Jon Hamm is photographed at the 2014 PEOPLE Magazine Awards on December 18, 2014, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Dove Shore)
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2015
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Jon Hamm speaks onstage during the 'Mad Men' panel at the AMC portion of the 2015 Winter Television Critics Association press tour at the Langham Hotel on January 10, 2015, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown)
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2015
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Jon Hamm is seen greeting fans outside "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on June 23, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron)
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2015
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Jon Hamm is seen on October 17, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Demis Maryannakis)
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2016
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Jon Hamm attends the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain)
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2017
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Jon Hamm attends the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 25, 2017, in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Todd Williamson)
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2017
Austin, Texas, USA
Jon Hamm poses for a portrait during the "Baby Driver" premiere 2017 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 11, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer)
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2017
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Jenny Slate and Jon Hamm attend AT&T AUDIENCE Network's "Off Camera with Sam Jones" 100th episode celebration at The Paley Center for Media on April 26, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by John Sciulli)
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2017
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Jon Hamm attends the premiere of Sony Pictures' "Baby Driver" at Ace Hotel on June 14, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
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2017
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Jon Hamm attends the European premiere of "Baby Driver" on June 21, 2017, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jeff Spicer)
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2017
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Jon Hamm attends the European Premiere of "Baby Driver" at Cineworld Leicester Square on June 21, 2017, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by David M Benett)
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2017
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Garrett Hedlund and Jon Hamm attend Esquire Celebrates September Issue's 'Mavericks of Style' Presented by Hugo Boss at Chateau Marmont on September 6, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan)
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2017
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Colm Meaney and Jon Hamm attend a Grand Classics screening of Saturday Night Fever hosted by Sienna Miller, in association with THE OUTNET, at The Electric Cinema on October 1, 2017, in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett)
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2017
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Jon Hamm attends the 2017 Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Brooklyn Black Tie Ball at Pier 2 at Brooklyn Bridge Park on October 5, 2017, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco)
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2017
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Jon Hamm (L) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge attend the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2017 after-party at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on December 3, 2017, in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett)
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2018
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Jon Hamm attends the World Premiere of "Nostalgia" at the 29th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 6, 2018, in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea)
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2018
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Jon Hamm attends the 2018 Sundance Film Festival Official Kickoff Party Hosted By SundanceTV during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival at SundanceTV HQ on January 19, 2018, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Sonia Recchia)
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2018
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Jon Hamm attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema's 'Tag' on June 07, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix)
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2018
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Jon Hamm seen out and about in Manhattan on June 12, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Robert Kamau)
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2018
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John Hamm attends the premiere of 20th Century FOX's "Bad Times At The El Royale" at TCL Chinese Theatre on September 22, 2018, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg)
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2018
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Jon Hamm (L) and Sarah Silverman attend the World Premiere of Disney's "RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET" at the El Capitan Theatre on November 5, 2018, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
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2018
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Jon Hamm attends the opening night of "To Kill A Mocking Bird" at the Shubert Theatre on December 13, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic)
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2019
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Jon Hamm attends the Good "Omens: The Nice and Accurate" SXSW Event during the 2019 SXSW Conference and Festivals at ZACH Theatre on March 09, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Loccisano)
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2019
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Jon Hamm attends "The Report" premiere during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Winter Garden Theatre on September 08, 2019, in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Joe Scarnici)
Achievements
Membership
Awards
Screen Actors Guild Award
2009
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The cast of Mad Men (clockwise from top left): January Jones, Alison Brie, Aaron Staton, Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Mark Moses, Rich Sommer, Christina Hendricks, Jon Hamm, Vincent Kartheiser, Robert Morse, Aaron Hart, Michael Gladis, Kiernan Shipka and Bryan Batt pose in the press room at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on January 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
Emmy Award
2015
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Jon Hamm poses in the press room at the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris)
Golden Globe Award
2016
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Jon Hamm attends HBO's post-2016 Golden Globe Awards party at Circa 55 Restaurant on January 10, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris)
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The cast of Mad Men (clockwise from top left): January Jones, Alison Brie, Aaron Staton, Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Mark Moses, Rich Sommer, Christina Hendricks, Jon Hamm, Vincent Kartheiser, Robert Morse, Aaron Hart, Michael Gladis, Kiernan Shipka and Bryan Batt pose in the press room at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on January 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
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Jon Hamm poses in the press room at the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris)
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Jon Hamm speaks onstage during the 'Mad Men' panel at the AMC portion of the 2015 Winter Television Critics Association press tour at the Langham Hotel on January 10, 2015, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown)
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Jon Hamm attends HBO's post-2016 Golden Globe Awards party at Circa 55 Restaurant on January 10, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris)
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Jon Hamm attends the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain)
Jon Hamm poses for a portrait during the "Baby Driver" premiere 2017 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 11, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer)
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Jenny Slate and Jon Hamm attend AT&T AUDIENCE Network's "Off Camera with Sam Jones" 100th episode celebration at The Paley Center for Media on April 26, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by John Sciulli)
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Jon Hamm attends the premiere of Sony Pictures' "Baby Driver" at Ace Hotel on June 14, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
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Jon Hamm attends the European Premiere of "Baby Driver" at Cineworld Leicester Square on June 21, 2017, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by David M Benett)
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Garrett Hedlund and Jon Hamm attend Esquire Celebrates September Issue's 'Mavericks of Style' Presented by Hugo Boss at Chateau Marmont on September 6, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan)
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Colm Meaney and Jon Hamm attend a Grand Classics screening of Saturday Night Fever hosted by Sienna Miller, in association with THE OUTNET, at The Electric Cinema on October 1, 2017, in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett)
Jon Hamm attends the 2017 Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Brooklyn Black Tie Ball at Pier 2 at Brooklyn Bridge Park on October 5, 2017, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco)
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Jon Hamm (L) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge attend the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2017 after-party at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on December 3, 2017, in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett)
Jon Hamm attends the World Premiere of "Nostalgia" at the 29th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 6, 2018, in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea)
Jon Hamm attends the 2018 Sundance Film Festival Official Kickoff Party Hosted By SundanceTV during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival at SundanceTV HQ on January 19, 2018, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Sonia Recchia)
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John Hamm attends the premiere of 20th Century FOX's "Bad Times At The El Royale" at TCL Chinese Theatre on September 22, 2018, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg)
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Jon Hamm (L) and Sarah Silverman attend the World Premiere of Disney's "RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET" at the El Capitan Theatre on November 5, 2018, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Jon Hamm attends the Good "Omens: The Nice and Accurate" SXSW Event during the 2019 SXSW Conference and Festivals at ZACH Theatre on March 09, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Loccisano)
Jon Hamm attends "The Report" premiere during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Winter Garden Theatre on September 08, 2019, in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Joe Scarnici)
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Jessica Chastain attends the "Ismael's Ghosts (Les Fantomes d'Ismael)" screening and Opening Gala during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2017, in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ki Price)
(Forty years after their original space mission was scrapp...)
Forty years after their original space mission was scrapped, a retired Air Force "space cowboy" leads a group of former astronauts on a dangerous mission.
(Jessica Stein is a single, straight, successful businessw...)
Jessica Stein is a single, straight, successful businesswoman, who finds herself not as straight as she thought when she begins an intense friendship with career woman Helen Cooper...which ultimately leads to romance.
(The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam...)
The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops.
(In The Day the Earth Stood Still, a contemporary reinvent...)
In The Day the Earth Stood Still, a contemporary reinvention of the 1951 science fiction classic, renowned scientist Dr. Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis.
(A bank robber falls in love with a former robbery hostage...)
A bank robber falls in love with a former robbery hostage and decides he wants out of life. With the Feds closing in he must choose: betray his friends or lose the woman he loves.
(James Franco stars as the young Allen Ginsberg - poet, co...)
James Franco stars as the young Allen Ginsberg - poet, counter-culture adventurer and chronicler of the Beat Generation. In his famously confessional style, Ginsberg recounts the road trips, love affairs and search for personal liberation that led to the most timeless and electrifying work of his career, the poem Howl.
("Sucker Punch" is an epic action fantasy that takes us in...)
"Sucker Punch" is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality.
(Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Jon Hamm star alongside Je...)
Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Jon Hamm star alongside Jennifer Westfeldt and Adam Scott in is a daring and hilarious ensemble comedy about a close-knit circle of friends whose lives change once they have kids.
(More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with T...)
More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, an aging actress (Robin Wright, playing a version of herself) decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood.
(Minions Stuart, Kevin, and Bob are recruited by Scarlet O...)
Minions Stuart, Kevin, and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
(In their big-screen debut, Edina and Patsy (Jennifer Saun...)
In their big-screen debut, Edina and Patsy (Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley) are still oozing glitz and glamour when tragedy strikes. Fleeing penniless to the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to live the high life forevermore!
(A suburban couple discovers their neighbors are covert sp...)
A suburban couple discovers their neighbors are covert spies embroiled in espionage in this comedy with an all-star cast, including Zach Galifianakis, John Hamm, and Isla Fisher.
(In the near future, a time of artificial intelligence: 86...)
In the near future, a time of artificial intelligence: 86-year-old Marjorie (Lois Smith) - a jumble of disparate, fading memories-has a handsome new companion (Jon Hamm) who looks like her deceased husband and is programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. What would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance?
(Troubled man Josh Norman (Zachary Quinto) has hallucinati...)
Troubled man Josh Norman (Zachary Quinto) has hallucinations of his famous brother Craig (Jon Hamm) so he sees a therapist, Emily (Jenny Slate), who ends up falling for Craig.
(Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives mus...)
Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat (Jon Hamm) to Beirut to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.
(What About Brian follows a close-knit group of friends in...)
What About Brian follows a close-knit group of friends in Los Angeles who are in various stages of relationships. All of the friends have paired off, except for Brian. Brian is living the single life but the only problem is that he is secretly harboring a crush on his best friend's girlfriend.
(Set in 1960 New York City, in an unexpected new world - t...)
Set in 1960 New York City, in an unexpected new world - the high-powered and glamorous "Golden Age" of advertising - where everyone is selling something and nothing is ever what you expect it to be. The drama unfolds around Don Draper (Jon Hamm), the biggest ad man in the business. As he calls the shots in the boardroom and the bedroom, he struggles to stay a step ahead of the rapidly changing times and the young executives nipping at his heels.
(Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe star in this wry comedy-dra...)
Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe star in this wry comedy-drama about a young doctor's fledgling career as he begins his new life in a small, backwards Russian village. Based on the semi-autobiographical short stories by Bulgakov, it tells the story of the young medical graduate's turbulent and brutal introduction to his practice, narrated by his older, more experienced self.
All or Nothing: A Season with the Arizona Cardinals
(Arizona Cardinals: For the first time in history, Amazon ...)
Arizona Cardinals: For the first time in history, Amazon and NFL Films present an unprecedented look behind the scenes of the Arizona Cardinals organization over an entire NFL season. Witness the real-life, behind the scenes journey with coach Bruce Arians, President Michael Bidwill, GM Steve Keim, and Pro Bowlers Carson Palmer, Larry Fitzgerald, Patrick Peterson, and Tyrann Mathieu.
(Aziraphale and Crowley, of Heaven and Hell respectively, ...)
Aziraphale and Crowley, of Heaven and Hell respectively, have grown rather fond of the Earth. So it's terrible news that it's about to end. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing. The Four Horsemen are ready to ride. Everything is going according to the Divine Plan...except that someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. Can our heroes find him and stop Armageddon before it's too late?
Jon Hamm is an American actor and producer, who is best known for his work as the mercurial and brilliant adman Don Draper on the television series Mad Men. Hamm was initially a struggling actor and found it challenging to find work because his appearance suggested that he was older than he actually was. Now he is known for his ability to soften an aggressive character and derive humor in his characters through sheer skill and his gift of acting.
Background
Ethnicity:
Hamm is of 37.5% German, 37.5% English, and 25% Irish descent.
Jon Hamm was born on March 10, 1967, in St. Louis, Missouri, the United States, Deborah (Garner) and Daniel Hamm. His father had two daughters from his first marriage. Hamm also has two siblings. An older sister named Jennifer Hinze and a younger sister, Julie Schulte.
Hamm had a difficult upbringing. His family owned a successful trucking company for generations in St. Louis, but the business declined as Jon grew up. When Hamm was just two, his parents got divorced. He lived with his mother in St. Louis County in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He saw his father on the weekends. Living with his mother, he "tried a lot of different things - violin, soccer, creative writing," Hamm told in an interview "My mother celebrated learning." Subsequently, Hamm went to live with his father in Clayton, Missouri.
At the age of 10, Hamm lost his mother to colon cancer, which had spread throughout her body. After her death, Hamm moved to his grandmother's house with his father. He recalled: "We were three generations living under one roof, which is difficult in the best of circumstances." Some of his friends' mothers also felt moved to look after him. His father passed away when he was 20.
Education
Hamm found sanctuary from his difficult home life at the progressive John Burroughs Preparatory School. During his time there, he was a member of the football, swim as well as baseball teams.
An athlete and performer, Hamm was a linebacker on his school's football team and had the leading role in a production of Godspell. He decided to go to the University of Texas, turning down offers to play football at several Ivy League colleges. His time at the University of Texas turned out to be brief, however, due to personal hardships. First, his grandmother died. Shortly after, his father became ill. After struggling with his sickness, Dan Hamm died during Jon's sophomore year of college. Hamm told in an interview: "I suddenly had no parents. It was like I had no mooring." Choosing to finish school at the University of Missouri, Hamm looked for work to help support himself and got a job at a local day-care center.
Hamm also became very active in the university's theater program. One of his professors, Jim Miller, said that Hamm "was the most intellectual actor I have had in 30 years of teaching," according to an article in the university's alumni magazine, Mizzou. He spent two summers performing in the school's repertory company, starring as Cliff in Cabaret and Leon Colgosz in a production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Assassins.
In 1993, Hamm earned a bachelor's degree in English from the university.
After Graduation Hamm anded a job as a teacher at his old school, John Burroughs. For two years, Hamm taught drama there, teaching students such as Ellie Kemper, who later became a film and television actress. He also made friends with up-and-coming actor Paul Rudd while living in St. Louis. Rudd described Hamm as "one of those unfair guys who are good looking, really funny and good at everything."
In 1995, Hamm decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Packing up everything he owned, he drove to his aunt and uncle's house in West Los Angeles. He stayed with them until he got his own apartment, which he shared with a series of roommates. For years, Hamm struggled to find work as an actor. He made his television and film debuts in 2000, with bit parts in the comedy series The Hughleys and the adventure flick Space Cowboys. Landing a recurring role, Hamm appeared on the television drama Providence from 2000 to 2001.
Also around this time, Hamm got a part on the Los Angeles stage in Lipschtick written by Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen. The story follows two women pursuing a relationship. It was turned into the 2002 independent film Kissing Jessica Stein, in which Hamm also appeared. Off-screen he developed a relationship with Westfeldt, and the two eventually moved in together. That same year, Hamm had a blink-and-you'll-miss-it part in Mel Gibson's military drama We Were Soldiers.
On the police drama The Division, Hamm played Inspector Nate Russo opposite Bonnie Bedelia and Nancy McKeon. He stayed on the show for two years. After its cancellation, Hamm made a series of guest appearances on such shows as Charmed, CSI: Miami, and Numb3rs. He also landed recurring roles on the military drama The Unit and the dramatic comedy What About Brian.
In 2007, Hamm took on his most famous character to date, playing philandering ad executive Don Draper in the American Movie Classics show Mad Men. He auditioned seven times to get the role. Set in the 1960s, Mad Men explores the lives of the employees of a top New York City ad agency. The cast also features January Jones as his wife Betty and John Slattery as his boss Roger Sterling. Elisabeth Moss plays Peggy, a secretary-turned-copywriter on the show. The Don-Peggy relationship has been challenging for Hamm, especially when he has to be hard on Peggy. He said that Moss "looks about nine years old. It's like kicking a puppy," according to Daily Variety. But for Hamm, the character has been an opportunity to stretch as an actor.
Over its run, Mad Men has garnered stellar reviews and won several awards, including the 2011 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. Hamm personally won a Golden Globe Award in 2008 and 2016, and received numerous Emmy Award nominations for his work as Don Draper, winning in 2015.
Stepping away from the finely tailored vintage suits, Hamm appeared in the 2008 science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still with Keanu Reeves. He also had roles in the crime drama Stolen (2009) and the Allen Ginsberg biopic Howl (2010). Showing his comedic talents, Hamm also had a recurring role on the hit sitcom 30 Rock. He plays the handsome, but not very bright, neighbor of TV writer Liz Lemon (played by Tina Fey).
Wanting to have greater control over his career, Hamm established a production company, Points West Pictures, with girlfriend Westfeldt in 2009. The pair co-starred in her 2012 film Friends With Kids, which also featured Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph, and Kristen Wiig. Hamm had also appeared in the 2011 hit comedy Bridesmaids with Wiig. In this film, Hamm played Wiig's cruel love interest.
In 2014, Hamm starred in the heartwarming sports movie The Million Dollar Arm. The film is based on a true story about a sports agent who recruits several Indian cricket players and tries to transform them into major league baseball pitchers. The following year, he had a chance to work with his former drama student Kemper in her Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, for which he earned another Emmy nod in 2015.
Hamm featured in the comedy Keeping Up with the Joneses, alongside Zach Galifianakis and Gal Gadot; the film was filmed during the spring of 2015 and was released during October 2016 after being delayed seven months. He appeared in the science fiction film Marjorie Prime,[80] which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, Edgar Wright's comedy crime film Baby Driver, which premiered at the 2017 South by Southwest Festival, and the drama Aardvark, which premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. In 2018, Hamm appeared in the drama Nostalgia and the political thriller Beirut. Hamm appeared in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Goodbye, Krabby Patty?".
In 2017 Hamm joined the BBC and Amazon's television adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's Good Omens as the Archangel Gabriel.
(Aziraphale and Crowley, of Heaven and Hell respectively, ...)
2019
Religion
Both Hamm's parents died when he was young, and talking about that would be a perfect opportunity to talk about “the will of God” or muse that he will see them in the next life. But he said: Losing both parents at a young age gave me a sense that you can’t really control life-so you’d better live it while it’s here. I stopped believing in a storybook existence a long time ago. All you can do is push in a direction and see what comes of it."
Politics
Hamm is a Democrat. He supported Barack Obama during the 2012 Presidential elections. Also, Hamm attended the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina in 2012.
Views
Hamm is an advocate of animal rescue. Hamm starred in a video on the Shelter Me website to encourage dog adoption.
Quotations:
"L.A. represents opportunity. And, as has been proven over and over in the current media landscape, it doesn't take much for them to put you on TV. If that's all you want, you can be on The Bachelor or The Real Housewives or whatever show just wants oversized personalities, ridiculous behavior, and zero dignity."
"It's nice not to have to worry about how you're going to pay your bills. And it's a problem I've had for far longer than I haven't had it. Not worrying about the bills is still very new for me."
"Whenever people want to talk about how hard it is to be an actor, I want to go, 'Um, it's hard to be a baby heart-surgeon'. Being an actor is actually pretty easy if you can memorize lines."
Personality
Hamm struggled with severe chronic depression in his early twenties after the death of his father.
Shortly before the debut of the final Mad Men season in April 2015, Hamm revealed that he had undergone rehabilitation for alcohol abuse. He talked about this recent crisis with Australia's TV Week magazine. “Life throws a lot at you sometimes and you have to deal with it as much as you can," Hamm said. He also said that he was very appreciative of all of the support he has received from family and friends since the news of his stay in rehab broke.
Although his character Don Draper is famous for being a very heavy smoker, Hamm quit smoking when he was twenty-four and uses herbal cigarettes on ''Mad Men''.
After repeatedly failing to obtain promising roles, he set his 30th birthday as a deadline to succeed in Hollywood. "You either suck that up and find another agent, or you go home and say you gave it a shot, but that's the end of that. The last thing I wanted to be out here was one of those actors who's 45 years old, with a tenuous grasp of their own reality, and not really working much. So I gave myself five years. I said, if I can't get it going by the time I'm 30, I'm in the wrong place. And as soon as I said that, it's like I started working right away," he said in an interview.
Jon Hamm owns four eagles. They sit on separate perches in his backyard. Four species of eagle: golden, tawny, Spanish Imperial, and short-toed snake.
Physical Characteristics:
Hamm reported developing vitiligo during the filming of Mad Men.
Interests
comics, birds
Politicians
Barack Obama
Writers
Moonglow by Michael Chabon, The Circle by Dave Eggers, Command and Control by Eric Schlosser
Artists
Jeff Bridges,Sam Elliott, Greg Kinnear
Sport & Clubs
golf, tennis, hockey, St. Louis Blues, baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, football, cricket
Music & Bands
Sinéad O’Connor, Portishead, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Minnie Riperton, Jay-Z
Connections
Hamm was in a relationship with actress and screenwriter Jennifer Westfeldt from 1997 to 2015.