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      Sam Trammell

      Sam Trammell

      Highest Rated: 90% 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.

      Highest rated movies

      Unsilenced
      Imperium
      The Fault in Our Stars
      Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase All Mistakes Buried 3 Days With Dad Breakthrough
      Beat

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      True Blood, Sam Trammell, 'Season 7', 06/22/2014, ©HBO HOSPITALITY, SAM TRAMMELL, 2018. © KANDOO FILMS True Blood, Anna Paquin (L), Carrie Preston (C), Sam Trammell (R), 'Whatever I Am, You Made Me', Season 5, Ep. #3, 06/24/2012, ©HBO True Blood, Anna Paquin (L), Sam Trammell (R), 'In the Beginning', Season 5, Ep. #7, 07/22/2012, ©HBO 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, Janina Gavankar (L), Sam Trammell (R), 'In the Beginning', Season 5, Ep. #7, 07/22/2012, ©HBO True Blood, Sam Trammell, 'Fire In The Hole', Season 7, Ep. #3, 07/06/2014, ©HBO True Blood, Rutina Wesley (L), Sam Trammell (R), 'Whatever I Am, You Made Me', Season 5, Ep. #3, 06/24/2012, ©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 True Blood, Stephen Moyer (L), Sam Trammell (R), 'Somebody That I Used to Know', Season 5, Ep. #8, 07/29/2012, ©HBO The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Betty White (L), Sam Trammell (R), 'Season', ©NBC True Blood, Sam Trammell, 'You're No Good', Season 6, Ep. #3, 06/30/2013, ©HBO True Blood, Sam Trammell (L), Chris Bauer (R), 'Radioactive', Season 6, Ep. #10, 08/18/2013, ©HBO True Blood, Sam Trammell (L), Chris Bauer (R), 'Radioactive', Season 6, Ep. #10, 08/18/2013, ©HBO AUTUMN IN NEW YORK, Sam Trammell, Kali Rocha, 2000. ©MGM The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Rickey Minor (L), Sam Trammell (R), 'Season', ©NBC The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Sam Trammell, 'Season', ©NBC

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      No Score Yet 38% Organ Trail Logan (Character) - 2023
      18% 73% The Tiger Rising Robert Horton Sr. (Character) $835.2K 2022
      90% 100% Unsilenced Unknown (Character) - 2021
      No Score Yet 26% American Refugee Winter (Character) - 2021
      64% No Score Yet 3 Days With Dad Dr. Rabinawitz (Character) - 2019
      62% 81% Breakthrough Dr. Sutterer (Character) $40.7M 2019
      73% 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 93% Say You Will Dean Hall (Character) - 2017
      84% 64% Imperium Gerry Conrad (Character) - 2016
      10% 32% I Am Wrath Det. Gibson (Character) - 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Track Scott (Character) - 2015
      31% 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) - 2011
      47% 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% 38% 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 69% 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

      TV

      Credit
      100% 71% 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% 80% 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 36% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2010
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Free Radio Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
      No Score Yet 75% 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 Unknown (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