Sam Jaeger

Samuel Heath Jaeger (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor and screenwriter.

Sam Jaeger
Jaeger at the Paleyfest 2013
Born
Samuel Heath Jaeger

(1977-01-29) January 29, 1977
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Spouse(s)Amber Jaeger
Children4

Life and career

Jaeger was born in Perrysburg, Ohio, the son of LeAnne (née Graening) and Charles Jaeger.[1][2] He is the youngest of four children.[3] 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.[4] He married actress Amber Marie Mellott whom he met at Otterbein College,[4] on August 25, 2007.[5] He has four children, August, born in 2010, Redford, born ca. 2014, Calvin, born June 26, 2016, and stepdaughter, Aubrey.[1][6][7]

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 played a lead character against 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 NBC's television series Parenthood, which premiered in 2010.[8] 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 ABC's When We Rise, the role of Tim Powell on Tell Me a Story, and the role of Rob Stanton on Why Women Kill.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Behind Enemy Lines Red Crown Operator #1
2002 Hart's War Capt. R.G. Sisk
2002 Blood Work Deputy
2003 Advantage Hart Colt Skyler Short film; also writer and producer
2004 Sexual Life Jerry's best friend
2006 Lucky Number Slevin Nick Fisher
2006 S.C.R.E.W.D. The filmmaker Short film
2006 Catch and Release Dennis
2007 Breaking Down Carla Max Short film
2008 Henry Poole Is Here Lance Uncredited
2009 Within Nathan Weiss
2011 Take Me Home Thom Colvin Also director, writer and producer
2013 The Truth About Emanuel Thomas
2013 Miss Dial Kyle
2013 Plain Clothes Cole Short film; also director and writer
2014 Inherent Vice Agent Flatweed
2014 American Sniper Navy Seal Lt. Martin
2015 To Dust Return John Reynolds Short film
2016 The Cleansing Hour Father Lance Short film
2016 Brave New Jersey Paul Davison
2017 S.W.A.T.: Under Siege Travis Hall
2019 Shazam! Friend Uncredited
2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye Roe Messner Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Double Platinum Waiter Television film
1999 Law & Order Bill Conway Episode: "Admissions"
2000 The West Wing Bill Kelley Episode: "In This White House"
2001 That's Life Andy Paulsen Episode: "Something Battered, Something Blue"
2002 Girls Club Kevin O'Neil Main role; 9 episodes
2003 Scrubs Steve Larkin Episode: "My Philosophy"
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kevin the bellman Episode: "Lucky Strike"
2004 NYPD Blue Kamal 'Tim Garrity' Muhammad Episode: "Passing the Stone"
2004 The Riverman Dave Reichert Television film
2006 Commander in Chief Vince's partner Episode: "Ties That Bind"
2007 Notes from the Underbelly Tom Episode: "Heather's Visit"
2008–2009 Eli Stone Matt Dowd Main role; 25 episodes
2009 Drop Dead Diva Barry Schuester Episode: "Lost and Found"
2009 Friday Night Lights Doug Episode: "In the Skin of a Lion"
2010–2015 Parenthood Joel Graham Main role; 99 episodes Directed 1 episode
2015 October Kiss Ryan Larson Television film
2017 When We Rise Richard Miniseries; 3 episodes
2017 Law & Order: True Crime Detective Les Zoeller 8 episodes
2018–present The Handmaid's Tale Mark Tuello 5 episodes
2018 Reverie Dr. Chris Condera 3 episodes
2018–2019 Tell Me a Story Tim Powell Main role; 10 episodes
2019 Why Women Kill Rob Stanton Main role; 10 episodes
2019–present The Politician Tino 8 episodes

Music videos
Year Title Artist(s) Role Ref.
2019 "Whenever You're Around" Bootstraps Joel [9]

References
  1. Thompson, Matt (May 20, 2013). "TV actor Sam Jaeger, a Perrysburg native, returns to hometown". Toledo Blade. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  2. "LaVada Graening Obituary - Toledo, OH | The Blade". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  3. Milly, Jenna Milly (August 1, 2011). "Q&A: Parenthood Actor is a Triple Threat in Take Me Home". Script Mag. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  4. "Sam Jaeger - Sam I Am". C Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1048247/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
  6. Schafer, Jenny (February 25, 2010). "Sam Jaeger & Wife Expecting Baby No. 1". Celebrity Baby Scoop. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  7. Adamick, Mike (May 17, 2010). "Q&A: Sam Jaeger from "Parenthood"". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  8. "More stars join NBC's 'Parenthood'". HitFix. April 20, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  9. Darwish, Meaghan (November 8, 2019). "Sam Jaeger on Reuniting With 'Parenthood' Wife Erika Christensen for New Music Video". TV Insider. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
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