Sam Trammell is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Sam Merlotte

Sam Merlotte

Sam Merlotte is a fictional character from the The Southern Vampire Mysteries/Sookie Stackhouse Series by author Charlaine Harris.Sam lives in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, and is the owner of a bar named Merlotte's. Sam has strawberry blond hair with blue eyes. He is both a close...

 in the HBO vampire series, True Blood

True Blood

True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...

, which saw him nominated for a 2009 Scream Award for "Breakout Performance - Male."

Early life

Sam Trammell was born in New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...

. Trammell graduated from George Washington High School, Charleston, West Virginia

George Washington High School (Charleston, West Virginia)

George Washington High School is a public high school in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. GWHS opened in 1965 to accommodate students in South Hills and Loudendale ostensibly because Charleston High School was overcrowded. Prior to this time students in Charleston were divided between Charleston...

. He furthered his studies at Brown University

Brown University

Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...

 and the University of Paris

University of Paris

The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...

.

Career

Sam Trammell has worked in theater, on-Broadway, off-Broadway, film and television. He is an accomplished New York stage actor whose credits include a Tony nominated performance in "Ah, Wilderness!

Ah, Wilderness!

Ah, Wilderness! is a comedy by American playwright Eugene O'Neill that premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 2 October 1933.-Plot summary:...

" at Lincoln Center. Off-Broadway, he starred in "Dealer's Choice (play)", "My Night With Reg

My Night with Reg

My Night with Reg is a play by British playwright Kevin Elyot which was produced in 1994 by the Royal Court Theatre, London, directed by Roger Michell...

", "If Memory Serves", "Ancestral Voices", and most recently, "Kit Marlowe

David Grimm (playwright)

David Grimm is an American playwright and screenwriter, residing in Brooklyn, New York.-Early years:Grimm was born October 18, 1965, in Oberlin, Ohio, and raised in Israel. In Junior High, David Grimm produced, directed, and starred in an 1890’s melodrama which was presented to the entire Oberlin...

" 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 HBO series True Blood

True Blood

True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...

.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	The Hotel Manor Inn	Nolan
	Childhood's End	Greg Chute
1998	Wrestling with Alligators	Will
2000	Beat Beat (film) A beat is a term used to describe the timing and movement of a film or play. In the context of a screenplay, it usually represents a pause in dialogue...	Lee
	Fear of Fiction	Red/Tom Hopkins
	Autumn in New York Autumn in New York Autumn in New York may refer to:* "Autumn in New York" , a jazz standard composed by Vernon Duke in 1934*Autumn in New York , a 2000 romance-drama directed by Joan Chen and starring Richard Gere, Winona Ryder and Anthony LaPaglia...	Simon
	Followers Followers Followers is a term given to a group of playing positions in the game of Australian rules football - a ruckman, ruck rover, and rover....	John Dietrich
2003	Undermind Undermind (film) Undermind is a 2003 psychological thriller written and directed by Nevil Dwek.- Plot :Derrick, a corporate lawyer with a large trust fund, and Zane, a criminal, live in opposite social spheres. Although they never meet, their lives are more connected than either one of them could ever imagine....	Derrick Hall/Zane Waye
2004	The Last Full Measure The Last Full Measure (film) The Last Full Measure is a 2004 short film written and directed by Alexandra Kerry, daughter of U.S. Democratic Senator John Kerry. Set in 1973, during the Vietnam War, it explores the emotions of a nine-year-old girl awaiting her father's return from the war...	Unknown role
2007	Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem	Tim
2008	Miracle of Phil	Taylor
2010	The Details The Details The Details are an indie rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The band, formed in late 2005, features vocalist and guitarist Jon Plett , bassist Keli Martin , guitarist Sean Vidal and drummer Shaun Gibson . Sean and Jon were previously in the band The Home Team...	Unknown role
	Shrinking Charlotte	Jeff Bicknell
2011	Unshakable	Kane
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Harvest of Fire Harvest of Fire Harvest of Fire is an American television movie that aired on CBS on April 21, 1996. Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, the film stars stars Lolita Davidovich, J.A...	Simon Troyer	TV movie
1998	Maximum Bob Maximum Bob Maximum Bob was a short-lived television series that debuted in 1998 on ABC TV. Starring Beau Bridges, the show was based on Elmore Leonard's 1991 novel with the same title.-Premise:...	Sonny Dupree	Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "Once Bitten..."
	Trinity Trinity (TV series) Trinity is a British drama series which was broadcast on ITV2 from September to November 2009. The series is set in the fictional "Trinity College" of "Bridgeford University", and stars Charles Dance, Claire Skinner, Antonia Bernath, Christian Cooke, Reggie Yates and Isabella Calthorpe.-Plot...	Liam McCallister	Episode #1.1 Episode: "In a Yellow Wood" Episode: "No Secrets"
2001–2002	Going to California (TV series) Going to California (TV series) Going To California was an American comedic television series created for Showtime and airing from 2001 to 2002 on that channel. It starred primarily Sam Trammell and Brad William Henke as Kevin "Space" Lauglin and Henry "Hank" Ungalow respectively, two friends on a road trip across the continental...	Kevin 'Space' Lauglin	20 episodes
2004	Anonymous Rex Anonymous Rex Anonymous Rex is an original movie made for the Sci Fi TV channel, directed by Julian Jarrold and adapted to film by Joe Menosky from the novel Casual Rex by Eric Garcia. The premise of the film is that dinosaurs did not die off, but faked their extinction and now live among humans in disguise...	Vincent Rubio	TV movie
	House M.D.	Ethan Hartig	Episode: "Maternity"
2005	Strong Medicine Strong Medicine Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict. The television series aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series was created and produced in part by comedienne and...	Kiko Ellsworth	Episode: "First Response"
	Judging Amy Judging Amy Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly...	Marty Levine	Episode: "The Paper War" Episode: "Revolutions Per Minute" Episode: "My Name Is Amy Gray..."
	Bones Bones (TV series) Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...	Ken Thompson	Episode: "Pilot"
2006	CSI: NY CSI: NY CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...	Charles Wright	Episode: "Heroes"
	Numb3rs NUMB3RS Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...	Thomas Gill	Episode: "Hot Shot"
	Justice Justice (TV series) Justice is an American legal drama produced by Jerry Bruckheimer that aired on Fox in the USA and CTV in Canada. The series also aired on Warner Channel in Latin America, Nine Network in Australia, and on TV2 In New Zealand....	Kevin O'Neil	Episode: "Pilot"
	Dexter Dexter (TV series) Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...	Matt Chambers	Episode: "Crocodile"
2007	Cold Case	Porter Rawley	Episode: "Blood on the Tracks"
	What If God Were the Sun? What If God Were the Sun? What If God Were the Sun? is a 2007 American television movie directed by Stephen Tolkin. The teleplay by Janet Dulin Jones and Jamie Pachino, based in part on a novel by John Edward, explores the relationship between a grieving nurse and her terminally ill patient...	Jeff	TV movie
2008–present	True Blood True Blood True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...	Sam Merlotte	Regular Nominated-2010 Scream Awards 2010 Scream Awards The Scream Awards is an award show dedicated to the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres of feature films, hosted and sponsored by Spike TV. The show was created by executive producers Michael Levitt, Cindy Levitt, and Casey Patterson...  for the Best Supporting Actor Nominated-2009 Scream Awards 2009 Scream Awards The Scream Awards is an award show dedicated to the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres of feature films, hosted and sponsored by Spike TV. The show was created by executive producers Michael Levitt, Cindy Levitt, and Casey Patterson....  Breakout Performance – Male
2009	Medium Medium (TV series) Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...	Dr. Brian Seward	Episode: "Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead"
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...	Gray Vanderhoven	Episode: "Identity Crisis"

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