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Sam Trammell

Highest Rated: 100% Unsilenced (2021)

Lowest Rated: 10% I Am Wrath (2016)

Birthday: Jan 29, 1969

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

A Tony-nominated stage-trained actor, Sam Trammell was best known as the sexy shapeshifter Sam Merlotte on "True Blood" (HBO, 2008-14). Besides an impressive theater résumé, Trammell also appeared in "Autumn in New York" (2000) with Winona Ryder and Richard Gere, co-starred on the cross-country road trip comedy "Going to California" (Showtime, 2001-02), and earned guest-starring credits on everything from "House" (FOX, 2004-12) to "Dexter" (Showtime, 2006-13). His talent - and buff physique - were on full display, however, on "True Blood," where he quickly became a breakout character on the Southern-fried vampire cult smash, able to transform into a collie (or anything else) to protect Anna Paquin's Sookie Stackhouse. With his star on the rise, fans hoped that he would continue to land high-profile jobs so they could see more of him - in human form or otherwise.

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Highest rated movies

100% 100% Unsilenced
Watchlist 84% 64% Imperium Watchlist
81% 85% The Fault in Our Stars
Watchlist 76% 60% Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Watchlist 69% 80% 3 Days With Dad Watchlist 67% 65% All Mistakes Buried Watchlist 60% 81% Breakthrough Watchlist
57% 37% Beat
Watchlist
45% 34% The Details
Watchlist 30% 44% 3 Generations Watchlist
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Sam Trammell

Sam Trammell HOSPITALITY, SAM TRAMMELL, 2018. © KANDOO FILMS True Blood, Sam Trammell (L), Ashley Hinshaw (R), 'Almost Home', Season 7, Ep. #8, 08/10/2014, ©HBO True Blood, Sam Trammell (L), Jurnee Smollett (R), 'Love Is to Die', Season 7, Ep. #9, 08/17/2014, ©HBO True Blood, Sam Trammell, 'Fire In The Hole', Season 7, Ep. #3, 07/06/2014, ©HBO True Blood, Sam Trammell, 'Season 7', 06/22/2014, ©HBO True Blood, from left: Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Anna Paquin, Joe Manganiello, Chris Bauer, 'Season 7', 06/22/2014, ©HBO True Blood, Anna Paquin (L), Sam Trammell (R), 'Dead Meat', Season 6, Ep. #8, 08/04/2013, ©HBO True Blood, Sam Trammell, 'Dead Meat', Season 6, Ep. #8, 08/04/2013, ©HBO The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Betty White (L), Sam Trammell (R), 'Season', ©NBC View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet 72 Hours Sebastian James (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet 41% Organ Trail Logan (Character) - 2023
18% 73% The Tiger Rising Robert Horton Sr. (Character) $835.2K 2022
100% 100% Unsilenced Unknown (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet 28% American Refugee Winter (Character) - 2021
69% 80% 3 Days With Dad Dr. Rabinawitz (Character) - 2019
60% 81% Breakthrough Dr. Sutterer (Character) $40.7M 2019
76% 60% Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Carson Drew (Character) - 2019
17% 40% Hospitality Cam (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 60% La gran promesa O'Connor (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 94% Say You Will Dean Hall (Character) - 2017
84% 64% Imperium Gerry Conrad (Character) - 2016
10% 33% I Am Wrath Det. Gibson (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Track Scott (Character) - 2015
30% 44% 3 Generations Matthew (Character) $66.4K 2015
67% 65% All Mistakes Buried Sonny (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Me David (Character) - 2014
81% 85% The Fault in Our Stars Michael Lancaster (Character) $124.9M 2014
No Score Yet 90% The Privileged Preston Westwood (Character) - 2013
21% 60% White Rabbit Darrell (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 44% Crazy Kind of Love Jeff (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 28% Guns, Girls and Gambling Sheriff Cowley (Character) - 2012
45% 34% The Details Chris (Character) $63.6K 2011
No Score Yet 50% What if God Were the Sun? Jeff (Character) - 2007
12% 30% Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Tim (Character) $41.8M 2007
No Score Yet 52% Anonymous Rex Vincent Rubio (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 54% Undermind Derrick Hall/Zane Waye (Character) - 2003
57% 37% Beat Lee (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Followers John Dietrich (Character) $4.8K 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fear of Fiction Red/Tom Hopkins (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wrestling With Alligators Will (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 71% Harvest of Fire Simon Troyer (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 14% Childhood's End Greg Chute (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Hotel Manor Inn Nolan (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Days When the Rains Came Harrison (Character) -

TV

Credit
100% 70% The Order Eric Clarke (Character) 2019-2020
No Score Yet 58% Reckoning Unknown (Character) 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Home & Family Guest 2019
24% 65% Training Day Emmet Rourke (Guest Star) 2017
94% 81% This Is Us Ben (Guest Star) 2016-2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2013-2015
68% 72% True Blood Sam Merlotte (Character) 2008-2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lopez Tonight Guest 2011
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Free Radio Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet 80% Medium Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bonnie Hunt Show Guest 2008
No Score Yet 95% Cold Case Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
71% 81% Dexter Matt Chambers (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 93% Numb3ers Thomas Gill (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 82% CSI: New York Charles Wright (Guest Star) 2006
90% 83% Bones Ken Thompson (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Judging Amy Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
90% 96% House Ethan Hartig (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Going to California Kevin "Space" Lauglin (Character) 2001-2002
46% No Score Yet Trinity Liam McCallister (Character) 1998-1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Maximum Bob Unknown (Guest Star) 1998