LOS ANGELES , California ( CNN ) -- Jon Hamm has a confession to make : He hates his hair . Jon Hamm poses with his partner , Jennifer Westfeldt , at the premiere of `` The Day the Earth Stood Still . '' That may come as a surprise to fans of the actor , whose slick-backed hair is part of his signature look on `` Mad Men '' -- the show that just earned him another Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a TV drama . In the new movie `` The Day the Earth Stood Still , '' Hamm sports a slightly different 'do , with his bangs combed rakishly over one eye . It was in the context of promoting the sci-fi remake that Hamm revealed his tonsorial frustration . `` It 's the bane of my existence . Goofy hair , '' he said in a self-deprecating interview with CNN . `` It never looks good ... It 's a pain . '' Hamm says he 's always worn his hair long , but had to cut it for AMC 's TV series , in which he plays a 1960s Madison Avenue ad executive . He says stylists on the show , armed with hair spray and blow dryers , mold his coiffure into a hard shell . Helmet hair has come in handy at work . `` I 've had a piece of the set fall on my head and my hair did n't move , '' he said . `` I had seven stitches in my head and my hair did n't move . That 's impressive . '' Whether it 's his hair , good looks , acting chops or a combination thereof , Hamm 's star is on the rise in Hollywood . Apart from his co-starring role in `` The Day the Earth Stood Still , '' Hamm recently completed work on the murder mystery `` The Boy in the Box . '' He hosted `` Saturday Night Live '' this fall , he 's due to play Tina Fey 's love interest on `` 30 Rock '' and he continues to receive accolades for his work on `` Mad Men '' ( nominations for an Emmy and a Golden Globe so far ) . How does that make Hamm feel ? `` Exciting is the right way to say it . It 's been a good year . It 's very exciting , '' he said . `` I get to read a lot more scripts . I get to meet interesting people . I get to work with interesting people ... It 's fun to be sort of invited to the party . ''
`` Mad Men '' star Jon Hamm earned another Golden Globe nomination . Hamm says hair is a pain -- especially short and lacquered for `` Mad Men '' Actor currently appearing in `` The Day the Earth Stood Still ''