Sam Straley

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Sam Straley
Born (1995-07-13) July 13, 1995 (age 28)
Education The Theatre School at DePaul University
Occupation actor
Years active2016present

Sam Straley (born July 13, 1995) is an American actor.

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Early life and education

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Straley studied in Anderson High School until his graduation in 2013. [1] He graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 2017. [2]

Career

Straley started his acting career in 2016, shortly before graduating from college. He got the roles of Nathan Ward and Tyler Whitlock in the television series Chicago P.D. which was produced by Dick Wolf for Wolf Entertainment.

He played as Bully 1 in the sci-fi series Electric Dreams , then as Archie Kinsler in the film Bernadette alongside Marilyn Bass and James Psathas, [3] and finally, in the television sitcom, The Kids Are Alright as Lawrence Cleary. [4]

In 2022, Sam starred in the miniseries The Dropout , which premiered on Hulu on March 3, 2022. Also, he is part of the cast of the docu-comedy Welcome to Flatch , which premiered on Fox on March 17, 2022. [5] [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018BernadetteArchie Kinsler
2019 Hala Evan
2019TeacherScott
2020Once Upon a RiverBilly Murray

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016, 2018 Chicago P.D. Tyler Whitlock / Nathan Ward2 episodes
2018 Electric Dreams Bully 1Episode: "Safe and Sound"
2018–2019 The Kids Are Alright Lawrence ClearyMain role
2020 Chicago Med HarlanEpisode: "It May Not Be Forever"
2022 The Dropout Christian HolmesRecurring role, miniseries
2022–2023 Welcome to Flatch Lloyd "Shrub" MalletMain role

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References

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