Actors Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell’s romance has been going strong for nearly 20 years.
The couple fell in love quickly after meeting at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles in 2007 and have gone on to build a “good life” together — just the two of them and their dog, Gus.
“Leslie and I are very happy,” Rockwell told The Standard in September 2022, before addressing why the pair have never wed. “[We’re] basically married. She’s in my will. I feel like we are married. We live like a married couple.”
The Moon star also opened up about their reasoning for not wanting kids. “We just like it the way it is,” he said.
Rockwell continued, “Listen, if I knew they’d turn out great, then maybe — but there’s just no guarantee. … I don’t want to be selfish and be a bad parent. It takes a lot to be a parent.”
Bibb and Rockwell are dedicated to their careers and have enjoyed working together on various movie and TV projects. Most recently, the Confessions of a Dangerous Mind star made a surprise cameo on season 3 of The White Lotus starring Bibb.
From their red carpet debut to supporting each other’s careers, here’s everything to know about Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell’s relationship.
Bibb and Rockwell have been together since 2007
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Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell in 2010
The couple first met at what Bibb has described as “the most cliche place”: Chateau Marmont in L.A.
In 2007, Bibb wasn’t looking for anything serious following her divorce from investment banker Rob Born in 2004 — but Rockwell took her by surprise.
“We went on a date like a week later, and I think three weeks [after meeting Sam], I was like, ‘I love you so much,’ ” she said on The Rosie O’Donnell Show in March 2012.
Over a decade later, in February 2024, Rockwell appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show and shared more about the couple’s first date, recalling that they went to a museum on a “day date” before Bibb suggested they grab dinner and drinks at a local Mexican restaurant.
There was only one problem — Rockwell had scheduled another date with someone else that evening.
He went on to tell Drew Barrymore how he tried to cancel his second date discreetly, but Bibb ultimately found out. “She caught me,” Rockwell added.
They made their red carpet debut in 2008
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Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell in 2008
Bibb and Rockwell walked their first red carpet as a couple in June 2008 when they attended the CineVegas Honoree Party at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
A few months later, in November, Bibb supported Rockwell at the New York City premiere of his film Frost/Nixon.
More recently, in October 2023, the Iron Man alum posted one of the first selfies she ever took with Rockwell on Instagram.
“Was this from the first year, maybe the second, who knows we were babies and all the time is flying by and blurring into one helluva a ride with you…i feel very lucky to get to love this human and even luckier to be loved by him,” Bibb captioned it.
They’ve worked together on several projects
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Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb in 2024
The 2010 film Iron Man 2 marked the couple’s first professional collaboration. They’ve since worked together on two short films, F–K and The Dark of Night, as well as 2015’s Don Verdean and 2020’s Home Movie: The Princess Bride.
More recently, Rockwell appeared in season 3, episode 5 of The White Lotus, in which Bibb is part of the main cast. His cameo was brief, as viewers only saw him in one scene, where he delivered a black duffle bag to Walton Goggins’ character, Rick.
Bibb witnessed Rockwell win his first Oscar
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Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell in 2018
In April 2018, Rockwell won the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his work in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
“My beloved Leslie Bibb, you light my fire baby, I love you,” he said during his acceptance speech to his longtime partner, who was sitting in the audience.
That awards season, Rockwell also took home a Critics Choice award, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild award.
“The little a—— won everything,” Bibb joked during an appearance on BUILD in June 2018. “Every time he won, I was so shocked. I am his biggest fan.”
One of their secrets to a long-lasting relationship is “communication”
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Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb in 2022
While speaking to E! News at the 2018 SAG Awards, Rockwell and Bibb shared their secrets to a successful relationship.
“Communication,” the Vice actor said. To which Bibb added, “Good sex. And a healthy sense of humor.”
They are dog lovers
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Leslie Bibb and her dog, Gus
Bibb and Rockwell adopted their German Shepherd, Gus, in 2020 from Hearts & Bones Rescue in New York City. He was only a puppy at the time.
Before rescuing Gus, the couple shared a German Shepherd named Sadie, whom Bibb adopted in 2006, per Instagram. Sadie died sometime in 2020.
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