Sam Jaeger
Biography
Sam Jaeger is an American actor and screenwriter who began performing while still a student at Otterbein College, where he earned a fine arts degree and took a guest part on Law and Order (1990). Born in Perrysburg, Ohio, he acted on New York theater stages and worked in a casting office before heading to Los Angeles. His film career picked up with Traffic (2000) and Behind Enemy Lines (2001), and he played Captain R. G. Sisk in Hart's War (2002). He wrote, directed and starred in Take Me Home (2011). On television he is known for Joel Graham in the NBC drama Parenthood, and he has appeared as Mark Tuello in The Handmaid's Tale, Richard in When We Rise, Tim Powell in Tell Me a Story and Rob Stanton in Why Women Kill.
49years old
Turns 50 on January 29in 80 days
- Born Perrysburg
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Samuel Heath Jaeger (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 24 years2001 to 2025
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First role
While he was a college student, Jaeger took a small guest part on Law & Order, the TV series based in New York, and that is how his acting career got started.
Early training
Jaeger earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Otterbein College in 1999. After he graduated, he took a job at a casting office located in New York.
Sam Jaeger movies on Netflix
Wolf Manas Grady
The Eyes of Tammy Fayeas Roe Messner
Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Talesas Father Lance
S.W.A.T.: Under Siegeas Travis Hall
October Kissas Ryan
The Truth About Emanuelas Thomas
Take Me Homeas Thom
Henry Poole Is Hereas Lance
Catch and Releaseas Dennis
Lucky Number Slevinas Nick Fisher
The Rivermanas Dave Reichert
Hart's Waras Capt. R.G. Sisk
Behind Enemy Linesas Red Crown Operator #1
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Sam Jaeger shares two films with Bruce Willis, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Bruce Willis2 films together, 2002 to 2006
Bruce Willis's page Lucky Number Slevin2006IMDb rating 7.7Jaeger as Nick FisherWillis as Mr. Goodkat
Hart's War2002IMDb rating 6.4Jaeger as Capt. R.G. SiskWillis as Col. William A. McNamara
Michelle Krusiec2 films together, 2008 to 2011
Michelle Krusiec's page Take Me Home2011IMDb rating 6.8Jaeger as ThomKrusiec as Suzanne
Henry Poole Is Here2008IMDb rating 6.4Jaeger as LanceKrusiec as Young Nurse
Morgan Freeman1 film together, 2006
Morgan Freeman's page Lucky Number Slevin2006IMDb rating 7.7Jaeger as Nick FisherFreeman as The Boss
Lin Shaye1 film together, 2011
Lin Shaye's page Take Me Home2011IMDb rating 6.8Jaeger as ThomShaye as Jill
Ben Kingsley1 film together, 2006
Ben Kingsley's page Lucky Number Slevin2006IMDb rating 7.7Jaeger as Nick FisherKingsley as The Rabbi
Alfred Molina1 film together, 2013
Alfred Molina's page The Truth About Emanuel2013IMDb rating 6.0Jaeger as ThomasMolina as Dennis
Paul McGuiganDirector, 1 film, 2006
All films by Paul McGuigan Lucky Number Slevin2006IMDb rating 7.7Jaeger as Nick Fisher
John MooreDirector, 1 film, 2001
All films by John Moore Behind Enemy Lines2001IMDb rating 6.4Jaeger as Red Crown Operator #1
Michael ShowalterDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Michael Showalter The Eyes of Tammy Faye2021IMDb rating 6.6Jaeger as Roe Messner
Box office
What Sam Jaeger's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$238 million
8 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 13 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$92M38.6% of the total
- 2$56M23.7% of the total
- 3$37M15.5% of the total
- 4$32M13.6% of the total
- 5$16M6.8% of the total
- 6$2.4M1.0% of the total
- 7$1.8M0.8% of the total
- 8$4K0.0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.









