Sam Trammell

Acting

Sam Trammell

Born January 29, 1969New Orleans, Louisiana, USA68 credits

Sam Trammell (born 29 January, 1969) is an American stage, film and television actor, best known for starring as Sam Merlotte in the vampire series "True Blood". He's a graduate from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, and the Sorbonne, Paris, France, with a Bachelor of Arts in Semiotics.

Known For

Blue Eyed Girl
6.1

Blue Eyed Girl

Movie

2025

The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story
8.7

The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story

Movie

2025

72 Hours
6.0

72 Hours

Movie

2024

ReEntry

ReEntry

Movie

2024

Big George Foreman
7.6

Big George Foreman

Movie

2023

Organ Trail
6.1

Organ Trail

Movie

2023

Filmography

Blue Eyed Girl
2025Blue Eyed Girlas HarrisonMovie
The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story
2025The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Storyas Carl ThompsonMovie
72 Hours
202472 HoursMovie
ReEntry
2024ReEntryas Lucas BelloMovie
Big George Foreman
2023Big George Foremanas Rev. Virdell StokesMovie
Organ Trail
2023Organ Trailas LoganMovie
Pursued
2023Pursuedas JackMovie
The Rookie: Feds
2022The Rookie: Fedsas SSA Neal WizaroTV
Unsilenced
2022Unsilencedas Daniel DavisMovie
The Tiger Rising
2022The Tiger Risingas Robert Horton Sr.Movie
American Refugee
2021American Refugeeas WinterMovie
It's Time
2020It's Timeas Coach Billy BrewerMovie
Reckoning
2019Reckoningas Leo DoyleTV
3 Days with Dad
20193 Days with Dadas Dr. RabinowitzMovie
I See You
2019I See Youas ToddMovie
Breakthrough
2019Breakthroughas Dr. Kent SuttererMovie
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
2019Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircaseas Carson DrewMovie
The Order
2019The Orderas Eric ClarkeTV
Hospitality
2018Hospitalityas CamMovie
The Big Promise
2018The Big Promiseas O'ConnorMovie
Say You Will
2017Say You Willas Dean HallMovie
3 Generations
20163 Generationsas MatthewMovie
This Is Us
2016This Is Usas BenTV
Imperium
2016Imperiumas Gerry ConradMovie
T
2016The Trackas ScottMovie
I Am Wrath
2016I Am Wrathas Det. GibsonMovie
Chicago Med
2015Chicago Medas Walter MacronTV
All Mistakes Buried
2015All Mistakes Buriedas SonnyMovie
Cocked
2015Cockedas Richard PaxsonTV
Me
2014Meas DavidMovie
True Blood. A Farewell to Bon Temps
2014True Blood. A Farewell to Bon Tempsas SelfMovie
The Fault in Our Stars
2014The Fault in Our Starsas Michael LancasterMovie
After the Fall
2014After the Fallas LeeMovie
White Rabbit
2013White Rabbitas DarrellMovie
The Privileged
2013The Privilegedas Preston WestwoodMovie
Crazy Kind of Love
2013Crazy Kind of Loveas JeffMovie
The Details
2012The Detailsas Chris (uncredited)Movie
Guns, Girls and Gambling
2012Guns, Girls and Gamblingas Sheriff CowleyMovie
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas Denizen StoopTV
True Blood
2008True Bloodas Sam MerlotteTV
Free Radio
2008Free Radioas SelfTV
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007Aliens vs Predator: Requiemas TimMovie
What If God Were the Sun?
2007What If God Were the Sun?as JeffMovie
Dexter
2006Dexteras Matt ChambersTV
Justice
2006JusticeTV
Bones
2005Bonesas Ken ThompsonTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Thomas GillTV
Medium
2005Mediumas Dr. Brian SewardTV
Anonymous Rex
2004Anonymous Rexas Vincent RubioMovie
House
2004Houseas Ethan HartigTV
CSI: NY
2004CSI: NYas Charles WrightTV
The Last Full Measure
2004The Last Full MeasureMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas Porter Rawley (1981)TV
Undermind
2003Undermindas Derrick Hall / Zane WayeMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Gray VanderhovenTV
Going to California
2001Going to Californiaas Kevin "Space" LauglinTV
F
2000Followersas John DietrichMovie
Autumn in New York
2000Autumn in New Yorkas SimonMovie
Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicineas Kiko EllsworthTV
Fear of Fiction
2000Fear of Fictionas Red / Tom HopkinsMovie
Beat
2000Beatas LeeMovie
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Marty LevineTV
Trinity
1998Trinityas Liam McCallisterTV
Maximum Bob
1998Maximum Bobas Sonny DupreeTV
Wrestling with Alligators
1998Wrestling with Alligatorsas WillMovie
Childhood's End
1996Childhood's Endas Greg ChuteMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of FameTV
F
—Foster Dadeas Jim DadeTV