Jon Hamm’s 10 Best Roles

By Corey Atad. 10 Mar 2021 8:30 AM

On Tuesday, March 10, actor Jon Hamm turns 50-years-old. To celebrate the occasion, we’re looking back on the gifted actor’s 10 best roles.

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Rev. Richard Wayne Gary Wayne - 'Kimmy Schmidt'

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Laramie Seymour Sullivan - 'Bad Times At The El Royale'

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Don Draper - 'Mad Men'
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Jon Hamm's breakthrough and most acclaimed role came when he was cast as mysterious ad man Don Draper in the award-winning drama "Mad Men".

Hamm starred in the series for 10 years, winning the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in 2015.
Rev. Richard Wayne Gary Wayne - 'Kimmy Schmidt'
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Always game to show off his comedic chops, Hamm created his funniest character with the malevolent kidnapping cult leader Rev. Richard Wayne Gary Wayne in "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt".
Buddy - 'Baby Driver'
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Hamm showed off his darker side, playing the villainous criminal Buddy in Edgar Wright's acclaimed 2017 action film "Baby Driver".
J.B. Bernstein - 'Million Dollar Arm'
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In 2014, Hamm took on the role of real-life sports agent J.B. Bernstein in the biographical drama "Million Dollar Arm" about baseball pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, who were discovered as cricket players in India.
Ted - 'Bridesmaids'
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Hamm left a huge comedic impression with his cameo role as Ted, Kristen Wiig's character Annie's jerk boyfriend, in the 2011 smash hit movie "Bridesmaids".
Special Agent Frawley - 'The Town'
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In the 2010 hit "The Town", Hamm played the determined FBI Special Agent Adam Frawley, hellbent on taking down Ben Affleck's crew of nun habit-clad bank robbers.
Walter - 'Marjorie Prime'
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Hamm displayed his more emotional side in the small-budget indie sci-fi drama "Marjorie Prime", co-starring Lois Smith, about a woman experiencing the onset of Alzheimer's disease, who takes on the services of a company that creates a holographic reflection of a younger version of her late husband.
Dr. Drew Baird - '30 Rock'
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In "30 Rock", Hamm played Dr. Drew Baird, who charms Tina Fey's Liz Lemon with his great career and good looks, only for her to realize he's deeply incompetent and has only achieved success due to "the bubble" created by his looks.
Laramie Seymour Sullivan - 'Bad Times At The El Royale'
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In the 2018 ensemble neo-noir thriller "Bad Times at the El Royale", Hamm made a memorable turn as salesman Laramie Seymour Sullivan, who witnesses Dakota Johnson's Emily Summerspring apparently committing a kidnapping.
Peyton Sanders - 'Gilmore Girls'
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In one of his more delightful pre-"Mad Men" turns, Jon Hamm made an appearance in a season 3 episode of
"Gilmore Girls", playing the good looking Peyton Sanders, who goes on a date with Lorelai Gilmore, only to turn out to be a real bore.

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