Actor profile

Sam Trammell

29th January 1969 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Acting

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.

43 Movies 25 TV Shows 68 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Blue Eyed Girl poster

Blue Eyed Girl 21st November 2025 as Harrison

The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story poster

The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story 20th September 2025 as Carl Thompson

72 Hours poster

72 Hours 1st November 2024

ReEntry poster

ReEntry 11th October 2024 as Lucas Bello

Big George Foreman poster

Big George Foreman 27th April 2023 as Rev. Virdell Stokes

Organ Trail poster

Organ Trail 14th April 2023 as Logan

Pursued poster

Pursued 25th March 2023 as Jack

Unsilenced poster

Unsilenced 12th August 2022 as Daniel Davis

The Tiger Rising poster

The Tiger Rising 7th January 2022 as Robert Horton Sr.

American Refugee poster

American Refugee 10th December 2021 as Winter

It's Time poster

It's Time 18th March 2020 as Coach Billy Brewer

3 Days with Dad poster

3 Days with Dad 13th September 2019 as Dr. Rabinowitz

I See You poster

I See You 11th September 2019 as Todd

Breakthrough poster

Breakthrough 10th April 2019 as Dr. Kent Sutterer

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase poster

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase 15th March 2019 as Carson Drew

Hospitality poster

Hospitality 7th December 2018 as Cam

The Big Promise poster

The Big Promise 5th October 2018 as O'Connor

Say You Will poster

Say You Will 14th September 2017 as Dean Hall

3 Generations poster

3 Generations 27th October 2016 as Matthew

Imperium poster

Imperium 19th August 2016 as Gerry Conrad

The Track 12th June 2016 as Scott

I Am Wrath poster

I Am Wrath 14th April 2016 as Det. Gibson

All Mistakes Buried poster

All Mistakes Buried 14th May 2015 as Sonny

Me poster

Me 21st November 2014 as David

True Blood. A Farewell to Bon Temps poster

True Blood. A Farewell to Bon Temps 15th June 2014 as Self

The Fault in Our Stars poster

The Fault in Our Stars 2nd June 2014 as Michael Lancaster

After the Fall poster

After the Fall 9th February 2014 as Lee

White Rabbit poster

White Rabbit 20th September 2013 as Darrell

The Privileged poster

The Privileged 8th September 2013 as Preston Westwood

Crazy Kind of Love poster

Crazy Kind of Love 31st May 2013 as Jeff

The Details poster

The Details 2nd November 2012 as Chris (uncredited)

Guns, Girls and Gambling poster

Guns, Girls and Gambling 5th September 2012 as Sheriff Cowley

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem poster

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem 25th December 2007 as Tim

What If God Were the Sun? poster

What If God Were the Sun? 14th May 2007 as Jeff

Anonymous Rex poster

Anonymous Rex 19th November 2004 as Vincent Rubio

The Last Full Measure poster

The Last Full Measure 1st April 2004

Undermind poster

Undermind 13th April 2003 as Derrick Hall / Zane Waye

Followers 13th October 2000 as John Dietrich

Autumn in New York poster

Autumn in New York 11th August 2000 as Simon

Fear of Fiction poster

Fear of Fiction 13th July 2000 as Red / Tom Hopkins

Beat poster

Beat 29th January 2000 as Lee

Wrestling with Alligators poster

Wrestling with Alligators 18th January 1998 as Will

Childhood's End poster

Childhood's End 3rd April 1996 as Greg Chute

The Rookie: Feds poster

The Rookie: Feds 27th September 2022 as SSA Neal Wizaro

Reckoning poster

Reckoning 1st October 2019 as Leo Doyle

The Order poster

The Order 7th March 2019 as Eric Clarke

This Is Us poster

This Is Us 20th September 2016 as Ben

Chicago Med poster

Chicago Med 17th November 2015 as Walter Macron

Cocked poster

Cocked 15th January 2015 as Richard Paxson

Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital 8th December 2008 as Denizen Stoop

True Blood poster

True Blood 7th September 2008 as Sam Merlotte

Free Radio poster

Free Radio 3rd February 2008 as Self

Dexter poster

Dexter 1st October 2006 as Matt Chambers

Justice poster

Justice 30th August 2006

Bones poster

Bones 13th September 2005 as Ken Thompson

Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs 23rd January 2005 as Thomas Gill

Medium poster

Medium 3rd January 2005 as Dr. Brian Seward

House poster

House 16th November 2004 as Ethan Hartig

CSI: NY poster

CSI: NY 22nd September 2004 as Charles Wright

Cold Case poster

Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Porter Rawley (1981)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent 30th September 2001 as Gray Vanderhoven

Going to California poster

Going to California 9th August 2001 as Kevin "Space" Lauglin

Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine 23rd July 2000 as Kiko Ellsworth

Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy 19th September 1999 as Marty Levine

Trinity poster

Trinity 16th October 1998 as Liam McCallister

Maximum Bob poster

Maximum Bob 4th August 1998 as Sonny Dupree

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951

Foster Dade as Jim Dade