missouri. He was a drama teacher at the private John Burroughs preparatory academy, his high school alma mater, before becoming a full time actor.

In 2000, he played firefighter Burt Ridley on NBC's Providence. Next, he was Inspector Nate Basso, one of the male supporting cast members to the five women in Lifetime's The Division. He guest-starred on many network series including multiple episodes of ABC's What About Brian as Richard and CBS's The Unit as Wilson James. In 2007, he became the star of AMC's Mad Men and won a Golden Globe for best actor in a drama series.

He has had a few roles in both big studio and independent films. In 2001, he was Charles in Kissing Jessica Stein. His long-time girlfriend, Jennifer Westfeldt, both starred in and co-authored the film. In 2002, he played Captain Matt Dillon in We Were Soldiers.

Jon Hamm's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 54
Highest Metascore:
Metascore: 75
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 33
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Negative: 3 out of 10
10 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: 75
Bridesmaids
May 13, 2011 Cast 7.2
Metascore: 74
The Town
Sep 17, 2010 Adam Frawley / FBI S.A. Adam Frawley 7.7
Metascore: 65
We Were Soldiers
Mar 1, 2002 Capt. Matt Dillon 7.5
Metascore: 63
Howl
Sep 24, 2010 Jake Ehrlich 7.1
Metascore: 58
Shrek Forever After
May 21, 2010 Brogan 6.4
Metascore: 55
Friends with Kids
Mar 9, 2012 Producer / Cast 5.9
Metascore: 50
The Ten
Aug 3, 2007 Skydiving Guide Chris Knarl 7.1
Metascore: 40
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Dec 12, 2008 Michael Granier 4.6
Metascore: 34
Stolen
Mar 12, 2010 Tom Adkins Sr. 6.1
Metascore: 33
Sucker Punch
Mar 25, 2011 High Roller 6.1
Metascore: tbd
Minions
Dec 19, 2014 Herb Overkill tbd

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