Sam Witwer
Biography
Sam Witwer is an American actor who grew up in Glenview, Illinois, and began with an on-screen credit in a Chicago Bulls commercial before speaking roles on ER. His first major recurring role was Crashdown on Battlestar Galactica, and he appeared as Private Wayne Jessup in The Mist (2007). He later played Davis Bloome on Smallville, vampire Aidan Waite on Being Human, Edward Hyde on Once Upon a Time, and Ben Lockwood on Supergirl. He is known for voicing Darth Maul in Star Wars projects including The Clone Wars, Rebels, and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). His voice work also includes Ocean Master in Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) and Maul in Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012). He portrayed Deacon St. John through motion capture in the video game Days Gone and fronts the band The Crashtones.
48years old
Turns 49 on October 20in 2 days
- Born Glenview
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Samuel Stewart Witwer
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 9 years2007 to 2016
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Early training
Witwer was expelled from Juilliard after two years there because of his behavior. He decided to pursue acting after he asked Bruce Campbell for advice on AOL.
First role
Witwer got his first on-screen credit in a Chicago Bulls commercial. He then landed speaking roles on hit television series, including ER.
A role that slipped away
Witwer declined the option in his Smallville contract to return in season 9 as Zod, even though he found the offer flattering and his time on the show enjoyable.
A first
In 2018, Witwer voiced Maul in Solo: A Star Wars Story, his sixth project voicing the character and his first live-action performance as Maul.
Beyond film
Witwer is the front-man of The Crashtones, and their first studio album, Colorful of the Stereo, came out on February 15, 2006. He put out another album, Revenge of the Crashtones, on May 7, 2019.
Sam Witwer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Justice League: Throne of Atlantis2015 Action, Adventure, Animationas Ormvoice
IMDb rating 6.628K votes
- Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out2012as Darth Maul / Emperor Palpatinevoice
IMDb rating 7.11.9K votes
Worked with
Sam Witwer made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Marcia Gay Harden's page
All films by Frank Darabont
Ethan SpauldingDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Ethan Spaulding
Adam GieraschDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Adam Gierasch
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Official profiles and reference pages.