Sam Trammell

Biography

Sam Trammell is an American actor who has worked across theater, Broadway, Off-Broadway, film and television. Born in New Orleans and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, he graduated from Brown University in 1991. His stage work includes a Tony Award-nominated turn as Richard Miller in Ah, Wilderness! at Lincoln Center and Off-Broadway roles in Dealer's Choice, My Night with Reg, If Memory Serves and Kit Marlowe at the Joseph Papp Public Theater. He gained his widest recognition for playing Sam Merlotte in HBO's True Blood, a part that earned him Scream Awards nominations for breakout and supporting performance and a Screen Actors Guild ensemble nod. On film he played Darrell Mackey in White Rabbit (2013) and Michael Lancaster, the father of Shailene Woodley's character, in The Fault in Our Stars (2014). Later he took a lead in the Netflix horror-drama The Order and played vice president Benjamin Hayes during Homeland's last season.

57years old

Turns 58 on January 29in 119 days

Born January 29, 1969New Orleans
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Also credited as Langley Kirkwood

Movie Career

Films: 21
Career span: 27 years1996 to 2023

Genres

Drama71%, 15 films
Comedy29%, 6 films
Crime29%, 6 films
Horror19%, 4 films
Romance19%, 4 films

First and latest

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Sam Trammell movies on Netflix

Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World2023IMDb rating 6.7as Rev. Virdell Stokes
Organ Trail2023IMDb rating 5.1as Logan
The Tiger Rising2022IMDb rating 4.8as Robert Horton Sr.
American Refugee2021IMDb rating 4.4as Winter
3 Days with Dad2019IMDb rating 4.1as Dr. Rabinawitz
Breakthrough2019IMDb rating 6.3as Dr. Kent Sutterer
I See You2019IMDb rating 6.8as Todd
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase2019IMDb rating 5.7as Carson
Hospitality2018IMDb rating 4.8as Cam
3 Generations2016IMDb rating 6.0as Matthew
I Am Wrath2016IMDb rating 5.4as Det. Gibson
Imperium2016IMDb rating 6.5as Gerry Conway
Me2014IMDb rating 5.0as David
The Fault in Our Stars2014IMDb rating 7.6as Michael
Crazy Kind of Love2013IMDb rating 5.8as Jeff
White Rabbit2013IMDb rating 5.9as Darrell
Guns, Girls and Gambling2012IMDb rating 5.5as Sheriff Cowley
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem2007IMDb rating 4.6as Tim
Autumn in New York2000IMDb rating 5.6as Simon
Beat2000IMDb rating 5.4as Lee
Childhood's End1996IMDb rating 4.7as Greg Chute

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Fault in Our Stars2014 Drama, Romanceas Michael
IMDb rating 7.6428K votes
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem2007 Action, Horror, Sci-Fias Tim
IMDb rating 4.6148K votes
Imperium2016as Gerry Conway
IMDb rating 6.554K votes
I See You2019as Todd
IMDb rating 6.878K votes
I Am Wrath2016as Det. Gibson
IMDb rating 5.418K votes
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase2019as Carson
IMDb rating 5.76.0K votes
Autumn in New York2000as Simon
IMDb rating 5.631K votes
Breakthrough2019as Dr. Kent Sutterer
IMDb rating 6.312K votes

Most often with

Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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J.K. Simmons

Anthony LaPaglia

Erika Alexander

Reiko Aylesworth

Films together

J.K. Simmons2 films together, 2000 to 2019
J.K. Simmons's page
- 3 Days with Dad2019IMDb rating 4.1Trammell as Dr. RabinawitzSimmons as Joey
- Autumn in New York2000IMDb rating 5.6Trammell as SimonSimmons as Dr. Tom Grandy
Anthony LaPaglia2 films together, 2000 to 2013
Anthony LaPaglia's page
- Crazy Kind of Love2013IMDb rating 5.8Trammell as JeffLaPaglia as Gordie Iris
- Autumn in New York2000IMDb rating 5.6Trammell as SimonLaPaglia as John Volpe
Erika Alexander2 films together, 2019 to 2021
Erika Alexander's page
- American Refugee2021IMDb rating 4.4Trammell as WinterAlexander as Helen Taylor
- I See You2019IMDb rating 6.8Trammell as ToddAlexander as Lieutenant Moriah Davis
Reiko Aylesworth2 films together, 1996 to 2007
Reiko Aylesworth's page
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem2007IMDb rating 4.6Trammell as TimAylesworth as Kelly
- Childhood's End1996IMDb rating 4.7Trammell as Greg ChuteAylesworth as Laurie Cannon

Box office

What Sam Trammell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$583 million

8 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.

8Worldwide figure
2US gross only
1Never in cinemas
10Figure not found

Top grosser

The Fault in Our Stars2014Michael$307 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Fault in Our Stars2014as Michael
$307M52.7% of the total
2
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem2007as Tim
$130M22.3% of the total
3
Autumn in New York2000as Simon
$91M15.6% of the total
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Breakthrough2019as Dr. Kent Sutterer
$49M8.4% of the total
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Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World2023as Rev. Virdell Stokes
$3.8M0.7% of the total
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The Tiger Rising2022as Robert Horton Sr.
$835K0.1% of the total
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3 Generations2016as Matthew
$680K0.1% of the total
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Imperium2016as Gerry Conway
$302K0.1% of the total