Sam Trammell | |
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 Trammell at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2012 | |
| Born | January 29, 1969 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Brown University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Children | 2 |
Sam Trammell (born January 29, 1969) [1] is an American actor, best known for his role as Sam Merlotte on the HBO fantasy drama series True Blood . He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Miller in Ah, Wilderness!
Trammell was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, [1] [2] and was raised in Charleston, West Virginia. [3] He attended Brown University, graduating in 1991. [4] [5]
Trammell has worked in theater, Broadway, Off-Broadway, film, and television. His stage credits include a Tony Award-nominated performance in Ah, Wilderness! at Lincoln Center. Off-Broadway, he starred in Dealer's Choice , My Night with Reg , If Memory Serves, and Ancestral Voices, as well as in Kit Marlowe at the Joseph Papp Public Theater. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Trammell's big break came when he landed the role of Sam Merlotte on the HBO series True Blood . In 2013, he played Darrell Mackey in the drama film White Rabbit . He played Hazel (Shailene Woodley)'s father, Michael Lancaster, in the 2014 film The Fault in Our Stars , [10] based on the novel of the same name by John Green.
In 2019, Trammell starred in the Netflix horror-drama series, The Order . [11]
He played Vice-president Benjamin Hayes in the final season of Homeland who is signed in as Commander-in-chief after the sitting President is killed.
Trammell met actress Missy Yager in 2003 while performing theatre in New York City. [12] The couple's twin sons were born in August 2011. [12]
He has been in a relationship with actress Emmanuelle Chriqui since 2020. [13]
For his work on HBO's True Blood , Trammell was nominated for:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Childhood's End | Greg Chute | |
| 1997 | The Hotel Manor Inn | Nolan | |
| 1998 | Wrestling with Alligators | Will | |
| 2000 | Beat | Lee | |
| Fear of Fiction | Red/Tom Hopkins | ||
| Autumn in New York | Simon | ||
| Followers | John Dietrich | ||
| 2003 | Undermind | Derrick Hall/Zane Waye | |
| 2004 | The Last Full Measure | — | Short film |
| 2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Tim O'Brien | |
| 2008 | Miracle of Phil | Taylor | Short film |
| 2010 | Children of the Spider | Alex | Short film |
| The Inn Keeper | Jeb | Short film | |
| 2011 | The Details | Chris | Uncredited |
| 2012 | Guns, Girls and Gambling | Sheriff Cowley | |
| 2013 | Crazy Kind of Love | Jeff Lucas | |
| The privileged | Preston Westwood | ||
| White Rabbit | Darrell Mackey | ||
| 2014 | After the Fall | Lee | |
| The Fault in Our Stars | Michael Lancaster | ||
| Me | David | ||
| 2015 | All Mistakes Buried | Sonny Coles | |
| 3 Generations | Matthew Walker | ||
| The Track | Scott | ||
| I Am Wrath | Detective Gibson | ||
| 2016 | Imperium | Gerry Conway | |
| 2017 | Say You Will | Dean Hall | |
| 2018 | It's Time | Coach Billy Brewer | |
| 2019 | I See You | Todd | |
| Breakthrough | Dr. Kent Sutterer | ||
| Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Carson Drew | ||
| 2021 | Unsilenced | Daniel Davis | |
| American Refugee | Winter | ||
| 2022 | The Tiger Rising | Rob Horton Sr. | |
| 2023 | Big George Foreman | Reverend Virdell Stokes | |
| 2023 | Organ Trail | Logan | [15] |
| 2024 | 72 Hours |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Harvest of Fire | Simon Troyer | Television film |
| 1998 | Maximum Bob | Sonny Dupree | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Trinity | Liam McCallister | 3 episodes |
| 2001–02 | Going to California | Kevin "Space" Lauglin | Main role; 20 episodes |
| 2004 | House | Ethan Hartig | Episode: "Maternity" |
| Anonymous Rex | Vincent Rubio | Television film | |
| 2005 | Strong Medicine | Kiko Ellsworth | Episode: "First Response" |
| Judging Amy | Marty Levine | 3 episodes | |
| Bones | Ken Thompson | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2006 | CSI: NY | Charles Wright | Episode: "Heroes" |
| Numb3rs | Thomas Gill | Episode: "Hot Shot" | |
| Justice | Kevin O'Neil | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Dexter | Matt Chambers | Episode: "Crocodile" | |
| 2007 | What If God Were the Sun? | Jeff | Television film |
| Cold Case | Porter Rawley (1981) | Episode: "Blood on the Tracks" | |
| 2008–14 | True Blood | Sam Merlotte | Main role; 81 episodes |
| 2009 | Medium | Dr. Brian Seward | Episode: "Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead" |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Gray Vanderhoven | Episode: "Identity Crisis" | |
| 2013 | Filthy Sexy Teen$ | Tom Saxson | Television special |
| Childrens Hospital | Denizen Stoop | Episode: "My Friend Falcon" | |
| 2015 | Cocked | Richard Paxson | Main role |
| 2017 | Training Day | Emmet Rourke | Episode: "Blurred Lines" |
| 2016–17 | This Is Us | Ben | 4 episodes |
| 2019–20 | The Order | Eric Clarke | Main role (Season 1); Guest role (Season 2) |
| 2019 | Reckoning | Leo Doyle | Main role; Mini-series (10 episodes) |
| 2020 | Homeland | VP Benjamin Hayes | Recurring role |
| 2023 | The Rookie: Feds | Neal Wizaro | Episode: "Red One" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Paul the Male Matchmaker | Stu | Episode: "Know When You Are Too Old" |
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