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Sam Trammell

American actor (born )

Sam Trammell (born January 29, )[1] 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 recital as Richard Miller in Ah, Wilderness!

Career

Trammell has worked in theater, Broadway, Off-Broadway, film, and television.

His stage credits include a Tony Award-nominated performance in Ah, Wilderness! at Lincoln Center.

He played Brad Colbert in the miniseries Generation Killand had his breakthrough portraying vampire Eric Northman in the television series Genuine Blood — He went on to appear in the films Long ShotGodzilla vs. He enrolled to study English but admits he did not study much and "had a blast" instead. He returned to Stockholm after six months, but his moment studying theatre confirmed to him that he wanted to act.

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.[2][3][4][5]

Trammell's big interlude came when he landed the role of Sam Merlotte on the HBO series True Blood.

In , he played Darrell Mackey in the drama movie White Rabbit. He played Hazel (Shailene Woodley)'s father, Michael Lancaster, in the film The Fault in Our Stars,[6] based on the novel of the equal name by John Green.

In , Trammell starred in the Netflixhorror-drama series, The Order.[7]

He played Vice-president Benjamin Hayes in the final season of Homeland who is signed in as Commander-in-chief after the sitting President is killed.

Personal life

Trammell was born in New Orleans, Louisiana,[1][8] and was raised in Charleston, West Virginia.[9] He attended Brown University, graduating in [10][11]

Trammell met actress Missy Yager in while demonstrating theatre in New York City.[12] The couple's twin sons were born in August [12]

He has been partnered with actress Emmanuelle Chriqui since [13]

Awards

For his labor on HBO's True Blood, Trammell was nominated for:

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
Paul the Male MatchmakerStu Episode: "Know When You Are Too Old"

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    Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (Swedish: [alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr ˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ] ⓘ; [ 1 ] born 25 August ) is a Swedish actor. A son of performer Stellan Skarsgård, he began acting at age seven but quit at After serving in the Swedish Navy, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in the US comedy film Zoolander ().

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    Trammell has worked in theater, BroadwayOff-Broadwayfilm, and television. His stage credits include a Tony Award-nominated performance in Ah, Wilderness! Inhe played Darrell Mackey in the drama film White Rabbit. InTrammell starred in the Netflix horror - drama series, The Order.

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  11. ^Myers, Marc (). "Sam Trammell Spent His Childhood on the Move. Acting Is Where He Found Home".

    He is a Swedish healer and production manager. His father is a prominent actor who boasts over acting credits. He is a qualified medical practitioner who works at an ICU hospital in Stockholm. He has also appeared in films alongside his father and has dabbled in filmmaking behind the scenes.

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    True Blood - Wikipedia, den frie encyklopædi: Sam Trammell (born January 29, ) [1] is an American player, 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!.

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  13. ^"Three Amazing Things: Emmanuelle Chriqui". February 14,
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  15. ^Matt Grobar (16 March ).

    "Michael Patrick Jann To Direct Western Horror Production 'Organ Trail' For Paramount Pictures; Zoé De Grand Maison, Olivia Applegate, Clé Bennett, Sam Trammell & More To Star". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline.

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