Stephen Tobolowsky
American actor
Stephen Tobolowsky is an American character actor and writer. He is known for playing insurance agent Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day and Sammy Jankis in Memento, and on television for Deadwood, Heroes, Glee, Californication, Silicon Valley and The Goldbergs. He hosts the podcast The Tobolowsky Files and has written three books, including The Dangerous Animals Club.
Stephen Tobolowsky appears in 11 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 1988 to 2025. Most of that work is in comedy, crime and thriller. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Lindsay Lohan (2), Jamie Lee Curtis (2), Chad Michael Murray (2), Rosalind Chao (2), Mark Harmon (2).
Known for
- Groundhog Day (1993), Ned Ryerson. His insurance agent became one of his best-known film roles.
- Memento (2000), Sammy Jankis. Played the amnesiac at the heart of the 2000 film.
- Silicon Valley (2014), Jack Barker. Played Action Jack Barker on the comedy series.
- Glee, Sandy Ryerson. One of his recurring television characters.
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Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Stephen Tobolowsky been in?
- Stephen Tobolowsky appears in Freakier Friday (2025), Silicon Valley (2014), Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005), Freaky Friday (2003), Memento (2000), Groundhog Day (1993), Basic Instinct (1992), Sneakers (1992), Single White Female (1992), Thelma & Louise (1991), Bird on a Wire (1990) and Mississippi Burning (1988) on The Remote.
- When was Stephen Tobolowsky born?
- Stephen Tobolowsky was born on 30 May 1951.
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