5 Jesse Plemons movies and TV shows that deserve to be on your watchlist

Jesse Plemons is an asset of the American film industry who has proven his caliber working across TV shows and movies. He has played some of the complex characters and has been praised by he critics, loved by his fans. Whether it is an obedient worker serving a crime empire or a cryptic boyfriend hiding some dark secrets, Jess Plemons has played a variety of roles in his long career span.

Plemons was born in 1988 in Dallas, Texas, USA, and since childhood has been involved in acting, being part of some commercials. This is when his interest in acting grew, making him a talented asset of the industry eventually.

If you are a Jesse Plemons fan and want to explore more of his work, here is a list of some of his notable works across TV and films.

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5 movies and TV shows starring Jesse Plemons that you must know

Breaking Bad (2012–2013)

In the popular show Breaking Bad, Jesse Plemons played the character Todd Alquist, a soft-spoken but highly immoral criminal. He is introduced as a polite and determined worker of a crime syndicate who is later seen helping Walter and Jesse. In one of the popular scenes where they steal a large amount of Methalymine from a train, it was Todd who helped them in the mission. Todd, who was once calm and hesitant, a contrasting personality for someone to be part of the crime world, is then seen killing a child when a kid sees them after their mission.

Todd is shown to have an absurd obedience, and he is seen doing brutal things to keep his name in the good books.

Fargo Season 2 (2015)

In the Fargo TV show season 2, Jesse Plemons played Ed Blumquist. Ed and his wife accidentally kill a mobster and are obliged to cover it up for their own safety. This impulsive action of theirs drags them into a brutal crime world, where they never belonged. Ed is sympathetic and has always wanted a quiet life, but destiny had some other plans for him.

The character of his wife is played by Plemmons' real-life partner, and hence their chemistry is phenomenal.

Black Mirror: USS Callister (2017)

In Black Mirror, Jesse Plemons is seen playing the role of Robert Daly. He is portrayed as socially awkward but fueled by a fantasy of living a sinister life. Daly is a brilliant but overlooked game developer who secretly creates a virtual world where he plays captain. In this world, he can enslave digital clones of his coworkers. This is how the episode flips between workplace realism and sci-fi dystopia.

This role stands out as one of his best villain roles. So if you want to see the actor under a more dark and dangerous undertone, this is the show for you.

As mentioned, it is not just TV shows he was part of but also some movies that made the actor a household name.

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

In this 2023 movie, Jesse Plemons is Tom White, an FBI agent who is true to his work. He is seen solving a high-profile murder case. The popular interrogation scene where Plemons is seen with Leonado di caprio, making him realise the kind of activity he has indulged in and how he is a good man who loves his children and wife, is iconic. He also suggests that he knows the truth about Ernest's uncle Bill Hale.

I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

This 2020 film is another Charlie Kaufman masterpiece starring Plemons as the indecisive boyfriend, Jake. The couple shares a complex relationship that feels stangnant, while the girl is thinking of ending things rather than carrying on like this.

In this surreal and psychological drama, Plemons' character contributes to the narrative while the personality he possesses appears equally cryptic. Jake takes his girlfriend to meet his parents in a rural household, and the film becomes bizarre, bending time to unveil Jake's loneliness and inner conflict.

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Therefore, this list sums up that Jesse Plemons has played some of the challenging roles, always transforming the primary emotions and personality he started the show and the film with.