Sam Trammell


Sam Trammell is an American actor, known for his role as Sam Merlotte on the HBO fantasy drama series True Blood. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Miller in Ah, Wilderness!.

Career

Trammell has worked in theater, Broadway, Off-Broadway, film, and television. He is an accomplished New York stage actor whose credits include a Tony nominated performance in Ah, Wilderness! at Lincoln Center. Off-Broadway, he starred in Dealer's Choice, My Night with Reg, If Memory Serves, and Ancestral Voices, as well as in Kit Marlowe at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, where he received outstanding reviews.
Trammell's big break came when he landed the role of Sam Merlotte on the HBO series True Blood. In 2013, Trammell played Darrell Mackey in the drama film White Rabbit. Trammell played Hazel's father, Michael Lancaster, in the 2014 film The Fault in Our Stars, based on the novel of the same name by John Green.
In 2019, Trammell starred in the Netflix horror-drama series, The Order.

Personal life

Trammell was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was raised in Charleston, West Virginia. He met actress Missy Yager in 2003 while performing theatre in New York City. The couple welcomed twin boys in 2011.

Awards

For his work on HBO's True Blood, Trammell was nominated for:
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Harvest of FireSimon TroyerTelevision film
1998Maximum BobSonny Dupree2 episodes
1998TrinityLiam McCallister3 episodes
2001–02Going to CaliforniaKevin "Space" LauglinMain role; 20 episodes
2004HouseEthan HartigEpisode: "Maternity"
2004Anonymous RexVincent RubioTelevision film
2005Strong MedicineKiko EllsworthEpisode: "First Response"
2005Judging AmyMarty Levine3 episodes
2005BonesKen ThompsonEpisode: "Pilot"
2006'Charles WrightEpisode: "Heroes |Heroes"
2006NumbersThomas GillEpisode: "Hot Shot"
2006JusticeKevin O'NeilEpisode: "Pilot"
2006DexterMatt ChambersEpisode: "Crocodile"
2007What If God Were the Sun?JeffTelevision film
2007Cold CasePorter Rawley Episode: "Blood on the Tracks"
2008–14True BloodSam MerlotteMain role; 81 episodes
2009MediumDr. Brian SewardEpisode: "Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead"
2009'Gray VanderhovenEpisode: "Identity Crisis |Identity Crisis"
2013Filthy Sexy Teen$Tom SaxsonTelevision special
2013Childrens HospitalDenizen StoopEpisode: "My Friend Falcon"
2015–presentCockedRichard PaxsonMain role
2017Training DayEmmet RourkeEpisode: "Blurred Lines"
2016–17This Is UsBen4 episodes
2019–20The OrderEric ClarkeMain role ; Guest role
2019ReckoningLeo DoyleMain role; Mini-series
2020HomelandVP Benjamin HayesRecurring role

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Paul the Male MatchmakerStuEpisode: "Know When You Are Too Old"