Sam Trammell
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| Born | January 29, 1969 West Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Sam Trammell (born January 29, 1969) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Sam Merlotte in the HBO vampire series, True Blood,[1] which saw him nominated for a 2010 Scream Award for "Best Supporting Actor"[2].
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[edit] Early life
Sam Trammell was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Trammell graduated from George Washington High School, Charleston, West Virginia. He furthered his studies at Brown University and the University of Paris.[3]
[edit] Career
Sam Trammell has worked in theater, on-Broadway, off-Broadway, film and television. He is an accomplished New York stage actor whose credits include a Tony nominated performance in "Ah, Wilderness!" at Lincoln Center. Off-Broadway, he starred in "Dealer's Choice (play)", "My Night With Reg", "If Memory Serves", "Ancestral Voices", and most recently, "Kit Marlowe" at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, where he received outstanding reviews. Trammell's big break came when he landed the role of "Sam Merlotte" on HBO series True Blood.
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | The Hotel Manor Inn | Nolan | |
| Childhood's End | Greg Chute | ||
| 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 | Unknown role | |
| 2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Tim | |
| 2008 | Miracle of Phil | Taylor | |
| 2010 | The Details | Unknown role | |
| Shrinking Charlotte | Jeff Bicknell | ||
| 2011 | Unshakable | Kane | |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Harvest of Fire | Simon Troyer | TV movie |
| 1998 | Maximum Bob | Sonny Dupree | Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "Once Bitten..." |
| Trinity | Liam McCallister | Episode #1.1 Episode: "In a Yellow Wood" Episode: "No Secrets" |
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| 2001–2002 | Going to California (TV series) | Kevin 'Space' Lauglin | 20 episodes |
| 2004 | Anonymous Rex | Vincent Rubio | TV movie |
| House M.D. | Ethan Hartig | Episode: "Maternity" | |
| 2005 | Strong Medicine | Kiko Ellsworth | Episode: "First Response" |
| Judging Amy | Marty Levine | Episode: "The Paper War" Episode: "Revolutions Per Minute" Episode: "My Name Is Amy Gray..." |
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| 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 | Cold Case | Porter Rawley | Episode: "Blood on the Tracks" |
| What If God Were the Sun? | Jeff | TV movie | |
| 2008–present | True Blood | Sam Merlotte | Regular Nominated-2010 Scream Awards for the Best Supporting Actor Nominated-2009 Scream Awards Breakout Performance – Male |
| 2009 | Medium | Dr. Brian Seward | Episode: "Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead" |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Gray Vanderhoven | Episode: "Identity Crisis" | |
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- 1969 births
- Actors from Louisiana
- Actors from West Virginia
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- Brown University alumni
- George Washington High School (Charleston, West Virginia) alumni
- Living people
- People from Charleston, West Virginia
- People from New Orleans, Louisiana
- University of Paris alumni
