Points West Pictures
| Jon Hamm | |
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Hamm at PaleyFest in 2014
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| Born |
Jonathan Daniel Hamm March 10, 1971 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
University of Texas at Austin University of Missouri, Columbia |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Partner(s) |
Jennifer Westfeldt (1997–2015) |
Jonathan Daniel Hamm (born March 10, 1971) is an American actor, director, and television producer best known for playing advertising executive Don Draper for the AMC television drama series, Mad Men (2007–2015).
For much of the mid-1990s, he lived in Los Angeles, making appearances in television series Providence, The Division, What About Brian, and Related. During 2000, he made his feature movie debut in the space adventure movie Space Cowboys. The next year, he had a minor role in the independent comedy, Kissing Jessica Stein (2001). He gained wide recognition when Mad Men began broadcast during July 2007. His performance earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama during 2008 and 2016 and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series during 2015. He directed two episodes of the show.
During 2008, Hamm appeared in a remake of the science fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still. His first leading movie role was in the 2010 independent thriller Stolen. He also had supporting roles in the movies The Town (2010), Sucker Punch (2011), and Bridesmaids (2011). Hamm has received 16 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in Mad Men, 30 Rock (2006–2013), and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–present).
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