Sam Jaeger
{{Short description|American actor and screenwriter (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sam Jaeger
| image = Sam Jaeger Paleyfest 2013.jpg
| caption = Jaeger at the Paleyfest 2013
| birth_name = Samuel Heath Jaeger
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|01|29}}
| birth_place = Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|screenwriter}}
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse = Amber Jaeger
| children = 4
}}
Samuel Heath Jaeger (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor and screenwriter.
Life and career
Jaeger was born on January 29, 1977, in Perrysburg, Ohio, the son of LeAnne (née Graening) and Charles Jaeger.{{cite web |title=Sam Jaeger |website=Turner Classic Movies |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/363254%7C0/Sam-Jaeger |access-date=July 26, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Matt|title=TV actor Sam Jaeger, a Perrysburg native, returns to hometown|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/TV-Radio/2013/05/20/TV-actor-Sam-Jaeger-a-Perrysburg-native-returns-to-hometown.html|work=Toledo Blade|access-date=November 29, 2013|date=May 20, 2013|archive-date=December 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207105104/http://www.toledoblade.com/TV-Radio/2013/05/20/TV-actor-Sam-Jaeger-a-Perrysburg-native-returns-to-hometown.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/toledoblade/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=167355040 |title=LaVada Graening Obituary - Toledo, OH | The Blade |publisher=Legacy.com |access-date=2019-04-12 |archive-date=2014-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201163029/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/toledoblade/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=167355040 |url-status=live}} He is the youngest of four children.{{cite web|last=Milly|first=Jenna Milly|title=Q&A: Parenthood Actor is a Triple Threat in Take Me Home|url=http://www.scriptmag.com/features/qa-%E2%80%9Cparenthood%E2%80%9D-actor-in-take-me-home|work=Script Mag|access-date=November 13, 2013|date=August 1, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014953/http://www.scriptmag.com/features/qa-%E2%80%9Cparenthood%E2%80%9D-actor-in-take-me-home|archive-date=December 3, 2013}} He graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1995 and in 1999, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at Otterbein College. Following his graduation, Jaeger worked in a casting office in New York.{{cite web|title=Sam Jaeger - Sam I Am|url=http://www.columbusmag.com/section-coverstory-article.php?id=620|work=C Magazine|access-date=November 29, 2013|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014114/http://www.columbusmag.com/section-coverstory-article.php?id=620|url-status=live}} He married actress Amber Marie Mellott whom he met at Otterbein College, on August 25, 2007.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1048247/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=Amber Jaeger|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-10-10|archive-date=2015-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329014010/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1048247/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|url-status=live}} He has four children, August, born in 2010, Redford, born ca. 2014, Calvin, born June 26, 2016, and stepdaughter, Aubrey.{{cite web|last=Schafer|first=Jenny|title=Sam Jaeger & Wife Expecting Baby No. 1|url=http://www.celebritybabyscoop.com/2010/02/25/sam-jaeger-wife-expecting-baby-no-1|work=Celebrity Baby Scoop|access-date=November 29, 2013|date=February 25, 2010|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907032558/https://celebritybabyscoop.com/2010/02/25/sam-jaeger-wife-expecting-baby-no-1/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Adamick|first=Mike|title=Q&A: Sam Jaeger from "Parenthood"|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/parenting/2010/05/17/qa-sam-jaeger-from-parenthood/|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=November 29, 2013|date=May 17, 2010|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203020113/http://blog.sfgate.com/parenting/2010/05/17/qa-sam-jaeger-from-parenthood/|url-status=live}}
Jaeger started his acting career while still in college, with a small guest role in New York-based TV series Law & Order (1990). He also acted on several theater stages in New York before moving to Los Angeles and Hollywood to act in full-length movies. His career gained speed when he managed to get roles in well-known feature films as Traffic (2000) and Behind Enemy Lines (2001). After that he appeared alongside Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell in Hart's War (2002) as Captain R. G. Sisk. In 2009, Jaeger landed the role of Joel Graham in the NBC television drama Parenthood, which premiered in 2010.{{cite web|title=More stars join NBC's 'Parenthood'|url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/more-stars-join-nbc-s-parenthood|work=HitFix|access-date=November 29, 2009|date=April 20, 2009|archive-date=November 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102135510/http://www.hitfix.com/articles/more-stars-join-nbc-s-parenthood|url-status=live}} Additionally, he wrote, directed, and starred with his wife in the 2011 film Take Me Home.
Jaeger's television appearances include the role of Richard on the ABC miniseries When We Rise, the role of Tim Powell on Tell Me a Story, and the role of Rob Stanton on Why Women Kill. He was a recurring character, Mark Tuello, in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale from 2018 to 2025.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| Red Crown Operator #1 | |
| rowspan="2"|2002
| Capt. R.G. Sisk | |
| Blood Work
| Deputy | |
| 2003
| Colt Skyler | Short film; also writer and producer |
| 2004
| Jerry's best friend | |
| rowspan="2"|2006
| Nick Fisher | |
| Catch and Release
| Dennis | |
| 2008
| Lance | Uncredited |
| 2009
| Within | Nathan Weiss | |
| 2011
| Thom Colvin | Also director, writer and producer |
| rowspan="2"|2013
| {{sortname|The|Truth About Emanuel}} | Thomas | |
| Miss Dial
| Kyle | |
| rowspan="2"|2014
| Agent Flatweed | |
| American Sniper
| Navy Seal Lt. Martin | |
| 2016
| Paul Davison | |
| 2017
| Travis Hall | |
| 2019
| Shazam! | Friend | Uncredited |
| 2021
| |
| 2025
| Wolf Man | Grady Lovell | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|1999
| Waiter | Television film |
| Law & Order
| Bill Conway | Episode: "Admissions" |
| 2000
| {{sortname|The|West Wing}} | Bill Kelley | Episode: "In This White House" |
| rowspan="2"|2001
| ER | | Episode: "Quo Vadis" |
| That's Life
| Andy Paulsen | Episode: "Something Battered, Something Blue" |
| 2002
| Kevin O'Neil | Main role |
| rowspan="2"|2003
| Scrubs | Steve Larkin | Episode: "My Philosophy" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
| Kevin the bellman | Episode: "Lucky Strike" |
| rowspan="2"|2004
| Kamal 'Tim Garrity' Muhammad | Episode: "Passing the Stone" |
| {{sortname|The|Riverman}}
| Television film |
| rowspan="2"|2006
| Vince's partner | Episode: "Ties That Bind" |
| More, Patience
| Tom | Television film |
| 2007
| Tom | Episode: "Heather's Visit" |
| 2008–2009
| Matt Dowd | Main role |
| rowspan="2"|2009
| Barry Schuester | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| Friday Night Lights
| Doug | Episode: "In the Skin of a Lion" |
| 2010–2015
| Joel Graham | Main role; directed 1 episode |
| rowspan="2"|2015
| October Kiss | Ryan Larson | Television film |
| Lumen
| Michael Hartman | Television film |
| 2016
| Poor Richard's Almanack | Darwin | Television film |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| Richard | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders
| Detective Les Zoeller | 8 episodes |
| 2018
| Reverie | Dr. Chris Condera | 3 episodes |
| 2018–2019
| Tim Powell | Main role |
| 2018–2025
| {{sortname|The|Handmaid's Tale|dab=TV series}} | Mark Tuello | 19 episodes |
| 2019
| Rob Stanton | Main role |
| 2019–2020
| {{sortname|The|Politician|dab=TV series}} | Tino | 8 episodes |
| 2022
| Peter | Main role |
=Music videos=
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name | id=0415382 | name=Sam Jaeger}}
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Ohio
Category:Otterbein University alumni
Category:People from Perrysburg, Ohio
Category:American male screenwriters